Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following schedule shows the Company’s earnings per share calculations for the periods presented:



	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	15,255	$	12,312
Less: earnings allocated to participating securities	141		121
Net income allocated to common shareholders	$	15,114	$	12,191
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic	47,503		47,354
Share-based plans	233		269
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -diluted	47,736		47,623
Basic earnings per share	$	0.32	$	0.26
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.32	$	0.26

There were no antidilutive options to purchase common stock excluded from the computation for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.