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Profit and Loss Details
Year ended: 30 April2004 £m2005 £m2006 £m2007 £m2008 £m2009 £m
Revenue82.6285.51132.93228.56309.8386.0
Expenses(78.97)(79.31)(123.71)(212.36)(281.9)(346.2)
EBITA3.656.209.2216.2027.939.8
Net Interest(0.78)(0.57)(0.80)(2.73)(7.5)(7.5)
PBTA2.875.638.4213.4720.432.3
Amortisation of intangible fixed assets(0.09)(0.36)(1.60)(1.23)(5.00)(8.3)
Exceptional items(0.38)(0.06)--(0.22)(0.7)
Pre tax profit2.405.216.8212.2415.1823.3
Tax(0.88)(1.52)(1.57)(3.25)(2.9)(6.1)
Profit after tax1.523.695.258.9912.2817.2
Minority interests0.020.00----
Available for dividends1.503.695.258.9912.2817.2
Ordinary Dividends0.00(0.79)(0.94)(1.31)(2.33)(3.8)
Non-equity dividends------
Retained Profit1.502.904.317.689.9513.4

Per Share Data
Per Share Data *200420052007200620082009
D.P.S. *-0.4380.520.801.201.50
E.P.S. * (diluted and adjusted)1.222.423.144.125.317.11
E.P.S. * (diluted)1.222.162.403.624.195.17

* Per share data has been restated for the years 2003 to 2008 in order to reflect the 5 for 1 share split approved on 3 September 2008 at the Annual General Meeting.


Other Data
Other Data200420052006200720082009
Number of Employees7928881,5122,5873,5174,498
Market Cap at B/S Date £m-77.52137.02297.81331.84-
Non-domestic Turnover £m5.941.682.493.909.7023.10

Investment Ratios
Investment Ratios200420052006200720082009
EBITA Margin4.41%7.25%6.93%7.13%9.50%-
D.P.S. Growth--18.71%53.97%50.00%25.00%
Normalised E.P.S. Growth231.19%156.76%35.32%47.61%31.81%-
Gearing737.92%24.52%34.25%-99.6%51.00%
ROCE23.95%36.66%50.87%-75.15%-