Five year consolidated financial summary 2015 £m 2014 £m 2013 £m 2012 £m 2011 £m 609.7 (126.3) 483.4 565.2 (113.9) 451.3 507.8 (103.0) 404.8 360.0 (76.8) 283.2 407.3 (91.5) 315.8 2015 £m 2014 £m 2013 £m 2012 £m 2011 £m Profit before tax Tax Profit after tax 589.0 (121.6) 467.4 517.1 (103.9) 413.2 447.5 (94.8) 352.7 360.0 (76.8) 283.2 407.3 (91.5) 315.8 Pre-exceptional earnings per share: 2015 Pence 2014 Pence 2013 Pence 2012 Pence 2011 Pence Basic earnings per share1 Diluted earnings per share1 176.9 172.2 166.8 161.5 149.9 144.6 104.7 101.3 115.9 111.9 Post-exceptional earnings per share: 2015 Pence 2014 Pence 2013 Pence 2012 Pence 2011 Pence Basic earnings per share1 Diluted earnings per share1 171.1 166.5 152.7 147.8 130.6 126.0 104.7 101.3 115.9 111.9 Before exceptional items Profit before tax Tax Profit after tax After exceptional items Dividends: Cost (£m) Pence per share2 Total equity (£m) Net assets per share (pence)3 Group employees at year end 31 December Europe Americas Asia Pacific 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 226.3 83.0 177.7 66.0 123.5 46.0 104.1 39.0 104.8 39.0 2,795.6 2,537.8 2,268.6 2,069.9 1,901.6 990 898 802 733 673 2015 Number 2014 Number 2013 Number 2012 Number 2011 Number 2,674 321 789 3,784 2,517 278 761 3,556 2,503 294 731 3,528 2,032 251 728 3,011 1,966 236 700 2,902 See note 7 for the basis of this calculation. Dividends per share are those amounts approved by the shareholders to be paid within the year on a per share basis to the shareholders on the register at the specified dates. 3 Net assets per share are calculated by using the actual number of shares in issue at the year end date (see note 21). 1 2 Exchange rates – closing 31 December Sterling: Euro US dollar Swiss franc Australian dollar Hong Kong dollar Japanese yen Singaporean dollar Exchange rates – average Sterling: Euro US dollar Swiss franc Australian dollar Hong Kong dollar Japanese yen Singaporean dollar 162 Schroders | Annual Report and Accounts 2015 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 1.36 1.47 1.48 2.03 11.42 177.30 2.09 1.29 1.56 1.55 1.91 12.09 186.95 2.07 1.20 1.66 1.47 1.85 12.84 174.08 2.09 1.23 1.63 1.49 1.57 12.60 140.55 1.99 1.20 1.55 1.45 1.52 12.07 119.57 2.02 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 1.38 1.53 1.48 2.04 11.84 184.79 2.10 1.24 1.65 1.51 1.83 12.78 175.15 2.09 1.18 1.57 1.45 1.64 12.18 152.51 1.96 1.23 1.59 1.48 1.53 12.33 126.93 1.98 1.15 1.61 1.42 1.54 12.50 127.84 2.02