
Financial and Operational highlights:
- Revenue of £3.1 billion up 5.1%
- PBITA of £199 million up 8.2%
- Earnings of £102 million up 13.3%
- Operating cash flow of £293 million up 51.8%
- Net debt/EBITDA fell slightly to 3.2x (December 2015: 3.3x) as the Group's net cash flow covered the impact of sterling weakness
- Interim dividend of 3.59p per share (2015: 3.59p)