CLYDESDALE Bank owner CYBG has declared its first dividend since floating on the stock market as it reported its first statutory profit in more than five years.

The Glasgow-based lender, which spun out of National Australia Bank (NAB) last year, is proposing to pay a “modest” inaugural dividend of 1p per share.

The commitment came as CYBG reported a statutory profit of £182 million for year ended September 30, after losing £164m the year before. Chief executive David Duffy said the bank had “delivered a strong performance”, stating that the lender had met all its targets during the period