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Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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Calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS

Basic EPS

The calculation of basic EPS is as follows:

Continuing operations		2019				2018				2017
Earnings1 (£ million)			627.9				936.5				1,579.5
Weighted average shares used in basic EPS calculation (million)			1,250.0				1,247.8				1,261.1
EPS			50.2p				75.1p				125.2p
Discontinued operations		2019				2018				2017
Earnings1 (£ million)			(3.8	)			126.4				237.1
Weighted average shares used in basic EPS calculation (million)			1,250.0				1,247.8				1,261.1
EPS			(0.3p	)			10.1p				18.8p
Continued and discontinued operations		2019				2018				2017
Earnings1 (£ million)			624.1				1,062.9				1,816.6
Weighted average shares used in basic EPS calculation (million)			1,250.0				1,247.8				1,261.1
EPS			49.9p				85.2p				144.0p

Note

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

Diluted EPS

The calculation of diluted reported and diluted EPS is as follows:

Continuing operations		2019				2018				2017
Diluted earnings (£ million)			627.9				936.5				1,579.5
Weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (million)			1,260.6				1,261.2				1,275.8
Diluted EPS			49.8p				74.3p				123.8p
Discontinued operations		2019				2018				2017
Diluted earnings (£ million)			(3.8	)			126.4				237.1
Weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (million)			1,260.6				1,261.2				1,275.8
Diluted EPS			(0.3p	)			10.0p				18.6p
Continued and discontinued operations		2019				2018				2017
Diluted earnings (£ million)			624.1				1,062.9				1,816.6
Weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (million)			1,260.6				1,261.2				1,275.8
Diluted EPS			49.5p				84.3p				142.4p

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:

		2019 m				2018 m				2017 m
Average shares used in basic EPS calculation			1,250.0				1,247.8				1,261.1
Dilutive share options outstanding			0.3				1.6				1.8
Other potentially issuable shares			10.3				11.8				12.9
Shares used in diluted EPS calculation			1,260.6				1,261.2				1,275.8

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