(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 14 mag - The UK food company Premier Foods said that in the full year ended March 28 adjusted earnings per share rose 8.7% to 15.8 pence as the trading profit grew 6.7% to 200.4 million pounds.

Headline revenue advanced 2.5% to 1.175 billion pounds.

The dividend was increased 20% to 3.36 pence a share.

The company said that it plans to introduce an interim dividend in the 2026/2027 financial year.

Premier Foods added that its trading profit expectations for the current financial year remain unchanged and "current low leverage levels provide increasing options to deliver on the group's growth agenda, thereby further enhance shareholder.

returns."

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