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US$ million |
Note |
Before special items and remeasurements 2008 |
Special items and remeasurements (note 7) 2008 |
2008 |
Before special items and remeasurements 2007 |
Special items and remeasurements (note 7) 2007 |
2007 |
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| Group revenue | 2 | 26,311 | – | 26,311 | 25,470 | – | 25,470 |
| Total operating costs | (18,330) | (1,131) | (19,461) | (16,952) | (246) | (17,198) | |
| Operating profit from subsidiaries and joint ventures | 2,4 | 7,981 | (1,131) | 6,850 | 8,518 | (246) | 8,272 |
| Net profit on disposals | 7 | – | 1,009 | 1,009 | – | 460 | 460 |
| Share of net income from associates | 2,16 | 1,303 | (190) | 1,113 | 640 | (443) | 197 |
| Total profit from operations and associates | 2 | 9,284 | (312) | 8,972 | 9,158 | (229) | 8,929 |
| Investment income | 589 | – | 589 | 616 | – | 616 | |
| Interest expense | (850) | – | (850) | (797) | – | (797) | |
| Other financing (losses)/gains | (191) | 51 | (140) | 44 | 29 | 73 | |
| Net finance costs | 8 | (452) | 51 | (401) | (137) | 29 | (108) |
| Profit before tax | 8,832 | (261) | 8,571 | 9,021 | (200) | 8,821 | |
| Income tax expense | 10 | (2,545) | 94 | (2,451) | (2,676) | (17) | (2,693) |
| Profit for the financial year – continuing operations | 6,287 | (167) | 6,120 | 6,345 | (217) | 6,128 | |
| Profit for the financial year – discontinued operations | 35 | – | – | – | 318 | 1,726 | 2,044 |
| Profit for the financial year – total Group | 6,287 | (167) | 6,120 | 6,663 | 1,509 | 8,172 | |
| Attributable to (continuing operations): | |||||||
| Minority interests | 1,050 | (145) | 905 | 868 | (34) | 834 | |
| Equity shareholders of the Company | 3 | 5,237 | (22) | 5,215 | 5,477 | (183) | 5,294 |
| Attributable to (discontinued operations): | |||||||
| Minority interests | – | – | – | 34 | – | 34 | |
| Equity shareholders of the Company | 3 | – | – | – | 284 | 1,726 | 2,010 |
| Attributable to (total Group): | |||||||
| Minority interests | 1,050 | (145) | 905 | 902 | (34) | 868 | |
| Equity shareholders of the Company | 3 | 5,237 | (22) | 5,215 | 5,761 | 1,543 | 7,304 |
Earnings per share (US$) |
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| Basic – continuing operations | 12 | 4.34 | 4.04 | ||||
| Basic – discontinued operations | 12 | – | 1.54 | ||||
| Basic – total Group | 12 | 4.34 | 5.58 | ||||
| Diluted – continuing operations | 12 | 4.29 | 3.99 | ||||
| Diluted – discontinued operations | 12 | – | 1.51 | ||||
| Diluted – total Group | 12 | 4.29 | 5.50 | ||||
Dividends |
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| Proposed ordinary dividend per share (US cents) | – | 86 | |||||
| Proposed ordinary dividend (US$ million) | – | 1,031 | |||||
Ordinary dividends paid during the year per share (US cents) |
11 |
130 |
113 |
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| Ordinary dividends paid during the year (US$ million) | 11 | 1,538 | 1,527 | ||||
| Dividend in specie (US$ million) | 11 | – | 3,718 | ||||
Underlying earnings and underlying earnings per share are set out in note 12.