FINANCIAL KEY POINTS
- Sales increased by £0.9bn including incremental equipment sales of £0.3bn on European Typhoon Tranche 3 aircraft and favourable exchange translation of approximately £0.2bn
- Underlying EBITA of £800m after favourable exchange translation of £21m
- Underlying earnings per share of 17.1p reflecting a higher finance charge
- Large order backlog of £37.3bn providing good visibility of future sales
- Interim dividend increased by 2% to 8.4p per share
