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Year ended 31 December IFRS
2009
£m
IFRS
2008
£m
IFRS
2007
£m
IFRS
2006
£m
IFRS
2005
£m
Revenue 2,711.1 2,767.0 2,612.3 2,525.5 2,216.0
Normalised* operating profit 159.8 253.9 210.4 184.8 155.5
Group operating (loss)/profit (0.6) 167.8 161.7 141.6 109.5
(Loss)/profit before tax (83.5) 109.9 149.3 104.1 89.3
Statistics          
Basic (loss)/earnings per share1 (17.6p) 40.4p 35.9p 26.3p (1.0p)
Normalised* diluted earnings per share1 30.4p 48.6p 43.6p 39.7p 39.6p
Dividends per share 22.72p 37.96p 34.75p 32.25p
Net assets 842.3 585.4 437.0 345.5 312.3
Net (debt)/funds          
Cash at bank and in hand 105.8 105.9 157.2 143.6 145.5
Other debt receivable 0.8 0.9 1.0
Loan notes (0.8) (0.8) (0.8) (0.8)
Bank and other loans (687.7) (1,150.8) (947.4) (478.1) (594.5)
Bank overdrafts (5.5)
Finance lease obligations (75.6) (133.9) (119.8) (103.1) (109.1)
Other debt payable (1.2) (1.1)
  (657.9) (1,179.8) (910.8) (438.4) (563.4)

*Normalised results are defined as the statutory results before the following as appropriate: profit or loss on sale of businesses, exceptional profit or loss on sale of non-current assets and charges for goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation, property, plant and equipment impairments, exceptional items and tax relief on qualifying exceptional items.

1Prior year earnings per share figures have been restated for the effect of the 2009 Rights Issue.

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