Annual Report 2020

140 Notes to the Financial Statements Annual Report 2020 Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited 7 Dividends (a) Dividends attributable to the year 2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 Interim dividend declared and paid of HK22 cents per share (2019: HK24 cents per share) 152,011 165,830 Final dividend proposed after the end of the reporting period of HK28 cents per share (2019: HK34 cents per share) 193,469 234,926 345,480 400,756 The final dividend proposed after the end of the reporting period has not been recognised as a liability at the end of the reporting period. (b) Dividends attributable to the previous financial year, approved and paid during the year 2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 Final dividend in respect of the previous financial year, approved and paid during the year, of HK34 cents per share (2019: HK37 cents per share) 234,926 255,655 8 Earnings per share (a) For the year ended 31 December 2020, the calculation of earnings per share of HK$0.44 (2019: HK$1.86) is based on the profit attributable to shareholders of the Company of HK$301,899,000 (2019: HK$1,288,277,000) and 690,959,695 shares (2019: 690,959,695 shares) in issue during the year. There were no potential ordinary shares in existence during the current and prior years, hence diluted earnings per share is the same as the basic earnings per share.