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Financial summary

Ten year history

        2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009
Revenue £m 1,425 1,588 1,872 2,203 2,516 2,858 3,106 3,284 3,329 3,271
Profit before tax £m 195 218 266 301 358 424 449 478 498 429
Taxation £m (55) (61) (76) (91) (108) (119) (136) (147) (144) (127)
Profit after tax £m 140 157 190 210 250 305 313 331 354 302
Shareholders’ funds £m 607 500 547 275 155 276 256 189 (79) 156
Earnings per share pence 38.4 46.8 58.1 68.7 93.9 120.2 127.4 146.1 168.7 156.0
Dividends pence 21.0 24.0 27.5 31.0 35.0 41.0 44.0 49.0 55.0 55.0
Share price pence 491 778 949 760 1,292 1,592 1,698 1,946 1,375 1,097
Shares in issue millions 374 337 331 287 265 261 246 227 201 197
Shares repurchased millions - (37) (6) (44) (22) (4) (15) (19) (26) (4)
Cost of shares repurchased £m - (192) (54) (392) (209) (57) (218) (316) (568) (54)
Market capitalisation £m 1,840 2,622 3,138 2,179 3,425 4,157 4,179 4,418 2,764 2,162