Oct 10 (Reuters) - British utility company Telecom Plus Plc expects half-yearly adjusted pretax profit'significantly' ahead of last year and said it would increaseinterim dividend by 19 percent.
The company, which owns and operates the Utility Warehousebrand, said shareholders can expect an increase in interimdividend payment to 19 pence per share, reflecting the board'sconfidence in the outlook for the full year.
The company also said Nick Schoenfeld will join the board aschief financial officer in the New Year. He was previously groupfinance director of Hanover Acceptances, a diversified privatefirm.
Schoenfeld replaces Finance Director Chris Houghton, wholeft the company earlier this month.
Telecom Plus reported a 6.5 percent rise in customer numbersin the half year ended Sept. 30, taking its customer base to565,372.
The company provides gas, electricity, fixed-line telephoneand broadband internet services, allowing customers to save onutility bills by using a single supplier. (Reporting by Aastha Agnihotri in Bangalore; Editing byGopakumar Warrier)