financial highlights

2008

2007

Growth

(£m)

(£m)

(%)

Revenue

1,407.2

1,228.8

14.5%

Operating profit before amortisation of intangibles 

72.2

59.9

20.5%

Amortisation of intangibles

(1.9)

(1.6)

70.3

58.3

Net investment revenue and finance cost

(2.4)

(1.7)

Profit before tax

67.9

56.6

20.0%

Tax

(20.6)

(17.4)

47.3

39.2

20.7%

Effective tax rate on continuing operations

30.3%

30.7%

2008

2007

Growth

(p)

(p)

(%)

Basic EPS before other items

12.3

21.1%

Basic EPS

14.3

11.9

20.2%

Dividend per share

6.0

5.1

17.6%