Group Income Statement

For the year ended 27 March 2010


Notes
2010
£m
2009
£m
Continuing operations
Revenue 1 561.1 502.4
Operating expenses 2 (451.9) (405.9)
Operating profit before exceptional items 109.2 96.5
Exceptional items – operating 3 (7.5) (8.9)
Operating profit 101.7 87.6
Share of profits of associated companies after taxation 6.3 8.9
Profit before interest and taxation 108.0 96.5
Interest income 4 0.3 7.8
Interest expense 4 (5.4) (6.4)
Retirement benefit obligation finance income 25 26.4 33.3
Retirement benefit obligation finance cost 25 (32.7) (35.1)
Net finance cost (11.4) (0.4)
Profit before taxation 96.6 96.1
Taxation 5 (26.2) (28.5)
Profit for the year from continuing operations 70.4 67.6
Discontinued operations
Profit for the year from discontinued operations 6 - 296.5
Profit for the year 70.4 364.1
Profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company 69.9 363.0
Profit attributable to minority interests 0.5 1.1
70.4 364.1
Earnings per share attributable to the Company’s equity holders
From continuing operations
Basic 7 71.0p 50.9p
Diluted 7 70.5p 50.4p
From discontinued operations
Basic 7 - 226.8p
Diluted 7 - 224.6p
On profit for the year
Basic 7 71.0p 277.7p
Diluted 7 70.5p 275.0p

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