EARNINGS PER SHARE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

20.EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company calculates earnings per share under the two-class method. Under the two-class method, earnings available to common shareholders for the period are allocated between Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The difference in earnings per share between the two classes of common stock results from the 10% per share cash dividend premium paid on Class A Common Stock over that paid on Class B Common Stock. See Footnote 14, “Stockholders’ Equity and Regulatory Capital Matters” of this section of the filing.

A reconciliation of the combined Class A and Class B Common Stock numerators and denominators of the earnings per share and diluted earnings per share computations is presented below:

Years Ended December 31, (in thousands, except per share data)	2017		2016		2015
Net income	$	45,632	$	45,903	$	35,166
Dividends declared on Common Stock:
Class A Shares		(16,158)		(15,359)		(14,531)
Class B Shares		(1,773)		(1,685)		(1,594)
Undistributed net income for basic earnings per share		27,701		28,859		19,041
Weighted average potential dividends on Class A shares upon exercise of dilutive options		(75)		(10)		(63)
Undistributed net income for diluted earnings per share	$	27,626	$	28,849	$	18,978
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Class A Shares		18,678		18,697		18,616
Class B Shares		2,243		2,245		2,245
Effect of dilutive securities on Class A Shares outstanding		86		12		81
Weighted average shares outstanding including dilutive securities		21,007		20,954		20,942
Basic earnings per share:
Class A Common Stock:
Per share dividends distributed	$	0.87	$	0.83	$	0.78
Undistributed earnings per share*		1.34		1.39		0.92
Total basic earnings per share - Class A Common Stock	$	2.21	$	2.22	$	1.70
Class B Common Stock
Per share dividends distributed	$	0.79	$	0.75	$	0.71
Undistributed earnings per share*		1.22		1.27		0.84
Total basic earnings per share - Class B Common Stock	$	2.01	$	2.02	$	1.55
Diluted earnings per share:
Class A Common Stock:
Per share dividends distributed	$	0.87	$	0.83	$	0.78
Undistributed earnings per share*		1.33		1.39		0.92
Total diluted earnings per share - Class A Common Stock	$	2.20	$	2.22	$	1.70
Class B Common Stock:
Per share dividends distributed	$	0.79	$	0.75	$	0.71
Undistributed earnings per share*		1.21		1.26		0.83
Total diluted earnings per share - Class B Common Stock	$	2.00	$	2.01	$	1.54

*To arrive at undistributed earnings per share, undistributed net income is first pro rated between Class A and Class B Common Shares, with Class A Common Shares receiving a 10% premium.  The resulting pro-rated, undistributed net income for each class is then divided by the weighted average shares for each class. 

Stock options excluded from the detailed earnings per share calculation because their impact was antidilutive are as follows:

	2017	2016	2015
Antidilutive stock options	4,500	5,000	318,400
Average antidilutive stock options	2,375	3,125	216,621