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Experian plc

Financial Highlights

Revenue and EBIT by geography
RevenueEBIT
Year ended 31 March2010
US$m
2009
US$m
Growth1
%
2010
US$m
2009
US$m
Growth1
%
North America 2,060 2,059 - 628 623 1
Latin America 559 462 16 166 118 34
UK and Ireland 779 843 (1) 212 211 7
EMEA/Asia Pacific 461 426 6 52 49 1
Sub total 3,859 3,790 2 1,058 1,001 6
Central Activities2 - - - (62) (57) -
Continuing activities 3,859 3,790 2 996 944 6
Discontinuing activities3 21 83 n/a (5) (5) n/a
Total 3,880 3,873 1 991 939 6
EBIT margin4 24.4% 23.6%

1 Total growth at constant exchange rates
2 Central Activities comprise costs of central corporate functions
3 Discontinuing activities include UK account processing and other smaller discontinuing activities
4 EBIT margin is for continuing business only, excluding FARES

Reconciliation of EBIT – continuing operations
Year ended 31 March2010
US$m
2009
US$m
EBIT from continuing operations 991 939
Net interest (81) (96)
Benchmark PBT 910 843
Exceptional items (72) (117)
Amortisation of acquisition intangibles (140) (132)
Goodwill adjustment - (1)
Charges for demerger-related equity incentive plans (28) (32)
Financing fair value remeasurements (9) 19
Tax expense on share of profits of associates - (2)
Profit before tax 661 578
Group tax expense (17) (84)
Profit after tax for continuing operations 644 494
Benchmark EPS (US cents) 67.1 62.3
Basic EPS for continuing operations (US cents) 59.8 46.8
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (million) 1,015 1,013