• Chief Executive's Statement • Summary Group Income Statement • Summary of Interim Financial Results for 2006 • Divisional Commentary     • Other Financial Information       Summary Group Income Statement The income statement set out below re-presents the group’s full income statement (which accompanies this summary) in order to show more clearly the results from operations.       Six months ended 30 June 2006 £m Six months ended 30 June 2005 £m % Revenue 394.3 315.2 25.1 Operating profit* – continuing businesses 82.3 65.8 25.1 Operating profit* – investments sold in 2005 – 3.9 – Operating profit* – discontinued 0.8 6.4 –   83.1 76.1 9.2         Net interest income 5.4 6.5 (16.9) Other financing costs – pension schemes – (1.3) – Profit before tax** 88.5 81.3 8.9         Net financing (cost)/income – other than interest (20.5) 23.5 – Amortisation of intangible assets (7.2) (4.6) – Non-recurring items 13.3 262.2 – Profit before tax*** 74.1 362.4 – Taxation (15.4) (13.6) (13.2) Share of taxation of JV’s and associates (0.3) 4.9 – Taxation relating to non-recurring items – (1.2) – Profit after tax – Continuing activities 48.8 105.0 – Profit after tax from discontinued activities 9.6 247.5 – Profit after tax 58.4 352.5 – Minority interest (2.3) (0.9) – Retained profit for the period 56.1 351.6 –         Dividends paid in period – Ordinary**** (£m) 32.2 28.3 – Dividends paid in period – Special (£m) – 298.3 –         EPS** (pence) 24.5 21.2 15.6 Diluted EPS** (pence) 23.2 18.7 24.1 EPS (fully diluted) (pence) 26.1 88.5 –           * Before amortisation of intangible assets, non-recurring items and share of taxation on profit from joint ventures and associates     ** Before amortisation of intangible assets, non-recurring items, share of taxation on profit from joint ventures and associates, net financing cost - other than interest, and including profits from discontinued operations.  EPS also excludes deferred tax on the amortisation of intangible assets     *** Before share of taxation of joint ventures and associates and including discontinued operations before related taxation     **** Including B Share dividend                     • Chief Executive's Statement • Summary Group Income Statement • Summary of Interim Financial Results for 2006 • Divisional Commentary     • Other Financial Information