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Years ended 31 March 2000 1999 1998
Total turnover ± ongoing activities £21,903m £18,223m £16,039m
Exceptional operating income (costs) £(111)m £(69)m £238m
Total operating pro®t £3,198m £3,474m £3,461m
Pro®t on sale of ®xed asset investments ±£1,107m ±
Pro®t before taxation £2,942m £4,295m £3,214m
Windfall tax charge ±± £510m
Pro®t after taxation £2,045m £3,002m £1,727m
Basic earnings per share 31.7p 46.3p 26.6p
Dividends per share 21.9p 20.4p 19.0p
Pro®t before goodwill amortisation, exceptional items and taxation £3,100m £3,274m £2,976m
Basic earnings per share before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items 34.2p 35.0p 31.7p
Net cash ¯ow from operating activities £5,849m £6,035m £6,071m
Capital expenditure £3,680m £3,269m £3,030m
Investment in associates and joint ventures £3,100m £1,326m £1,380m
&Innovative restructuring to position BT ahead of the new wave in
communications ± announced in April 2000
&20 per cent growth in total turnover
&BT Cellnet's customer connections up by 2.9 million to 7.4 million
&£3.1 billion invested in strategic alliances and joint ventures in Europe,
North America and Asia Paci®c
&Concert, BT's global venture with AT&T, launched
&Successful bid in April 2000 for a UK third generation mobile licence
&7.4 per cent increase in dividends per share
Financial highlights
Annual report and Form 20-F 03