[Earnings per share] have been calculated using the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue and the profits/(losses) for the financial year. Reconciliations of the earnings and weighted average numbers of shares used in the calculations are set out below:

Based on profit attributable to equity holders

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	Profit after tax 2010 £m	Number of shares1 2010 m	Earnings per share 2010 p	Profit after tax 2009 £m	Number of shares1 2009 m	Earnings per share 2009 p
1. Weighted average number of shares.
Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company	820	5,827	14.07	863	5,824	14.82
Net shares under options allocable for no further consideration	–	79	(0.19)	–	33	(0.09)
Diluted earnings per share	820	5,906	13.88	863	5,857	14.73