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BP Annual Review 2003
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Introduction
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Performance highlights
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Chairman's letter
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Group chief executive's review
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It starts here
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Financial performance
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Business performance
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Environmental and social performance
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Summary accounts
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Board of directors
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Further information
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 Summary group income statement
For the year ended 31 December

$ million
  Note 2003 2002
Group turnover   232,571 178,721
Group replacement cost operating profit 3 14,979 9,284
Share of profits of joint ventures   923 346
Share of profits of associated undertakings   511 616
Total replacement cost operating profit 4 16,413 10,246
Profit (loss) on sale of businesses or termination of operations 5 (28 ) (33 )
Profit (loss) on sale of fixed assets 5 859 1,201
Replacement cost profit before interest and tax   17,244 11,414
Stock holding gains (losses)   16 1,129
Historical cost profit before interest and tax   17,260 12,543
Interest expense   851 1,279
Profit before taxation   16,409 11,264
Taxation   5,972 4,342
Profit after taxation   10,437 6,922
Minority shareholders' interest (MSI)   170 77
Profit for the year   10,267 6,845
Distribution to shareholders 6 5,753 5,375
Retained profit for the year   4,514 1,470

Earnings per ordinary share – cents
     
Basic 7 46.30 30.55
Diluted 7 45.87 30.41

Replacement cost results
Historical cost profit for the year   10,267 6,845
Stock holding (gains) losses (net of MSI)   (16 ) (1,104 )
Replacement cost profit for the year 2 10,251 5,741
Exceptional items (net of tax) 5 (708 ) (1,043 )
Replacement cost profit before exceptional items   9,543 4,698

Earnings per ordinary share – cents
     
On replacement cost profit before
exceptional items
7 43.03 20.97

The summary financial statement on pages 1-36 and 38-45 (of the printed Annual Review) was approved by a duly appointed and authorized committee of the board of directors on 9 February 2004 and signed on its behalf by:

Peter Sutherland, Chairman

The Lord Browne of Madingley, Group Chief Executive




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