Greene King Posts Rise In Profit

Greene King PLC GKNGY reported a 9.8% gain in its statutory pretax profit during the 24 weeks to October 19. Greene King posted a pretax profit of 72.0 million pounds ($112.7 million), versus a year-ago profit of GBP65.6 million. Its revenue climbed to GBP614.9 million from GBP595.4 million. Greene King declared an interim dividend of 7.95 pence per share, a 4.6% rise versus last year.