Year ended
31 Dec
2017
£m | | | Half year to
30 June
2018
£m | Half year to
30 June
2017
£m |
|---|
| | Earnings | | |
| 97.1 | | Earnings for the purpose of basic earnings per share being net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent | 50.6 | 43.5 |
| | Number of shares | |
| Number | | | Number | Number |
|---|
| 190,250,855 | | Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of basic earnings per share | 190,453,505 | 190,274,928 |
| | Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares: | | |
| – | | Share options | – | – |
| 190,250,855 | | Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of diluted earnings per share | 190,453,505 | 190,274,928 |
| | Earnings per share | | |
| Pence | | | Pence | Pence |
|---|
| 51.0 | | Basic | 26.6 | 22.9 |
| 51.0 | | Diluted | 26.6 | 22.9 |
| | Headline earnings | | |
| £m | | | £m | £m |
|---|
| 97.1 | | Net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent | 50.6 | 43.5 |
| | Add back: | | |
| 2.9 | | Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets (net of tax) | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| | Less: | | |
| (6.4) | | Impact of US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act treated as an exceptional item | – | – |
| 93.6 | | Headline earnings | 52.0 | 45.0 |
| | Headline earnings per share | | |
| Pence | | | Pence | Pence |
|---|
| 49.2 | | Basic | 27.3 | 23.6 |
| 49.2 | | Diluted | 27.3 | 23.6 |