China Mobile Limited
Annual Report 2012
105
Notes to the Financial Statements
(Expressed in Renminbi unless otherwise indicated)
13 Earnings Per Share
(a) Basic earnings per share
The calculation of basic earnings per share for the year is based on the profit attributable to equity shareholders
of the Company of RMB129,274,000,000 (2011: RMB125,870,000,000) and the weighted average number of
20,090,824,422 shares (2011: 20,068,193,892 shares) in issue during the year, calculated as follows:
Weighted average number of shares
2012
2011
Number of
shares
Number of
shares
Issued shares as at 1 January
20,072,065,571
20,065,423,246
Effect of share options exercised
18,758,851
2,770,646
Weighted average number of shares as at 31 December
20,090,824,422
20,068,193,892
(b) Diluted earnings per share
The calculation of diluted earnings per share for the year is based on the profit attributable to equity shareholders
of the Company of RMB129,274,000,000 (2011: RMB125,870,000,000) and the weighted average number of
20,341,515,930 shares (2011: 20,315,252,412 shares), calculated as follows:
Weighted average number of shares (diluted)
2012
2011
Number of
shares
Number of
shares
Weighted average number of shares as at 31 December
20,090,824,422
20,068,193,892
Effect of deemed issue of shares under the Company’s share
option scheme for nil consideration
250,691,508
247,058,520
Weighted average number of shares (diluted) as at 31 December
20,341,515,930
20,315,252,412