date:Sep 17, 2012
ceptional charge which will be excluded from the calculation of adjusted earnings. Net interest expense in the second half will be a little higher than last year. The underlying tax rate for the year will be slightly lower than that used in the interim results, reflecting the further reduction in the UK corporation tax rate, but higher than last year. As previously indicated, both adjusted operating profit and adjusted earnings per share for the full year will be substantially ahead of last year