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Earnings Per Share | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Earnings Per Share |
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|  |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
11. |  | EARNINGS PER SHARE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
11.1 |  | Basic earnings/(loss) per share - cents |  |  | 82 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | (42 | )
|  | Basic earnings/(loss) per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to owners of the parent of US$723.0 million (2019: profit of US$161.6 million and 2018: loss of US$348.2 million) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year of 878,661,474 (2019: 827,386,603 and 2018: 821,532,707). |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
11.2 |  | Diluted earnings/(loss) per share - cents |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | (42 | )
|  | Diluted earnings/(loss) per share is calculated by dividing the diluted profit attributable to owners of the parent of US$719.3 million (2019: profit of US$161.6 million and 2018: loss of US$348.2 million) by the diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year of 889,841,717 (2019: 839,234,102 and 2018: 832,465,491). |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Net profit/(loss) attributable to owners of the parent has been adjusted by the following to arrive at the diluted profit/(loss) attributable to owners of the parent: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Profit/(loss) attributable to owners of the parent |  |  | 723.0 |  |  |  | 161.6 |  |  |  | (348.2 | )
|  | South Deep minority interest at 10% |  |  | (3.7 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | Diluted profit/(loss) attributable to owners of the parent |  |  | 719.3 |  |  |  | 161.6 |  |  |  | (348.2 | )
|  | The weighted average number of shares has been adjusted by the following to arrive at the diluted number of ordinary shares: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Weighted average number of ordinary shares |  |  | 878,661,474 |  |  |  | 827,386,603 |  |  |  | 821,532,707 |
|  | Share options in issue |  |  | 11,180,243 |  |  |  | 11,847,499 |  |  |  | 10,932,784 |
|  | Diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares |  |  | 889,841,717 |  |  |  | 839,234,102 |  |  |  | 832,465,491 |
11.3 |  | Headline earnings per share - cents |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 7 |
|  | Headline earnings per share is calculated by dividing headline earnings of US$729.3 million (2019: US$162.7 million and 2018: US$60.6 million) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year of 878,661,474 (2019: 827,386,603 and 2018: 821,532,707). |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Net profit/(loss) attributable to owners of the parent is reconciled to headline earnings as follows: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Long-form headline earnings reconciliation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Profit/(loss) attributable to owners of the parent |  |  | 723.0 |  |  |  | 161.6 |  |  |  | (348.2 | )
|  | Loss/(profit) on disposal of assets, net |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | 37.0 |
|  | Gross |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  |  | 51.6 |
|  | Taxation effect |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | (12.0 | )
|  | Non-controlling interest effect |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2.6 | )
|  | Impairment, reversal of impairment and write-off of investments and assets and other, net |  |  | 6.2 |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 371.8 |
|  | Impairment, net of reversal of impairment of investments and assets |  |  | (50.6 | ) |  |  | 9.8 |  |  |  | 520.3 |
|  | Write-off of exploration and evaluation assets |  |  | 16.9 |  |  |  | 30.0 |  |  |  | 37.7 |
|  | Gold Fields’ share of Asanko Gold mine impairment |  |  | 49.5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | Profit on disposal of Maverix (2018: profit on dilution of Gold Fields’ interest in Maverix) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (33.8 | ) |  |  | (4.0 | )
|  | Gain on acquisition of Asanko |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (51.8 | )
|  | Release of foreign exchange reserve on disposal of subsidiary |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4.6 |  |  |  | — |
|  | Loss on disposal of subsidiary |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | — |
|  | Taxation effect |  |  | (8.9 | ) |  |  | (9.0 | ) |  |  | (130.4 | )
|  | Non-controlling interest effect |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | Headline earnings |  |  | 729.3 |  |  |  | 162.7 |  |  |  | 60.6 |
11.4 |  | Diluted headline earnings per share - cents |  |  | 82 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 7 |
|  | Diluted headline earnings per share is calculated by dividing diluted headline earnings of US$725.6 million (2019: US$162.7 million and 2018: US$60.6 million) by the diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year of 889,841,717 (2019: 839,234,102 and 2018: 832,465,491). |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Headline earnings has been adjusted by the following to arrive at dilutive headline earnings: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Headline earnings |  |  | 729.3 |  |  |  | 162.7 |  |  |  | 60.6 |
|  | South Deep non-controlling interest at 10% |  |  | (3.7 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | Diluted headline earnings |  |  | 725.6 |  |  |  | 162.7 |  |  |  | 60.6 |

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