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  Income statement    
     2006   2005  
    % change R millions  R millions 
 
  Revenue (2) +16  10 212  8 768 
 
  Profit from operations +24  1 102  887 
  Creation of pension fund employer surplus account 196  –  
  Release of provision for post-employment medical aid benefits 131  –  
 
1 429  887 
  Net financing costs (103) (90)
  Income from associates and investments
 
    1 333  802 
  Transitional provision for post-employment medical aid benefits –   (20)
  Impairment of goodwill (6) (10)
  Exceptional items (21) (27)
 
  Profit before tax 1 306  745 
  Tax (353) (225)
 
  Net profit 953  520 
  Attributable to preference and minority shareholders (37) (34)
 
  Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 916   486 
 
  Headline earnings are derived from:    
  Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 916   486 
  Transitional provision for post-employment medical aid benefits –   20 
  Impairment of goodwill 6   10 
  Exceptional items before tax 21   27 
  Tax effects of the above items (1) (13)
 
Headline earnings 942   530 
 
  Per ordinary share (cents):    
  Headline earnings +77 853   482 
  Diluted headline earnings (3) 842   473 
  Attributable earnings 829   442 
  Diluted attributable earnings (3) 819   434 
  Dividends declared +17 205   175 
  Dividends paid 185   148 
  Ordinary shares (millions) (4)
  – in issue 110   110 
  – weighted average number of shares 110   110 
  – diluted weighted average number of shares (3) 112   112 
 
         
 
  Notes
(1) Accounting policies are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and are consistent with those applied in the previous financial year.
(2) Includes foreign sales of R2 302 million (2005 - R1 817 million).
(3) Calculated in accordance with IAS33. The Company has purchased call options over AECI shares which will obviate the need for the Company to issue new shares in terms of the AECI share option scheme. In practice, therefore, there will be no future dilution of earnings from this source.
(4) Net of 10 311 120 (2005 -10 311 120) treasury shares held by a subsidiary company.
(5) The auditors, KPMG Inc, have issued their opinion on the Group annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2006.
A copy of the auditors' unqualified report is available for inspection at the Company's registered office.
         
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