UNITED BISCUITS <UBIS.L> 53 WEEKS TO JANUARY 3
Shr 20.3p vs 19.1p
    Div 6.0p vs 5.15p making 9.5p vs 8.0p
    Turnover 1.93 billion stg vs 1.91 billion
    Pretax profit 125.2 mln vs 102.2 mln
    Tax 42.5 mln vs 31.1 mln
    Trading profit 138.0 mln vs 122.7 mln
    Trading profit includes -
    UB Foods Europe 88.7 mln vs 78.4 mln
    UB Restaurants 10.3 mln vs same
    UB Foods U.S. 43.8 mln vs 39.1 mln
    Other 3.9 mln vs 3.5 mln
    Unallocated costs 8.7 mln vs 8.6 mln
    Interest 12.8 mln vs 20.5 mln
    Note - full name of company is United Biscuits (Holdings)
Plc
    Minority interests 0.1 mln vs same
    Extraordinary charges 6.8 mln vs 14.3 mln
    Extraordinary charges and credits include -
    Surplus on bid for Imperial Group Plc 4.9 mln vs nil
    Costs of Philadelphia bakery closure nil vs 19.6 mln
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