Table:
|  | 2019 | 2018 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Profit for the period attributable to equity holders as reported under IFRS (£m) | 166.6 | 223.1 |
| Items excluded from adjusted operating profit disclosed above (£m) | 37.7 | (34.2) |
| Tax effects on adjusted items (£m) | (8.5) | (5.0) |
| Adjusted profit for the period attributable to equity holders (£m) | 195.8 | 183.9 |
| Weighted average shares (million) | 73.7 | 73.6 |
| Basic adjusted earnings per share | 265.7p | 250.0p |
| Diluted weighted average shares (million) | 73.9 | 73.8 |
| Diluted adjusted earnings per share | 264.9p | 249.1p |
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Adjusted earnings per share
Basic adjusted earnings per share is defined as adjusted profit for the period attributable to equity holders divided by the weighted average number of shares. Diluted adjusted earnings per share is defined as adjusted profit for the period attributable to equity holders divided by the diluted weighted average number of shares.
Basic and diluted EPS calculated on an IFRS profit basis are included in Note 10.
Question:
How is basic adjusted earnings per share defined as?
Answer: adjusted profit for the period attributable to equity holders divided by the weighted average number of shares