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Earnings per share (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
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Calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS

Basic EPS

 

The calculation of basic EPS is as follows:

 

     2018     2017     2016  
Earnings1 (£m)      1,062.9       1,816.6       1,400.1  
Average shares used in basic EPS calculation (m)      1,247.8       1,261.1       1,277.8  
EPS      85.2 p      144.0 p      109.6 p 

 

Note

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Earnings is equivalent to profit for the year attributable to equity holders of the parent.

 

Diluted EPS

 

The calculation of diluted EPS is as follows:

 

    2018     2017     2016  
Diluted earnings (£m)     1,062.9       1,816.6       1,400.1  
Average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (m)     1,261.2       1,275.8       1,296.0  
Diluted EPS     84.3 p      142.4 p      108.0 p 
Reconciliation Between Shares Used in Calculating Basic and Diluted EPS

A reconciliation between the shares used in calculating basic and diluted EPS is as follows:

 

     2018
m		      2017
m		      2016
m		  
Average shares used in basic EPS calculation      1,247.8        1,261.1        1,277.8  
Dilutive share options outstanding      1.6        1.8        2.4  
Other potentially issuable shares      11.8        12.9        15.8  
Shares used in diluted EPS calculation      1,261.2        1,275.8        1,296.0