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Earnings per share (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Earnings per share  
Schedule of adjusted earnings per share

2023

2022

2021

 

£m

£m

£m

 

Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company

    

381

    

232

    

263

Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (million)

 

2,516

 

2,002

 

1,858

Adjustment for potentially dilutive shares (million)

 

11

 

12

 

8

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share (million)

 

2,527

 

2,014

 

1,866

Basic earnings per share

 

15.14

p

11.57

p

14.16

p

Diluted earnings per share

 

15.07

p

11.51

p

14.10

p