Final Results - Part 2
Savills PLC
6 March 2001
Part 2
NOTES
1. The financial information above does not amount to full accounts within
the meaning of Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The Company's Auditors
have given an unqualified opinion on the Group accounts, which have not yet
been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The audit report did not contain
any statement under S 237(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985.
2. Segmental analysis
Consult- Transac- Prope Facili Financ Prop Hold Group
8 months ancy tional rty ties ial erty ing
to Manag't Mgt Servic Trad Comp
31.12.00 es ing any
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Total 23,186 69,917 30,979 23,607 3,264 5,737 - 156,690
Group
turnover
Operating 3,261 11,798 1,584 924 (2,149) 226 (2,174) 13,470
profit/(loss)
Share of
operating - - 21 830 - - - 851
profit of
joint
ventures
Share of
operating
profit 260 7 388 (249) 110 - - 516
/(loss)
of associated
undertakings
Profit on
disposal - - - 793 - - - 793
of interest
in subsidiary
undertakings
Profit on
disposal
of interest - - - - 1,350 - - 1,350
in associated
undertakings
Profit/
(loss) 3,521 11,805 1,993 2,298 (689) 226 (2,174) 16,980
before
interest & taxation
Year to
30.04.00 5,137 11,745 847 54 275 2,766 (1,362) 19,462
profit/(loss)
before interest
& taxation
3. In the above segmental analysis the Holding Company figures include
goodwill amortisation charges.
4. Geographical analysis of turnover and profit before interest and tax (PBIT)
Turnover PBIT Turnover PBIT
31.12.00 31.12.00 30.04.00 30.04.00
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
United Kingdom 94,259 10,754 128,847 18,204
Rest of Europe 7,315 2,723 6,258 852
Asia 55,116 3,503 6,831 406
156,690 16,980 141,936 19,462
5. A final dividend of 6.0p (net) per share is recommended and, assuming
approval at the Annual General Meeting, will be paid on 4 May 2001 to
shareholders on the register as at 17 April 2001.
6. The earnings per share have been calculated using the weighted average
number of shares in issue of 56,300,000 (at 30 April 2000 - 49,139,000) and
exclude the shares held by The Savills plc 1992 Employee Benefit Trust (EBT)
and the Qualifying Employee Share Trust (QUEST). The calculation of fully
diluted earnings per share is based on a weighted average number of shares in
issue of 61,761,000 (30 April 2000 - 53,731,000).
7. Information relating to the year to 30 April 2000 is an abridged
version of the full Group accounts for that year which have been filed with
the Registrar of Companies and upon which the Auditors, KPMG Audit Plc, gave
an unqualified opinion.
8. Copies of this statement are being sent to shareholders and are
available from the registered office at:
Savills plc, 20 Grosvenor Hill, Berkeley Square, London W1K 3HQ
Telephone: 020 7409 9936 Fax: 020 7491 0505 Contact: Jo Carpenter
The information is also available on the Company's website on:
www.fpdsavills.co.uk
9. The Annual General Meeting will be held at:
20 Grosvenor Hill, Berkeley Square, London W1K 3HQ on 30 April 2001 at 12
noon.
Ends