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Profit and Loss Details
Year ended: 31st August2005 (365) 2006 (365) 2007 (365) 2008 (366) 2009 (365)
Turnover£303.60m£379.00m£380.80m£437.80m£499.40m
Expenses£287.30m£345.30m£342.60m£394.00m£482.30m
Operating profit (reported)  £16.30m  £33.70m  £38.20m  £43.80m  £17.10m
Operating profit (adjusted)  £16.50m  £33.90m  £38.60m  £47.30m  £34.90m
Investment income  £-0.10m  £(0.10)m  £-(2.50)m  £m£0.00m
Exceptional items£(0.20)m£(0.20)m£(2.90)m£(3.50)m£(17.80)m
Net interest£(3.80)m  £(4.30)m  £(4.60)m  £(7.50)m  £(11.50)m
Pre tax profit  £12.40m  £29.30m  £33.60m  £36.30m  £5.60m
Tax  £4.00m  £8.70m  £9.70m  £10.40m  £1.00m
Profit after tax  £8.40m  £20.60m  £23.90m  £25.90m  £4.60m
Minority interests£0.20m£0.20m£0.20m£0.20m£0.10m
Available for dividends  £8.20m  £20.40m  £23.70m  £25.70m  £4.50m
Ordinary Dividends  £6.30m  £8.20m  £9.50m  £9.90m  £11.50m
Non-equity dividends£0.00m£0.00m£0.00m£0.00m£0.00m
Retained Profit  £-(1.90)m  £12.20m  £14.20m  £15.80m  £-7.00m
Per Share Data
Per Share Data20052006200720082009
D.P.S.  5.83p  5.83p  6.00p  6.22p  6.60p
Normalised E.P.S.  6.76p  12.93p  15.15p  17.74p  13.31p
F.R.S.3. E.P.S.  6.60p  12.80p  14.90p  15.40p  2.60p
Other Data
Other Data20052006200720082009
Number of Employees 2,798 3,473 3,663 3,924  3,874
Market Cap at B/S Date  £225.68m  £327.28m  £375.30m  £398.48m  £210.60m
Non-UK Turnover £303.60m£0.00m£0.00m£0.00m£0.00m
Investment Ratios
Investment Ratios20052006200720082009
Margin 5.44% 8.94% 10.08% 10.83%  6.91%
D.P.S. Growth 0.00% 0.00% 2.92% 3.75%  6.02%
Normalised E.P.S. Growth -4.79% -(91.17)% 17.22% 17.06%  -24.98%
Data provided by Hemscott Group Limited.

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