Financials: 2007 - 2008

  2008
£m
2007 ˜
£m
^ On an MCEV basis for 2008 and 2007. Prior years presented on an EEV basis.
~ 2007 comparatives have been restated for change in approach to reserving for latent claims.
* Present value of new business premiums plus investment sales.
**From continuing operations.

a. Basic earning per ordinary share are shown. No figures have been provided for diluted earnings per share.
Worldwide long-term savings new business sales* ^ 40,278 39,705
Worldwide general insurance and health business net written premiums** 11,137 10,569
Total sales 51,415 50,274
Consolidated profit and loss account    
Operating profit £m £m
Life Market Consistent Embedded Value (MCEV) operating earnings ^ 2,801 2,544
Fund management - MCEV basis ^ 42 90
General insurance and health 1,198 1,021
Other    
Other operations and regional costs (163) (70)
Corporate centre (141) (157)
Group debt costs and other interest (379) (363)
MCEV Operating profit before tax attributable to shareholders' profits^ 3,358 3,065
Adjustment to report the profits of our long-term insurance, fund management and other operations on an IFRS basis (1,061) (849)
IFRS Operating profit before tax attributable to shareholders' profits *** 2,297 2,216
Adjusted for the following:    
Investment return variances and economic assumption changes on long-term business (1,631) 15
Short-term fluctuation in return on investments backing general insurance and health business (819) (184)
Economic assumption changes on general insurance and health business (94) 2
Impairment of goodwill (66) (10)
Amortisation and impairment of intangibles (117) (103)
Profit on the disposal of subsidiaries and associates 7 49
Integration and restructuring costs (326) (153)
Exceptional items (551)
(Loss) / Profit before tax attributable to shareholders' (1,300) 1,832
Tax 415 (334)
(Loss) / Profit for the year (885) 1,498
Minority interests (30) (178)
Preference dividends (17) (17)
Coupon payment on Direct Capital Instrument, net of tax (40) (37)
Profit after minority interests, preference dividends and DCI (972) 1,266
Consolidated shareholders' funds    
Capital and reserves – IFRS basis 11,252 13,146
Equity attributable to shareholders of Aviva plc – IFRS basis 11,252 13,146
Direct capital instrument 990 990
Minority interests 2,204 1,795
Shareholders' funds – IFRS basis 14,446 15,931
Capital and reserves – MCEV basis ^ 12,481 12,656
Additional retained profit on an MCEV basis ^ 431 7,342
Equity attributable to shareholders of Aviva plc – MCEV basis ^ 12,912 19,998
Direct capital instrument and preference dividends 1,190 1,190
Minority interests 3,013 2,501
Shareholders' funds – MCEV basis ^ 17,115 23,689
Other financial information    
Ordinary dividends declared and charged in the year 902 801
Total dividend per share 33.00p 33.00p
Net asset value per ordinary share – MCEV basis 486p 763
Return on equity shareholders' funds ^ 11.0% 10.4%
Earnings per share    
Basic – MCEV operating profit after tax basis ^ (a) 83.4p 70.4p
Basic – IFRS operating profit after tax basis (a) 62.9p 52.8p
Basic – total IFRS return (a) (36.8)p 48.9p

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