• Statutory profit after-tax increased 29,350% to $58.9 million from continuing operations
• Earnings before significant items, interest and tax increased 8.5% to $131.1 million
• Global Glass Segment earnings increased 11.3% to $79.5 million

Orora Limited reported a statutory profit after-tax of $58.9 million from continuing operations, up 29,350% from the previous corresponding period. This result includes an after-tax significant item restructuring expense of $18.9 million related to the finalisation of restructuring costs for the Le Havre furnace closure and additional corporate restructuring activities. Earnings before significant items, interest and tax of the Group increased by 8.5% to $131.1 million. The Global Glass Segment saw an 11.3% increase in earnings before significant items, interest and tax to $79.5 million, driven by management's disciplined approach to cost control and glass network optimisation initiatives. The Orora Cans Segment also performed well, with earnings before significant items, interest and tax increasing 4.5% to $51.6 million, underpinned by 11.2% volume growth. In the comparative period, the Group divested its North America packaging solutions business and aluminium closure operations, which are classified as discontinued operations. The financial results and divestment of these operations are presented separately in the consolidated income statement.