Pearson

Annual Report and Accounts 2010

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

< Previous 2. Segment information
Next > 4. Operating expenses

3. Discontinued operations

Discontinued operations in 2009 and 2010 relate to the Group’s interest in Interactive Data (sold on 29 July 2010).

An analysis of the results and cash flows of discontinued operations is as follows:

All figures in £ millions 2010 2009
Interactive Data Interactive Data
Sales 296 484
Operating profit 73 136
Finance income 1
Profit before tax 73 137
Attributable tax expense (28) (52)
Profit after tax 45 85
Profit on disposal of discontinued operations before tax 1,037
Attributable tax expense (306)
Profit for the year from discontinued operations 776 85
Operating cash flows 85 132
Investing cash flows (35) (23)
Financing cash flows 49 (80)
Total cash flows 99 29