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2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Sales (£m) 1,292.0 1,336.0 1,632.0 1,604.2 1,525.6 LFL sales growth (%) +9.7 -10.7 +0.4 +5.2 +6.2 Adjusted operating profit1 (£m) 209.4 173.6 258.1 248.3 239.3 Adjusted operating margin1 (%) 16.2 13.0 15.8 15.5 15.7 Adjusted profit before tax1 (£m) 204.3 166.4 247.4 241.4 234.2 Adjusted earnings per share1 (p) 140.7 112.1 168.0 164.9 154.6 Dividend per share (p) 71.8 68.4 65.1 61.0 56.5 Adjusted cash flow conversion (%) 96 141 91 59 77 Return on gross capital employed1 (%) 13.2 9.8 13.5 13.7 14.6 1. The adjusted performance measures represent the statutory results excluding certain non-operational items.