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PARENT COMPANY ACCOUNTS<br />

ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS<br />

Consolidated underlying profit<br />

For the year ended 31 December 2006<br />

2006 2005<br />

Notes £m £m<br />

Profit before tax from continuing operations* 491 367<br />

Policyholder tax 13 (124) (218)<br />

Returns on Group-controlled funds attributable to third parties (104) (57)<br />

Profit before tax excluding profit generated within policyholder funds 263 92<br />

Non-recurring items 3 17 59<br />

Amortisation of Asset Management acquired intangible assets 16 43 56<br />

Amortisation of acquired present value of in-force business 16 25 28<br />

Amortisation of <strong>Life</strong> & Pensions acquired intangible assets 16 7 7<br />

Impairment of Asset Management acquired intangible assets 16 58 112<br />

Interest payable on Step-up Tier one Insurance Capital Securities (STICS) 39 (52) (37)<br />

Short-term fluctuations in investment return 5 39 (102)<br />

Variation in value of option on convertible debt 32 - 9<br />

Underlying profit before tax* 400 224<br />

Tax on underlying profit 6 (5)<br />

Minority interest in underlying profit (29) (36)<br />

Underlying profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent 377 183<br />

Earnings per share<br />

Underlying earnings per share (pence) 15 17.9 8.8<br />

IFRS underlying profit is a measure of profit which excludes profit generated within policyholder funds that is not allocated to shareholders.<br />

Management consider that underlying profit better reflects the performance of the Group and focus on this measure of profit in its internal<br />

monitoring of the Group’s IFRS results.<br />

IFRS underlying profit is based on longer-term investment return and excludes: (i) policyholder tax, (ii) returns attributable to minority interests<br />

in policyholder funds, (iii) non-recurring items, (iv) amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets and present value of acquired<br />

in-force business; and is stated after deducting interest payable on STICS.<br />

* Included in profit before tax from continuing operations, and underlying profit before tax, are one-off items relating to basis changes and the<br />

partial adoption of FSA Policy Statement PS06/14 Prudential Changes for Insurers which have increased profit by £156m in 2006. Further<br />

details of these items are set out in note 2(h).<br />

<strong>Friends</strong> Provident Annual Report & Accounts 2006 71

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