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Experian plc

Financial Highlights

Revenue and EBIT by geography
Revenue EBIT
Year ended 31 March 2009
US$m
2008
US$m
Growth1
%
2009
US$m
2008
US$m
Growth1
%
North America 2,083 2,061 1 616 608 1
Latin America 462 324 51 118 75 67
UK and Ireland 850 959 5 213 226 10
EMEA/Asia Pacific2 426 368 19 49 50 3
Sub total 3,821 3,712 8 996 959 9
Central Activities3 - - - (57) (57) n/a
Continuing activities 3,821 3,712 8 939 902 8
Discontinuing activities4 52 77 n/a - 6 n/a
Total 3,873 3,789 8 939 908 8
EBIT margin5 23.3% 22.8%

1 Total growth at constant exchange rates
2 2008 restated to exclude French transaction processing activities, which are now classified as a discontinued operation
3 Central Activities comprise costs of central corporate functions
4 Discontinuing activities include UK account processing, Loyalty Solutions and other smaller discontinuing activities
5 EBIT margin is for continuing business only, excluding FARES

Reconciliation of EBIT – continuing operations
Year ended 31 March 2009
US$m
20081
US$m
EBIT from continuing operations1 939 908
Net interest1 (96) (125)
Benchmark PBT 843 783
Exceptional items1 (117) (55)
Amortisation of acquisition intangibles (132) (121)
Goodwill adjustment (1) (2)
Charges for demerger-related equity incentive plans (32) (49)
Financing fair value remeasurements 19 (29)
Tax expense on share of profits of associates (2) (6)
Profit before tax 578 521
Group tax expense1 (84) (91)
Profit after tax for continuing operations 494 430
Benchmark EPS (US cents)1 62.3 57.5
Basic EPS for continuing operations (US cents)1 46.8 41.1
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (million) 1,013 1,009

1 2008 restated to exclude French transaction processing activities, which are now classified as a discontinued operation