WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

NOTE 10 – WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

Earnings per share have been computed based on the following weighted average number of common shares outstanding: 

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
(share data in thousands)	2019	2018	2019	2018
Average common shares outstanding	69,372	47,515	54,762	41,673
Common share equivalents:
Stock options	145	14	46	14
Nonvested restricted share grants	83	156	75	158
Average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution	69,600	47,685	54,883	41,845

For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, there were no potential common shares with strike prices that would cause them to be anti-dilutive.