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asic earnins per share is calculated b dividin the profit after ta attributable to euit shareholders b the weihted averae nuber of shares in
issue after deducting the own shares held by employee share ownership trusts and treasury shares.
In calculating the diluted earnings per share, share options outstanding and other potential shares have been taken into account where the impact
of these is dilutive. ptions over 1 shares 011  shares 011  shares were ecluded fro the calculation of the total diluted
number of shares as the impact of these is antidilutive.
Year ended 31 March 2015 2014 2013
asic weihted averae nuber of shares illions 8,056 7,857 7,832
ilutive shares fro share options illions 80 314 275
ilutive shares fro eecutive share awards illions 55 60 96
iluted weihted averae nuber of shares illions 8,191 8,231 8,203
Basic earnings per share 26.5p 25.7p 24.8p
Diluted earnings per share 26.1p 24.5p 23.7p
he earnins per share calculations are based on profit after ta attributable to euit shareholders of the parent copan which ecludes
non-controllin interests. rofit after ta attributable to euit shareholders of the parent copan was 1 011 01 011
19 and profit after ta attributable to non-controllin interests was nil 011  011 . rofit attributable
to non-controllin interests is not presented separatel in the financial stateents as it is not aterial.
he roup also easures financial perforance based on adusted earnins per share which ecludes specific ites. dusted earnins per share
and a reconciliation to basic earnings per share is disclosed on page 203.
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2015 2014 2013
Year ended 31 March
pence
per share £m
pence
per share £m
pence
per share £m
Final dividend in respect of the prior year 7.5 609 6.5 512 5.7 449
Interim dividend in respect of the current year 3.9 316 3.4 269 3.0 235
11.4 925 9.9 781 8.7 684
he oard recoends that a final dividend in respect of the ear ended 1 arch 01 of .p per share will be paid to shareholders on
eptember 2015 tain the full ear proposed dividend in respect of 011 to 1.p 011 10.9p 011 9.p which aounts to
approiatel 10 011 0 011 9. his dividend is subect to approval b shareholders at the nnual eneral eetin
and therefore the liabilit of approiatel 1 011 11 011 1 has not been included in these financial stateents.
The proposed dividend will be payable to all shareholders on the Register of Members on 14 August 2015.
he value of 9 011 1 011  for the final and interi dividends is disclosed in the roup stateent of chanes in
euit. his value a dier fro the aount shown for euit dividends paid in the roup cash ow stateent which represents the actual cash
paid in relation to dividend cheues that have been presented over the course of the financial ear.