P507 Teletext 507 Jun24 16:54:13 ————————————————————————————— SOUTHERN POWERS TO £240m There is still no getting away from the electricity sector with Southern dui to publish annual figures on Thursday in a busy week for the regional companies. Panmure Gordon has pencilled in profits of £240m against a figure of £222m in the previous year. The total dividend payout is likely to leap by 24% to 28.1p per share, the brokers predict. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— Reward for London investors >>>>> TAX, SAVINGS, MORTGAGES - SEE p540 Next CompNews Shares Family FinanceP507 Teletext 507 Jun24 16:58:06 ————————————————————————————— REWARD FOR LONDON INVESTORS London Electricity looks set to reward shareholders on Friday with a payout of 26.8p against 22.5p before,UBS predicts On the same day BPB Industries will djlivjr a dramatic earnings increase of £157m against £106m in the previous 12 months, according to Smith New Court. Analysts bjlievj the performance will bj an effective vindication of a failed takeover attempt for National Gypsum. ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Southern powers towards £240m >>>>> TAX, SAVINGS, MORTGAGES - SEE p540 Next CompNews Shares Family Finance