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Normalised earnings

The Group believes that normalised earnings more accurately reflect operational performance. Headline earnings are adjusted to take into account non-operational and accounting anomalies. These adjustments are consistent with those reported at 30 June 2008.

 

Computation of normalised earnings

       
for the year ended 30 June        
    2009   2008   %  
  Notes   Rmillion   Rmillion   change  
Headline earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders   2 636   3 714   (29) 
RMBH’s share of adjustments made by associates:        
    Treasury shares 1   103   157    
    IFRS 2 share based expenses   (34)  43    
         
    2 705   3 914   (31) 
Adjustment for:        
    RMBH shares held by policyholders 2   22   (48)   
    Group treasury shares 3   (213)  (290)   
    IFRS 2 share based expenses   –   1    
Normalised earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders   2 514   3 577   (30) 
Weighted average number of shares in issue (millions)   1 209   1 202    
Normalised earnings per share (cents)   207,9   297,5   (30) 
Diluted normalised earnings per share (cents)   207,9   297,5   (30) 
Dividend cover (relative to normalised earnings)   2,1   2,1    
         

Sources of normalised earnings

       
for the year ended 30 June        
    2009   2008   %  
    Rmillion   Rmillion   change  
Normalised earnings from:        
    FirstRand   2 057   3 103   (34) 
    Discovery   315   161    
    OUTsurance   384   334   15  
    RMB Structured Insurance   60   72   (17) 
         
    2 816   3 670   (23) 
    Other net income/(funding costs)   (302)  (93)  (>100) 
         
Normalised earnings   2 514   3 577   (30) 
Notes:
1. Deconsolidation of treasury shares and “deemed” treasury shares by FirstRand and Discovery to account for:
  • the Discovery BEE transaction;
  • FirstRand shares acquired to hedge liabilities under staff share schemes; and
  • FirstRand shares held as policyholders’ assets by Group insurers.
2. Deconsolidation of “deemed” RMBH treasury shares held for policyholders by Group insurers.
3. Adjustment to reflect earnings impact based on actual RMBH shareholding in Group companies, i.e. reflecting treasury shares as if they are minority shareholders.

 

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