Supplementary Information

Guinness Peat Group PLC
02 March 2004


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Guinness Peat Group plc 
                                                                                                   
Supplementary information required for Australian Stock                   
Exchange (ASX) Appendix 4E                                                

                                                                                                      
Year ended 31 December                                        2003        2002  
                                                         Unaudited     Audited  
                                                              £000        £000  
Retained profits:                                                                   
Retained profits brought forward                                                    
As previously stated                                        71,966     248,168   
Prior year adjustment on change of accounting policy             -      (1,391)   
As restated                                                 71,966     246,777   
Net profit                                                  63,966      42,461    
Equity dividends                                            (6,894)     (6,252)   
Scrip dividend alternative                                   4,105       3,502     
Premium on former Brunel shares                                  -       3,652     
Difference between share capital, share premium and other                           
statutory reserves of combining entities                         -    (221,010) 
Currency translation differences (net)                         515         474       
Deferred tax on currency translation differences             3,501          36        
Unrealised gain on sale of subsidiary                            -       2,490     
Buyback of shares                                           (5,955)          -         
Negative goodwill written back on disposals                   (333)       (164)     
                                                                                                      
Retained profits carried forward                           130,871      71,966    
                                                                                                      
Net tangible assets per ordinary share (pence)               63.57       55.39     
                                                                                                      
Additional cash flow information:                                                   
Dividends received from associates                           1,874       1,818     
Dividends received from joint ventures                       3,684       1,137     
Other dividends received                                     7,589       7,839     
                                                                                                      
Interest and other income received                          13,201       9,170     
Interest and other finance costs paid                      (12,880)     (9,462)   
Interest capitalised                                           210          67        
                                                                                                      
Depreciation                                                10,423       8,775     
Amortisation of intangibles:                                                        
Release of negative goodwill                                (1,163)      1,343     
Amortisation of other intangibles                              (17)          -         
Total amortisation of intangibles                           (1,180)      1,343     


 
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