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Underlying profit before tax (footnote 1) for the year ended 31 March in £m   Net asset value per share (footnote 2) as at 31 March in pence
   
Dividends per share for the year ended 31 March in pence
  March 2005 March 2004 % Increase
Net rental income 5 £571.8m £523.0m 9.3
Underlying profit before tax 1 £174.8m £149.4m 17.0
Underlying EPS 1,2 34.3p 31.2p 9.9
Dividends per share 15.7p 14.5p 8.3
Net Asset Value pershare 2 1111p 966p 15.0
Total return 3 16.6% 14.1%  
Pre-exceptional total return 3,4 22.4% 14.1%  

1 Excludes £180m exceptional charge relating to the refinance of Broadgate, net of tax where relevant (Note 3, 5 to the Financial Statements (FS)) and profits on asset disposals
2 Adjusted, diluted (Note 6, 21 FS)
3 Growth in adjusted, diluted net asset value per share plus dividends per share
4 Excludes exceptional charge (Note 5 FS) and the removal of Stamp
Duty exemption for disadvantaged areas (£166m)
5 (Note 3 FS)