quartely summary

Amounts in millions of €, unless otherwise indicated	First quarter		Second quarter		Third quarter		Fourth quarter		Year 2008
Revenue	2,235.3		3,376.0		4,468.1		3,959.0		14,038.4
Cost of services	1,755.2		2,654.6		3,532.1		3,124.2		11.066.1
Gross profit	480.1		721.4		936.0		834.8		2.972.3
Selling expenses	262.2		381.4		479.3		480.0		1,602.9
General and administrative expenses	114.4		169.0		213.5		228.5		725.4
Amortization and impairment acquisition-related intangible assets and impairment goodwill	4.3		22.3		90.5		561.6		678.7
Total operating expenses	380.9		572.7		783.3		1,270.1		3,007.0
Operating profit/loss	99.2		148.7		152.7		-435.3		-34.7
Net finance costs	2.5*		16.6		33.6		19.0		71.7
Share of profit of associates	4.0		-0.2		0.2		-0.2		3.8
Income before taxes	100.7		131.9		119.3		-454.5		-102.6
Taxes on income	-25.6		-35.7		-40.8		223.1		121.0
Net income	75.1		96.2		78.5		-231.4		18.4
Calculation earnings per ordinary share
Net income for ordinary shareholders	73.2		94.1		76.7		-233.0		11.0
Amortization and impairment of acquisition-related intangible assets and impairment goodwill (after taxes)	3.1		15.4		77.9		545.1		641.5
Net income for ordinary shareholders before amortization and impairment acquisition-related intangible assets and impairment goodwill	76.3		109.5		154.6		312.1		652.5
Integration costs (after taxes)	-		15.7		12.8		16.2		44.7
One-offs (after taxes)	-		-		-12.8		-206.8		-219.6
Net income for ordinary shareholders before amortization and impairment acquisition-related intangible assets, impairment goodwill, integration costs and one-offs	76.3		125.2		154.6		121.5		477.6
Basic earnings (€)	0.63		0.68		0.45		-1.37		0.07
Diluted earnings (€)	0.63		0.68		0.45		-1.37		0.07
Diluted earnings before amortization and impairment acquisition-related intangible assets and impairment goodwill (€)	0.65		0.79		0.91		1.84		4.38
Diluted earnings per ordinary share before amortization and impairment acquisition-related intangible assets, impairment goodwill, integration costs and one-offs (€)	0.65		0.90		0.91		0.72		3.21
Average number of ordinary shares outstanding (in millions)	116.7		138.6		169.4		169.5		148.6
Average number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding (in millions)	117.0		138.8		169.6		169.7		148.9

1 Adjusted for dividend on preferred shares (€ 1.8 million); following a change in the Articles of Association, preferred shares are accounted for as equity.