For information purposes, Experian is today publishing sales and EBIT before central activities by geography and by principal activity for the six-month periods to 30 September 2005 and to 31 March 2006.
Following the demerger and Global Offer completed earlier in October, Experian has a total of approximately 1,021 million ordinary shares in issue. The number of Experian shares to be used for the purposes of calculating basic earnings per share on a pro forma basis is approximately 1,010 million.
Experian will update investors on current trading at its Third Quarter Trading Update on 10 January 2007.
| Experian | ||
| Paul Brooks | Chief Financial Officer | 020 7495 0070 |
| Fay Dodds | Director of Investor Relations | |
| Finsbury | ||
| Rollo Head | 020 7251 3801 | |
| James Wyatt-Tilby | ||
This announcement is available on the Experian website, www.experiangroup.com.