Financial summary

Six months ended 31 March	2009	2008	Increase
Continuing operations
Revenue
Constant currency	£6,927m	£6,685m	3.6%
Reported	£6,927m	£5,589m	23.9%
Total operating profit
Constant currency	£455m	£400m	13.8%
Underlying	£455m	£322m	41.3%
Reported	£453m	£322m	40.7%
Operating margin
Constant currency	6.5%	5.9%	60bps
Underlying	6.5%	5.7%	80bps
Reported	6.5%	5.7%	80bps
Profit before tax
Underlying	£405m	£289m	40.1%
Reported	£387m	£281m	37.7%
Basic earnings per share
Underlying	15.4p	10.8p	42.6%
Reported	14.7p	10.4p	41.3%
Free cash flow
Reported	£240m	£180m	33.3%
Total Group including discontinued operations
Basic earnings per share	15.4p	11.3p	36.3%
Total dividend per ordinary share	4.4p	4.0p	10.0%

1: Constant currency restates the prior period results to 2009's average exchange rates.
2: Total operating profit includes share of profit of associates.
3: Underlying operating profit excludes the amortisation of intangibles arising on acquisition.
4: Operating margin is based on revenue and operating profit excluding share of profit of associates.
5: Underlying operating margin excludes the amortisation of intangibles arising on acquisition.
6: Underlying profit before tax excludes the amortisation of intangibles arising on acquisition, hedge accounting ineffectiveness and the change in fair value of investments and minority interest put options.
7: Underlying basic earnings per share excludes the amortisation of intangibles arising on acquisition, hedge accounting ineffectiveness, the change in fair value of investments and minority interest put options and the tax attributable to these amounts.

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