WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings per share have been computed based on the following weighted average number of common shares outstanding:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(share data in thousands)	2018	2017
Average common shares outstanding	37,967	35,664
Common share equivalents:
Stock options	18	120
Nonvested restricted share grants	265	256
Average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution	38,250	36,040

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no potential common shares with strike prices that would cause them to be anti-dilutive.