Gallaher Group Plc
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Financial highlights - 1999

Results for the year ended 31 December 1999

Item

1999 value

Movement

Turnover(1)

£961m

+ 2.4%

EBITA(2)

£426m

+ 8.3%

International EBITA(2)

£78m

+ 11.9%

UK EBITA(2)

£349m

+ 7.5%

PBTA(3)

£350m

+ 8.8%

Group cigarette volume

39.2bn

- 10.9%

International cigarette volume

14.3bn

- 14.8%

UK cigarette volume

24.9bn

- 8.6%

Earnings per share(4)

36.9p

+ 14.6%

Dividend per share

22.25p

+ 8.5%


1.

Group turnover excluding duty.

2.

Earnings before interest, tax and amortisation of intangible assets.

3.

Profit before tax, amortisation and exceptional items.

4.

Before amortisation of intangible assets.

Financial highlights