Solid financial performance
· Group revenue up 9.0% and in CER2 up 7.7%
· Group like-for-like storage revenue in CER2 up 3.2% and like-for-like total revenue in CER2 up 3.1%
· Adjusted Diluted EPRA EPS7, up 5.3% at 23.7p (2022: 22.5p)
· 5.3% increase in the interim dividend to 9.9p (2022: 9.4p) reflecting improved underlying profitability
· Statutory profit before income tax of £103.4m down from £285.2m in 2022 with a robust trading performance offset by the lower gain on investment properties of £47.3m (2022: gain of £223.9m)
· Adjusted Diluted EPRA Earnings per Share7 for the full year expected to be broadly in line with the consensus of 49.45p 17
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