GLAXO PROFITS UP SHARPLY, DIVIDEND RAISED Six months to end-December Shr 32.6p vs 22.3p Div 5.0p vs 4.0p Pre-tax profit 376 mln stg vs 260 mln Turnover 883 mln vs 686 mln Tax 133 mln vs 94 mln Note - company full name is Glaxo Holdings Plc <GLXO.L>. Trading profit 338 mln vs 233 mln Share of profits of associates 14 mln vs seven mln Investment income less interest payable 24 mln vs 20 mln Profit after tax 243 mln vs 166 mln Minority interests two mln vs one mln Extraordianry credit eight mln vs nil Turnover includes - Continuing activities 875 mln vs 647 mln Discontinued activities eight mln vs 39 mln U.K. 111 mln vs 91 mln Europe 299 mln vs 218 mln North America 334 mln vs 229 mln Central and South America 21 mln vs 20 mln Africa and Middle East 29 mln vs 23 mln South East Asia and Far East 57 mln vs 47 mln Australasia 24 mln vs 19 mln Anti-peptic ulcerants 414 mln vs 285 mln Systemic antibiotics 112 mln vs 82 mln Respiratory system 183 mln vs 141 mln