Barclays 2006 Annual Report Download - page 177

Barclays PLC
Annual Report 2006 173
Financial statements
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11 Earnings per share
2006 2005 2004
£m £m £m
Profit attributable to equity holders of parent 4,571 3,447 3,254
Dilutive impact of convertible options (30) (38) (16)
Profit attributable to equity holders of parent including dilutive impact of convertible options 4,541 3,409 3,238
2006 2005 2004
million million million
Basic weighted average number of shares in issue 6,357 6,337 6,381
Number of potential ordinary shares 150 149 124
Diluted weighted average number of shares 6,507 6,486 6,505
ppp
Basic earnings per share 71.9 54.4 51.0
Diluted earnings per share 69.8 52.6 49.8
The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the profit attributable to equity holders of the parent and the number of basic weighted
average number of shares excluding own shares held in employee benefits trusts, currently not vested, and shares held for trading.
When calculating the diluted earnings per share, the profit attributable to equity holders of the parent is adjusted for the conversion of outstanding
options into shares within Absa Group Limited and Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Limited. The weighted average number of ordinary shares
excluding own shares held in employee benefit trusts, currently not vested, and shares held for trading, is adjusted for the effects of all dilutive
potential ordinary shares, totalling 150 million (2005: 149 million, 2004: 124 million).
Of the total number of employee share options and share awards at 31st December 2006, 5 million were anti-dilutive (2005: nil, 2004: 51 million).
Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Group continued to make on-market purchases of treasury shares under its various employee share
schemes. No adjustment has been made to earnings per share in respect of these purchases.