Admiral Group is rewarding its 6,500 employees with shares worth £3,000 each following strong end-of-year results.

According to its Preliminary Results 2012, staff were awarded £1,500-worth of shares on 3 September 2012 based on the organisation’s performance in the first half of 2012. Employees will receive a further £1,500-worth of shares on 15 March 2013, following the publication of Admiral Group’s full-year results for 2012.

Henry Engelhardt, group chief executive officer of Admiral Group, said: “2012 was Admiral’s 20th and most successful year to date. Looking back over the last 20 years, I want to thank everyone who has helped us to create such a robust business.”