EARNINGS PER SHARE

3 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2017

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 28, 2017	October 29, 2016
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	50,817	50,475
Net effect of dilutive stock awards based upon the treasury stock method	140	124
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	50,957	50,599

For the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017, there were 155,041 and 48,808 anti-dilutive share-based awards outstanding, respectively. These anti-dilutive share-based awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.