Group Highlights
· Record order book £73.7 billion
· Underlying revenue and profit in line with guidance
· Free cash flow £254 million (£447 million excluding the divested Energy business)
· Reported profit before tax £67 million
· Concluded the sale of the Energy business and began a £1 billion share buyback with the proceeds
· Delivered the first Trent XWB engines for launch customer Qatar Airways
· Secured an exclusive position to power the Airbus A330neo
· Launched new family of medium-speed reciprocating engines
· Payment to shareholders 23.1 pence per share, up 5%
