India, March 4 -- Nigerian independent energy Company Seplat Energy Plc. (SEPL.L) Tuesday announced 98.4 percent surge in full year pre-tax profit, compared to the prior year. Revenues increased 5.2 percent year-over-year.

The company declared a special dividend, and the total dividend is up 10 percent from the prior year.

Pre-tax profit came in at $379.4 million, up from $191.2 million a year ago.

Revenue for the period was $1.116.2 billion, up from $1.061 billion in the prior year.

EBITDA for full year increased 20.3 percent to $539.0, from $448.2 million last year.

Underlying adjusted revenue was stable at $961 million, compared to $962 million in the comparable period.

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