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for the year ended 31 December 2007
	Note	Total before goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation & exceptional items 2007 £m	Goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation & exceptional items 2007 £m	Total 2007 £m	Total before goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation & exceptional items 2006 £m	Goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation & exceptional items 2006 £m	Total 2006 £m
Continuing Operations
Revenue	4	2,615.4	-	2,615.4	2,525.5	-	2,525.5
Operating costs before goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation & exceptional items		(2,409.8)	-	(2,409.8)	(2,340.7)	-	(2,340.7)
Goodwill impairment	5	-	-	-	-	(20.2)	(20.2)
Intangible amortisation	5	-	(27.5)	(27.5)	-	(27.8)	(27.8)
Exceptional items	5	-	(15.8)	(15.8)	-	4.8	4.8
Total operating costs	6	(2,409.8)	(43.3)	(2,453.1)	(2,340.7)	(43.2)	(2,383.9)
Group operating profit		205.6	(43.3)	162.3	184.8	(43.2)	141.6
Profit on disposal of non-current assets	5	-	16.2	16.2	-	16.9	16.9
Profit from operations		205.6	(27.1)	178.5	184.8	(26.3)	158.5
Share of post tax results from associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method	18	0.4	-	0.4	(3.8)	(25.7)	(29.5)
Finance income	9	17.0	-	17.0	12.4	-	12.4
Finance costs	9	(46.0)	-	(46.0)	(37.3)	-	(37.3)
Profit before tax		177.0	(27.1)	149.9	156.1	(52.0)	104.1
Tax expense	10	(48.1)	10.5	(37.6)	(39.2)	15.6	(23.6)
Profit after tax for the year from continuing operations		128.9	(16.6)	112.3	116.3	(36.4)	80.5
(Loss)/profit for the year from discontinued operations	11	-	(2.9)	(2.9)	-	(3.2)	(3.2)
Profit/(loss) for the year		128.9	(19.5)	109.4		116.9	(39.6)	77.3
Profit/(loss) attributable to equity shareholders		128.4	(19.5)	108.9	116.1	(39.6)	76.5
Profit attributable to minority interests		0.5	-	0.5	0.8	-	0.8
		128.9	(19.5)	109.4	116.9	(39.6)	77.3
Earnings/(loss) per share:
– basic earnings/(loss) per share	13			71.7p			50.7p
– diluted earnings/(loss) per share	13			71.2p			50.4p
Normalised earnings per share:
– basic earnings per share	13	84.5p			77.0p
– diluted earnings per share	13	83.9p			76.5p
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
– basic earnings per share	13			73.6p			52.8
– diluted earnings per share	13			73.1p			52.5p
Dividends per ordinary share:
– interim				11.56p			10.75
– final				26.40p			24.00p
				37.96p			34.75p

Dividends of £54.0m were declared and payable during the year (2006: £50.1m). Dividends of £57.8m were proposed for approval during the year (2006: £52.5m).