£000
	52 weeks to 29 March 2003
	Before goodwill amortisation	Goodwill amortisation	Total	2002 52 weeks Total
Turnover
Continuing operations	252,159	-	252,159	267,597
Acquisitions	15,134	-	15,134	-
	267,293	-	267,293	267,597
Operating profit before goodwill amortisation

Continuing operations Acquisitions

43,159 (2,282) 40,877 45,721 2,941 (953) 1,988 -

Operating profit	46,100	(3,235)	42,865	45,721
Interest	408	-	408	237
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation	46,508	(3,235)	43,273	45,958
Taxation	(15,279)	365	(14,914)	(14,801)
Profit for the financial year	31,229	(2,870)	28,359	31,157
Dividends
Ordinary dividends			(21,246)	(19,323)
Profit transferred to reserves			7,113	11,834
Earnings per ordinary share before goodwill amortisation			8.55p	9.10p
Earnings per ordinary share			7.76p	8.58p
Diluted earnings per ordinary share			7.75p	8.54p
Operating profit for the 52 weeks to 30 March 2002 is after charging goodwill amortisation of £2,297,000.

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