GROUP
  (R’million) 2015   2014  
9 Calculation of weighted average number of shares for headline earnings per share and basic earnings per share purposes        
9.1 Opening balance of number of ordinary shares 181 621 510   181 220 710  
  Weighted number of ordinary shares – issued 85 180   245 093  
  Weighted number of shares held for BEE deal (20 013 710)   (21 338 575)  
  Weighted average number of shares in issue 161 692 980   160 127 228  
9.2 Weighted average number of shares in issue 161 692 980   160 127 228  
  Share options dilution 2 652 190   4 023 409  
  Adjusted number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share and diluted headline earnings per share purposes 164 345 170   164 150 637  
9.3 Headline earnings (R’million) 2 887,0   2 907,4  
  – Continuing operation 2 887,0   2 889,3  
  – Discontinued operation   18,1  
  Income attributable to shareholders of the parent (R’million) 1 727,1   2 020,2  
  – Continuing operation 1 727,1   1 990,3  
  – Discontinued operation   29,9  
9.4 Reconciliation between profit for the year and headline earnings
(R’million) Gross Taxation Non-
controlling
interest
Net  
2015          
Continuing operations          
Earnings/profit attributable to shareholders of the parent       1 727,1  
Adjusted for:          
Loss on disposal of plant, equipment and vehicles 11,7 (1,9) 9,8  
Impairment of intangible assets 280,0 (10,4) 269,6  
Impairment of property, plant and equipment 1 410,9 (3,5) (474,2) 933,2  
Profit on sale of empowerment shares (47,0) 7,9 (39,1)  
Write-off of other assets (3,7) (1,5) (5,2)  
Insurance claim income (7,5) 2,1 (5,4)  
Headline earnings adjustments – Associates          
– Profit on sale of non-current assets (3,0) (3,0)  
Headline earnings for the year 1 641,4 (5,8) (475,7) 2 887,0  
2014          
Continuing operations          
Earnings/profit attributable to shareholders of the parent       1 990,3  
Adjusted for:          
Profit on disposal of plant, equipment and vehicles (13,6) 2,5 (11,1)  
Impairment of intangible assets 916,4 (26,1) (20,9) 869,4  
Impairment of property, plant and equipment 145,3 (41,9) (25,2) 78,2  
Write-off of other assets 3,1 (0,9) (0,7) 1,5  
Insurance claim income (43,2) 12,1 (31,1)  
Headline earnings adjustments – Associates        
– Profit on sale of non-current assets (9,3) 1,4 (7,9)  
Headline earnings for the year 998,7 (52,9) (46,8) 2 889,3  
Discontinued operation          
Earnings/profit attributable to shareholders of the parent       29,9  
Adjusted for:          
Gain on remeasurement to fair value on transfer of net assets to held-for-sale (18,6) 6,8 (11,8)  
Headline earnings for the year (18,6) 6,8 18,1  

    GROUP
  (R’million) 2015   2014  
9.5 Headline earnings per share        
  Headline earnings per ordinary share (cents) 1 785,5   1 815,7  
  – Continuing operation 1 785,5   1 804,4  
  – Discontinued operation   11,3  
  Diluted headline earnings per ordinary share (cents) 1 756,7   1 771,2  
  – Continuing operation 1 756,7   1 760,2  
  – Discontinued operation   11,0