TABLE-Sri Lanka Spence Q2 group net up 16 pct

COLOMBO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Group results for conglomerate
Aitken Spence SPEN.CM for the second quarter ended September
30, 2009, as released on Wednesday (in millions of rupees unless
stated):

Q2 2009/10 Q2 2008/09
Net profit 470.03 405.25
Earnings per share
(basic, rupees) 17.37 14.97
Revenue 5,818.91 8,458.92

NOTE - Results provisional and subject to audit. Aitken
Spence has investments in sectors from leisure to transport,
cargo and power generation.
($1 = 114.80 rupees)
(Reporting by Shihar Aneez; editing by Elaine Hardcastle)