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ANNUAL REPORT AND FIN ANCIAL STATEMENTS 1999
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8. Earnings per share (CO N TIN UED )
The IIMR earnings per share has also been calculated in addition to the basic earnings per share and is based on earnings adjusted to eliminate certain
capital items as follows.
1999
2000 As restated
Basic Diluted Basic D iluted
pppp
Basic earnings per share 13.0 12.9
Exceptional fixed asset provision 2.2 2.2
(Profit)/loss on disposal of property (0.2) (0.2)
IIMR earnings per share 15.0 14.9
9. Employees
The average number of employees of the Group during the year was:
2000 1999
UK stores Management and supervisory categories 4,105
O ther 52,931
UK head office Management and supervisory categories 2,485
O ther 1,626
Financial Services Management and supervisory categories 280
O ther 988
O verseas 13,077
75,492
If the number of hours worked was converted on the basis of a normal working week, the equivalent average number of full-time employees would have
been • (last year 51,306).
The aggregate remuneration and associated costs of Group employees were:
2000
Before After
exceptional Exceptional exceptional
items items items 1999
£m £m £m £m
W ages and salaries 829.0
UKprofit sharing (see note 9C) 14.8
Social security costs 62.0
Pension costs (see note 9A) 129.2
Staff welfare and other personnel costs 89.5
1,124.5
Classified as:
Staff costs (see note 3) 1,107.9
Manufacturing cost of sales 16.6
1,124.5
N OTES TO THE FIN AN CIAL STATEMEN TS