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Consolidated Balance Sheet
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

Year ended 30 April 2009

		2009			2008
	Notes	Performance pre intangibles and exceptional items £m	Intangibles and exceptional items (note 4) £m	Results for the year £m	Performance pre intangibles and exceptional items £m	Intangibles and exceptional items (note 4) £m	Results for the year £m
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Revenue	2	2,103.3	Nil	2,103.3	1,763.6	Nil	1,763.6
Operating costs	3	(1,933.0)	(20.3)	(1,953.3)	(1,734.5)	(7.9)	(1,742.4)
Other operating income	5	22.2	Nil	22.2	143.6	Nil	143.6
Operating profit of Group companies	2	192.5	(20.3)	172.2	172.7	(7.9)	164.8
Share of profit of joint ventures
after finance income and taxation	2	35.3	(5.1)	30.2	32.6	(5.1)	27.5
Total operating profit: Group operating profit and share of joint ventures’ profit after taxation	2	227.8	(25.4)	202.4	205.3	(13.0)	192.3
Gain on sale of properties	4	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	0.3	0.3
Impairment charge on properties	4	Nil	(2.4)	(2.4)	Nil	Nil	Nil
Gain/(loss) on disposed and closed operations and resolution of certain liabilities re acquisitions and disposals	4	Nil	2.2	2.2	Nil	(1.7)	(1.7)
Profit before interest and taxation		227.8	(25.6)	202.2	205.3	(14.4)	190.9
Finance costs	6	(38.9)	Nil	(38.9)	(45.2)	Nil	(45.2)
Finance income	6	7.5	Nil	7.5	14.3	7.3	21.6
Profit before taxation		196.4	(25.6)	170.8	174.4	(7.1)	167.3
Taxation	8	(33.0)	(4.3)	(37.3)	(28.3)	90.2	61.9
Profit for the year from continuing operations		163.4	(29.9)	133.5	146.1	83.1	229.2
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Profit for the year from discontinued operations	18	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	19.9	19.9
TOTAL OPERATIONS
Profit after taxation for the year attributable to equity shareholders of the parent		163.4	(29.9)	133.5	146.1	103.0	249.1
Earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations
– Adjusted basic/Basic	10	22.9p		18.7p	20.3p		34.6p
– Adjusted diluted/Diluted	10	22.7p		18.5p	19.8p		33.8p
Earnings per share from continuing operations
– Adjusted basic/Basic	10	22.9p		18.7p	20.3p		31.8p
– Adjusted diluted/Diluted	10	22.7p		18.5p	19.8p		31.1p
Dividends per ordinary share
– Interim paid	9			1.80p			1.35p
– Final proposed	9			4.20p			4.05p

The accompanying notes form an integral part of this consolidated income statement.

An interim dividend of £12.9m was paid during the year ended 30 April 2009 (2008: £9.5m).

A final dividend of £30.0m has been proposed for approval in respect of the year ended 30 April 2009 (2008: £28.9m).