2004 Interim Results2004 Interim ResultsAppendixAppendix

slide number 2 Appendix

431529

817

526442

332

1

111

147

USA

UKFranceSwedenGermanyNetherlandsCanadaCzech RepublicFinlandItalyBelgiumUAEAustriaDenmarkSwitzerlandOmanLiechtensteinMexicoNorwayHungaryRomaniaChina

56403819198

11756343322111111

232

Heat Treatment HIP Total

43111

1

11

716

3

291

2

4

2

1

47

Materials Testing

Metallurgical Coatings Electroplating

245411

1

1

19

233

822

Operational LocationsOperational Locations

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Analysis Of Organic/Acquisition GrowthAnalysis Of Organic/Acquisition Growth

Sales

2003 155.8 29.7 13.5 15.8 13.3228.1

Organic 7.0 1.1 3.7 1.9 (0.2) 13.5

Acquisition 0.2 1.0 - - - 1.2

Currency (8.2) (1.3) (1.2) (0.6) (0.1) (11.4)

2004 154.8 30.5 16.0 17.1 13.0231.4

Operating Profit

2003 17.4 5.4 1.6 2.1 (3.0) (0.7) 22.8

Organic 2.5 - 2.3 0.5 0.3 (0.4) 5.2

Acquisition 0.1 0.2 - - - - 0.3

Currency (1.0) (0.3) (0.4) - - - (1.7)

2004 19.0 5.3 3.5 2.6 (2.7) (1.1) 26.6

% on Sales

2004 12.3% 17.4% 21.9% 15.2% (20.8)% 11.5%

2003 11.2% 18.2% 11.9% 13.3% (22.6)% 10.0%

HT£m

Testing£m

HIP£m

Coatings£m

Electroplating£m

Head Office

£m

Total£m

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Half Year to 30 JuneHalf Year to 30 June

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

£m

Sales Continuing operations

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2000 2001 2002 2003 20042000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Operating Profit*Continuing operations

EBITDA* Continuing operations

Group Profit Before Tax* Continuing operations

£m

Headline Earnings Per Share

Dividend Per Share

176.6

251.7

225.3 228.145.2

* Pre Exceptional items * Pre Exceptional items

40.0 41.5

21.3

17.7

* Pre Exceptional items

10.511.1

5.45.0

Pence

2.01

2.10 2.10

Pence

231.4

57.7

69.8

47.8

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

47.4

40.6

48.7

26.822.8

26.6

22.2

2.10

2.25

6.0