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Listing Rule 4.2A.3 Company ASX Code Half - year ended Appendix 4D Half - Year Report Previous corresponding period half - year ended ABN Platinum ASSET MANAGEMENT ® Platinum Asset Management Limited PTM 31 December 2020 31 December 2019 13 050 064 287 Results for Announcement to the Market Announcement to the market for the Platinum Asset Management Limited Consolidated Group should be read in conjunction with the attached 31 December 2020 Interim Financial Report . Total revenue and other income Profit from ordinary activities after income tax Net profit attributable to members Basic EPS ( cents per share ) % Increase $ A'000 8.5 % 166,607 14.4 % 90,420 14.4 % 90,420 15.60 cps The main contributor of the increase in revenue , profit and earnings per share was the mark to market gains on our seed investments , including dividends , which made an overall gain for the half - year of $ 36.2 million before tax , as compared to a gain of $ 7.7 million before tax for the half - year to 31 December 2019 . FUM at 31 December 2020 was $ 23.6 billion and this represented an increase of 10.4 % from the 30 June 2020 closing FUM of $ 21.4 billion . The increase in FUM was driven by absolute investment performance which contributed $ 3.3 billion , which more than offset the net fund outflows of $ 1.0 billion . Investment returns were strong for all of our funds and mandates for the half - year period to 31 December 2020 . Refer to the attached Auditor - reviewed financial statements for more financial information on the Consolidated Group results . Dividends Interim dividend declared 12 cents per share fully - franked Ex - dividend date Record date 2 March 2021 3 March 2021 Payment date 18 March 2021 The final dividend paid for the year ended 30 June 2020 was 11 cents per share fully - franked . Level 8 , 7 Macquarie Place , Sydney NSW 2000 , Australia | GPO Box 2724 , Sydney NSW 2001 Telephone 61 2 9255 7500 | Investor Services 1300 726 700 | Facsimile 61 2 9254 5590 | Email invest@platinum.com.au | Website www.platinum.com.au Platinum Investment Management Limited ABN 25 063 565 006 AFSL 221935 trading as Platinum Asset ManagementⓇ