Interim Report 2007

Group results

European Embedded Value (EEV) basis unaudited interim supplementary information

EEV basis results


Earnings per share (in pence)


Half year
2007
Half year
2006
Full year
2006
Continuing operations
From operating profit, based on longer-term investment returns, after related tax and minority interests 39.4p 29.3p 62.1p
Adjustment from post-tax longer-term investment returns to post-tax actual investment returns (after minority interests) 7.0p 1.7p 21.8p
Adjustment for mark to market value movements on core borrowings 4.6p 7.0p 3.5p
Adjustment for post-tax effect of shareholders’ share of actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit pension schemes 3.7p 7.2p 6.0p
Adjustment for post-tax effect of changes in economic assumptions and time value of cost of options and guarantees 8.2p (0.1)p 2.6p
Based on profit from continuing operations after minority interests 62.9p 45.1p 96.0p
Discontinued operations
Based on profit (loss) from discontinued operations after minority interests 9.9p (1.3)p (4.3)p
Based on profit for the period after tax and minority interests 72.8p 43.8p 91.7p
Average number of shares (millions) 2,437 2,403 2,413



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