FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

	2006 K '000	2005 K '000	Change
Turnover	336,302	370,037	- 9.1%
Operating Profit	54,903	48,791	+ 12.5%
Profit attributable to shareholders	47,479	40,208	+ 18.1%
Cash generated from operations	81,739	64,158	+ 27.4%
Net cash inflow before financing	30,620	7,962	+ 284.5%
Shareholders' funds and minority interests	254,127	230,417	+ 10.3%
Consolidated net borrowings	24,624	29,575	- 16.7%

Note		2006 Toea	2005 Toea	Change
1.	Earnings per share	153	130	+17.7%
	Dividends per share	100	65	+53.8%
	Shareholders' funds per share	784	711	+10.3%

Note		2006	2005
2.	Gearing ratio - percentage	10	13
	Interest cover - times	39.2	14.5
	Dividend cover - times	1.9	6.5

Notes
1.	Earnings per share have been calculated by dividing the profit attributable to sharholders by the weighted average number of shares in issue each year.
2.	Gearing represents the ratio of net borrowings to sharholders' funds and minority interests.
3.	Interest cover is calculated by dividing operating profit by net finance charges.
4.	Dividend cover is calculated by dividing profit attributable to shareholders by total dividends paid and proposed for the year.