G8 EDUCATION

FIRST HALF RESULTS Profit: $23.7m (down 22.1%)

Revenue: $396.4m (up 7.6%)

Underlying net profit: $25.6m (down 23.9%)

Underlying pretax earnings: $48.1m (down 21.2%)

Earnings per share (underlying): 5.7c (down 31.6 per cent)