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Consolidated Income Statement

Financial year ended 3 February 2008

Note 2008
(53 weeks)
£m
2007
(52 weeks)
(restated)
£m
Continuing operations
Revenue 1 744.7 723.3
Cost of sales (449.2) (437.8)
Gross profit 295.5 285.5
Net operating expenses 2 (207.5) (202.4)
Operating profit 1 88.0 83.1
Finance income (interest receivable) 3 0.9 0.6
Finance costs
– interest payable (11.7) (13.6)
– preference dividends (5.6) (6.7)
– premium on redemption of preference shares 15 (1.3) (1.4)
– gain on purchase of preference shares 15 0.9 0.3
Total finance costs 3 (17.7) (21.4)
Profit before taxation 4 71.2 62.3
Taxation 5 (21.4) (20.0)
Profit after taxation from continuing operations 49.8 42.3
(Loss)/profit after taxation from discontinued operations 24 (13.5) 10.1
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 22 36.3 52.4
Earnings per share (pence) 6
Basic 10.0p 14.4p
Diluted 9.9p 14.4p
Earnings per share from continuing operations (pence) 6
Basic 13.7p 11.6p
Diluted 13.6p 11.6p
Ordinary dividends 7
Interim – proposed 4.0p 4.0p
Final – proposed 5.2p 5.0p
Paid 9.0p 9.0p
Impact on shareholders’ funds ( £m) 32.7 32.6

Prior year figures have been restated to reflect the reclassification of the BuckHickman business as a discontinued operation following its disposal on 10 April 2007. Further details are given in note 24.



Consolidated statement of recognised income and expense

Financial year ended 3 February 2008

  Note 2008
(53 weeks)
£m
2007
(52 weeks)
(restated)
£m
Profit after taxation   36.3 52.4
       
Net exchange adjustments net of tax credit of £1.4 million (2007: tax charge of £0.8 million) 22 6.6 (0.6)
Actuarial (losses)/gains on pensions and other post-retirement obligations 22 (1.8) 12.2
Deferred tax credit/(charge) on actuarial (losses)/gains on pensions and other      
post-retirement obligations 22 0.8 (4.4)
Net gains not recognised in the income statement   5.6 7.2
Total recognised income for the financial year attributable to ordinary shareholders   41.9 59.6
The accounting policies and notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.