10. Earnings Per Share

Telesat has awarded employee stock options, which, if exercised, would result in dilution of Loral’s economic ownership interest in Telesat from 62.7% to approximately 62.3%.

The following table presents the dilutive impact of Telesat stock options on Loral’s reported income from continuing operations for the purpose of computing diluted earnings per share (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Income from continuing operations — basic	$	46,219	$	24,537	$	50,997	$	93,724
Less: Adjustment for dilutive effect of Telesat stock options		(340)		(713)		(350)		(1,346)
Income from continuing operations — diluted	$	45,879	$	23,824	$	50,647	$	92,378

Basic income per share is computed based upon the weighted average number of share of voting and non-voting common stock outstanding. The following is the computation of common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Weighted average common shares outstanding		30,933		30,933		30,933	30,933
Unconverted restricted stock units		75		75		75	75
Common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share		31,008		31,008		31,008	31,008