Earnings per share have been calculated using the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue and the (losses)/profits for the financial year. Reconciliations of the earnings and weighted average numbers of shares used in the calculations are set out below:
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Earnings |
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Earnings | ||||
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(Loss)/profit attributable to equity holders of the Company |
(1,067) |
5,968 |
(17.88) |
724 |
6,444 |
11.24 | ||||
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Net shares under options allocable for no further consideration2 |
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22 |
– |
– |
34 |
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Diluted earnings per share |
(1,067) |
5,990 |
(17.88) |
724 |
6,478 |
11.18 | ||||
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The number of shares in issue at 31 December 2008 was 5,861,627,994 (2007: 6,296,321,160). | ||||||||||
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