13th Mar 2023 16:54
Phoenix Group Holdings PLC - London-listed blue-chip life insurance provider - Independent Non-Executive Director Nicholas Shott buys 107,427 shares in the company at a price of 602 pence each on Monday. Total aggregate value is GBP646,711.
Earlier Monday, Phoenix reported a widened loss for 2022 due to a jump in net investment losses, but still increased its annual dividend. Pretax loss widened to GBP2.84 billion in 2022 from GBP430 million in 2021. Net income amounted to a loss of GBP31.75 billion, compared to a positive income of GBP24.54 billion. This was due to GBP38.1 billion in negative net investment income, compared to positive GBP18.0 billion. Phoenix declared a final dividend of 26.0p per share for 2022, lifting its annual dividend by 3.9% to 50.8 pence per share from 48.9p a year prior.
Current stock price: 592p, down 4.2%
12-month change: down 6.3%
By Greg Rosenvinge, Alliance News reporter
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