28 Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to shareholders of the Bank by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year, excluding treasury shares. The Bank has no dilutive potential ordinary shares; therefore the diluted earnings per share equals the basic earnings per share.
In millions of Russian Roubles | 2010 | 2009 |
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Profit for the year attributable to the shareholders of the Bank | 182,131 | 24,396 |
Less preference dividends declared | (450) | (630) |
Profit attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the Bank | 181,681 | 23,766 |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (millions) | 21,587 | 21,585 |
Earnings per ordinary share, basic and diluted (expressed in RR per share) | 8.42 | 1.10 |