Consolidated income statement

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Financial Statements 2006

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[ Consolidated income statement ]

For the year ended 31 December 2006

in millions of Euro	2006	2005^*
Sales	7,660	6,851
Cost of sales	-6,231	-5,624
Gross profit	1,429	1,227

Operating expenses	-1,140	-995
Operating income before special items	289	232
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries	5	-
Operating income	294	232

Finance costs	-32	-26
Share of profit of associates (after tax)	-1	16
Profit before tax	261	222

Income tax expense	-75	-64
Profit for the period	186	158

Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (Euro)	1.09	0.93
Diluted earnings per share (Euro)	1.08	0.92

Earnings per share
Excluding gain on disposal of subsidiaries and associates
Basic earnings per share (Euro)	1.06	0.84
Diluted earnings per share (Euro)	1.05	0.83

^*Restated for comparison purposes.