Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings per Common Share

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Earnings per Common Share
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings per Common Share
Note 6 – Earnings per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share is calculated by dividing Net earnings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per common share is calculated similarly, except that the calculation includes the dilutive effect of SARs and stock options (collectively “options”) and non-vested stock awards.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011, were calculated as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
(in millions, except per share data)
March 31,
2012
 
April 2,
2011
Net earnings
$
39.7

 
$
27.5

 
 
 
 
Weighted average outstanding shares – basic
89.5

 
89.1

Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents
2.8

 
3.4

Weighted average outstanding shares – diluted
92.3

 
92.5

 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share
$
0.44

 
$
0.31

 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.43

 
$
0.30



As of March 31, 2012, the Company had 9.1 million options outstanding, of which 5.8 million were exercisable.  This compares with 9.5 million options outstanding, of which 4.5 million were exercisable, as of April 2, 2011.  During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011, there were 2.3 million and 2.7 million weighted average shares of options outstanding, respectively, for which the exercise price, based on the average price, was greater than the average market price of the Company’s shares for the period then ended.  These options were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.