The board of Equiniti Group PLC declared an interim dividend of 1.83 pence per share, up 11.6% from a restated dividend of 1.64 pence per share a year earlier.

The interim dividend will be paid Oct. 26 to shareholders on the register at the close of business Sept. 14.

The U.K. corporate payment solutions provider reported first-half profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of £900,000, down from £5.4 million in the same period in 2017.