12 Earnings per share.


(a) Earnings per share

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Profit before tax
2010
£m

Tax expense
2010
£m

Profit after tax
2010
£m

Per
share
2010
p

Profit before tax
2009
£m

Tax expense
2009
£m

Profit after tax
2009
£m

Per
share
2009
p

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
after tax
2010
£m

Number of shares1
2010
m

Per
share
2010
p

Profit
after tax
2009
£m

Number of shares1
2009
m

Per
share
2009
p

1.

Weighted average number of shares.

Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company

1,264

5,827

21.71

516

5,824

8.86

Net shares under options allocable for no further consideration

79

(0.30)

33

(0.05)

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).

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