Consolidated income statement

for the year ended 31 December 2007

	2007 £m	2006 £m


Revenue	3,581.9	3,333.2

Operating profit before intangible amortisation	242.9	226.3

Intangible amortisation	(24.4)	(19.9)

Operating profit	218.5	206.4
Finance income	21.1	19.6
Finance cost	(48.5)	(36.3)

Profit before income tax	191.1	189.7

Profit before income tax and intangible amortisation	215.5	209.6

UK income tax	(4.4)	(9.1)
Overseas income tax	(56.6)	(51.2)

Total income tax	(61.0)	(60.3)

Profit for the year attributable to the Company’s equity holders	130.1	129.4


Earnings per share attributable to the Company’s equity holders
Basic	39.8p	37.8p


Diluted	39.6p	37.5p


Dividend per share	18.7p	17.0p