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Earnings
(loss) per share
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The basic earnings per
share of 21.4 pence per share for the 2005 financial year compares
with 16.4 pence for the 2004 financial year and 31.4 pence for the
2003 financial year. The following table illustrates the impact
of exceptional items and goodwill amortisation on the basic earnings
per share for the past three financial years:
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2005
pence |
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2004
pence |
a |
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2003
pence |
a |
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Basic
earnings per share before
goodwill amortisation and exceptional items |
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18.1 |
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16.9 |
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14.4 |
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Exceptional
items and
goodwill amortisation |
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3.3 |
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(0.5 |
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17.0 |
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Total
basic earnings per share |
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21.4 |
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16.4 |
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31.4 |
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Basic earnings per
share before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items of 18.1
pence for the 2005 financial year compare with an equivalent of
16.9 pence and 14.4 pence for the 2004 and 2003 financial years,
respectively.
Diluted
earnings per share were not materially different in all three years. |
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