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Consolidated accounts Barclays Bank PLC
Consolidated profit and loss account
For the year ended 31st December 2000
2000 1999 1998
Note £m £m £m
Interest receivable:
Interest receivable and similar income arising from debt securities 2,339 1,397 1,419
Other interest receivable and similar income 9,449 7,923 8,493
11,788 9,320 9,912
Interest payable 6,635 4,696 5,604
Profit on redemption/repurchase of loan capital 1 2 3 3
Net interest income 5,155 4,627 4,311
Fees and commissions receivable 3,689 3,207 3,008
Less: fees and commissions payable (320) (275) (229)
Dealing profits 2 677 556 (42)
Other operating income 3 397 258 298
Operating income 9,598 8,373 7,346
Administrative expenses – staff costs 4 3,219 3,057 2,811
Administrative expenses – other 6 1,967 1,807 1,829
Depreciation and amortisation 7 306 280 275
Operating expenses 5,492 5,144 4,915
Operating profit before provisions 4,106 3,229 2,431
Provisions for bad and doubtful debts 18 817 621 492
Provisions for contingent liabilities and commitments 8 (1) 1 76
Provisions 816 622 568
Operating profit 3,290 2,607 1,863
Loss from joint ventures (1) (1) -
(Loss)/income from associated undertakings (7) (13) 22
Loss on sale or restructuring of BZW 9 - (30) (3)
Profit/(loss) on disposal of other Group undertakings 10 214 (108) 4
Write-down of fixed asset investments - - (4)
Profit on ordinary activities before tax 3,496 2,455 1,882
Tax on profit on ordinary activities 11 944 644 520
Profit on ordinary activities after tax 2,552 1,811 1,362
Minority interests – equity 12 (22) (24) (20)
Minority and other non-equity interests 12 (57) (28) (25)
Profit for the financial year attributable
to the members of Barclays PLC (Net income) 2,473 1,759 1,317
Dividends 13 (927) (746) (646)
Profit retained for the financial year 1,546 1,013 671
Basic earnings per £1 ordinary share 14 163.3p 117.5p 87.2p
Diluted earnings per £1 ordinary share 14 161.7p 115.8p 85.9p

Operating income and operating profit for the year ended 31st December 2000 include £170m and £64m respectively relating to The Woolwich from the date of acquisition.

For each of the years reported above, there was no material difference between profit before tax and profit retained and historical cost profits.

The Board of Directors approved the accounts set out in the Consolidated accounts Barclays PLC section and the Notes to the accounts on 7th February 2001.