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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2009   
           
        2009     2008  
        R’000     R’000  
22.  
EARNINGS AND HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE  
         
   Earnings per share (cents) (basic and diluted)    13 669     11 406  
   Headline earnings per share (cents) (basic and diluted)    13 772     11 362  
   The above calculations were determined using the following information:            
   Earnings            
   Profit attributable to shareholders of the holding company     3 241 452     3 069 522  
   Headline earnings            
   Earnings as above     3 241 452     3 069 522  
   Adjusted for:            
   Profit (before tax) on disposal of:            
   – property, plant and equipment     (38 450)    (125) 
   – available-for-sale investments     (19 086)    (22 350) 
   Loss on disposal and scrapping of property, plant and equipment     14 251     10 040  
   Impairment of non-financial assets     59 114     –  
   Net tax effect of the above items     8 512     371  
   Headline earnings     3 265 793     3 057 708  
   Weighted number of ordinary shares in issue (000)           
   Ordinary shares in issue     27 658     28 000  
   Treasury shares (refer to note 10   (3 944)    (1 088) 
   Weighted average number of shares in issue for the year     23 714     26 912