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  Group profit and loss account
  
for the year ended 31 March 2004

   

Notes

  Continuing activities

     
Before goodwill
amortisation
and exceptional
items
£m
  Goodwill
amortisation
and exceptional
items
£m
Total
£m








 
Total turnover 2   18,914     18,914  








 
Group’s share of joint ventures’ turnover 3   (352 )   (352 )
Group’s share of associates’ turnover 3   (43 )   (43 )








 
Group turnover 2   18,519     18,519  
Other operating income 4   177     177  
Operating costs 5   (15,804 ) (19 ) (15,823 )








 
Group operating profit (loss)     2,892   (19 ) 2,873  
Group’s share of operating loss of joint ventures 6   (12 ) (26 ) (38 )
Group’s share of operating profit of associates 6   4     4  








 
Total operating profit (loss)     2,884   (45 ) 2,839  
Profit on sale of fixed asset investments 7   4   34   38  
Loss on sale of group undertakings 7     (2 ) (2 )
Profit on sale of property fixed assets     14     14  
Interest receivable 10   264   34   298  
Interest payable 11   (1,150 ) (89 ) (1,239 )








 
Profit (loss) on ordinary activities before taxation     2,016   (68 ) 1,948  
Tax on profit (loss) on ordinary activities 12   (568 ) 29   (539 )








 
Profit (loss) on ordinary activities after taxation     1,448   (39 ) 1,409  
Minority interests 13   8     8  








 
Profit (loss) for the financial year     1,456   (39 ) 1,417  
Dividends 14           (732 )








 
Retained profit for the financial year 28           685  








 
Basic earnings per share 15   16.9 p     16.4 p
Diluted earnings per share 15   16.8 p     16.3 p








 

Group profit and loss account
for the year ended 31 March 2003

      Continuing activities      
     
     
      Before goodwill   Goodwill      
      amortisation   amortisation      
      and exceptional   and exceptional      
      items   items   Total  
  Notes   £m   £m   £m  








 
Total turnover 2   20,182     20,182  








 
Group’s share of joint ventures’ turnover 3   (425 )   (425 )
Group’s share of associates’ turnover 3   (1,030 )   (1,030 )








 
Group turnover 2   18,727     18,727  
Other operating income 4   215     215  
Operating costs 5   (16,152 ) (218 ) (16,370 )








 
Group operating profit (loss)     2,790   (218 ) 2,572  
Group’s share of operating profit (loss) of joint ventures 6   (31 ) 150   119  
Group’s share of operating profit (loss) of associates 6   212   (2 ) 210  








 
Total operating profit (loss)     2,971   (70 ) 2,901  
Profit on sale of fixed asset investments 7     1,700   1,700  
Loss on sale of group undertakings 7     (9 ) (9 )
Profit on sale of property fixed assets     11     11  
Interest receivable 10   195     195  
Amounts written off investments 9   (7 )   (7 )
Interest payable 11   (1,341 ) (293 ) (1,634 )








 
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation     1,829   1,328   3,157  
Tax on profit on ordinary activities 12   (598 ) 139   (459 )








 
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation     1,231   1,467   2,698  
Minority interests 13   (5 ) (7 ) (12 )








 
Profit for the financial year     1,226   1,460   2,686  
Dividends 14           (560 )








 
Retained profit for the financial year 28           2,126  








 
Basic earnings per share 15   14.2 p     31.2 p
Diluted earnings per share 15   14.1 p     31.0 p








 

Group profit and loss account
for the year ended 31 March 2002

      Continuing activities
         
  Notes   Before goodwill
amortisation
and exceptional
items
£m
  Goodwill
amortisation
and
exceptional
items
£m
 

Total
continuing
activities
£m

  Discontinued
activities and
intra-group
items
£m
   

Total
£m

 












 
Total turnover 2   21,815     21,815   2,827   24,642  












 
Group’s share of joint ventures’ turnover 3   (2,752 )   (2,752 ) (76 ) (2,828 )
Group’s share of associates’ turnover 3   (1,297 )   (1,297 ) (639 ) (1,936 )
Trading between group and principal joint venture 3   681     681     681  












 
Group turnover 2   18,447     18,447   2,112   20,559  
Other operating income 4   361     361   1   362  
Operating costs 5   (16,037 ) (2,817 ) (18,854 ) (2,546 ) (21,400 )












 
Group operating profit (loss)     2,771   (2,817 ) (46 ) (433 ) (479 )
Group’s share of operating profit (loss) of joint ventures 6   (323 ) (1,160 ) (1,483 ) 19   (1,464 )
Group’s share of operating profit (loss) of associates 6   215   (175 ) 40   43   83  












 
Total operating profit (loss)     2,663   (4,152 ) (1,489 ) (371 ) (1,860 )
Profit on sale of fixed asset investments 7     169   169   3,208   3,377  
Profit (loss) on sale of group undertakings 7     (148 ) (148 ) 1,160   1,012  
Profit on sale of property fixed assets 8   27   1,062   1,089     1,089  
Interest receivable 10   360     360     360  
Amounts written off investments 9     (535 ) (535 )   (535 )
Interest payable 11   (1,777 ) (162 ) (1,939 ) (43 ) (1,982 )












 
Profit (loss) on ordinary activities before taxation     1,273   (3,766 ) (2,493 ) 3,954   1,461  
Tax on profit (loss) on ordinary activities 12   (528 ) 143   (385 ) (58 ) (443 )












 
Profit (loss) on ordinary activities after taxation     745   (3,623 ) (2,878 ) 3,896   1,018  
Minority interests 13   (10 )   (10 ) (13 ) (23 )












 
Profit (loss) for the financial year     735   (3,623 ) (2,888 ) 3,883   995  
Dividends (see note below) 14                   (173 )












 
Retained profit for the financial year 28                   822  












 
Basic earnings (loss) per share 15   8.8 p     (34.8 )p     12.0 p
Diluted earnings (loss) per share 15   8.8 p     (34.8 )p     11.9 p












 

In addition to the final dividend for the year of £173 million there was a demerger distribution of £19,490 million, representing the net assets of mmO2 (including purchased goodwill) as at the date of demerger. Of the demerger distribution, £9 million represents a cash dividend paid by British Telecommunications plc to mmO2 plc as part of the demerger process.

 

 

 

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