NOTES TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
for the year ended 31 December 2005

        GROUP  
             Year ended        Year ended  
        31 Dec 2005   31 Dec 2004  
            Restated  
        Rm   Rm  

 32.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

           
  On 23 May 2005 the company issued 4,5 million shares in terms of the dividend capitalisation.            
  On 1 July 2004 the company issued 250,6 million ordinary shares.            
  Earnings            
  Net profit per the income statement     196,3   239,1  
  Number of shares            
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (millions) (for the purposes of earnings and headline earnings per share)     421,5   293,4  
  Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares (share options in millions)        
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (millions)            
  – diluted earnings     421,5   293,4  
  Earnings per share (cents)     46,6   81,5  
  Diluted earnings per share (cents)     46,6   81,5  
  The directors consider that the dilution has no material effect in the current year, as all significant option holders have revoked their rights to the share options, and the option strike price is materially out-of-the-money.            
  Reconciliation between earnings and headline earnings            
  Earnings            
  Net profit per the income statement     196,3   239,1  
  Adjustments net of taxation            
  Negative goodwill       (134,7)  
  Impairment of investment property     0,6    
  Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment     (12,0)   (2,2)  
  Profit on sale of subsidiaries       (3,1)  
  Discontinued operation closure costs     9,5    
  Headline earnings     194,4   99,1  
  Headline earnings per share (cents)     46,1   33,8