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Consolidated income statement

Year ended 31 December 2007

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Note 2007 £m   2006 £m
Gross premiums earned 18,359 16,157
Outward reinsurance premiums (171) (171)
Earned premiums, net of reinsurance F2 18,188 15,986
Investment income F2 12,221 17,128
Other income F2 2,457 1,917
Total revenue, net of reinsurance F1,F2 32,866 35,031
Benefits and claims (26,210) (25,981)
Outward reinsurers’ share of benefits and claims (20) (144)
Movement in unallocated surplus of with-profits funds H12 (760) (2,296)
Benefits and claims and movements in unallocated surplus of with-profits funds,
net of reinsurance (26,990) (28,421)
Acquisition costs and other operating expenditure F3 (4,523) (4,212)
Finance costs: interest on core structural borrowings of shareholder-financed operations F4 (168) (177)
Total charges, net of reinsurance F1 (31,681) (32,810)
Profit before tax* 1,185 2,221
Tax attributable to policyholders’ returns (19) (849)
Profit before tax attributable to shareholders B1 1,166 1,372
Tax expense F5 (401) (1,241)
Less: tax attributable to policyholders’ returns 19 849
Tax attributable to shareholders’ profits F5 (382) (392)
Profit from continuing operations after tax 784 980
Discontinued operations (net of tax) J1 241 (105)
Profit for the year 1,025 875

Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company 1,022 874
Minority interests 3 1
Profit for the year 1,025 875

Earnings per share
Basic (based on 2,445m and 2,413m shares respectively):
Based on profit from continuing operations attributable to the equity holders of the Company 31.9p 40.5p
Based on profit (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to the equity holders
of the Company 9.9p (4.3)p
41.8p 36.2p
Diluted (based on 2,448m and 2,416m shares respectively):
Based on profit from continuing operations attributable to the equity holders of the Company 31.9p 40.5p
Based on profit (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to the equity holders
of the Company 9.8p (4.3)p
41.7p 36.2p

*Profit before tax represents income net of post-tax transfers to unallocated surplus of with-profits funds, before tax attributable to policyholders and unallocated surplus of with-profits funds, unit-linked policies and shareholders’ profits.

The presentation of the 2006 comparative results has been adjusted to reclassify Egg as discontinued operations.