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Combined Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
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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:
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Combined EPS – Basic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net profit attributable to shareholders’ equity (€ million) |  |  | 3,121 |  |  |  | 3,284 |
Average number of share units (millions of units) |  |  | 2,618.7 |  |  |  | 2,619.0 |
Combined EPS – basic (€) |  |  | 1.19 |  |  |  | 1.25 |
Combined EPS – Diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net profit attributable to shareholders’ equity (€ million) |  |  | 3,121 |  |  |  | 3,284 |
Adjusted average number of share units (millions of units) |  |  | 2,627.2 |  |  |  | 2,627.2 |
Combined EPS – diluted (€) |  |  | 1.19 |  |  |  | 1.25 |
Underlying EPS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net profit attributable to shareholder’s equity (€ million) |  |  | 3,121 |  |  |  | 3,284 |
Post tax impact of non-underlying items attributable to shareholders’ equity (see note 2) |  |  | 367 |  |  |  | 275 |
Underlying profit attributable to shareholders’ equity (€ million) |  |  | 3,488 |  |  |  | 3,559 |
Adjusted average number of share units (millions of units) |  |  | 2,627.2 |  |  |  | 2,627.2 |
Underlying EPS – diluted (€) |  |  | 1.33 |  |  |  | 1.35 |
During the period the following movements in shares have taken place:
|  | Millions |
Number of shares at 31 December 2020 (net of treasury shares) |  |  | 2,622.0 |
Shares repurchased under the share buyback programme |  |  | (18.0 | )
Net movement in shares under incentive schemes |  |  | 1.7 |
Number of shares at 30 June 2021 |  |  | 2,605.7 |

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