GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK, GSK.L) reported third quarter profit attributable to shareholders of GBP 1.34 billion, compared to GBP 1.03 billion in the prior year. Earnings per share were 26.1 pence, compared to 20.0 pence in the year-ago quarter.
Profit after taxation was GBP 1.37 billion, compared to GBP 1.06 billion last year.
Turnover for the quarter rose to GBP 6.76 billion from GBP 5.88 billion a year earlier.
Further, the company has declared a third interim dividend of 15 pence per share. The equivalent interim dividend receivable by ADR holders is 49.002 cents per ADS based on an exchange rate of £1/$1.6334. The ex-dividend date will be 4th November 2009, with a record date of 6 November 2009 and a payment date of 7 January 2010.
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