Interim results for the 26 weeks ended 31 October 2015
• Group H1 like-for-like revenue up 5%; Q2 like-for-like up 3%
• Market share gains across UK & Ireland, Nordics, Greece and Spain
• Group pro forma Headline PBT of £121m (14/15: £98m), up 23%
• Group pro forma Headline EBIT of £135m (14/15: £120m)
• Group pro forma Headline basic EPS from continuing operations 7.5p (14/15: 6.3p)
• Statutory profit before tax from continuing operations of £78m (14/15: £71m) after non-Headline charges of £43m (14/15: £31m), statutory basic EPS from continuing operations of 4.8p (14/15: 6.6p)
• Interim dividend of 3.25p, payable in January 2016, an increase of 30%
• CWS pipeline developing well and an encouraging start to the Sprint trial
