Chairman Gerald Corbett said: "Simon remains a major shareholder and will continue to play a key role on the board." Separately, Moneysupermarket announced a special interim dividend payout for investors of 12.92p per ordinary share, while it said revenues for the year to date rose 10 per cent on a year ago. The stock rose more than 3 per cent on the announcements. It recently posted a 30n per cent rise in annual pre-tax profits to £31.5m, but admitted it was being impacted by the depressed savings market.