Winterflood handles up to 30% of the FTSE 100 traffic most days for clients which include Hargreaves Lansdown.
A final dividend of 40p will be paid.
Sainsbury, who has been with the company seven years, said: “The impact of Covid-19 has been felt across our businesses and the outlook is still uncertain, but the fundamental strengths of Close Brothers remain unchanged.”
Thousands of SME customers took holidays on loans, but 70% of them are now back making payments.
Close has 30 offices around the country. The ones in the City are now 30% full as staff return.
The shares slipped 1p to 961p which leaves the bank valued at £1.5 billion.
