Global Financial Services Group plc has registered a profit before taxation for the six months ended June 30 of Lm674,588 - an increase of 69 per cent over the corresponding result for 2004 which had totalled Lm397,998.

Operating profit increased by 139 per cent from Lm182,425 for the first six months in 2004 to Lm435,661 for the six months this year. Earnings per share for the first half of 2005 increased to 4c0 from 2c3 - an increase of 1c7 over the corresponding period in the previous year.

Based on these results the board has approved the payment of a gross interim dividend of 1c5 per share totalling Lm198,113 payable to shareholders who are on the company's register of members as at August 12.

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