5. Earnings per share ("EPS") Basic EPS
The calculation of basic EPS is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended
30 June 2026 | | Six Months Ended
30 June 2025 | Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent (£ million) | 19 | | | 44 | | Weighted average number of shares used in basic EPS calculation (million) | 1,077 | | | 1,077 | | Basic EPS | 1.8p | | 4.1p |
Diluted EPS
The calculation of diluted EPS is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended
30 June 2026 | | Six Months Ended
30 June 2025 | Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent (£ million) | 19 | | | 44 | | Weighted average number of shares used in diluted EPS calculation (million) | 1,098 | | | 1,093 | | | Diluted EPS | 1.7p | | 4.0p |
A reconciliation between the shares used in calculating basic and diluted EPS is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended
30 June 2026 | | Six Months Ended
30 June 2025 | | £m | | £m | Weighted average number of shares used in basic EPS calculation | 1,077 | | | 1,077 | | | Other potentially issuable shares | 21 | | | 16 | | Weighted average number of shares used in diluted EPS calculation | 1,098 | | | 1,093 | |
At 30 June 2026 there were 1,091,394,251 (30 June 2025: 1,091,394,251) ordinary shares in issue, including 12,591,893 treasury shares (30 June 2025: 12,591,893).
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