Financial Data

Note of Historical Cost Profits and Losses

For the year ended 31 December 1997

	1997	1996
All Figures in £ Million
Reported profit before taxation	128.6	356.8
Realisation of property revaluations	2.6	(1.2)
Historical cost profit on ordinary activities before taxation	131.2	355.6
Historical cost profit/(loss) retained after taxation, equity minority interests and dividends	(71.5)	136.6