Headline earnings

  Unaudited       Audited  
  six months ended       year ended  
  31 March   31 March       30 September  
Rm 2010   2009   % change   2009  
Reconciliation of headline earnings                
Profit for the period from continuing operations 669   438   52.7   1 117  
Less:                
   Preference shareholders (28)   (37)       (73)  
   Non-controlling interest (90)   (33)       (114)  
Earnings used in the calculation of basic                
earnings per share from continuing operations 551   368   49.7   930  
Adjusted for:                
   Gain on bargain purchase (44)              
   Impairment of investments             2  
   Impairment of land and buildings     10       13  
   Reversal of impairment of land and buildings (1)              
   Profit on disposal of property, plant and                
   equipment (1)   (4)       (5)  
   Tax effect of headline adjusting items     1       2  
   Non-controlling share of headline adjusting                
   items 22              
Headline earnings from continuing operations 527   375       942  
Earnings from discontinued operation     634       634  
Adjusted for:                
   Profit on disposal of discontinued operation     (678)       (678)  
   Tax effect of headline adjusting item     90       90  
Headline earnings from discontinued operation     46       46  
Headline earnings 527   421   25.2   988  
Adjusted for:                
   Ineffectiveness arising from interest rate swaps 36   2       5  
   Non-controlling share of headline adjusting                
   item (18)   (1)       1  
Adjusted headline earnings 545   422   29.1   994  
                 
Headline earnings per share (cents)                
Basic 41.5   33.3   24.6   78.2  
   Continuing operations 41.5   29.7   39.7   74.6  
   Discontinued operation     3.6       3.6  
Diluted 40.0   33.3   20.1   77.5  
   Continuing operations 40.0   29.7   34.7   73.9  
   Discontinued operation     3.6       3.6  
Adjusted basic headline earnings per share 42.9   33.4   28.4   78.7  
   Continuing operations 42.9   29.8   44.0   75.1  
   Discontinued operation     3.6       3.6