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	2009 £m	2008 £m	2007** £m	2006** £m	2005** £m
Results
Revenue	2,103.3	1,763.6	1,504.6	1,343.9	1,420.5
Operating profit	202.4	192.3	180.9	112.5	132.9
Net finance (costs)/income	(31.4)	(23.6)	0.7	(15.9)	(21.9)
Profit before taxation	170.8	167.3	184.1	91.5	104.9
Tax (charge)/credit	(37.3)	61.9	(43.6)	(20.3)	(25.3)
Profit attributable to equity shareholders of the parent	133.5	249.1	277.3	115.4	86.9
Net (liabilities)/assets
Non-current assets	992.9	880.7	779.4	893.4	866.7
Current assets	517.2	502.0	669.1	395.3	321.7
Current liabilities (excluding provisions)	(893.7)	(558.1)	(445.1)	(438.2)	(517.4)
Non-current liabilities (excluding provisions)	(486.1)	(625.0)	(382.7)	(529.0)	(462.6)
Provisions	(139.9)	(119.2)	(108.4)	(109.9)	(93.0)
Total equity	(9.6)	80.4	512.3	211.6	115.4
Cash and debt
Cash at bank and in hand	277.3	262.2	513.3	198.5	140.0
Gross debt***	(617.4)	(581.9)	(326.9)	(334.4)	(354.6)
Net (debt)/funds***	(340.1)	(319.7)	186.4	(135.9)	(214.6)
Cash flow
Net cash flow from operating activities after tax	277.8	325.0	162.3	175.5	173.6
Ratios
Adjusted earnings per ordinary share*	22.9p	20.3p	11.7p	10.6p	9.5p
Dividends per ordinary share	6.0p	5.4p	4.1p	3.7p	3.3p
Net cash from operating activities after tax per ordinary share	38.9p	45.1p	14.9p	16.3p	15.0p
Ordinary shares in issue at year end	719.5m	718.1m	1,101.0m	1,093.6m	1,069.5m

*before intangible asset expenses and exceptional items

**discontinued operations as defined under IFRS accounting are excluded from operating profit for 2007 (London bus and New Zealand businesses) 2006 (London bus and New Zealand businesses) and 2005 (New Zealand).

*** excluding any accrued interest and deferred gains on derivatives.