EARNINGS PER SHARE

ACCOUNTING POLICY

We calculate basic earnings per share by dividing the net income or loss attributable to our RCI Class A Voting and RCI Class B Non-Voting shareholders by the weighted average number of RCI Class A Voting and RCI Class B Non-Voting shares (Class A Shares and Class B Non-Voting Shares, respectively) outstanding during the year.

We calculate diluted earnings per share by adjusting the net income or loss attributable to Class A and Class B Non-Voting shareholders and the weighted average number of Class A Shares and Class B Non-Voting Shares outstanding for the effect of all dilutive potential common shares. We use the treasury stock method for calculating diluted earnings per share, which considers the impact of employee stock options and other potentially dilutive instruments.

Options with tandem stock appreciation rights or cash payment alternatives are accounted for as cash-settled awards. As these awards can be exchanged for common shares of the Company, they are considered potentially dilutive and are included in the calculation of the Company’s diluted net earnings per share if they have a dilutive impact in the period.

EXPLANATORY INFORMATION



	Years ended December 31
(In millions of dollars, except per share amounts)	2017		2016

Numerator (basic) - Net income for the year	1,711		835

Denominator - Number of shares (in millions):
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic	515		515
Effect of dilutive securities (in millions):
Employee stock options and restricted share units	2		2

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	517		517

Earnings per share:
Basic		$3.32		$1.62
Diluted		$3.31		$1.62

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, there were 489,835 options out of the money (2016 - nil) for purposes of the calculation of earnings per share. These options were excluded from the calculation of the effect of dilutive securities because they were anti-dilutive.