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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements31 December 2024180ADVANCING AHEAD12.(LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ORDINARY EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANYBasic (loss)/earnings per share is calculated by dividing the (loss)/profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company (excluding distributions to holders of perpetual capital securities issued by a subsidiary) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year. The weighted average number of ordinary shares of 4,232,449,000 (2023: 4,381,869,000) in issue during the year.The calculation of the diluted (loss)/earnings per share amounts is based on the loss or profit for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company. The weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the calculation is the number of ordinary shares in issue during the year, as used in the basic (loss)/earnings per share calculation, and the weighted average number of ordinary shares assumed to have been issued at no consideration on the deemed exercise or conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares.The calculations of basic and diluted (loss)/earnings per share are based on:20242023US$%u2019000US$%u2019000(Loss)/Earnings:(Loss)/Profit attributable to owners of the Company(699,810)230,849Distributions to holders of perpetual capital securities issued by a subsidiary(27,377)(27,215)(Loss)/Profit used to determine basic (loss)/earnings per share(727,187)203,63420242023%u2019000%u2019000Number of shares:Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue, used in the basic (loss)/earnings per share calculation4,232,4494,381,869Effect of dilution %u2014 weighted average number of ordinary shares:Share options and Long Term Incentive Scheme issued by the Company%u201323,5004,232,4494,405,369The diluted (loss)/earnings per share amount is increased when taking convertible bonds into account, as the convertible bonds that were fully redeemed or converted and cancelled had an anti-dilutive effect on the basic (loss)/earnings per share for the year ended 31 December 2024. Accordingly, these were ignored in the calculation of diluted (loss)/earnings per share. The diluted loss per share amounts is based on the loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company (excluding distributions to holders of perpetual capital securities issued by asubsidiary)ofUS$727,187,000(31December2023:profitofUS$203,634,000),andtheweightedaveragenumberof ordinary shares, after adjustment for the effect of Share options and Long Term Incentive Scheme issued by the Company, of 4,232,449,000 (31 December 2023: 4,405,369,000) during the year.