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Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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The following table presents a reconciliation of the income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) computations for the dates indicated:

		December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
(Thousands of U.S. dollars)
Profit for the year			81,999			87,045			103,984
(U.S. dollars)
Basic earnings per share			2.09			2.23			2.67
Diluted earnings per share			2.08			2.22			2.66
(Share units)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - applicable to basic			39,311			39,085			38,925
Effect of diluted securities:
Stock options and restricted stock units plans			18			125			188
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding applicable to diluted EPS			39,329			39,210			39,113

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