Exhibit 11 - COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS (Thousands of dollars, except per share data) Three Months Ended Mar 31 1997 1996 PRIMARY -------------------------------- Average shares outstanding 31,224,266 31,390,830 Net effect of stock options - based on the treasury stock method using average market price (1) (1) -------------------------------- 31,224,266 31,390,830 Net income (loss) $41,066 $33,598 Per-share amount $1.32 $1.07 ===== ===== FULLY DILUTED Average shares outstanding 31,224,266 31,390,830 Net effect of dilutive stock options - based on the treasury stock method using the average quarterly market price, if higher than exercise price 467,363 388,822 -------------------------------- 31,691,629 31,779,652 Net income (loss) $41,066 $33,598 Per-share amount $1.30 $1.06 ===== ===== (1) Incremental number of shares excluded from calculation since they do not have a dilutive effect.