Regional performance

The Group has excellent future revenue growth opportunities. Strong market positions in our key geographies are allowing us to benefit from structural growth in both food and support services.

Regional performance

1

Constant currency restates the prior year results to 2009’s average exchange rates.

2

Total underlying operating profit includes share of profit of associates but excludes the amortisation of intangibles arising on acquisition.

3

Operating profit by region excludes share of profit of associates and the amortisation of intangibles arising on acquisition.

4

Underlying operating margin is based on revenue and operating profit excluding share of profit of associates and the amortisation of intangibles arising on acquisition.

5

Underlying basic earnings per share excludes the amortisation of intangibles arising on acquisition, hedge accounting ineffectiveness, the change in the fair value of investments and minority interest put options and the tax attributable to these amounts.

6

Organic growth is calculated by adjusting for acquisitions (excluding current year acquisitions and including a full year in respect of prior year acquisitions), disposals (excluded from both periods) and exchange rate movements (translating the prior year at current year exchange rates) and compares the current year results against the prior year.

7

Unless stated otherwise, all figures in this document relate to the year ended 30 September 2009.

8

The data shown in the Chief Executive’s statement and Our sectors is for the continuing business only.