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Financial information

Key facts & figures (Group)

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  Group including ABN AMRO (1) Group excluding ABN AMRO Group excluding ABN AMRO
Financial Highlights 2007
£m
2007
£m
2006
£m
Total income 31,115 28,864 28,002
Operating expenses(2) 14,053 12,173 12,525
Group operating profit(3) 10,282 10,298 9,414
Profit before tax 9,900 10,066 9,186
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 7,303 7,545 6,202
Balance Sheet Highlights 2007
£m
2007
£m
2006
£m
Total assets 1,900,519 N/A 871,432
Total loans and advances to customers (net) 829,250 N/A 466,893
Shareholders' equity 53,038 N/A 40,227
Key Ratios 2007 2007 2006
Cost:income ratio (%)(4) N/A 40.7 42.1
Basic earnings per ordinary share (pence) 76.4 79.8 64.9
Adjusted earnings per ordinary share (pence)(5) 78.7 81.7 66.7
Adjusted after-tax return on ordinary equity (%)(6) 19.9 20.4 19.0
Capital ratio 2007 2007 FY 2006
Risk asset ratio - tier 1 (%) 7.3 N/A 7.5
Risk asset ratio - total (%) 11.2 N/A 11.7
Other Information 2007 2007 2006
Employee numbers 226,400 136,600 135,000
Weighted average number of shares on issue
(million)(7)
N/A 9,557 9,555
Period-end number of shares on issue
(million)(7)
10,006 N/A 9,459

The above data does not represent statutory accounts but has been extracted thereof.

(1) Includes ABN AMRO from date of acquisition, 17 October 2007.
(2) excluding purchased intangibles amortisation and integration costs.
(3) profit before tax, purchased intangibles amortisation and integration costs.
(4) the cost:income ratio is based on total income and operating expenses as defined in (1) above, and after netting operating lease depreciation against rental income.
(5) adjusted earnings per ordinary share is based on earnings adjusted for purchased intangibles amortisation and integration costs.
(6) excluding the deferred tax of the change in the UK corporation tax rate from April 2008
(7) prior period data have been restated to reflect the two for one bonus issue of ordinary shares in May 2007

The above data does not represent statutory accounts but has been extracted thereof.



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