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Corporate and Operating
Measures

Sales - underlying and constant exchange rate movement
Sales movement excluding the impact of acquisitions and disposals and movements in exchange rates.
All figures in £ millions	Continuing	Discontinued	Total
	2004
Underlying increase	111	25	136
Portfolio changes	41	-	41
Exchange differences	(302)	(4)	(306)
Total sales decrease	(150)	21	(129)
Underlying increase	3%		3%
Constant exchange rate increase	4%		4%

Adjusted operating profit - underlying and constant exchange rate movement
Operating profit movement excluding the impact of acquisitions and disposals and movements in exchange rates.
All figures in £ millions	Continuing	Discontinued	Total
	2004
Underlying decrease	30	(5)	25
Portfolio changes	(8)	-	(8)
Exchange differences	(51)	(1)	(52)
Adjusted operating profit decrease	(29)	(6)	(35)
Underlying increase	7%		5%
Constant exchange rate increase	5%		3%

Free cash flow per share
Operating cash flow less tax, interest and integration costs paid, divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue.
All figures in £ millions	2004
Adjusted operating profit^*	455
Cash conversion	93%
Operating cash flow	422
Tax paid on operating profits	(55)
Net interest paid	(85)
Operating free cash flow	282
Non operating tax received	10
Integration costs	(4)
Total free cash flow	288
Weighted average number of shares in issue (millions)	795.6
Operating free cash flow per share	35.4p
Total free cash flow per share	36.2p

^*Before goodwill charge and non operating items.

Return on invested capital^*
Adjusted operating profit less cash tax expressed as a percentage of gross invested capital.
All figures in £ millions	2004
Adjusted operating profit	455
Cash tax (15%)	(68)
Return	387
Gross goodwill	5,029
Net operating assets	1,196
Invested capital	6,225
Return on invested capital	6.2%

^*Before goodwill charge and non operating items.