EARNINGS PER SHARE

3 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

5. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted number of shares used in computing earnings per share:

	Three months ended
(In thousands)	October 29, 2011	October 30, 2010
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	48,594	44,771
Net effect of dilutive stock awards based upon the treasury stock method	295	330
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	48,889	45,101

There were 78,627 and 303,847 anti-dilutive share-based payment awards outstanding for the three months ended October 29, 2011 and October 30, 2010, respectively.  These anti-dilutive share-based payment awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.