Key Financial Data

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      2012   2011
For the year ended 31 DecemberNote Before
non-trading
items(1)
£m
Total
£m
Before
non-trading
items(1)
£m
Total
£m
Continuing operations          
Amounts staked(2)   17,860 17,860 16,467 16,467
Revenue 5 1,084 1,084 976 976
Cost of sales before depreciation and amortisation   (709) (713) (656) (657)
Administrative expenses   (87) (87) (83) (90)
Share of results from joint venture and associates 16, 17 3 3 1 1
EBITDA   291 287 239 231
Depreciation, amortisation and amounts written off non-current assets   (55) (57) (51) (63)
Profit before tax and net finance expense 7 236 230 188 168
Finance expense 8 (30) (30) (33) (34)
Finance income 8 0 1 1 1
Profit before tax   206 201 155 135
Income tax expense 10 (11) (10) (18) (17)
Profit for the year – continuing operations   196 190 137 118
Discontinued operations          
Profit for the year from discontinued operations   - - - -
Profit for the year   196 190 137 118
Attributable to:          
Equity holders of the parent   196 190 137 118
Non-controlling interests   - - - -
Earnings per share from continuing operations          
– basic 12 21.6p 21.0p 15.0p 13.0p
– diluted 12 21.2p 20.6p 14.9p 12.9p
Earnings per share on profit for the year          
– basic 12 21.6p 21.0p 15.0p 13.0p
– diluted 12 21.2p 20.6p 14.9p 12.9p
Proposed dividends(4) 11 4.60p 4.60p 3.90p 3.90p
           

(1) Exceptional items are profits or losses on disposal or impairment of non-current assets or businesses; unrealised gains and losses on derivative financial instruments; corporate transaction costs and any other non-recurring items considered exceptional by virtue of their nature and size. Details of the exceptional items are given in note 6.

(2) Amounts staked does not represent the Group’s statutory revenue and comprises the total amounts staked by customers on betting and gaming activities.