Annual Report and Accounts 2004

Financial Highlights

Carillion has made good progress in 2004. This reflects the strength of our business, which comes from the clear vision and consistent strategy that have made Carillion a very different company from the one we launched five years ago.

Carillion has already made a good start to 2005, which supports the Board’s view that the outlook for the Group continues to be positive and that we will make further progress in 2005. In view of the Group’s financial performance and prospects for further growth, the Board is recommending a substantial increase in the dividend. It is also recommending that the 2004 ordinary and additional dividends should be consolidated. On that basis the ordinary 2004 dividend would be rebased at 7.5 pence per share and this will become the starting point for determining future dividend payments.

	2004	2003
Turnover	£1,991.8 m	£1,977.6 m
Profit Before Tax *	£54.7 m	£50.8 m
Earnings per Share *	19.9 p	16.8 p
Forward Order Book and framework contracts	£5.0 bn	£5.0 bn
Full year dividend per share	7.5 p	6.75 p
Operating Profit *
Investments	£6.3 m	£8.6 m
Support Services	£45.6 m	£51.1 m
Construction Services	£11.6 m	£5.6 m
* Before exceptional items and goodwill amortisation

Annual Report and Accounts 2004

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