Note 9: Earnings per share

for the six months ended September 30, 2009

  30 September
2009
30 September
2010
  Rm Rm
Earnings per share
Total operations
Basic earnings per share (cents) 7,882.0 198.6
Diluted earnings per share(cents) 7,865.8 198.6
Headline earnings per share(cents) (139.1) 243.6
Diluted headline earnings per share(cents) (138.8) 243.6
Continuing operations
Basic earnings per share (cents) 7,860.9 198.6
Diluted earnings per share(cents) 7,844.8 198.6
Headline earnings per share(cents) (160.2) 243.6
Diluted headline earnings per share(cents) (159.9) 243.6
Reconciliation of weighted average number of ordinary shares:
Ordinary shares in issue 520,783,900 520,783,900
Weighted average number of treasury shares (17,596,506) (12,635,247)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 503,187,394 508,148,653
Reconciliation of diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 503,187,394 508,148,653
Expected future vesting of shares 1,031,110 -
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding 504,218,504 508,148,653
Total operations
Reconciliation between earnings and headline earnings:
Profit attributable to equity holders of Telkom 39,661 1,009
Adjustments:
Profit on disposal of investments (18,605) -
Profit on disposal of property,plant and equipment and
intangibleassets
(24) (11)
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 2,148 201
Write-offs of property,plant and equipment and intangible assets 34 52
Gain on distribution of assets (25,688) -
Tax effects 1,774 (13)
Headline earnings (700) 1,238
Earnings per share
Continuing operations
Reconciliation between earnings and headline earnings:
Profit from continuing operations 39,631 1,078
Non-controlling interest (76) (69)
Earnings as reported 39,555 1,009
Profit on disposal of investments (18,605) -
Profit on disposal of property,plant and equipment and
intangibleassets
(24) (11)
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 2,148 201
Write-offs ofproperty,plant and equipment and intangible assets 34 52
Gain on distribution of assets (25,688) -
Tax effects 1,774 (13)
Headline earnings (806) 1,238
Discontinuing operations
Reconciliation between earnings and headline earnings:
Profit from discontinued operations 106 -
Non-controlling interest - -
Earnings from discontinued operations attributable to equity holders of Telkom 106 -
Headline earnings 106 -
Dividend per share(cents) 375.0 300.0
The calculation of dividend per share is based on dividends of R1,532 million (30 September 2009: R1,894 million) declared on 18 June 2010 (30 September 2009: 19 June 2009) and a number of ordinary shares on the date of dividend declaration of 510,638,013 (30 September 2009: 505,008,190). The reduction in the number of shares represents the number of treasury shares held on date of payment.
Vodacom dividend per share (cents) 7,750.0 -
The Vodacom dividend consists of a once-off cash dividend of Nil cents (30 September 2009: 1,900.0 cents) per share totalling Rnil (30 September 2009: R9,740 million) and a 35% unbundling share valued at Nil cents (30 September 2009: 5,850.0 cents) per share with a total value of RNil (30 September 2009: R29,990 million).