| for the thirteen months ended 31 March 2008 |
| (including eight months of consolidated trading
results for the acquired Alexander Forbes group) |
| |
Notes |
31
March
2008
Rm |
|
| Income from continuing operations |
3 |
3,465 |
|
| Operating expenses and other costs detailed below |
|
(2,959) |
|
| Operating profit |
|
506 |
|
| Analysed as follows: |
|
|
|
| Trading result from continuing
operations |
|
719 |
|
| Consolidation of group cell captive
insurance arrangement |
|
(41) |
|
| Operational profits available
to service net finance costs |
|
678 |
|
| Non-cash amortisation of intangible assets
arising from business |
|
|
|
| combinations |
|
(124) |
|
| One-off costs resulting from acquisition
of Alexander Forbes group |
|
(87) |
|
| Capital gains net of impairment
charges |
|
39 |
|
| Operating profit as defined under IFRS |
|
506 |
|
| Net finance costs |
5 |
(515) |
|
| Share of associates profits |
|
3 |
|
| Loss before taxation |
|
(6) |
|
| Taxation |
|
(109) |
|
| Loss from continuing operations |
|
(115) |
|
| Loss from discontinued operations |
|
(16) |
|
| Attributable loss for the period |
|
(131) |
|
| Attributable to: |
|
|
|
| Ordinary shareholders |
|
(165) |
|
| Minority interests |
|
34 |
|
| |
|
(131) |
|
| Headline earnings per ordinary share (cents) |
6 |
(50) |
|
| Basic earnings per ordinary share (cents) |
|
(44) |
|
| Number of ordinary shares (millions) |
|
|
|
| Issued |
|
377 |
|
| Weighted average (from effective date) |
|
377 |
|
