EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE AND DIVIDEND PER SHARE

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE AND DIVIDEND PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE AND DIVIDENDS PER SHARE

BASIC

Earnings per common share is calculated by dividing earnings attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding has been reduced by our pro-rata weighted average interest in our own common shares of 6 million and 13 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, resulting from our reciprocal investment in Noverco Inc.

DILUTED

The treasury stock method is used to determine the dilutive impact of stock options. This method assumes any proceeds from the exercise of stock options would be used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period.

Weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:



	Three months ended June 30,		Six months ended June 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
(number of common shares in millions)
Weighted average shares outstanding	2,018	1,695	2,017	1,690
Effect of dilutive options	3	3	3	3
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	2,021	1,698	2,020	1,693

For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, 21.3 million and 30.2 million, respectively, anti-dilutive stock options with a weighted average exercise price of $53.33 and $49.67, respectively, were excluded from the diluted earnings per common share calculation.

For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, 15.9 million and 30.1 million, respectively, anti-dilutive stock options with a weighted average exercise price of $53.99 and $49.73, respectively, were excluded from the diluted earnings per common share calculation.

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE

On August 1, 2019, our Board of Directors declared the following quarterly dividends. All dividends are payable on September 1, 2019, to shareholders of record on August 15, 2019.



	Dividend per share
Common Shares		$0.73800
Preference Shares, Series A		$0.34375
Preference Shares, Series B		$0.21340
Preference Shares, Series C¹		$0.25647
Preference Shares, Series D		$0.27875
Preference Shares, Series F		$0.29306
Preference Shares, Series H		$0.27350
Preference Shares, Series J		US$0.30540
Preference Shares, Series L		US$0.30993
Preference Shares, Series N		$0.31788
Preference Shares, Series P²		$0.27369
Preference Shares, Series R³		$0.25456
Preference Shares, Series 1		US$0.37182
Preference Shares, Series 3		$0.25000
Preference Shares, Series 5⁴		US$0.33596
Preference Shares, Series 7⁵		$0.27806
Preference Shares, Series 9		$0.27500
Preference Shares, Series 11		$0.27500
Preference Shares, Series 13		$0.27500
Preference Shares, Series 15		$0.27500
Preference Shares, Series 17		$0.32188
Preference Shares, Series 19		$0.30625

1 The quarterly dividend per share paid on Series C was decreased to $0.25395 from $0.25459 on March 1, 2019 and was increased to $0.25647 from $0.25395 on June 1, 2019, due to reset on a quarterly basis following the date of issuance of the Series C Preference Shares.

2 The quarterly dividend per share paid on Series P was increased to $0.27369 from $0.25000 on March 1, 2019, due to reset of the annual dividend on March 1, 2019, and every five years thereafter.


3	The quarterly dividend per share paid on Series R was increased to $0.25456 from $0.25000 on June 1, 2019, due to the reset of the annual dividend on June 1, 2019, and every five years thereafter.


4	The quarterly dividend per share paid on Series 5 was increased to US$0.33596 from US$0.27500 on March 1, 2019, due to reset of the annual dividend on March 1, 2019, and every five years thereafter.

The quarterly dividend per share paid on Series 7 was increased to $0.27806 from $0.27500 on March 1, 2019, due to reset of the annual dividend on March 1, 2019, and every five years thereafter.