Yes but only because they cancel paper shares they printed before. If they didnt the EPS would be lower for sure.
These cancellation of shares held off-market make things brighter than they are - first the EPS, second the impact of dilution on markets. On paper we will dilute by some 13M or something this year but in reality it will be 20M shares hitting the market.
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