for the six months ended 30 September 2015
| Reviewed Six months ended 30 September 2015 |
Restated Six months ended 30 September 2014 |
Restated Year ended 31 March 2015 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Rm | Rm | Rm | |
| Earnings per share | |||
| Total operations | |||
| Basic earnings per share (cents) | 110.4 | 202.1 | 607.7 |
| Diluted earnings per share (cents) | 108.4 | 198.7 | 595.3 |
| Headline earnings per share (cents) | 69.9 | 200.6 | 597.9 |
| Diluted headline earnings per share (cents) | 68.6 | 197.1 | 585.7 |
| Reconciliation of weighted average number of ordinary shares: | |||
| Ordinary shares in issue | 526 948 700 | 520 783 900 | 520 783 900 |
| Weighted average number of shares held by subsidiaries and in Escrow (refer to note 19) | (15 933 358) | (10 190 084) | (10 190 084) |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 511 015 342 | 510 593 816 | 510 593 816 |
| Reconciliation of diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares | |||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 511 015 342 | 510 593 816 | 510 593 816 |
| Expected future vesting of shares | 9 145 787 | 8 783 562 | 10 654 715 |
| Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding | 520 161 129 | 519 377 378 | 521 248 531 |
| Total operations | Rm | Rm | Rm |
| Reconciliation between earnings and headline earnings: | |||
| Profit for the year | 606 | 1 078 | 3 208 |
| Non-controlling interests | (42) | (46) | (105) |
| Profit attributable to equity holders of Telkom | 564 | 1 032 | 3 103 |
| Adjustments: | |||
| Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | (282) | (53) | (257) |
| Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | - | 19 | - |
| Write-offs of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 31 | 23 | 220 |
| Taxation effects | 44 | 3 | (13) |
| Headline earnings | 357 | 1 024 | 3 053 |
| Dividend per share (cents) | 245.0 | - | - |
The calculation of dividend per share is based on dividends of R1 291 million declared on 5 June 2015 and 526,948,700 number of ordinary shares outstanding on the date of dividend declaration. The dividend paid is made up of an ordinary dividend of 215 cents per share and a special dividend of 30 cents per share.