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ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - Prudential plc

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CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT CONTINUED<br />

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER <strong>2001</strong><br />

Restated †<br />

<strong>2001</strong> 2000<br />

Non-technical Account Note £m £m<br />

Balance on the general business technical account 8 72 33<br />

Balance on the long-term business technical account 442 670<br />

Tax credit attributable to balance on the long-term business technical account 16 235 318<br />

Balance on the long-term business technical account before tax 8 677 988<br />

Profit on insurance activities 749 1,021<br />

Other activities<br />

Investment income 12 199 140<br />

Allocated investment return transferred to the long-term business technical account (385) (57)<br />

Investment expenses and charges 15 (162) (144)<br />

Unrealised losses on investments (162) (7)<br />

Allocated investment return transferred to the general business technical account (37) (47)<br />

Other income:<br />

UK investment management and products result 75 90<br />

US broker dealer and fund management 16 7<br />

Merger break fee (net of related expenses) 8 338 –<br />

Profit on business disposals – 239<br />

Other charges:<br />

Corporate expenditure (63) (56)<br />

Banking 10(b) (88) (155)<br />

Amortisation of goodwill 17 (95) (84)<br />

Loss on other activities 8 (364) (74)<br />

Profit on ordinary activities before tax 8 385 947<br />

Tax on profit on ordinary activities 16 (21) (314)<br />

Profit for the financial year before minority interests 364 633<br />

Minority interests 25 24<br />

Profit for the financial year after minority interests 389 657<br />

Dividends:<br />

Interim (at 8.7p (8.2p) per share) (172) (162)<br />

Final (at 16.7p (16.3p) per share) (332) (322)<br />

Total dividends (504) (484)<br />

Retained (loss) profit for the financial year (115) 173<br />

Reconciliation of operating profit before amortisation of goodwill to profit on ordinary activities*<br />

Continuing operations 550 807<br />

Discontinued general business operations 72 33<br />

Operating profit before amortisation of goodwill based on long-term investment returns 8 622 840<br />

Amortisation of goodwill 17 (95) (84)<br />

Operating profit based on long-term investment returns 527 756<br />

Short-term fluctuations in investment returns 8 (480) (48)<br />

Merger break fee (net of related expenses) 8 338 –<br />

Profit on business disposals 8 – 239<br />

Profit on ordinary activities before tax 8 385 947<br />

Basic earnings per share<br />

Based on operating profit after tax and related minority interests before amortisation of goodwill<br />

of £460m (£591m) and 1,978m (1,959m) shares 5 23.3p 30.2p<br />

Based on profit for the financial year after minority interests of £389m (£657m) and 1,978m (1,959m) shares 5 19.7p 33.5p<br />

Diluted earnings per share<br />

Based on profit for the financial year after minority interests of £389m (£657m) and 1,982m (1,968m) shares 5 19.6p 33.4p<br />

Dividend per share 25.4p 24.5p<br />

† The tax charge, minority interests and earnings per share for 2000 have been restated for the implementation of FRS 19 on deferred tax (see note 4).<br />

* For the purposes of this analysis, operating profit is determined on a long-term investment return basis and before amortisation of goodwill. Management<br />

consider this to be the most meaningful definition of operating profit.<br />

38 <strong>Prudential</strong> <strong>plc</strong> Annual Report <strong>2001</strong>

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