|
09
dividends |
| Equity dividends |
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
| |
£’000
|
|
£’000 |
|
| Ordinary shares of £0.10
each: |
|
|
|
|
| – Interim dividend of 0.60p per
share (2002: 0.40p) |
706 |
|
471 |
|
| – Proposed final dividend of
1.20p per share (2002: 0.80p) |
1,486 |
|
942 |
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
| |
2,192 |
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
10
earnings per share |
| |
Earnings
£'000
|
|
Weighted
average
number
of shares
|
|
2003
Per share
amount (pence) |
|
| Basic earnings
per share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings attributable to shareholders |
13,250 |
|
118,587,481 |
|
11.17 |
|
| Dilutive effect of options |
– |
|
1,034,335 |
|
– |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Diluted earnings
per share |
13,250 |
|
119,621,816 |
|
11.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Earnings
£'000
|
|
Weighted
average
number
of shares
|
|
2002
Per share
amount (pence)
|
|
| Basic earnings
per share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings attributable to shareholders |
8,994 |
|
116,926,971 |
|
7.69 |
|
| Dilutive effect of
options |
– |
|
1,233,165 |
|
– |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Diluted earnings
per share |
8,994 |
|
118,160,136 |
|
7.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying earnings per share represents basic earnings per
share before goodwill amortisation, 3.92 pence (2002: 2.80 pence).
This is presented to show more comparable and representative information
on the underlying trading activities. |
|
|
11
intangible fixed assets |
| Group |
Goodwill
|
|
| |
£'000 |
|
| Cost |
|
|
| At 1 May 2002 |
66,109 |
|
| Additions |
35,603 |
|
| Foreign exchange on translation differences |
147 |
|
|
|
|
| At 30 April 2003 |
101,859 |
|
| |
|
|
| Amortisation |
|
|
| At 1 May 2002 |
5,197 |
|
| Charged in year |
4,650 |
|
| Foreign exchange on translation differences |
23 |
|
|
|
|
| At 30 April 2003 |
9,870 |
|
| Net
book value |
|
|
| At 30 April 2003 |
91,989 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| At 1 May 2002 |
60,912 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Goodwill additions have arisen due to the purchase of subsidiary
undertakings during the year. See Note
14 for details of these transactions. |
|
|
| |
Company
The Company has no intangible fixed assets. |
|
|
|
