Earnings per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Note 4—Earnings per Share

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated in accordance with the relevant standards. Basic EPS includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to the Company’s common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) using the treasury stock method. Common equivalent shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share if the effect of including such common equivalent shares is anti-dilutive because their total assumed proceeds exceed the average fair value of common stock for the period. The Company has two classes of common stock, each with identical participation rights to earnings and liquidation preferences, and therefore the calculation of EPS as described above is identical to the calculation under the two-class method.

The following table sets forth the weighted average common shares used in the computation of basic and diluted EPS (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Weighted average common shares outstanding — used in calculation of basic EPS		198,765		170,810		198,143		169,674
Weighted average common stock equivalents — options and restricted shares		6,151		8,294		6,453		8,300
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding — used in calculation of diluted EPS		204,916		179,104		204,596		177,974

Weighted average stock options, SARs, RSUs and RSAs representing 7,304,581 and 4,122,738 shares were outstanding for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and weighted average stock options, SARs, RSUs and RSAs representing 7,075,350 and 4,119,018 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the effect of including them would be anti-dilutive.

Conversion of Class A Common Stock. On March 30, 2016, William C. Stone converted 2,703,846 shares of Class A non-voting stock into 2,703,846 shares of common stock. Each share of Class A non-voting common stock converted automatically into one share of the Company’s common stock upon the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

Dividends. In 2016, the Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock on March 15, 2016 and June 15, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 7, 2016 and June 1, 2016, respectively, totaling $24.8 million.