financial highlights




Financial highlights

€ millions

except

per-share data

2008

IFRS

2007

IFRS

2006

IFRS

2005

IFRS

Revenue 3,074 2,908 2,690 2,424.3
Contribution from

operations (1)

551.2 527.4 482.6 420.4

Operating

profit

514.5 504.6 460.5 393.6

Operating

margin (%)

17.9 18.1 17.9 17.3

Profit attributable

to equity holders

382.4 366.7 328.7 287.1

Earnings

per share*

1.85 1.78 1.61 1.41

Net dividend

per share*

0.66(2) 0.62 0.55 0.47

 

Adjusted for the July 16, 2007 2-for-1 stock-split.

(1) Operating profit before compensation costs of share-based payments, restructuring costs, other income and expense, and goodwill impairment.

(2) The Board of Directors will ask shareholders to approve a dividend of €0.66 per share.


 
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