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Achieved Profits Basis Supplementary Information

for the year ended 31 December 2004

1 CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT ON AN ACHIEVED PROFITS BASIS


    Rm
  Year to
31 December
2004
Year to
31 December
2003
(Restated)***
South Africa
Life assurance
7,350
5,872
Asset management
639
678
Banking
2,099
(118)
General insurance
1,057
909
 
11,145
7,341
 
United States
Life assurance
1,227
1,569
Asset management
1,050
1,000
 
2,277
2,569
 
United Kingdom and Rest of World
Life assurance
259
(24)
Asset management
117
(95)
Banking
158
48
 
534
(71)
 
13,956
9,839
Other shareholders' income/(expenses)
(390)
(494)
Debt service costs
(437)
(593)
Adjusted operating profit*
13,129
8,752
Goodwill amortisation and impairment
(1,290)
(2,544)
Loss on disposal of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc
-
(60)
Restructuring and integration costs
(248)
(394)
Change in credit provisioning methodology
-
(1,074)
Fines and penalties
(596)
-
Short term fluctuations in investment return (including economic assumption changes)
Life assurance
3,020
872
Other
449
-
Investment return adjustment for own shares held in policyholders' funds
(1,115)
148
Other life assurance changes**
(1,404)
(1,065)
Operating profit on ordinary activities before tax
11,945
4,635
Non-operating items
(418)
(404)
Profit on ordinary activities before tax
11,527
4,231
Tax on profit on ordinary activities
(3,859)
(2,605)
Profit on ordinary activities after tax
7,668
1,626
Minority interests - equity
(518)
1,420
- non-equity
(696)
(568)
Profit for the financial year
6,454
2,478
Dividends paid and proposed
(2,001)
(2,006)
Retained profit for the financial year
4,453
472

The adjusted operating profit on an after-tax and minority interests basis is determined as follows:

    £m
  Year to
31 December
2004
Year to
31 December
2003
(Restated)***
Adjusted operating profit*
13,129
8,752
Tax on adjusted operating profit
(2,999)
(3,087)
 
10,130
5,665
Minority interests - equity
(979)
(111)
- non-equity
(696)
(568)
Adjusted operating profit after tax and minority interests
8,455
4,986
 
Earnings per share - achieved profits basis
c
Adjusted operating earnings per share*
225.6
133.8
Basic earnings per share
188.1
72.6
 
Adjusted weighted average number of shares - millions
3,748
3,727
Weighted average number of shares - millions
3,432
3,411

* For life assurance and general insurance businesses, the adjusted operating profit is based on a long term investment return and includes investment returns on own shares held within the policyholders’ funds. For banking business, adjusted operating profit excludes the loss on disposal of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc, restructuring and integration costs and the transitional impact of the change of credit provisioning methodology. For all businesses, adjusted operating profit excludes goodwill amortisation and impairment and fines and penalties.

Adjusted operating earnings per share is similarly based, but is stated after tax and minority interests, with the calculation of the weighted average number of shares including own shares held in policyholders’ funds. The segmental analysis within the achieved profits consolidated profit and loss account has been prepared on a gross of inter-segment transactions basis.

** Refer to segmental analysis of results in section 7.

***2003 comparatives have been restated to be consistent with the current year segmental presentation.


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