BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2017

BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

NOTE 6—BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

The following basic and diluted weighted average common shares information is provided for Holdings.

The reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average common shares for the three and nine months ended October 29, 2017 and October 30, 2016 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	October 29, 2017	October 30, 2016	October 29, 2017	October 30, 2016
Weighted-average common shares	185,651	199,593	194,704	199,217
Effect of potentially dilutive stock plan securities	1,001	2,414	1,554	2,569
Diluted weighted-average common shares	186,652	202,007	196,258	201,786
Stock plan securities excluded from dilution (1)	2,414	1,327	1,966	1,885

(1) Represents securities not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Stock plan securities consist of securities (stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units) granted under Holdings’ stock-based compensation plans.