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Earnings per share (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Earnings per share  
Schedule of adjusted earnings per share

2024

2023

2022

 

£m

£m

£m

 

Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company

    

307

    

381

    

232

Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (million)

 

2,521

 

2,516

 

2,002

Adjustment for potentially dilutive shares (million)

 

7

 

11

 

12

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

 

2,528

 

2,527

 

2,014

Basic earnings per share

 

12.17

p

15.14

p

11.57

p

Diluted earnings per share

 

12.14

p

15.07

p

11.51

p