Earnings Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

7. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic and diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) amounts are presented on the face of the accompanying Income Statements.

No reconciliation of the basic and diluted EPS numerators is necessary as net income is used as the numerators for all periods presented. The reconciliation of the basic and diluted EPS denominators related to the common shares is included in the following table (in thousands):

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Basic weighted-average common shares		31,063		30,920		30,922		31,087
Dilutive effect of restricted common stock		525	571			620	598
Dilutive effect of 2010 Convertible Notes		706		1,664		1,171		1,454
Dilutive effect of Stock Warrants		345	132			328	102
Diluted weighted-average common shares		32,639		33,287		33,041		33,241

The Convertible Notes have a dilutive effect only in those quarterly periods in which our average stock price exceeds the current effective conversion price (see Note 4).

The Stock Warrants have a dilutive effect only in those quarterly periods in which our average stock price exceeds the exercise price of $26.68 per warrant (under the treasury stock method), and are not subject to performance vesting conditions (see Note 8).

Potentially dilutive common shares related to non-participating unvested restricted stock excluded from the computation of diluted EPS, as the effect was antidilutive, were not material in any period presented.