(5) EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reportable period. The diluted earnings per share calculation adds to the weighted average number of common shares outstanding: the incremental shares that would have been outstanding assuming the exercise of dilutive stock options, the vesting of unvested restricted shares of common stock, performance units and the assumed conversion of mandatory convertible preferred stock. An antidilutive impact is an increase in earnings per share or a reduction in net loss per share resulting from the conversion, exercise, or contingent issuance of certain securities.

In January 2015, the Company issued 34,500,000 depositary shares that entitled the holder to a proportional fractional interest in the rights and preferences of the mandatory convertible preferred stock, including conversion, dividend, liquidation and voting rights. The mandatory convertible preferred stock had the non-forfeitable right to participate on an as-converted basis at the conversion rate then in effect in any common stock dividends declared and as such, is considered a participating security. Accordingly, it has been included in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share, pursuant to the two-class method. In the calculation of basic earnings per share attributable to common shareholders, participating securities are allocated earnings based on actual dividend distributions received plus a proportionate share of undistributed net income attributable to common shareholders, if any, after recognizing distributed earnings. The Company’s participating securities do not participate in undistributed net losses because they are not contractually obligated to do so. On January 12, 2018, all outstanding shares of mandatory convertible preferred stock converted to 74,998,614 shares of the Company’s common stock.

On December 18, 2017, the Company declared the quarterly dividend, which was paid to holders of the mandatory convertible preferred stock in cash on January 16, 2018. Dividends declared in the first, second and third quarters of 2017 were settled partially in common stock for a total of 10,040,306 shares.

The following table presents the computation of earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:


	For the three months ended March 31,
(in millions, except share/per share amounts)	2018		2017
Net income	$	208	$	351
Mandatory convertible preferred stock dividend		−		27
Participating securities - mandatory convertible preferred stock		3		43
Net income attributable to common stock	$	205	$	281

Number of common shares:
Weighted average outstanding		571,297,804		493,068,000
Issued upon assumed exercise of outstanding stock options		–		82,845
Effect of issuance of non-vested restricted common stock		914,096		770,429
Effect of issuance of non-vested performance units		1,632,559		573,721
Weighted average and potential dilutive outstanding		573,844,459		494,494,995

Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.36	$	0.57
Diluted	$	0.36	$	0.57

The following table presents the common stock shares equivalent excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, as they would have had an antidilutive effect:


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2018	2017
Unexercised stock options	−	1,854,004
Unvested share-based payment	5,292,454	1,212,396
Performance units	574,944	–
Mandatory convertible preferred stock	9,999,815	74,999,895
Total	15,867,213	78,066,295