CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

  Notes 53 weeks ended
3 June 2007
£000
52 weeks ended
28 May 2006
£000
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Revenue 3 111,483 115,150
Cost of sales   (33,697) (34,265)
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Gross profit   77,786 80,885
Operating expenses 4 (81,284) (77,838)
Other operating income - royalties receivable   1,423 1,170
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Operating (loss)/profit 3 (2,075) 4,217
Operating profit - pre-exceptional   1,953 4,217
Exceptional items - cost reduction programme 5 (4,028) -
Finance income 7 326 238
Finance costs 8 (1,110) (797)
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(Loss)/profit before taxation 9 (2,859) 3,658
Income tax expense 10 (622) (1,660)
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(Loss)/profit attributable to equity shareholders   (3,481) 1,998
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(Loss)/earnings per share for (loss)/profit attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company during the year (expressed in pence per share):
Basic (loss)/earnings per ordinary share 11 (11.2)p 6.5p
Diluted (loss)/earnings per ordinary share 11 (11.2)p 6.4p

All items dealt with in arriving at (loss)/profit before taxation relate to continuing activities.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

As permitted by section 230 of the Companies Act 1985, the Company’s income statement has not been included in these financial statements. Of the (loss)/profit attributable to equity shareholders, £9.4 million (2006: £3.8 million) is attributable to the Company, after including dividends from subsidiary companies of £11.1 million (2006: £7.4 million).

STATEMENTS OF RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE

 
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  53 weeks ended
3 June 2007
£000
52 weeks ended
28 May 2006
£000
53 weeks ended
3 June 2007
£000
52 weeks ended
28 May 2006
£000
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(Loss)/profit attributable to equity shareholders (3,481) 1,998 9,398 3,769
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations (614) (131) - -
Cash flow hedges:        
- fair value (losses)/gains (88) 86 - -
- transferred to the income statement (86) (331) - -
Net investment hedge - (2) - -
Tax on items recognised directly in equity 52 73 - -
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Total recognised (expense)/income for the year (4,217) 1,693 9,398 3,769
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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