Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 25, 2017

Note J - Earnings Per Share

The shares used in computation of the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per common share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
In thousands	March 25, 2017		March 19, 2016

Weighted average common shares outstanding		14,317		14,200
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units		40		89
Weighted average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution		14,357		14,289

Stock options that are anti-dilutive as to earnings per share and unvested restricted stock units which have a market condition for vesting that has not been achieved are ignored in the computation of dilutive earnings per share. The number of stock options and restricted stock units that were excluded in 2017 and 2016 were 84,200 and 55,200, respectively.