(10) Earnings Per Share Basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) were calculated using the following: | | | Quarter Ended | | | Nine-Month
Period Ended | In Millions, Except per Share Data | | | Feb. 26,
2012 | | | Feb. 27,
2011 | | | Feb. 26,
2012 | | | Feb. 27,
2011 | Net earnings attributable to General Mills | | $ | 391.5 | | $ | 392.1 | | $ | 1,241.9 | | $ | 1,478.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average number of common shares - basic EPS | | | 647.9 | | | 638.9 | | | 647.4 | | | 642.8 | Incremental share effect from: (a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stock options | | | 14.4 | | | 15.5 | | | 14.5 | | | 16.8 | Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other | | | 5.0 | | | 5.7 | | | 4.6 | | | 5.4 | Average number of common shares - diluted EPS | | | 667.3 | | | 660.1 | | | 666.5 | | | 665.0 | Earnings per share - basic | | $ | 0.61 | | $ | 0.61 | | $ | 1.92 | | $ | 2.30 | Earnings per share - diluted | | $ | 0.58 | | $ | 0.59 | | $ | 1.86 | | $ | 2.22 |
(a) Incremental shares from stock options and restricted stock units are computed by the treasury stock method. Stock options and restricted stock units excluded from our computation of diluted EPS because they were not dilutive were as follows: | | | Quarter Ended | | Nine-Month
Period Ended | | In Millions | | Feb. 26,
2012 | | Feb. 27,
2011 | | Feb. 26,
2012 | | Feb. 27,
2011 | | Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted stock units | | 2.8 | | 5.2 | | 5.7 | | 5.2 |
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