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Financial History

Sterling

        £m
  2004 2003
(Restated)
2002
(Restated)
2001
(Restated)
2000
(Restated)
Life assurance new business premiums
Single
3,389
3,200
4,003
2,140
1,902
Recurring
240
262
219
217
248
Annual premium equivalent
579
583
619
431
438
Summary consolidated profit and loss account
South Africa
Life assurance
- Technical result
313
260
208
249
250
- Long term investment return
167
178
135
148
215
 
480
438
343
397
465
Asset management
53
55
28
37
46
Banking
177
(10)
165
290
269
General insurance
89
73
35
46
44
 
799
556
571
770
824
United States
Life assurance
96
85
83
13
-
Asset management
89
81
95
116
44
 
185
166
178
129
44
United Kingdom and Rest of World
Life assurance
18
20
(3)
(2)
13
Asset management
10
(8)
2
(3)
34
Banking
14
4
56
79
58
 
42
16
55
74
105
 
1,026
738
804
973
973
Other shareholders' income/ expenses
(33)
(40)
(22)
(29)
(34)
Debt service costs
(37)
(48)
(58)
(67)
(28)
Write-down of strategic investments
-
-
-
(21)
-
Adjusted operating profit
956
650
724
856
911
Goodwill amortisation and impairment
(110)
(206)
(120)
(632)
(54)
Loss on disposal/ write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc
-
(5)
(68)
(269)
-
Restructuring and integration costs
(21)
(32)
(14)
-
-
Change in credit provisioning methodology
-
(87)
-
-
-
Fines and penalties
(49)
-
-
-
-
Short term fluctuations in investment return
226
143
(91)
126
(180)
Investment return adjustment for own shares held in policyholders' funds
(94)
12
42
76
(73)
Operating profit on ordinary activities before tax
908
475
473
157
604
Non-operating items
(35)
(32)
(6)
-
356
Profit on ordinary activities before tax
873
443
467
157
960
Tax on profit on ordinary activities
(286)
(241)
(224)
(319)
(138)
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities after tax
587
202
243
(162)
822
Minority interests (equity and non-equity)
(103)
71
(44)
(26)
(341)
Profit/(loss) for the financial year
484
273
199
(188)
481
Dividends paid and proposed
(182)
(166)
(161)
(158)
(152)
Retained profit/(loss) for the financial year
302
107
38
(346)
329

 

        p
Earnings and dividend per share 2004 2003
(Restated)
2002
(Restated)
2001
(Restated)
2000
(Restated)
Adjusted operating earnings per share
15.3
10.0
11.3
12.1
18.4
Basic earnings per share
14.1
8.0
5.9
(5.8)
15.7
Dividend per share
5.25
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.7
 
Adjusted weighted average number of shares - millions
3,748
3,727
3,670
3,550
3,373
Weighted average number of shares - millions
3,432
3,411
3,354
3,234
3,057

 

        £m
Consolidated balance sheet 2004 2003
(Restated)
2002
(Restated)
2001
(Restated)
2000
(Restated)
Assets
Intangible assets (goodwill)
1,152
1,264
1,598
1,580
2,279
Insurance and other assets
37,608
32,409
26,231
31,553
26,288
Banking assets
27,500
24,042
21,377
11,309
17,287
 
66,260
57,715
49,206
44,442
45,854
Liabilities
Equity shareholders' funds
3,245
2,754
2,424
2,108
3,046
Minority interests
1,527
1,310
927
565
1,013
Subordinated liabilities
-
15
18
22
39
Insurance and other liabilities
35,589
30,724
25,602
31,292
26,355
Banking liabilities
25,899
22,912
20,235
10,455
15,401
 
66,260
57,715
49,206
44,442
45,854
 
Funds under management
140,124
125,226
123,334
142,819
168,223
 
Adjusted embedded value
5,359
4,015
3,828
3,437
5,465

 

Exchange rates
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Sterling/Rand
Average rate
11.7986
12.3487
15.7878
12.3923
10.5213
Closing rate
10.8482
11.9367
13.8141
17.4286
11.3148
Sterling/US Dollar
Average rate
1.8327
1.6354
1.5030
1.4405
1.5159
Closing rate
1.9158
1.7833
1.6105
1.4542
1.4937

The information contained in the above financial history is extracted from published accounts. Comparative years have been restated for the implementation of FRS 19 “Deferred Tax”, UITF Abstract 37 “Purchases and Sales of Own Shares” and UITF Abstract 38 “Accounting for ESOP Trusts”.


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