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QinetiQ Annual Report 2017

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Notes to the financial statements continued<br />

12. Earnings per share<br />

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during<br />

the year. The weighted average number of shares used excludes those shares bought by the Group and held as own shares (see note 28). For diluted earnings per<br />

share the weighted average number of shares in issue is adjusted to assume conversion of all potentially dilutive ordinary shares arising from unvested share-based<br />

awards including share options.<br />

For the year ended 31 March <strong>2017</strong> 2016<br />

Weighted average number of shares Million 573.9 587.0<br />

Effect of dilutive securities Million 4.8 3.7<br />

Diluted number of shares Million 578.7 590.7<br />

Underlying basic earnings per share figures are presented below, in addition to the basic and diluted earnings per share, because the Directors consider this gives<br />

a more relevant indication of underlying business performance and reflects the adjustments to basic earnings per share for the impact of specific adjusting items<br />

(see note 4) and tax thereon.<br />

Underlying EPS<br />

For the year ended 31 March <strong>2017</strong> 2016<br />

Profit attributable to equity shareholders £ million 123.3 106.1<br />

Remove profit after tax in respect of specific adjusting items £ million (19.5) (10.2)<br />

Underlying profit after taxation £ million 103.8 95.9<br />

Weighted average number of shares Million 573.9 587.0<br />

Underlying basic EPS Pence 18.1 16.3<br />

Diluted number of shares Million 578.7 590.7<br />

Underlying diluted EPS Pence 17.9 16.2<br />

Basic and diluted EPS – continuing operations<br />

For the year ended 31 March <strong>2017</strong> 2016<br />

Profit attributable to equity shareholders £ million 123.3 98.6<br />

Weighted average number of shares Million 573.9 587.0<br />

Basic EPS – continuing operations Pence 21.5 16.8<br />

Diluted number of shares Million 578.7 590.7<br />

Diluted EPS – continuing operations Pence 21.3 16.7<br />

Basic and diluted EPS – total Group<br />

For the year ended 31 March <strong>2017</strong> 2016<br />

Profit attributable to equity shareholders £ million 123.3 106.1<br />

Weighted average number of shares Million 573.9 587.0<br />

Basic EPS – total Group Pence 21.5 18.1<br />

Diluted number of shares Million 578.7 590.7<br />

Diluted EPS – total Group Pence 21.3 18.0

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