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Artisan (UK) plc Four Year KPIs

    Audited
30 June
year end 2008
Audited
15 months
to 30 June 2007
Audited
31 March year end
2006
Audited
31 March year end
2005
 
Volumes          
Residential exchanges - units   80 160 107 118
Commercial buildings - sq ft   98,000 87,000 52,750 42,378
Commercial land - sq ft equivalent   - - - 48,420
 
Ratios          
Interest cover before exceptional items (times)   1.45 4.04 10.84 5.19
Gearing   91.9% 51.5% 34.9% 44.9%
 
Statistics          
Return on average shareholders funds   3.3% 10.6% 16.1% 11.7%
Earnings per share - Basic before exceptional and non-recurring items 2 8.51p 25.71p 0.92p 0.62p
Earnings per share - Basic 2 8.51p 25.71p 0.96p 0.60p
Shareholder's funds per share 1 260.98p 253.98p 5.73p 5.45p
Growth in shareholder's funds   2.8% 10.9% 19.7% 12.4%
 
Shares in issue Notes 20p
Shares
20p
Shares
0.5p
Shares
0.5p
Shares
Shares in issue at year end* 1 8,213,250 8,213,250 328,529,426 288,529,426
Weighted average number of shares* in issue in the year 2 8,213,250 8,213,242 291,597,919 288,529,426

The values to 31 March of each year extracted from the audited accounts. The interim values to 30 September of any year are extracted from the unaudited Interim Accounts Statement.

*On 19 January 2007 at our Extraordinary General Meeting, a consolidation or the Artisan (UK) plc shares was approved. This is fully detailed in the Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting. After a small issue of share to account for roundings the resulting shares in issue were 8,213,250 Ordinary shares of 20p each; a net consolidation of 1 for 40.