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Earnings per share | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
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Earnings per share |
10. | Earnings per share
Basic EPS T he calculation of basic EPS is as follows:
Continuing operations |  | Six months ended 30 June 2021 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 1 |
Earnings 2 (£ million) |  |  | 252.7 |  |  |  | (3,209.2 | )
Weighted average shares used in basic EPS calculation (million) |  |  | 1,211.9 |  |  |  | 1,224.7 |
EP S |  |  | 20.9p |  |  |  | (262.0p | )
Discontinued operations |  | Six months ended 30 June 2021 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 |
Earnings 2 (£ million) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6.8 | )
Weighted average shares used in basic EPS calculation (million) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,224.7 |
EPS |  |  | — |  |  |  | (0.5p | )
Continuing and discontinued operations |  | Six months ended 30 June 2021 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 1 |
Earnings 2 (£ million) |  |  | 252.7 |  |  |  | (3,216.0 | )
Weighted average shares used in basic EPS calculation (million) |  |  | 1,211.9 |  |  |  | 1,224.7 |
EPS |  |  | 20.9p |  |  |  | (262.5p | )
Notes:
1 | Figures have been restated as described in in the accounting policies.
2 | Earnings is equivalent to profit/(loss) for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent.
Diluted EPS The calculation of diluted EPS is as follow s:
Continuing operations |  | Six months ended 30 June 2021 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 1 |
Diluted earnings (£ million) |  |  | 252.7 |  |  |  | (3,209.2 | )
Weighted average shares used in reported diluted EPS calculation (million) 2 |  |  | 1,229.0 |  |  |  | 1,224.7 |
Diluted EPS |  |  | 20.6p |  |  |  | (262.0p | )
Discontinued operations |  | Six months ended 30 June 2021 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 |
Diluted earnings (£ million) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6.8 | )
Weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (million) 2 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,224.7 |
Diluted EPS |  |  | — |  |  |  | (0.5p | )
Continuing and discontinued operations |  | Six months ended 30 June 2021 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 1 |
Diluted earnings (£ million) |  |  | 252.7 |  |  |  | (3,216.0 | )
Weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation (million) 2 |  |  | 1,229.0 |  |  |  | 1,224.7 |
Diluted EPS |  |  | 20.6p |  |  |  | (262.5p | )
Notes:
1 | Figures have been restated as described in the accounting policies.
2 | In 2020, the weighted average shares used in the basic EPS calculation has also been used for diluted EPS due to the anti- dilutive effect of the weighted average shares calculated for the diluted EPS calculation.
A reconciliation between the shares used in calculating basic and diluted EPS is as follows:
|  | Six months ended 30 June 2021 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 |
|  | m |  |  | m |
Weighted average shares used in basic EPS calculation |  |  | 1,211.9 |  |  |  | 1,224.7 |
Dilutive share options outstanding |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | — |
Other potentially issuable shares |  |  | 16.3 |  |  |  | 12.3 |
Weighted average shares used in diluted EPS calculation |  |  | 1,229.0 |  |  |  | 1,237.0 |
At 30 June 2021 there were 1,270,102,274 (30 June 2020: 1,296,079,242) ordinary shares in issue, including treasury shares of 70,489,953 (30 June 2020: 70,750,170).

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