Group Income Statement

For the year ended 31 March 2009

			2009			2008
	Note	Pre exceptionals €’000	Exceptionals (note 11) €’000	Total €’000	Pre exceptionals €’000	Exceptionals (note 11) €’000	Total €’000

Revenue	4	6,400,126	-	6,400,126	5,531,962	-	5,531,962
Cost of sales		(5,735,419)	-	(5,735,419)	(4,940,247)	-	(4,940,247)
Gross profit		664,707	-	664,707	591,715	-	591,715
Administration expenses		(244,227)	-	(244,227)	(205,118)	-	(205,118)
Selling and distribution expenses		(252,307)	-	(252,307)	(230,470)	-	(230,470)
Other operating income	5	14,320	6,176	20,496	14,564	94,763	109,327
Other operating expenses	5	(2,097)	(26,015)	(28,112)	(3,511)	(55,158)	(58,669)
Operating profit before amortisation of intangible assets	4	180,396	(19,839)	160,557	167,180	39,605	206,785
Amortisation of intangible assets	4	(5,719)	-	(5,719)	(7,928)	-	(7,928)
Operating profit		174,677	(19,839)	154,838	159,252	39,605	198,857
Finance costs	12	(41,262)	-	(41,262)	(44,912)	-	(44,912)
Finance income	12	20,152	3,919	24,071	27,120	-	27,120
Share of associates’ profit after tax	14	168	-	168	639	-	639
Profit before tax		153,735	(15,920)	137,815	142,099	39,605	181,704
Income tax expense	15	(19,436)	(1,500)	(20,936)	(14,774)	(1,756)	(16,530)

Profit after tax for the financial year		134,299	(17,420)	116,879	127,325	37,849	165,174

Profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company				116,314			164,491
Minority interest				565			683
				116,879			165,174

Earnings per ordinary share
Basic	18			142.36c			204.28c
Diluted	18			141.36c			200.31c

Michael Buckley, Tommy Breen, Directors