SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Basic and diluted income per share was determined based on the following share data (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023	2022






Weighted average basic common shares	12,846	12,901
Effect of stock options	54	—
Effect of dilutive share awards	35	—

Weighted average diluted common shares	12,935	12,901

For the first quarter of 2023, the weighted average shares that were anti-dilutive, and therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share, included options to purchase 1.0 million shares of common stock and 0.4 million restricted stock units.

For the first quarter of 2022, the Company was in a net loss position and, as a result, no potentially dilutive securities were included in the denominator for computing diluted loss per share, because the impact would have been anti-dilutive. Accordingly, the weighted average basic shares outstanding was used to compute loss per share. Approximately 0.3 million shares related to potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the first quarter of 2022 because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. For the first quarter of 2022, the weighted average shares that were anti-dilutive, and therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share, included options to purchase 0.9 million shares of common stock and 0.2 million restricted stock units.

The convertible notes and the warrants issued by the Company could be converted into the Company’s common stock, subject to certain contingencies. See Note 12—Debt for additional information. On January 1, 2022, the Company adopted ASU 2020-06 using the modified retrospective method. Following the adoption, the if-converted method is used for diluted net income per share calculation of our convertible notes. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2020-06 the dilutive impact of the convertible notes was calculated using the treasury stock method. See Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies for additional information.

Approximately 1.2 million shares related to the potentially dilutive shares of the Company's common stock associated with the 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due July 15, 2025 were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the first quarter of 2023 because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. Approximately 2.1 million shares related to the potentially dilutive shares of the Company's common stock associated with the 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due July 15, 2025 and the 0.625% Convertible Senior Notes due June 1, 2022 were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the first quarter of 2022 because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. Shares of the Company's stock associated

with the warrants issued by the Company in 2020 were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the first quarter of 2023, and shares of the Company's stock associated with the warrants issued by the Company in 2017 and 2020 were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the first quarter of 2022 as they were anti-dilutive since the strike price of the warrants was greater than the average market price of the Company's common stock during the relevant periods.

Common Stock Repurchases

In each of February 2018 and February 2019, the board of directors authorized and the Company announced the repurchase of up to $100.0 million and $150.0 million, respectively, of LendingTree's common stock. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company did not purchase shares of its common stock. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company purchased 379,895 shares of its common stock pursuant to this stock repurchase program. At March 31, 2023, approximately $96.7 million of the previous authorizations to repurchase common stock remain available.