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adjusted to exclude exceptional items and amortisation of acquired intangible
assets.
2017 2016
£m £m
Operating profit from continuing operations on an IFRS basis 70.2 66.8
- Amortisation of acquired intangible assets 0.1 -
- Exceptional items - operating 0.4 3.6
Adjusted operating profit from continuing operations 70.7 70.4
Adjusted earnings per share
Adjusted earnings per share are the earnings attributable to equity
shareholders, excluding exceptional items and amortisation of acquired
intangible assets and discontinued operations divided by the weighted average
number of ordinary shares dual share in issue. It has been calculated by
dividing the De La Rue plc's adjusted operating profit from continuing
operations for the period by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in
issue.
2017 2016
£m £m
Profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company from continuing operations on an IFRS basis 47.9 47.4
- Amortisation of acquired intangible assets 0.1 -
- Exceptional items 0.4 3.6
- Tax on exceptional items (0.6) (2.3)
djusted profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company from continuing operations 47.8 48.7
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings 101.6 101.3
2017 pence per share 2016
pence pershare
Earnings per ordinary share continuing operations on an IFRS basis 47.2p 46.8p
Adjusted earnings per ordinary share for continuing operations 47.1p 48.1p
Return on capital employed (ROCE)
Return of capital employed is the ratio of the operating profit before
exceptional items and adjusting items over capital employed, where capital
employed equals net assets, excluding pensions, tax interest and long term
liabilities.
Cash conversion
Cash conversion is the ratio of adjusted operating cash flow divided by the
adjusted operating profit.
19 De La Rue financial calendar 2016/17
Ex-dividend date for 2016/17 final dividend 29 June 2017
Record date for final dividend 30 June 2017
Annual General Meeting 20 July 2017
Payment of 2016/17 final dividend 3 August 2017
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