UNITED BISCUITS &lt;UBIS.L> 53 WEEKS TO JANUARY 3

  Shr 20.3p vs 19.1p
      Div 6.0p vs 5.15p making 9.5p vs 8.0p
      Turnover 1.93 billion stg vs 1.91 billion
      Pretax profit 125.2 mln vs 102.2 mln
      Tax 42.5 mln vs 31.1 mln
      Trading profit 138.0 mln vs 122.7 mln
      Trading profit includes -
      UB Foods Europe 88.7 mln vs 78.4 mln
      UB Restaurants 10.3 mln vs same
      UB Foods U.S. 43.8 mln vs 39.1 mln
      Other 3.9 mln vs 3.5 mln
      Unallocated costs 8.7 mln vs 8.6 mln
      Interest 12.8 mln vs 20.5 mln
      Note - full name of company is United Biscuits (Holdings)
  Plc
      Minority interests 0.1 mln vs same
      Extraordinary charges 6.8 mln vs 14.3 mln
      Extraordinary charges and credits include -
      Surplus on bid for Imperial Group Plc 4.9 mln vs nil
      Costs of Philadelphia bakery closure nil vs 19.6 mln
  

