Exhibit 11 - COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS (Thousands of dollars, except per share data) Nine Months Ended Sept. 30 Three Months Ended Sept. 30 1996 1995 1996 1995 PRIMARY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Average shares outstanding 31,420,553 31,159,689 31,424,410 31,244,711 Net effect of stock options - based on the treasury stock method using average market price (1) (1) (1) (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 31,420,553 31,159,689 31,424,410 31,244,711 Net income (loss) $99,907 $84,547 $31,785 $19,028 Per-share amount $3.18 $2.71 $1.01 $0.61 ===== ===== ===== ===== FULLY DILUTED Average shares outstanding 31,420,553 31,159,689 31,424,410 31,244,711 Net effect of dilutive stock options - based on the treasury stock method using the average quarterly market price, if higher than exercise price 274,627 317,760 208,499 380,489 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 31,695,180 31,477,449 31,632,909 31,625,200 Net income (loss) $99,907 $84,547 $31,785 $19,028 Per-share amount $3.15 $2.69 $1.00 $0.60 ===== ===== ===== ===== (1) Incremental number of shares excluded from calculation since they do not have a dilutive effect.