Introduction
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For the year ending 30 June (Rm)
| | FY2005 | FY2004 | % change |
| Sales | 12,540.8 | 11,809.1 | 6.2 |
| Net cost of products and services | 3,144.0 | 4,694.8 | 33.0 |
| Value added by operations | 9,396.8 | 7,114.3 | 32.1 |
| Income from investments and interest | 762.0 | 495.8 | 53.7 |
| Total value added | 10,158.8 | 7,610.1 | 33.5 |
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| Employees as salaries, wages and | | | |
| fringe benefits | 2,759.7 | 2,473.7 | (11.6) |
| The state as direct taxes | 1,080.4 | 1,141.3 | 5.3 |
| Royalty recipients | 414.9 | 414.4 | (0.1) |
| Providers of capital | 1,432.2 | 1,565.1 | (8.5) |
| Financing costs | 37.4 | 67.1 | 44.3 |
| Dividends | 1,394.8 | 1,498.0 | 6.9 |
| Total value distributed | 5,687.2 | 5,594.5 | 1.7 |
| Re-invested in the group | 4,471.6 | 2,015,6 | 121.8 |
| Amortisation | 628.8 | 572.3 | (9.9) |
| Reserves retained | 3,842.8 | 1,443.3 | 166.3 |
| 10,158.8 | 7,610.1 | 33.5 |
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