EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY

EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY

33    EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY

	For the year ended December 31
	2018	2019	2020
	(Restated)	(Restated)
Profit attributable to owners of the Company (in thousands of RMB)	709,397	853,102	741,004
Other equity instruments’ distribution reserved (in thousands of RMB)	(129,282)	(219,249)	(261,168)
Profit attributable to ordinary shares holders of the Company	580,115	633,853	479,836
Number of ordinary shares in issue (thousands) as of January 1	14,903,798	14,903,798	17,022,673
Effect of equity exchange arrangement	1,938,916	—	—
Issuance of share capital (thousands) (Note 17)	—	2,118,875	—
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issuance	16,842,714	17,022,673	17,022,673
Basic earnings per share (RMB)	0.034	0.037	0.028

The Group had no potentially dilutive ordinary shares in issuance during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, thus the diluted earnings per share were the same as basic earnings per share.