Annual Report and Financial Statements 2007 - Tesco PLC

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Notes to the financial statements continued
Note 8 Dividends
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders in the year:
2007 2006 2007 2006
pence/share pence/share £m £m
Final dividend for the prior financial year 6.10 5.27 482 410
Interim dividend for the current financial year 2.81 2.53 224 199
8.91 7.80 706 609
Proposed final dividend for the current financial year 6.83 6.10 542 482
The proposed final dividend was approved by the Board of Directors on 16 April 2007 and is subject to the approval of shareholders
at the Annual General Meeting. The proposed dividend has not been included as a liability as at 24 February 2007, in accordance
with IAS 10 ‘Events after the balance sheet date’. It will be paid on 6 July 2007 to shareholders who are on the register of members
on 27 April 2007.
Note 9 Earnings per share and diluted earnings per share
Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the parent by the weighted
average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year.
Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the parent by the weighted
average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year (adjusted for the effects of potentially dilutive options).
The dilution effect is calculated on the full exercise of all ordinary share options granted by the Group, including performance-based
options which the Group considers to have been earned.
Profit (£m)
2007 2006
Potentially Potentially
dilutive dilutive
Basic share options Diluted Basic share options Diluted
Continuing operations 1,874 – 1,874 1,580 – 1,580
Discontinued operation 18 – 18 (10) – (10)
Total 1,892 – 1,892 1,570 – 1,570
Weighted average number of shares (million) 7,936 102 8,038 7,823 109 7,932
Earnings per share (pence)
Continuing operations 23.61 (0.30) 23.31 20.20 (0.28) 19.92
Discontinued operation 0.23 – 0.23 (0.13) – (0.13)
Total 23.84 (0.30) 23.54 20.07 (0.28) 19.79
There have been no transactions involving ordinary shares between the reporting date and the date of approval of these financial
statements which would significantly change the earnings per share calculations shown above.
Reconciliation of non-GAAP underlying diluted earnings per share
Profit
2007 2006
£m pence/share £m pence/share
Earnings from continuing operations 1,874 23.31 1,580 19.92
Adjustments for:
IAS 32 and IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments’ – Fair value remeasurements 4 0.05 9 0.11
Total IAS 19 Income Statement charge for pensions 432 5.37 303 3.82
‘Normal’ cash contributions for pensions (321) (3.99) (270) (3.40)
Pensions adjustment – Finance Act 2006 (258) (3.21) – –
Impairment of the Gerrards Cross site 35 0.44 – –
Tax effect of adjustments at the effective rate of tax (2007 – 29.1%; 2006 – 29.0%) 31 0.39 (12) (0.15)
Underlying earnings from continuing operations 1,797 22.36 1,610 20.30