At December $31,2022,$ Gary King Ltd$.$ had $914000$ common shares outstanding $($no preferred shares issued$).$ On September $1,2023,$ an additional $294000$ common shares were issued. In addition, Gary King had $\backslash$$$9995000($par value$)6\backslash \%$ convertible bonds outstanding at December $31,2022,$ which are convertible into $612000$ common shares. No bonds were converted in $2023.$ Net income for calendar $2023$ was $\backslash (\backslash$$ $3753890\backslash ).$ Assuming the income tax rate is $\backslash (30\backslash \%\backslash ),$ the diluted earnings per share for $2023$ is $\backslash$$$2\mathrm{.}57.\backslash$$$2\mathrm{.}67.\backslash$$$3\mathrm{.}77.\backslash$$$2\mathrm{.}32.$