Barclays Plc reported a 2 percent fall in full-year adjusted pre-tax profit on Tuesday and unveiled plans to simplify its UK & international operations to boost returns and cut costs, primarily by exiting its historic African business.
Bank reveals restructuring plan, to exit Africa as profits fall
Barclays Africa Group was created by combining Absa Group and Barclays' African operations.
A Barclays sign is seen on the exterior of the Barclays U.S. Corporate headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, May 20, 2015.
The British lender said it would sell down its 62 percent stake in Barclays Africa Group <BGAJ.J> to focus on two main sibling divsisions, Barclays UK and Barclays Corporate and International, two of its strongest divisions generating in excess of 10 percent return on equity.
News of the restructuring came as the bank reported a weaker than expected adjusted pretax profit of 5.4 billion pounds ($7.52 billion) for the year to Dec. 31, compared with 5.502 billion a year earlier. The figure was below the average forecast of 5.772 billion from a consensus of analysts' forecasts.
($1 = 0.7177 pounds)
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