Notes		2008 €’000	2007 €’000
Turnover	2	70,597	70,450
Cost of sales		(23,769)	(23,992)
Gross Profit		46,828	46,458
Administration and general expenditure		(18,728)	(17,919)
		28,100	28,539
Exceptional Operating Items	4	(1,131)	(6,875)
Operating Profit		26,969	21,664
Income from Other Financial Assets	11	-	375
Exceptional Items	5	2,235	135,408
Profit on Ordinary Activities Before Interest and Taxation		29,204	157,447
Net financing (expense)/income	6	(1,259)	454
Profit on Ordinary Activities Before Taxation	7	27,945	157,901
Taxation	8	(4,446)	(28,210)
Profit on Ordinary Activities After Taxation		23,499	129,691
Dividends	9	(5,108)	(4,200)
Profit for the Financial Year	22	18,391	125,491

 

Turnover and Operating Profit arose solely from continuing activities.

 

 

 

On Behalf of the Board

 

BW Kerr
E Connellan

 

26 March 2009