Year ended 31 Dec 2017 £m			Note	Half year to 30 June 2018 £m	Half year to 30 June 2017 £m
690.2		Revenue	3	368.0	345.7
(570.8)		Cost of sales and overheads		(299.8)	(286.3)
119.4		Operating profit	3	68.2	59.4
0.1		Investment revenue		0.1	–
(2.5)		Finance costs		(1.1)	(1.2)
117.0		Profit before taxation		67.2	58.2
6.4		Tax impact in relation to change in US tax rate		–	–
(26.1)		Taxation		(16.4)	(14.6)
(19.7)		Taxation charge	5	(16.4)	(14.6)
97.3		Profit for the period		50.8	43.6
		Attributable to:
97.1		Equity holders of the parent		50.6	43.5
0.2		Non-controlling interests		0.2	0.1
97.3				50.8	43.6
		Earnings per share	6
Pence				Pence	Pence
51.0		Basic		26.6	22.9
51.0		Diluted		26.6	22.9

All activities have arisen from continuing operations.