Results for UBA, Sterling Bank and Equity Assurance

Below are the results for UBA, Sterling Bank and Equity Assurance:

UBA PLC
AUDITED HALF YEAR ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2008
	2008	2007
GROSS EARNINGS	N78.103b	N46.883b
EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS	(N1.740b)
PBT	N20.125b	N11.761b
TAX	(N1.705b)	(N996m)
PAT	N18.420b	N10.765b
PROPOSED DIVIDEND	25K
PROPOSED BONUS 1 FOR 2
CLOSURE DATE 2ND JUNE TO 4TH JUNE 2008


EQUITY ASSURANCE PLC
UNAUDITED 1ST QUARTER ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31ST 2008
	2008	2007
GROSS WRITTEN	N843.593m	N472.798m
PBT	N453.439m	N126.999m
TAX	(N44.878m)	(N13.969m)
PAT	N408.561m	N113.029m

STERLING BANK PLC
AUDITED ANNUAL ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
	2007	2006
GROSS EARNING	N23.864b	N12.857b
PBT	N2.226b	N728.181m
TAX
PAT	N1.938b	N1.073b

STERLING BANK PLC
UNAUDITED ACCOUNT FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008
	2008	2007
GROSS EARNINGS	N17.391b	N9.704b
PBT	N3.690b	N1.329b
TAX	(N608.554m)	(N216.851m)
PAT	N3.081b	N1.112b

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