Note   2008
£’000		 2007
£’000
Revenue 2   972,782 831,640
Cost of sales     (420,080) (353,546)
Gross profit 2   552,702 478,094
Administrative expenses     (412,201) (328,662)
Operating profit 2   140,501 149,432
Financial income 5   3,878 1,189
Financial expenses 5   (4,323) (3,180)
Profit before tax     140,056 147,441
Income tax expense 6   (42,717) (45,707)
Profit for the year 3   97,339 101,734
   
Attributable to:  
Equity holders of the parent     97,339 101,734
   
Earnings per share  
Basic earnings per share (pence) 9   30.3 31.1
Diluted earnings per share (pence) 9   29.9 30.6
The above results relate to continuing operations.