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• Introduction
• The PZ Cussons Plc CSR Committee
• The Environment
• Health and Safety
• Development of staff & employment practices
• Local community and charitable activities
• Product safety and design
• Animal testing
• Everyday, good quality, affordable products
• Financial Performance

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Financial performance - benefiting shareholders, employees
and the wider community

The financial performance of PZ Cussons has a positive impact in all territories in which it operates, particularly in the developing World. During 2009 revenue, operating profit before exceptional items and adjusted basic earnings per share for PZ Cussons rose by 27%, 19% and 15% respectively, generating benefits for our shareholders, employees and wider stakeholders.

Specifically, in 2009 we:

• Paid our employees £85.7 million in salaries plus £4.7 million to provide post-employment benefits, all of which supports the local communities in which they live and in which we operate
• Distributed £21.5 million as dividends, of which a significant proportion was then gifted to charity from the Zochonis Charitable Trust
• Supported local economies with £24.2 million paid to governments in taxes and social security, excluding sales and value added taxes generated on our products
• Provided worldwide income of more than £462.8 million to suppliers of raw materials (an increasing proportion of which were local suppliers) helping to sustain their businesses.