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EARNINGS
PER SHARE
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The basic earnings per share of 34.4 pence per share for
the 2007 financial year compared with 18.4 pence per share
for the 2006 financial year and 21.5 pence for the 2005
financial year. The following table illustrates the impact
of specific items on the basic earnings per share.
Basic
earnings per share before specific items of 22.7 pence
for the 2007 financial year compare with 19.5 pence and
18.1 pence for the 2006 and 2005 financial years, respectively.
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2007
pence |
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2006
pence |
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2005
pence |
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Basic
earnings per share before specific items
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22.7 |
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19.5 |
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18.1 |
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Specific
items
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11.7 |
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(1.1 |
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3.4 |
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Total
basic earnings per share
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34.4 |
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18.4 |
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21.5 |
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Diluted earnings
per share were not materially different in either year
from basic earnings per share. |
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