2future shares returned to treasurey are removed from the O/S but they have to be cancelled to be removed from the A/S. That would require an amendment to the articles of incorporation. Adn teh only amendment to the articles of incorporation was to increase the A/S to 9.8 billion. So the 1.7 billion shares were returned to the treasurey but they couldhave already been taken back out and used for whatever reason they so choose.