Gallaher Group Plc
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IR Best Practice Website Awards 2003 - Winner of the Most Improved IR Website Award

Financial highlights - 2001

Results for the year ended 31 December 2001

Item

2001 value

Movement

Turnover(1)

£1,716m

+ 65.2%

EBITA(2)

£480m

+ 8.1%

International EBITA(2)

£174m

+ 79.3%

UK EBITA(3)

£307m

- 11.8%

PBTA(4)

£387m

+ 10.4%

Group cigarette volume

107.4bn

+ 67.3%

International cigarette volume

85.9bn

+ 106.9%

UK cigarette volume

21.5bn

- 5.2%

Earnings per share(5)

46.1p

+ 12.5%

Dividend per share

25.45p

+ 7.2%


1.

Group turnover excluding duty.

2.

Earnings before interest, tax, amortisation of intangible assets and exceptional charge.

3.

Earnings before interest, tax and amortisation of intangible assets.

4.

Profit before tax, amortisation and exceptional items.

5.

Before amortisation of intangible assets.

Financial highlights