Consolidated Income Statement

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for the year ended 30th September, 2007

 
Note		 2007
£m		 2006
£m
CONTINUING OPERATIONS  
Revenue   3   2,235.1   2,176.0
Operating profit before exceptional operating costs and amortisation and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets  
3   322.4   300.4
Exceptional operating costs 3   (28.1)   (41.1)
Amortisation and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets 3   (134.9)   (109.8)
Operating profit before share of results of joint ventures and associates   3   159.4   149.5
Share of results of joint ventures and associates 3, 5   1.8   5.6
Total operating profit     161.2   155.1
Other gains and losses 3, 6   35.7   188.6
Profit before net finance costs and tax   1   196.9   343.7
Investment income 3, 7   7.0   7.1
Finance costs 3, 8   (61.8)   (39.3)
Net finance costs     (54.8)   (32.2)
Profit before tax   3   142.1   311.5
Tax 9   (20.3)   (60.0)
Profit after tax from continuing operations     121.8   251.5
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS        
Profit for the period from discontinued operations 25   0.5   –
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR     122.3   251.5
Attributable to:        
Equity shareholders   107.0   239.8
Minority interests 37   15.3   11.7
Profit for the year     122.3   251.5
Earnings per share   12      
From continuing operations      
Basic   27.3p   60.8p
Diluted   27.1p   60.7p
From discontinued operations      
Basic   0.1p   0.0p
Diluted   0.1p   0.0p
From continuing and discontinued operations      
Basic   27.4p   60.8p
Diluted   27.2p   60.7p