SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
  Year ended 31 July 2002 Year ended 31 July 2001
  Ordinary activities
£m
Dis-
continued businesses
£m
Goodwill amort-
isation and impairment
£m
Excep-
tional
items
£m
Total
£m
Ordinary activities
£m
Dis-
continued businesses
£m
Goodwill amort-
isation
£m
Excep-
tional
items
£m
Total
£m
Continuing operations 3,043.0       3,043.0 3,132.4       3,132.4
Acquisitions 27.1       27.1          
Discontinued businesses   153.4     153.4   1,825.8     1,825.8
TURNOVER 3,070.1 153.4     3,223.5 3,132.4 1,825.8     4,958.2
Continuing operations 446.8   (48.6) (43.7) 354.5 499.5   (34.3) (115.8) 349.4
Acquisitions 5.6   (1.9)   3.7          
Discontinued businesses   9.9 (0.2)   9.7   151.8 (14.4) (17.7) 119.7
OPERATING PROFIT 452.4 9.9 (50.7) (43.7) 367.9 499.5 151.8 (48.7) (133.5) 469.1
Exceptional items                    
– merger costs                 (54.2) (54.2)
– loss on disposal of businesses     (24.3) (24.3)       (286.0) (286.0)
– write-down of goodwill on anticipated future disposals                 (125.0) (125.0)
PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST AND TAX 452.4 9.9 (50.7) (68.0) 343.6 499.5 151.8 (48.7) (598.7) 3.9
Net interest payable (46.4) (11.1)     (57.5) (58.7) (57.5)     (116.2)
PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION 406.0 (1.2) (50.7) (68.0) 286.1 440.8 94.3 (48.7) (598.7) (112.3)
Taxation (113.7) 0.3 3.8 16.1 (93.5) (127.9) (28.3) 3.6 60.5 (92.1)
PROFIT/(LOSS) AFTER TAXATION 292.3 (0.9) (46.9) (51.9) 192.6 312.9 66.0 (45.1) (538.2) (204.4)
Minority interests (1.3)       (1.3) (1.1) (0.5)     (1.6)
PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 291.0 (0.9) (46.9) (51.9) 191.3 311.8 65.5 (45.1) (538.2) (206.0)
Dividends (142.2)       (142.2) (199.5)       (199.5)
RETAINED PROFIT/(LOSS) 148.8 (0.9) (46.9) (51.9) 49.1 112.3 65.5 (45.1) (538.2) (405.5)
EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE                    
Basic  52.3p (0.2p) (8.4p) (9.3p) 34.4p 56.4p 11.9p (8.2p) (97.4p) (37.3p)
Diluted  52.2p (0.2p) (8.4p) (9.3p) 34.3p 56.2p 11.8p (8.1p) (97.0p) (37.1p)