Financial highlights - 2002

Turnover⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

£3,321m

+ 91.0%

EBITA⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾

£582m

+ 23.2%

International EBITA⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾

£299m

+ 72.8%

UK EBITA⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾

£283m

- 5.6%

PBTA⁽¹⁾⁽⁴⁾

£455m

+ 15.7%

Group cigarette volume

152.7bn

+ 42.4%

International cigarette volume

131.3bn

+ 52.9%

UK cigarette volume

21.4bn

- 0.5%

Earnings per share⁽¹⁾⁽⁵⁾

51.2p

+ 9.2%

Dividend per share

27.55p

+ 8.3%

1.

Percentage changes reflect the restatement of 2001 financial results due to accounting policy changes.

2.

Excluding duty paid by Group companies.

3.

Earnings before interest, tax and amortisation of intangible assets.

4.

Profit before tax and amortisation.

5.

Before amortisation of intangible assets.