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  Notes Continuing operations before exceptional items £m Exceptional
Items1
£m
Total
2003
£ m
Total
2002
£m
Turnover: Group and share of joint ventures   6,038 6,038 6,072
Sales to joint ventures   936 936 948
Less share of joint ventures' turnover   (1,329) (1,329) (1,232)
Group turnover 2 5,645 5,645 5,788
Cost of sales   (4,665) (49) (4,714) (4,915)
Gross profit   980 (49) 931 873
Other operating income 3 153 153 158
Commercial, marketing and product support costs   (290) (2) (292) (287)
General and administrative costs   (285) (3) (288) (279)
Research and development (net)*   (281) (281) (297)
Group operating profit   277 (54) 223 168
Share of operating profit of joint ventures   52 52 66
Profit/(loss) on sale or termination of businesses 32 6 6 (22)
Loss on sale of fixed assets   (11) (11)
Profit on ordinary activities before interest 2 324 (54) 270 212
Net interest payable - Group 4 (66) (66) (72)
  - joint ventures   (24) (24) (35)
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 3 234 (54) 180 105
Taxation 5 (81) 17 (64) (52)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation   153 (37) 116 53
Equity minority interests in subsidiary undertakings      
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders       116 53
Dividends** 6     (53) (133)
Transferred to/(from) reserves 26     63 (80)

*Research and development (gross)
      (619) (590)

**Payment to shareholders (see Accounting policies - B Shares)
      (137) (133)

Earnings per ordinary share:
7        
Underlying       12.20p 11.10p
Basic       7.04p 3.29p
Diluted basic       6.94p 3.26p

1
Exceptional items are analysed in note 3. In 2002 exceptional items amounted to £75m.

As permitted by the Companies Act 1985, a separate profit and loss account for the Company has not been included in these financial statements.

There have been no material acquisitions or material discontinued operations in 2003 or 2002.