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Profit and loss account 2003
£m
2002
£m
2001
£m
2000
£m
1999
£m
Group turnover 5,645 5,788 6,328 5,864 4,634
Operating profit before exceptional items and net research and development 558 540 822 806 713
Operating exceptional items (54) (75) (230) (145)
Research and development (net)* (281) (297) (358) (371) (337)
Group operating profit 223 168 234 290 376
Share of operating profit of joint ventures 52 66 82 76 31
Non-operating exceptional items (5) (22) (5) (77) 6
Net interest payable (90) (107) (119) (123) (53)
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 180 105 192 166 360
Taxation (64) (52) (86) (87) (123)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 116 53 106 79 237
Equity minority interests in subsidiary undertakings (2)
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 116 53 106 79 235
Dividends (53) (133) (132) (126) (112)
Transferred to/(from) reserves 63 (80) (26) (47) 123

*Research and development (gross)
(619) (590) (636) (604) (626)


Earnings per ordinary share:
Underlying 12.20p 11.10p 20.20p 19.38p 16.47p
Basic 7.04p 3.29p 6.67p 5.07p 15.60p

Payment to shareholders per ordinary share
8.18p1 8.18p 8.18p 8.00p 7.25p

1 Including B Shares.


Balance sheet 2003
£m
2002
£m
2001
£m
2000
£m
1999
£m
Fixed assets 2,879 3,010 2,789 2,856 2,839
Current assets 4,536 4,289 4,551 4,000 3,974
7,415 7,299 7,340 6,856 6,813
Liabilities and provisions (5,271) (5,262) (5,270) (4,815) (4,833)
2,144 2,037 2,070 2,041 1,980

Share capital
333 323 320 314 309
Reserves 1,808 1,712 1,748 1,726 1,658
Equity shareholders' funds 2,141 2,035 2,068 2,040 1,967
Minority interests in subsidiary undertakings 3 2 2 1 13
2,144 2,037 2,070 2,041 1,980



Cash flow

2003
£m
2002
£m
2001
£m
2000
£m
1999
£m
Cash inflow from operating activities 673 611 418 479 359
Interest, dividends and taxation (176) (222) (147) (162) (152)
Capital expenditure and financial investment (196) (381) (179) (253) (199)
Acquisitions and disposals (16) (20) 79 (53) (666)
285 (12) 171 11 (658)
Cash flow from financing (19) (81) 111 (360) 622
Increase/(decrease) in cash and liquid resources 266 (93) 282 (349) (36)