The group was further burdened by special charges associated with staff reductions and changes in company facilities.

The company also plans to take a charge associated with the cutbacks in the first quarter of 2006, the statement said.

The Darlington group also suffered from an extraordinary charge associated with the imminent sales of £2.5m.

"The public is not going to be surprised if there are other charges or taxes associated with all kinds of security," he said.

In the process, he has been arrested more than 60 times, the police here say, on charges associated with street prostitution.

Few analysts expect the company to take the special charges associated with substantial job cuts until they could be offset by the asset sales.

Excite@Home lost $498.6 million in the most recent quarter, largely as it took charges associated with the merger.

Latest 6 months included $25 million of charges associated with fixed- cost development programs for military aircraft.

There is a charge (€41 in 2010) associated with the application.

Investors should also be sure to consider a fund's expenses and any special charges associated with selling fund shares.