6 – Earnings Per Share (XLSX:) XLS Earnings per share 2020 2019 Income after taxes from continuing operations million € –1,471 2,546 of which noncontrolling interests million € –17 46 Net income and noncontrolling interests from continuing operations million € –1,454 2,500 Income after taxes from discontinued operations million € 396 5,945 of which noncontrolling interests million € 2 24 Net income and noncontrolling interests from discontinued operations million € 394 5,921 Income after taxes million € –1,075 8,491 of which noncontrolling interests million € –15 70 Net income and noncontrolling interests million € –1,060 8,421 Weighted average number of outstanding shares 1,000 918,479 918,479 Dilution effect from BASF’s “plus” incentive share program 1,000 1,759 1,565 Weighted average number of shares for diluted earnings per share 1,000 920,238 920,044 Earnings per share From continuing operations € –1.58 2.72 Diluted € –1.58 2.70 From discontinued operations € 0.43 6.45 Diluted € 0.43 6.45 From continuing and discontinued operations € –1.15 9.17 Diluted € –1.15 9.15 In accordance with IAS 33, earnings per share are determined by dividing earnings attributable to shareholders of BASF SE by the weighted average of outstanding shares. Pursuant to IAS 33, a potential dilutive effect must be considered in the diluted earnings per share for those BASF shares that will be granted in the future as part of BASF’s “plus” share program. This applies regardless of the fact that the necessary shares are acquired on the market by third parties on behalf of BASF and that there are no plans to issue new shares. There was no dilutive effect from the issue of “plus” shares in 2020 (2019: €0.02). back next