Earnings per Share (EPS) and Common Stock

EPS

Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Unvested restricted stock, although legally issued and outstanding, is not considered outstanding for purposes of calculating basic EPS. Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect, if any, of outstanding stock options, restricted shares and RSUs using the treasury stock method. The calculation of the dilutive effect of outstanding equity awards under the treasury stock method includes consideration of proceeds from the assumed exercise of stock options, unrecognized compensation expense and any tax benefits as additional proceeds.



	Three months ended
Calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS	December 29, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Net income	$	35,811	$	22,123
Weighted average shares outstanding—Basic	119,927		117,715
Dilutive effect of employee stock options, restricted shares and restricted stock units	1,878		2,861
Weighted average shares outstanding—Diluted	121,805		120,576
Earnings per share—Basic	$	0.30	$	0.19
Earnings per share—Diluted	$	0.29	$	0.18

Stock options to purchase 0.2 million shares for the first quarter of 2012 were outstanding but were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS because the exercise prices per share were greater than the average market price of our common stock for those periods. These shares were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Common Stock Repurchases

Our Articles of Organization authorize us to issue up to 500 million shares of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authorized us to repurchase up to $100 million worth of shares with cash from operations in the period October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. In the first quarter of 2013 we repurchased 0.7 million shares at a cost of $15.8 million. At the end of the first quarter of 2013 we had committed to repurchase 0.2 million shares at a cost of $4.2 million. These shares settled after quarter end and will be recognized as shares repurchased in the second quarter of 2013. We did not repurchase any shares in the first quarter of 2012. All shares of our common stock repurchased are automatically restored to the status of authorized and unissued.