BRIEF-CMC Markets Posts FY PBT Of £92 Mln

CMC Markets PLC: * FY PRETAX PROFIT 92 MILLION STG VERSUS 224 MILLION STG YEAR AGO

* FY PROFIT BEFORE TAX OF £92 MILLION (2020: £224 MILLION). * FY NET OPERATING INCOME OF £282 MILLION IS AT TOP END OF GUIDANCE

* NEW BUSINESS EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO GROW NET OPERATING INCOME BY 30% OVER NEXT THREE YEARS * TARGETED GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO BE BROADLY LINEAR OVER THAT PERIOD WITH BENEFITS EXPECTED IN 2023.

* RECOMMENDS A FINAL DIVIDEND OF 8.88 PENCE PER SHARE * TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT FOR YEAR OF 12.38 PENCE PER SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: