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2009
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Profit and loss account
Revenue1 847.6 887.0 801.6 758.9 774.2
Adjusted profit before tax2 165.1 171.5 170.0 160.5 152.1
(Loss)/Profit before tax1 (35.0) 102.0 135.9 135.4 503.3
Profit for the year 81.8 82.7 114.0 146.4 477.5
 
Earnings per share
Adjusted1 55.1p 57.0p 53.4p 45.5p 40.9p
Basic 30.9p 31.5p 42.7p 50.7p 157.1p
 
Ordinary dividends (paid and proposed) 24.1p 23.8p 21.6p 18.0p 15.0p

1 Including continuing and discontinued operations.
2 Before amortisation of intangible assets arising on acquisitions, exceptional items, share of taxation on profit from joint ventures and associates, net financing expense – other and including discontinued operations.
3Adjusted Group operating profit (net profit for the year attributable to ordinary equity shareholders, less amortisation of intangible assets arising on acquisitions, certain exceptional items, deferred tax on amortisation of intangible assets, taxation relating to exceptional items and net financing expense – other) divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year.