Financial highlights:
Total group revenue +4.2% to £415.8m (H1 FY15: £399.2m)
Product revenue +6.1% and Financial Services revenue -0.4%
Operating profit excluding exceptionals -14.2% to £38.8m (H1 FY15: £45.2m)
Underlying trading profit before tax -15.9% yoy to £35.0m (H1 FY15: £41.6m), in line with expectations
Statutory profit before tax -54.6% to £19.4m (H1 FY15: £42.7m), reflecting exceptional costs accrued over the half largely relating to clearance store closures
Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations 5.74p (H1 FY15: 11.56p)
Statutory earnings per share from continuing operations 5.53p (H1 FY15: 11.88p)
Half year dividend maintained at 5.67p
Net debt £239.8m (H1 FY15: £205.2m)
Enhanced disclosure provided today and going forward
