Stored Procedure Query Optimization - Query TimeOut Error

How to optimize the following Stored procedure running on MSSQL server 2000 sp4 :

CREATE PROCEDURE proc1
@Franchise ObjectId
, @dtmStart DATETIME
, @dtmEnd DATETIME
AS
BEGIN


SET NOCOUNT ON

SELECT p.Product
, c.Currency
, c.Minor
, a.ACDef
, e.Event
, t.Dec
, count(1) "Count"
, sum(Amount) "Total"
FROM tb_Event t
JOIN tb_Prod p
ON ( t.ProdId = p.ProdId )
JOIN tb_ACDef a
ON ( t.ACDefId = a.ACDefId )
JOIN tb_Curr c
ON ( t.CurrId = c.CurrId )
JOIN tb_Event e
ON ( t.EventId = e.EventId )
JOIN tb_Setl s
ON ( s.BUId = t.BUId
and s.SetlD = t.SetlD )
WHERE Fran = @Franchise
AND t.CDate >= @dtmStart
AND t.CDate <= @dtmEnd
AND s.Status = 1
GROUP BY p.Product
, c.Currency
, c.Minor
, a.ACDef
, e.Event
, t.Dec

RETURN 1
END



GO