Turnover

3,798

3,951

3,939

3,952

15,640

Other operating income (a)

25

26

279

42

372

Operating profit (b)

891

813

1,149

804

3,657

Group’s share of profits (losses) of associated undertakings

6

(91)

(90)

(77)

(252)

Profit (loss) on sale of group undertakings

20

(2)

45

–

63

Interest receivable

59

72

20

14

165

Interest payable

(95)

(104)

(105)

(110)

(414)

Profit on ordinary activities before taxation

881

688

1,019

631

3,219

Tax on profit on ordinary activities:

Corporation and similar taxes

(278)

(216)

(285)

(199)

(978)

Windfall tax

–

(510)

–

–

(510)

Profit (loss) on ordinary activities after taxation

603

(38)

734

432

1,731

Minority interests

(4)

6

(14)

(13)

(25)

Profit (loss) for the financial period

599

(32)

720

419

1,706

Earnings (loss) per share

9.4p

(0.5p)

11.2p

6.5p

26.7p

Earnings per share before exceptional items

9.4p

7.5p

8.3p

6.5p

31.7p

Fully diluted earnings per share

9.2p

n/a

11.0p

6.5p

26.3p

9.2p

7.3p

8.2p

6.5p

31.2p

(a)Including MCI merger break up fee net of expenses

–

–

238

–

238

(b)Including redundancy charges

16

1

15

74

106

Turnover

3,641

3,725

3,763

3,806

14,935

Other operating income

34

17

31

24

106

Operating profit (a)

870

770

910

695

3,245

Group’s share of profits of associated undertakings

38

44

27

30

139

Profit on sale of group undertakings

4

–

4

–

8

Interest receivable

44

60

53

49

206

Interest payable

(87)

(84)

(85)

(79)

(335)

Premium on repurchase of bonds

–

(60)

–

–

(60)

Profit on ordinary activities before taxation

869

730

909

695

3,203

Tax on profit on ordinary activities

(296)

(261)

(309)

(236)

(1,102)

Profit on ordinary activities after taxation

573

469

600

459

2,101

Minority interests

(4)

(8)

(1)

(11)

(24)

Profit for the financial period

569

461

599

448

2,077

Earnings per share

9.0p

7.3p

9.4p

7.1p

32.8p

Fully diluted earnings per share

8.9p

7.2p

9.2p

6.9p

32.2p

(a)Including redundancy charges

52

183

39

93

367