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for the year to 31 March 2003
 
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        2003     2002  
   
Notes
  £m     £m  
                 
Interest receivable                
Interest receivable and similar income arising from debt securities and                
other fixed income securities held as financial fixed asset investments                
Interest receivable on loan investments     96     113  
Fixed rate dividends     17     19  
        113     132  
Other interest receivable and similar income     34     46  
        147     178  
Interest payable     (57 )   (114 )
Net interest income       90     64  
Dividend income from equity shares     106     111  
Share of net (losses)/profits of joint ventures       (1 )   9  
Fees receivable     46     56  
Other operating income           1  
Total operating income       241     241  
Administrative expenses and depreciation     (64 )   (121 )
Amortisation of goodwill           (2 )
Cost of changes to organisational structure     (5 )   (9 )
Profit on ordinary activities before tax     172     109  
Tax on profit on ordinary activities     (32 )   (3 )
Profit for the year       140     106  
Dividends                
Interim     (29 )   (29 )
Final     (52 )   (49 )
Profit retained for the year       59     28  
                 
Earnings per share                
Basic (pence)     22.9 p   17.4 p
Diluted (pence)     22.9 p   17.2 p
There is no material difference between the reported revenue and the revenue on an unmodified historical cost basis.