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 nine months ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011		October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
(in thousands)
Common Stock Outstanding
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		48,053		47,533		47,887		47,385
Common Stock Equivalents -Stock options and restricted stock, excludes anti-dilutive options of 410 shares and 645 shares for the three months ended October 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively		—		—		449		735

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		48,053		47,533		48,336		48,120

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 nine months ended
	October 27, 2012	October 29, 2011	October 27, 2012	October 29, 2011
(in thousands, except exercise prices)
Options	1,474	2,743	1,657	2,588

Range of exercise prices of such options	$4.24 - $10.26	$3.98 - $10.26	$3.76 - $10.26	$4.14 - $10.26

The above options, which were outstanding at October 27, 2012, expire from June 30, 2013 to October 31, 2021.