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Note 30 Earnings per Share and Equity per Share

Earnings per Share

  Year Ended 31 December
  2002 2003 2004
       
Net (loss)/profit for the period EUR million -240.7 137.9 739.7
       
Weighted average number of Series A and R shares 889 606 185 851 127 954 829 396 446
Effect of warrants 349 362 194 214 610 540
Diluted number of shares 889 955 547 851 326 168 830 006 986
       
Basic (Loss)/Earnings per Share, EUR -0.27 0.16 0.89

There was no difference between Basic Earnings per Shares and Diluted Earnings due to the immaterial effect of the warrants.

Equity per Share

  As at 31 December
  2002 2003 2004
       
Shareholders' Equity, EUR million 8 034.8 7 952.9 8 051.1
       
Market value, EUR million 9 051.9 9 288.3 9 485.9
       
       
Number of series A and R shares 871 438 368 838 073 020 820 436 168
       
Basic Shareholders' Equity per share, EUR 9.22 9.49 9.81
       
Dividend per share paid/declared, EUR 0.45 0.45 0.45
       
Market value per share, EUR      
    A shares 10.10 11.00 11.55
    R shares 10.05 10.68 11.27
Average 10.06 10.75 11.33



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