EARNINGS PER SHARE

3 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2016

The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted number of shares used in computing earnings per share (in thousands):



	13-Week Period Ended
	October 29, 2016	October 31, 2015
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	50,475	50,194
Net effect of dilutive stock awards based upon the treasury stock method	124	119
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	50,599	50,313

For the first quarters of fiscal 2017 and 2016, there were 48,808 and 50,453 anti-dilutive share-based awards outstanding, respectively. These anti-dilutive share-based awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.