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 Consolidated net profit for the period
In nancial year , the Group generated consolidated net prot
for the period of , million (previous year: , million).
Of this gure, , million (previous year: , million) was
attributable to Deutsche Post  shareholders.
 Non-controlling interests
e net prot attributable to non-controlling interests decreased
by million from  million to  million.
 Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share are computed in accordance with  
(Earnings per Share) by dividing consolidated net prot by the
average number of shares. Basic earnings per share for nancial
year  were . (previous year: .).
Basic earnings per share
2013 2014
Consolidated net profit for the
period attributable to Deutsche
Post shareholders  m 2,091 2,071
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding number 1,208,910,457 1,209,507,913
Basic earnings per share  1.73 1.71
To compute diluted earnings per share, the average number of
shares outstanding is adjusted for the number of all potentially
dilutive shares. is item includes the executives’ rights to shares
under the Performance Share Plan and Share Matching Scheme
share-based payment systems (as at  December : ,,
shares; previous year: ,,) and the maximum number of
ordinary shares that can be issued on exercise of the conversion
rights under the convertible bond issued on  December .
Consolidated net prot for the period attributable to Deutsche
Post  shareholders was increased by the amounts spent for the
convertible bonds.
Diluted earnings per share in the reporting period were .
(previous year: .).
Diluted earnings per share
2013 2014
Consolidated net profit for the
period attributable to Deutsche
Post shareholders  m 2,091 2,071
Plus interest expense on the
convertible bond  m 6 6
Less income taxes  m 1 1
Adjusted consolidated net profit
forthe period attributable to
Deutsche Post  shareholders  m 2,096 2,076
Weighted average number
of shares outstanding number 1,208,910,457 1,209,507,913
Potentially dilutive shares number 52,944,097 53,243,204
Weighted average number
of shares for diluted earnings number 1,261,854,554 1,262,751,117
Diluted earnings per share  1.66 1.64
 Dividend per share
A dividend per share of . is being proposed for nancial year
. Based on the ,,, shares recorded in the commer-
cial register as at  December , this corresponds to a dividend
distribution of , million. In the previous year the dividend
amounted to . per share. Further details on the dividend dis-
tribution can be found in Note .
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Consolidated Financial Statements — NOTES — Income statement disclosures