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2007 Financial Year Compared to the 2006 Financial Year

Europe

  Germany Italy Spain UK Arcor Other Eliminations Europe % change
  £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £ Organic
Year ended 31 March 2007                    
Voice revenue(1) 3,981 3,307 3,415 3,604 – 3,297 (343) 17,261    
Messaging revenue 746 563 380 760 – 501 (25) 2,925    
Data revenue 413 189 247 295 – 194 (38) 1,300    
Fixed line revenue(1) 15 22 20 17 1,419 26 (26) 1,493    
Other service revenue 1 2 – 5 – – – 8    
Service revenue 5,156 4,083 4,062 4,681 1,419 4,018 (432) 22,987 0.1 2.0
Acquisition revenue 172 124 307 274 22 108 (3) 1,004    
Retention revenue 40 36 124 52 – 102 – 354    
Other revenue 75 2 7 117 – 47 (1) 247    
Revenue 5,443 4,245 4,500 5,124 1,441 4,275 (436) 24,592 (0.6) 1.4
Interconnect costs (645) (628) (675) (1,001) (338) (813) 432 (3,668)    
Other direct costs (332) (242) (352) (452) (262) (275) 1 (1,914)    
Acquisition costs (560) (249) (642) (677) (178) (301) 3 (2,604)    
Retention costs (351) (107) (398) (372) – (315) – (1,543)    
Operating expenses (1,126) (870) (866) (1,163) (396) (1,041) – (5,462)    
Acquired intangibles amortisation – – – (11) – (11) – (22)    
Purchased licence amortisation (340) (75) (37) (333) – (64) – (849)    
Depreciation and other amortisation (735) (499) (430) (604) (96) (524) – (2,888)    
Share of result in associates(2) – – – – – 517 – 517    
Adjusted operating profit 1,354 1,575 1,100 511 171 1,448 – 6,159 (4.1) (3.7)
                     
Year ended 31 March 2006                    
Voice revenue(1) 4,282 3,448 3,076 3,626 – 3,650 (356) 17,726    
Messaging revenue 815 526 328 674 – 507 (14) 2,836    
Data revenue 275 172 194 252 – 170 (40) 1,023    
Fixed line revenue(1) 22 24 17 16 1,305 22 (34) 1,372    
Service revenue 5,394 4,170 3,615 4,568 1,305 4,349 (444) 22,957    
Acquisition revenue 185 94 269 285 15 170 – 1,018    
Retention revenue 61 84 105 60 – 124 – 434    
Other revenue 114 15 6 135 – 54 – 324    
Revenue 5,754 4,363 3,995 5,048 1,320 4,697 (444) 24,733    
Interconnect costs (732) (681) (634) (862) (368) (906) 444 (3,739)    
Other direct costs (281) (241) (329) (355) (187) (273) – (1,666)    
Acquisition costs (551) (172) (543) (665) (147) (423) – (2,501)    
Retention costs (410) (177) (354) (455) – (356) – (1,752)    
Operating expenses (1,077) (822) (762) (1,088) (390) (1,104) – (5,243)    
Acquired intangibles amortisation – – – – – (2) – (2)    
Purchased licence amortisation (342) (74) (69) (333) – (66) – (884)    
Depreciation and other amortisation (865) (524) (336) (592) (89) (594) – (3,000)    
Share of result in associates(2) – – – – – 479 – 479    
Adjusted operating profit 1,496 1,672 968 698 139 1,452 – 6,425    
                     
Change at constant exchange rates % % % % % %        
Voice revenue (1) (6.5) (3.6) 11.7 (0.6) – (9.3)        
Messaging revenue (7.8) 7.6 16.8 12.8 – (0.6)        
Data Revenue 51.2 10.9 27.8 17.1 – 15.1        
Fixed Line revenue (33.3) (6.9) 17.9 6.3 9.5 19.8        
Service revenue (3.9) (1.5) 13.1 2.5 9.5 (7.2)        
Acquisition revenue (6.4) 32.9 14.7 (3.9) 46.1 (35.7)        
Retention revenue (34.1) (57.0) 18.9 (13.3) – (17.2)        
Other revenue (33.5) (89.6) 22.8 (13.3) – (15.7)        
Revenue (4.8) (2.2) 13.3 1.5 9.9 (8.6)        
Interconnect costs (11.4) (7.2) 7.0 16.1 (7.6) (9.7)        
Other direct costs 18.9 0.8 7.8 27.3 41.6 1.0        
Acquisition costs 2.2 45.9 19.0 1.8 21.2 (28.6)        
Retention costs (13.8) (39.0) 13.1 (18.2) – (11.2)        
Operating expenses 5.1 6.6 14.3 6.9 2.3 (5.5)        
Acquired intangibles amortisation – – – – – 423.8        
Purchased licence amortisation – 1.5 (45.4) – – (3.5)        
Depreciation and other amortisation (14.0) (4.5) 28.9 2.0 6.8 (11.2)        
Share of result in associates (2) – – – – – 9.6        
Adjusted operating profit (9.0) (5.4) 14.3 (26.8) 24.5 0.5        
Notes:
(1) Revenue relating to fixed line activities provided by mobile operators, previously classified within voice revenue, is now presented as fixed line revenue, together with revenue from fixed line operators and fixed broadband. All prior periods have been adjusted accordingly.
(2) During the year ended 31 March 2008, the Group changed its organisational structure and the Group’s associated undertaking in France, SFR, is now managed within the Europe region and reported within Other Europe. The results for all periods are presented in accordance with the new organisational structure.
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