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5 Year Summary

	2005 (365)	2006 (365)	2007 (365)	2008 (366)	2009 (365)
Intangible Fixed Assets	0.77	2.47	6.36	23.44	23.90
Tangible Fixed Assets	4.48	5.27	5.70	6.57	7.16
Fixed Investments
Total Net Fixed Assets	5.25	7.74	12.06	30.01	31.06
Stocks	5.79	7.48	9.35	15.06	14.44
Debtors	21.01	25.30	30.13	42.44	45.46
Cash and Securities	1.71	1.66	1.96	2.78	1.87
Total Current Assets	28.51	34.45	41.45	60.29	61.76
Total Assets	33.76	42.19	53.76	91.05	93.23
Creditors Short	3.00	2.80	3.35	6.87	8.02
Creditors Long	10.44	15.88	24.08	39.87	33.73
Total Liabilities	13.44	18.68	27.44	46.74	41.75
Total Net Assets	20.32	23.50	26.33	44.31	51.48
Share Capital	5.58	5.89	5.98	22.26	22.54
Reserves	14.74	17.61	20.34	22.05	28.93
Shareholders Funds	20.32	23.50	26.33	44.31	51.48
Minorities
Total	20.32	23.50	26.33	44.31	51.48

* Figures in £m

Investment Ratios

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Net Borrowings (£m)	1.71	1.66	1.96	2.78	1.87
Net Tangible Asset Value PS (p)	42.29	45.20	42.42	37.91	49.76
ROCE (%)	20.20	20.16	18.05	20.34	26.90
ROE (%)	19.44	19.97	20.05	16.30	20.81
Net gearing (%)	47.22	62.19	88.27	82.74	60.09
Gross gearing (%)	55.63	69.27	95.73	89.01	63.72
Cash (%)	8.41	7.08	7.46	6.28	3.62
Interest Cover (x)	9.15	8.11	7.19	4.84	10.31
Quick Ratio (r)	7.57	9.61	9.58	6.58	5.90
Current Ratio (r)	9.50	12.28	12.37	8.77	7.70

Borrowings

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Total Debt	11.30	16.28	25.21	39.44	32.80
Due < 1 yr	1.10	0.62	1.19	2.57	2.10
1-2 yrs	10.19	15.61	0.09	1.96	1.98
2-5 yrs	0.02	0.04	23.92	33.96	28.72
> 5 yrs				0.96

* Figures in £m