| Note | 2017
£m | 2016
£m |
|---|
| Revenue | 1 | 1,704.0 | 1,730.0 |
| Employee benefits expense | 2 | (151.9) | (146.9) |
| Other operating costs | 3 | (435.1) | (485.8) |
| Other income | 3 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Depreciation and amortisation expense | 3 | (364.9) | (363.7) |
| Infrastructure renewals expenditure | | (150.8) | (169.3) |
| Total operating expenses | | (1,098.5) | (1,162.1) |
| Operating profit | | 605.5 | 567.9 |
| Investment income | 4 | 13.7 | 5.0 |
| Finance expense | 5 | (202.7) | (224.4) |
| Investment income and finance expense | | (189.0) | (219.4) |
| Profit on disposal of business | 9 | 22.1 | – |
| Share of proefits of joint ventures | | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| Profit before tax | | 442.4 | 353.5 |
| Current tax charge | 6 | (31.5) | (44.3) |
| Deferred tax charge | 6 | (35.2) | (24.2) |
| Deferred tax credit – change in tax rate | 6 | 58.2 | 112.5 |
| Tax | 6 | (8.5) | 44.0 |
| Profit after tax | | 433.9 | 397.5 |
| | | |
| Earnings per share | | | |
| Basic | 7 | 63.6p | 58.3p |
| Diluted | 7 | 63.5p | 58.2p |
| | | |
| Dividend per ordinary share | 8 | 38.87p | 38.45p |
All of the results shown above relate to continuing operations.