(a) Earnings per share
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Profit before tax |
Tax expense |
Profit after tax |
Per |
Profit before tax |
Tax expense |
Profit after tax |
Per |
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Earnings per share based on profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders |
1,677 |
(413) |
1,264 |
21.71 |
571 |
(55) |
516 |
8.86 |
(b) Diluted earnings per share
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Profit |
Number of shares1 |
Per |
Profit |
Number of shares1 |
Per | ||
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Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company |
1,264 |
5,827 |
21.71 |
516 |
5,824 |
8.86 | ||
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Net shares under options allocable for no further consideration |
– |
79 |
(0.30) |
– |
33 |
(0.05) | ||
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Diluted [earnings per share] |
1,264 |
5,906 |
21.41 |
516 |
5,857 |
8.81 | ||
The number of shares in issue at 31 December 2010 was 5,866,669,323 (31 December 2009: 5,862,216,780).

