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annual report 2007 - the Admiral Group plc

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ADMIRAL GROUP <strong>plc</strong> 6915. Earnings per share31 December<strong>2007</strong>31 December2006Profit for <strong>the</strong> financial year after taxation (£000s) 127,416 103,722Weighted average number of shares – basic 261,981,843 260,632,740Earnings per share – basic 48.6p 39.8pWeighted average number of shares – diluted 262,291,843 260,906,740Earnings per share – diluted 48.6p 39.8pThe difference between <strong>the</strong> basic and diluted number of shares at <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>2007</strong> (being310,000) relates to awards committed, but not yet issued under <strong>the</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s share schemes.Refer to note 25 for fur<strong>the</strong>r detail.Financial statements 43 - 94

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