12 Earnings per share.


(a) Earnings per share

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Profit/ (loss) before tax
2009

£m

Tax (expense)/ credit
2009

£m

Profit/ (loss) after tax
2009

£m

Per
share
2009

p

Profit/ (loss) before tax
2008
Restated
£m

Tax (expense)/ credit
2008
Restated
£m

Profit/ (loss) after tax
2008
Restated
£m

Per
share
2008
Restated
p

Operating profit from continuing operations

1,319

(371)

948

16.28

875

(235)

640

10.72

Variation from longer term investment return

(413)

158

(255)

(4.38)

(1,584)

386

(1,198)

(20.07)

Effect of economic assumption changes

(335)

99

(236)

(4.05)

(609)

176

(433)

(7.26)

Tax impact of corporate restructure

59

59

1.01

81

81

1.36

Earnings per share based on profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders

571

(55)

516

8.86

(1,318)

408

(910)

(15.25)

(b) Diluted earnings per share

(i) Based on operating profit from continuing operations after tax

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Profit
after tax
2009

£m

Number of shares1
2009

m

Per
share
2009

p

Profit
after tax
2008
Restated
£m

Number of shares1
2008

m

Per
share
2008
Restated
p

1.

Weighted average number of shares.

Operating profit from continuing operations after tax

948

5,824

16.28

640

5,968

10.72

Net shares under options allocable
for no further consideration

33

(0.09)

22

(0.04)

Diluted earnings per share

948

5,857

16.19

640

5,990

10.68

(ii) Based on profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of the Company

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Profit
after tax
2009
£m

Number of shares1
2009
m

Per
share
2009
p

Loss
after tax
2008
£m

Number of shares1
2008
m

Per
share
2008
p

1.

Weighted average number of shares.

2.

At 31 December 2008, net shares under options allocable for no further consideration were anti-dilutive and were therefore excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.

Profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of the Company

516

5,824

8.86

(910)

5,968

(15.25)

Net shares under options allocable
for no further consideration2

33

(0.05)

22

Diluted earnings per share

516

5,857

8.81

(910)

5,990

(15.25)

The number of shares in issue at 31 December 2009 was 5,862,216,780 (31 December 2008: 5,861,627,994).

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