The groups net income and earnings per share for the three financial years ended 31 March 2007 and shareholders equity at 31 March 2007 and 2006 under US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) are shown in the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in
note 35. Differences
between IFRS and US GAAP include the treatment of leasing transactions, pension costs, redundancy costs, deferred taxation, capitalisation of interest and financial instruments.