Consolidated income statement

For the half year to 30 June 2007

    Note   2007
Half year
£m
  2006
Half year
£m
  2006
Full year
£m
Continuing operations                
Revenue   2, 3   317.3   327.3   684.5
Cost of sales       (136.9)   (138.7)   (288.7)
Gross profit       180.4   188.6   395.8
Net operating expenses       (141.5)   (156.6)   (313.1)
 
Operating profit   2, 3   38.9   32.0   82.7
Profit on disposal of businesses   4   19.4   9.5   9.5
Financial income   5   4.6   4.1   9.0
Finance costs   5   (6.5)   (8.7)   (15.6)
 
Profit before tax       56.4   36.9   85.6
Taxation - UK   6   (0.6)   (0.6)   (0.5)
Taxation - Overseas   6   (14.3)   (10.6)   (23.7)
Profit after tax for the period from continuing operations attributable to equity shareholders       41.5   25.7   61.4
 
Basic earnings per share   7   33.4p   20.7p   49.4p
Diluted earnings per share   7   33.2p   20.7p   49.2p
Dividends arising in respect of the period (per share)   8   5.75p   5.0p   17.5p
Dividends paid during the period (per share)       12.5p   11.2p   16.2p

Spectris uses adjusted figures as key performance measures in addition to those reported under IFRS. Adjusted figures are stated before amortisation of acquisition-related intangible assets, goodwill charges, profits or losses on termination or disposal of businesses or major fixed assets, unrealised changes in the fair value of financial instruments, related tax effects and other tax items which do not form part of the underlying tax rate.

Reconciliations showing how the adjusted performance measures are derived from those reported under IFRS are set out in Note 2.

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