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| SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT |
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Year
ended 31 July 2002 |
Year
ended 31 July 2001 |
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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 |
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| Continuing operations |
3,043.0 |
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3,043.0 |
3,132.4 |
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3,132.4 |
| Acquisitions |
27.1 |
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27.1 |
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| Discontinued businesses |
|
153.4 |
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153.4 |
|
1,825.8 |
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1,825.8 |
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| TURNOVER |
3,070.1 |
153.4 |
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3,223.5 |
3,132.4 |
1,825.8 |
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4,958.2 |
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| Continuing operations |
446.8 |
|
(48.6) |
(43.7) |
354.5 |
499.5 |
|
(34.3) |
(115.8) |
349.4 |
| Acquisitions |
5.6 |
|
(1.9) |
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3.7 |
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| Discontinued businesses |
|
9.9 |
(0.2) |
|
9.7 |
|
151.8 |
(14.4) |
(17.7) |
119.7 |
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| OPERATING PROFIT |
452.4 |
9.9 |
(50.7) |
(43.7) |
367.9 |
499.5 |
151.8 |
(48.7) |
(133.5) |
469.1 |
| Exceptional items
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| merger costs |
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(54.2) |
(54.2) |
|
loss on disposal of businesses |
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(24.3) |
(24.3) |
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|
(286.0) |
(286.0) |
| write-down of goodwill
on anticipated future disposals |
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(125.0) |
(125.0) |
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| 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) |
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|
(57.5) |
(58.7) |
(57.5) |
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(116.2) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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(1.3) |
(1.1) |
(0.5) |
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(1.6) |
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| 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) |
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|
(142.2) |
(199.5) |
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|
(199.5) |
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| RETAINED PROFIT/(LOSS) |
148.8 |
(0.9) |
(46.9) |
(51.9) |
49.1 |
112.3 |
65.5 |
(45.1) |
(538.2) |
(405.5) |
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| EARNINGS/(LOSS)
PER SHARE |
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| 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) |
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