Jardine Strategic 1H Net Profit $1.17B, 2H Unlikely To Exceed 2H09

30th Jul 2010 10:40

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Jardine Strategic Hldgs Ld (J37.SG) Friday reported a much increased first-half 2010 net profit which included a particularly strong contribution from residential sales in Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (H78.SG), but said that while the overall performance in the second half is unlikely to exceed that of 2009 a satisfactory result is expected for the full year. MAIN FACTS: -Underlying profit attributable to shareholders U.S.$698 million (2009: U.S.$421 million) -Net profit $1.17 billion (2009: $295 million) -Underlying EPS $1.12 (2009: $0.68) -EPS $1.88 (2009: $0.48) -Net asset value per share $35.98 (2009: $32.64) -Interim dividend per share 6.00c (2009: 6.00c) -By Ian Walker, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9296; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 30, 2010 05:40 ET (09:40 GMT)