CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

for the year ended 30th September, 2007

	Note	2007 £m	2006 £m
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Revenue	3	2,235.1	2,176.0
Operating profit before exceptional operating costs and amortisation and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
	3	322.4	300.4
Exceptional operating costs	3	(28.1)	(41.1)
Amortisation and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	3	(134.9)	(109.8)
Operating profit before share of results of joint ventures and associates	3	159.4	149.5
Share of results of joint ventures and associates	3, 5	1.8	5.6
Total operating profit		161.2	155.1
Other gains and losses	3, 6	35.7	188.6
Profit before net finance costs and tax	1	196.9	343.7
Investment income	3, 7	7.0	7.1
Finance costs	3, 8	(61.8)	(39.3)
Net finance costs		(54.8)	(32.2)
Profit before tax	3	142.1	311.5
Tax	9	(20.3)	(60.0)
Profit after tax from continuing operations		121.8	251.5
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Profit for the period from discontinued operations	25	0.5	–
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR		122.3	251.5
Attributable to:
Equity shareholders		107.0	239.8
Minority interests	37	15.3	11.7
Profit for the year		122.3	251.5
Earnings per share	12
From continuing operations
Basic		27.3p	60.8p
Diluted		27.1p	60.7p
From discontinued operations
Basic		0.1p	0.0p
Diluted		0.1p	0.0p
From continuing and discontinued operations
Basic		27.4p	60.8p
Diluted		27.2p	60.7p