BASF Report 2021 Consoli dated Financial Statements – Notes 220 6 Earnings per share Earnings per share 2021 2020 Income after taxes from continuing operations million € 6,018 –1,471 of which noncontrolling interests million € 459 –17 Net income from continuing operations million € 5,559 –1,454 Income after taxes from discontinued operations million € –36 396 of which noncontrolling interests million € – 2 Net income from discontinued operations million € –36 394 Income after taxes million € 5,982 –1,075 of which noncontrolling interests million € 459 –15 Net income million € 5,523 –1,060 Weighted average number of outstanding shares 1,000 918,479 918,479 Dilution effect from BASF’s “plus” incentive share program 1,000 2,008 1,759 Weighted average number of shares for diluted earnings per share 1,000 920,486 920,238 Earnings per share € From continuing operations € 6.05 –1.58 Diluted € 6.04 –1.58 From discontinued operations € –0.04 0.43 Diluted € –0.04 0.43 From continuing and discontinued operations € 6.01 –1.15 Diluted € 6.00 –1.15 In accordance with IAS 33, earnings per share are determined by part of BASF’s “plus” share program. This applies regardless of the dividing earnings attributable to shareholders of BASF SE by the fact that the necessary shares are acquired on the market by third weighted average of outstanding shares. Pursuant to IAS 33, a parties on behalf of BASF and that there are no plans to issue new potential dilutive effect must be considered in the diluted earnings shares. A dilutive effect from the issue of “plus” shares arose in the per share for those BASF shares that will be granted in the future as amount of €0.01 in 2021 (2020: no dilutive effect).