Consolidated income statement - Financial statements

For the year ended December 31, 2005

Attributable to:
	Notes	2005 £m	2004 £m
Revenue	2, 3	6,603	5,947
Cost of sales		(4,924)	(4,744)
Gross profit		1,679	1,203
Other operating income	4	60	73
Commercial and administrative costs		(624)	(599)
Research and development costs		(282)	(288)
Share of profit of joint ventures	11	46	19
Group operating profit		879	408
(Loss)/profit on sale of businesses	32	(2)	9
Profit before financing costs		877	417
Financial income	5	442	372
Financial expenses	5	(842)	(425)
Net financing costs*		(400)	(53)
Profit before taxation**	4	477	364
Taxation	6	(130)	(100)
Profit for the period		347	264
Equity holders of the parent		350	263
Minority interest		(3)	1
Profit for the period		347	264
Earnings per ordinary share:
Basic	7	20.11p	15.56p
Diluted	7	19.31p	15.05p
Payments to shareholders		(154)	(140)
*Net interest payable	5	(39)	(52)
**Underlying profit before taxation	2	584	364