Financial Highlights
-Total revenue up 3.1% to £703.3 million (2008/09: £682.2 million)
-Group like for like sales down 2.7%
-Underlying profit1 before tax of £118.2 million down 2.7% (2008/09: £121.5 million)
-Profit before tax and exceptional items down 10.4% to £110.5 million (2008/09: £123.3 million)
-Underlying diluted EPS 47.33p (2008/09: 49.14p)
-Pre-exceptional diluted EPS 44.17p (2008/09: 49.89p)
-Half year net debt at £606.6 million (versus £623.1 million at 26 February 2009); current facilities of £1.16 billion
- Interim dividend 9.65p (2008/09: 9.65p)
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