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Combined Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
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Summary of Computation of Earnings Per Share | Earnings per share for total operations for the six months were calculated as follows:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 Restated(a) |
Combined EPS – Basic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net profit attributable to shareholders’ equity (€ million) |  |  | 3,006 |  |  |  | 3,031 |
Average number of combined share units (millions of units) |  |  | 2,616.5 |  |  |  | 2,727.3 |
Combined EPS – basic (€) |  |  | 1.15 |  |  |  | 1.11 |
Combined EPS – Diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net profit attributable to shareholders’ equity (€ million) |  |  | 3,006 |  |  |  | 3,031 |
Adjusted average number of combined share units (millions of units) |  |  | 2,625.6 |  |  |  | 2,737.3 |
Combined EPS – diluted (€) |  |  | 1.14 |  |  |  | 1.11 |
Underlying EPS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net profit attributable to shareholder’s equity (€ million) |  |  | 3,006 |  |  |  | 3,031 |
Post tax impact of non-underlying items attributable to shareholders’ equity (see note 2) |  |  | 336 |  |  |  | 287 |
Underlying profit attributable to shareholders’ equity (€ million) |  |  | 3,342 |  |  |  | 3,318 |
Adjusted average number of combined share units (millions of units) |  |  | 2,625.6 |  |  |  | 2,737.3 |
Underlying EPS – diluted (€) |  |  | 1.27 |  |  |  | 1.21 |
(a) | Restated following adoption of IFRS 16. Refer note 1 and note 9.
Summary of Movements in Shares | During the period the following movements in shares have taken place:
|  | Millions |
Number of shares at 31 December 2018 (net of treasury shares) |  |  | 2,614.2 |
Shares repurchased under the share buyback programme |  |  | – |
Net movement in shares under incentive schemes |  |  | 1.9 |
Number of shares at 30 June 2019 |  |  | 2,616.1 |

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