Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2019		2018

Net income available to common shareholders	$	15,626	$	15,255
Less: earnings allocated to participating securities	141		141
Net income allocated to common shareholders	$	15,485	$	15,114
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic	50,275		47,503
Share-based plans	167		233
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted	50,442		47,736
Basic earnings per share	$	0.31	$	0.32
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.31	$	0.32

There were no antidilutive options to purchase common stock excluded from the computation for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.