ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023

For the year ended 30 September 2023

11 CALCULATION OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES AND HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE
    GROUP
    2023 2022
11.1 Weighted average number of shares in issue 156 390 363 162 552 439
  – Opening balance of number of ordinary shares 170 001 222 179 492 168
  – Weighted number of shares held for B-BBEE deal (13 610 859) (13 676 994)
  – Weighted number of ordinary shares repurchased (3 262 735)
11.2 Diluted weighted average number of shares in issue 158 661 854 164 844 665
  – Weighted average number of shares in issue – per 11.1 above 156 390 363 162 552 439
  – Dilutive number of shares 2 271 491 2 292 226
11.3 Headline earnings (R’million) 2 712,8 2 767,3
11.4 Headline earnings per share

  Headline earnings per ordinary share (cents) 1 734,7 1 702,4
  Diluted headline earnings per ordinary share (cents) 1 709,8 1 678,7
11.5 Reconciliation between profit for the year and headline earnings    
  (R’million) Gross Taxation Non-
controlling
interest
Net
  2023        
  Profit attributable to shareholders of the parent       2 697,2
  Adjusted for:        
  Impairment of property, plant and equipment 50,9
(13,7) 37,2
  Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment (24,2) 2,6 (21,6)
  Headline earnings for the year 26,7 (11,1) 2 712,8
  There was no headline earning adjustments for associates during the current year.        
  2022        
  Profit attributable to shareholders of the parent       2 864,5
  Adjusted for:        
  Impairment of property, plant and equipment 12,9 (3,6) 9,3
  Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 3,7 (1,0) 2,7
  Insurance proceeds on property, plant and equipment (28,3) 7,9 (20,4)
  Headline earnings adjustment – associate        
  – Profit on disposal of investment (100,7) 12,2 (88,5)
  – Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment (0,4) 0,1 (0,3)
  Headline earnings for the year (112,8) 15,6 2 767,3