Note 3 - Share Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

3.     SHARE INFORMATION

Earnings per share have been calculated using the following share information:

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Weighted average number of common shares used for basic EPS		39,285,484		39,424,336		39,253,373		39,347,237
Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted and deferred stock unit awards		319,745		287,047		306,241		359,514
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common stock used in dilutive EPS		39,605,229		39,711,383		39,559,614		39,706,751

The Company excluded 252,348 and 220,761 stock options for the quarters ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 252,348 and 190,386 stock options for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, from the diluted earnings per share calculations for the Company’s common stock because they were anti-dilutive as their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of common shares for each period.