FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

DMGT: A MULTIPLE MEDIA BUSINESS

THE GROUP’S BUSINESSES, OTHER THAN ITS NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING, NOW MAKE UP 53% OF THE GROUP’S OPERATING PROFIT, COMPARED TO 25% TEN YEARS AGO.*

Operating Profit* 1997 -£166m, Operating Profit* 2007- £322m

Financial Highlights


Financial Highlights- REVENUE +3%, ADJUSTED OPERATING PROFIT* +7%, ADJUSTED PROFIT BEFORE TAX*
+11%, STATUTORY OPERATING PROFIT +7%, ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE* +6%, DIVIDEND PER SHARE +10%

*Before amortisation and impairment of intangible assets and exceptional items; see Consolidated Income Statement

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