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Consolidated profit and loss account and
Statement of total recognised gains and losses
Unilever Group
Consolidated profit and loss account
for the year ended 31 December
Fl. million
1999 1998
Turnover 190 296 89 112
Continuing operations 89 996 89 112
Acquisitions 300
Operating costs 2(80 814) (79 394)
Operating profit 19 482 9 718
Continuing operations 9 495 9 718
Acquisitions (13)
Operating profit before exceptional items 10 076 9 442
Income from fixed investments 10 114 82
Interest 5(30) 344
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 9 566 10 144
Taxation 6(3 017) (3 338)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 6 549 6 806
Minority interests (443) (318)
Net profit 6 106 6 488
Attributable to: NV 21 3 882 3 655
PLC 21 2 224 2 833
Dividends (2 787) (19 116)
Preference dividends (44) (15)
Dividends on ordinary capital 7(2 743) (2 727)
Special dividend 7(16 374)
Profit of the year retained 3 319 (12 628)
Combined earnings per share 29
Guilders per Fl. 1.12 (1998: Fl. 1) of ordinary capital 5.80 5.80
Pence per 1.4p (1998: 1.25p) of ordinary capital 26.01 26.45
On a diluted basis the figure would be:
Guilders per Fl. 1.12 (1998: Fl. 1) of ordinary capital 5.66 5.66
Pence per 1.4p (1998: 1.25p) of ordinary capital 25.36 25.80
See note 29 on page 27 for an explanation of the impact of the share consolidation on earnings per share.
Statement of total recognised gains and losses
for the year ended 31 December
Net profit 6 106 6 488
Currency retranslation 837 (1 356)
Total recognised gains since last annual accounts 6 943 5 132
9Unilever Annual Accounts 1999