21. Financial costs - net 22. Income Tax 31.12.2008 31.12.2007 Interest payable: Bank loans (Note 15) 6,622,123 4,291,270 35 6,622,337 4,291,270 Net foreign exchange gains /losses Gains/losses of fair value on fi nancial instruments: Transfer from Shareholders’ funds (Note 8): 6,381,337 -57,834 Foreign exchange options: Cash fl ow hedging 680,293 344,278 O<strong>the</strong>r 679,641 287,869 14,363,394 4,865,583 31.12.2008 31.12.2007 Current tax 10,367,592 3,540,141 Deferred tax (note 16) -4,665,634 499,589 Tax estimate 5,701,958 4,039,730 Tax from previous years 465,996 -102,658 The reconciliation of <strong>consolidated</strong> corporation tax is as follows: 23. Profit per share 6,167,954 3,937,072 31,12,2008 31,12,2007 Profi ts before Tax 30,892,576 21,685,135 Tax rate 26.50% 26.50% Tax at rate of 26.5% 8,186,533 5,746,561 Tax rate difference of foreign subsidiaries Permanent differences 1,331,414 -32,127 Costs not accepted fi scally 814,865 462,051 Income not subject <strong>to</strong> tax Impairment losses of cus<strong>to</strong>mers -425,632 141,842 Consolidation adjustments -166,842 -287,816 Deducted R&D tax credit not deferred in 2007 -1,945,473 -1,924,250 R&D tax credit <strong>to</strong> carry -2,113,991 0 O<strong>the</strong>r 21,084 -66,530 Income tax for <strong>the</strong> period 5,701,958 4,039,730 Effective tax rate 18.46% 18.63% Basic The basic profi t per share is calculated by dividing shareholders’ profi t by <strong>the</strong> average weighted number of ordinary shares issued during <strong>the</strong> year, excluding possible own shares acquired by <strong>the</strong> company (Note 13). 31.12.2008 31.12.2007 Profi t attributable <strong>to</strong> shareholders 24,136,981 17,401,185 Average weighted number of ordinary shares issued 41,641,416 41,641,416 Basic profi t per share (euro per share) 0.58 0.42 Diluted The diluted profi t per share is calculated adjusting <strong>the</strong> average weighted number of shares in circulation by including <strong>the</strong> impact of <strong>the</strong> conversion of all potentially diluting ordinary shares. In view of <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong>re are nei<strong>the</strong>r options nor any convertible obligation on shares, <strong>the</strong> diluted profi t per share is equal <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> basic profi t per share. 2008 Consolidated and Individual Financial Statments
24. Dividends per share The dividend distribution of <strong>Efacec</strong> Capital SGPS, for 2008 and 2007, including anticipated distributions of profi t was as follows: Dividends paid 36 31.12.2008 31.12.2007 Pertaining <strong>to</strong> fi nancial year 2006 7,537,096 Pertaining <strong>to</strong> fi nancial year 2007 13,221,000 12,216,00 Pertaining <strong>to</strong> fi nancial year 2008 6,034,000 Total 19,255,000 19,753,096 Average weighted number of ordinary shares issued 41,641,416 41,641,416 Dividends per share (euro per share) 0.46 0.47 The amount of dividends for minorities was 225,642 Euro (163,674 Euro in 2007), of which 218,842 Euro pertain <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> subsidiary <strong>Efacec</strong> Serviços de Manutenção e Assistência, SA and 6,800 Euro were paid by SVEP – Segurança e Vigilância Electrónica de Pessoas, Lda.