| Note | Before
exceptional
items
£m | Exceptional
items
£m | Total
£m | Before
exceptional
items
£m | Exceptional
items
£m | Total
£m |
| Revenue |
2, 3 |
682.2 |
— |
682.2 |
650.7 |
— |
650.7 |
| Operating expenses |
3, 4 |
(527.9) |
(2.7) |
(530.6) |
(502.0) |
(16.3) |
(518.3) |
| Operating profit |
2 |
154.3 |
(2.7) |
151.6 |
148.7 |
(16.3) |
132.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Finance costs |
6 |
(76.1) |
— |
(76.1) |
(75.7) |
— |
(75.7) |
| Finance income |
6 |
2.2 |
— |
2.2 |
0.5 |
— |
0.5 |
| Movement in fair value of interest rate swaps |
4, 6 |
— |
3.1 |
3.1 |
— |
(4.7) |
(4.7) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net finance costs |
6 |
(73.9) |
3.1 |
(70.8) |
(75.2) |
(4.7) |
(79.9) |
| Profit before taxation |
|
80.4 |
0.4 |
80.8 |
73.5 |
(21.0) |
52.5 |
| Taxation |
4, 7 |
(16.8) |
4.8 |
(12.0) |
(16.4) |
11.4 |
(5.0) |
| Profit for the period attributable to equity shareholders |
|
63.6 |
5.2 |
68.8 |
57.1 |
(9.6) |
47.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic earnings per share |
9 |
|
|
12.1p |
|
|
8.3p |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic earnings per share before exceptional items |
9 |
|
|
11.2p |
|
|
10.0p |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Diluted earnings per share |
9 |
|
|
12.0p |
|
|
8.3p |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Diluted earnings per share before exceptional items |
9 |
|
|
11.1p |
|
|
10.0p |