Consolidated income statement for the year ended 16 September 2006


Continuing operations	Note	Before exceptional items 2006 £m	Exceptional items¹ 2006 £m	Total 2006 £m	2005 £m
Revenue	1	5,996	-	5,996	5,622
Operating costs before exceptional items	2	(5,486)	-	(5,486)	(5,099)
Impairment of property, plant & equipment	10	-	(64)	(64)	-
Restructuring costs	2	-	(33)	(33)	-
		510	(97)	413	523
Share of profit after tax from joint ventures and associates	12	10	-	10	7
Profits less losses on sale of property, plant & equipment		10	-	10	20
Operating profit		530	(97)	433	550
Adjusted operating profit	1	561	-	561	555
Profits less losses on sale of property, plant & equipment		10	-	10	20
Amortisation of intangibles	9	(41)	-	(41)	(25)
Exceptional items		-	(97)	(97)	-
Profits less losses on sale of businesses	24	(4)	-	(4)	(1)
Provision for loss on termination of an operation		(8)	-	(8)	(47)
Profit before interest	1	518	(97)	421	502
Financial income	4	149	-	149	162
Financial expenses	5	(151)	-	(151)	(137)
Profit before taxation		516	(97)	419	527
Adjusted profit before taxation		559	-	559	580
Profits less losses on sale of property, plant & equipment		10	-	10	20
Amortisation of intangibles		(41)	-	(41)	(25)
Exceptional items		-	(97)	(97)	-
Profits less losses on sale of businesses		(4)	-	(4)	(1)
Provision for loss on termination of an operation		(8)	-	(8)	(47)
Taxation - UK		(89)	29	(60)	(82)
- Overseas		(51)	-	(51)	(59)
Profit after taxation	6	(140)	29	(111)	(141)
Profit for the period		376	(68)	308	386
Attributable to :
Equity shareholders		369	(68)	301	379
Minority interests		7	-	7	7
Profit for the period	23	376	(68)	308	386
Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share	8			38.1p	48.0p