Earnings per share
In 2008, basic earnings per share was 21.5 pence (2007: 34.4 pence, 2006: 18.4 pence). The table below illustrates how specific items impact basic earnings per share.
| |
2008
pence |
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|
2007
pence |
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2006
pence |
|
| Basic earnings per share
before specific
items |
23.9 |
|
|
22.7 |
|
|
19.5 |
|
| Specific items |
(2.4 |
) |
|
11.7 |
|
|
(1.1 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Total basic earnings
per share |
21.5 |
|
|
34.4 |
|
|
18.4 |
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|
|
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|
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Diluted earnings per share was not materially different from basic earnings per share in any year under review.
| Earnings per share before specific items |
| (pence) |
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