General highlights
5% organic revenue growth; in line with our target range
Strong organic growth in Credit Services and Decision Analytics, improving trends in Marketing Services
Free consumer propositions launched in our three largest credit services markets
Acquisition of CSIdentity Corporation completed
Commencing a divestment process for the email/cross-channel marketing business
Benchmark EBIT from ongoing activities was US$574m, up 5% at constant exchange rates, Benchmark EBIT margin from ongoing activities was 25.7% (2015: 25.8%)
First interim dividend per share of 13.0 US cents, up 4%