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

     
Continuing activities
         
  Notes Before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items Goodwill amortisation and exceptional items Total continuing activities Discontinued activities and intra-group items Total
        £m   £m   £m   £m   £m  
Total turnover   3   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, 3   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 assets 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 recommended 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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