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Earnings per share
Year ended 31 December 2006
Earnings per share - EEV basis
| Note | 2006 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing operations | |||
| From operating profit, based on longer-term investment returns, after related tax and minority | |||
| interests of £1,390m (2005: £1,339m) | 14 | 57.6p | 56.6p |
| Based on profit from continuing operations after minority interests of £2,212m (2005: £1,579m) | 14 | 91.7p | 66.8p |
| Discontinued operations | |||
| Based on profit from discontinued operations after minority interests | - | 0.1p | |
| Total - based on total profit for the financial year after minority interests of £2,212m (2005: £1,582m) | 91.7p | 66.9p | |
| Average number of shares (millions) | 2,413 | 2,365 |
The supplementary information on this page was approved by the Board of directors on 14 March 2007.