3. Operating Profit

2012
£m
2011
£m
Revenue587.8570.7
Cost of sales(368.7)(361.1)
Gross profit219.1209.6
Other operating income5.24.5
Distribution costs(17.6)(17.9)
Administration expenses*(103.8)(109.5)
Other operating expenses(5.0)(1.2)
Exceptional items:
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets*(2.0)(0.9)
Impairment charge*(4.2)
Profit on disposal of investment*2.4
Acquisition costs*(2.5)
Reorganisation costs*(2.4)
Operating profit93.480.4

* Administration expenses total £108.3m (2011: £114.6m).

Exceptional items comprise:

2012
£m
2011
£m
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets2.00.9
Impairment of goodwill3.7
Impairment of acquired intangible fixed assets0.5
Profit on disposal of investment(2.4)
Acquisition costs2.5
Reorganisation costs2.4
4.55.1

Further details of these items are included in the Finance Director's report.

Profit for the year has been arrived at after charging / (crediting):

2012
£m
2011
£m
Continuing operations:
Net foreign exchange losses0.1
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment48.748.2
Amortisation of intangible fixed assets4.22.9
Impairment of goodwill (see note 10)3.7
Impairment of acquired intangible fixed assets (see note 11)0.5
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment0.10.7
Staff costs (see note 4)228.8228.5
Release of negative goodwill(0.6)
Acquisition reorganisation costs0.5
Acquisition costs2.50.1
Impairment loss on trade receivables0.4
Impairment / (reversal of impairment) of fixed assets0.7(0.4)

The analysis of auditor's remuneration on a worldwide basis is as follows:

2012
£m
2011
£m
Fees payable to the Company's auditor for the audit of the Company's annual accounts0.10.1
Fees payable to the Company's auditor and its associates for other services:
The audit of the Company's subsidiaries0.60.5
Total audit fees0.70.6
Taxation compliance services0.10.1
Corporate finance services0.1
Total non-audit fees0.10.2
0.80.8

In addition to the amounts shown opposite, the auditor received fees of £6,000 (2011: £5,000) for the audit of the Group's pension schemes.

Fees paid to Deloitte LLP and its associates for non-audit services to the Company are not required to be disclosed because the consolidated financial statements are required to disclose such fees on a consolidated basis.

A description of the work of the Audit Committee is set out in the Audit Committee Report and includes an explanation of how auditor objectivity and independence is safeguarded when non-audit services are provided by the Auditor.