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Highlights

Sales (£m)

up 23%

Sales (£m) up 23%

Adjusted operating profit* (£m)

up 42%

Adjusted operating profit* (£m) up 42%

Adjusted earnings per share* (pence)

up 43%

Adjusted earnings per share* (pence) up 43%

Dividend (pence)

up 20%

Dividend (pence) up 20%

Chairman's Statement

John Hughes, Chairman

We are very pleased with our performance in 2011. The progress we made on all aspects of our strategy was fundamental to delivering these results.

Chief Executive's Review

John O’Higgins, Chief Executive

We maintained our investment in research and development, with expenditure at 7% of sales, and launched a number of new products, technologies and applications across the group.