11. Earnings per share


 

 

January to June 2007

 

January to June 2006 1

 

 

Continuing
operations

 

Dis-
continued
operations

 

Group

 

Continuing
operations

 

Dis-
continued
operations

 

Adjusted
Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in € million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings after taxes on income attributable to Linde AG shareholders

 

576

 

13

 

589

 

192

 

78

 

270

Plus: increase in profit due to dilutive effect of convertible bond

 

6

 

-

 

6

 

7

 

 

 

7

Profit after adjusting for dilutive effects

 

582

 

13

 

595

 

199

 

78

 

277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

160,879

 

160,879

 

160,879

 

119,879

 

119,879

 

119,879

Dilution as a result of the Linde Management Incentive Programme

 

824

 

824

 

824

 

442

 

442

 

442

Effect of dilutive convertible bond

 

6,395

 

6,395

 

6,395

 

9,738

 

9,738

 

9,738

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - fully diluted -

 

168,098

 

168,098

 

168,098

 

130,059

 

130,059

 

130,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share in €

 

3.58

 

0.08

 

3.66

 

1.60

 

0.65

 

2.25

Earnings per share in € - fully diluted -

 

3.46

 

0.08

 

3.54

 

1.53

 

0.60

 

2.13

 

1 adjusted