European Embedded Value Basis

Consolidated Income Statement

Six months ended 30 June 2006
Consolidated Income Statement (£million)
  Notes 30.06.06
£m
30.06.05
Restated
£m
Full year
2005
£m
Profit from continuing operations
Life and pensions 4 / 5 456 385 901
Investment management 6 87 70 136
General insurance 17 2 4 14
Other operational income 18 15 18 41
Operating profit 560 477 1,092
Variation from longer term investment return 7 113 206 870
Effect of economic assumption changes 4 (18) 11 8
Property income attributable to minority interests   21 11 81
Profit from continuing operations before tax attributable to equity holders 676 705 2,051
Tax (198) (186) (563)
Effect of UK tax changes 11 (276) (276)
Profit from continuing operations after tax 478 243 1,212
Profit from discontinued operations   13 13
Profit from ordinary activities after tax 478 256 1,225
Profit attributable to minority interests 28 (21) (11) (81)
Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company   457 245 1,144
Consolidated Income Statement (pence)
  p p p
Earnings per share
Based on operating profit from continuing operations after tax attributable to ordinary equity holders 6.19 5.22 12.02
Based on profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company 7.05 3.67 17.42
 
Diluted earnings per share
Based on operating profit from continuing operations after tax attributable to ordinary equity holders 6.07 5.09 11.74
Based on profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company 6.89 3.61 16.89

This financial information was approved by the Board on 26 July 2006.

The results for the six months to 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2005 are unaudited, but have been subject to a review by the Group’s independent auditors and constitute non-statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The published full year 2005 supplementary financial information on the European Embedded Value (EEV) basis included an auditors’ report which was unqualified. The 30 June 2005 comparatives have been restated. Details of these restatements can be found in Notes 1 and 21.

These figures have been prepared for covered business using the EEV basis. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) results are included on pages 20 to 26.

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