3.	Equity

Earnings per Share

The following table provides a reconciliation of the number of shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share:


	For the three months ended				For the six months ended
(in thousands)	July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011		July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
Common Stock Outstanding
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		47,944		47,476		47,804		47,311
Common Stock Equivalents –Stock options and restricted stock		338		673		438		786

Diluted weighted average common shares Outstanding		48,282		48,149		48,242		48,097

The following potential common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in each period, because the exercise price of such options was greater than the average market price per share of common stock for the respective periods.


	For the three months ended				For the six months ended
(in thousands, except exercise prices)	July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011		July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
Options		1,702		2,616		1,702		2,528

Range of exercise prices of such options	$	3.76 - $10.26	$	4.19 - $10.26	$	3.76 - $10.26	$	4.30 - $10.26

The above options, which were outstanding at July 28, 2012, expire from August 8, 2012 to October 31, 2021.