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Dividends and Earnings Per Share | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Dividends and Earnings Per Share |
Dividends and Earnings Per Share | Note 21—Dividends and Earnings Per Share We have paid or declared cash dividends during 2016 and 2017 as follows:
Declaration Date |  | Record Date |  | Payable Date |  | Amount Per Share
February 22, 2016 |  | March 31, 2016 |  | April 15, 2016 |  | $ | 0.055
May 2, 2016 |  | June 30, 2016 |  | July 15, 2016 |  | $ | 0.055
August 3, 2016 |  | September 30, 2016 |  | October 14, 2016 |  | $ | 0.055
November 2, 2016 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | January 16, 2017 |  | $ | 0.055
February 21, 2017 |  | March 31, 2017 |  | April 15, 2017 |  | $ | 0.055
May 5, 2017 |  | June 30, 2017 |  | July 14, 2017 |  | $ | 0.055
August 2, 2017 |  | September 29, 2017 |  | October 14, 2017 |  | $ | 0.055
November 2, 2017 |  | December 29, 2017 |  | January 15, 2018 |  | $ | 0.060
The payment of future dividends is contingent upon our revenues and earnings, capital requirements and our general financial condition, as well as contractual restrictions and other considerations deemed relevant by the Board of Directors. The table below presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Primoris |  | $ | 72,354 |  | $ | 26,723 |  | $ | 36,872
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares for computation of basic earnings per share |  |  | 51,481 |  |  | 51,762 |  |  | 51,647
Dilutive effect of shares issued to independent directors |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units (1) |  |  | 257 |  |  | 224 |  |  | 149
Weighted average shares for computation of diluted earnings per share |  |  | 51,741 |  |  | 51,989 |  |  | 51,798
Earnings per share attributable to Primoris: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 1.41 |  | $ | 0.52 |  | $ | 0.71
Diluted |  | $ | 1.40 |  | $ | 0.51 |  | $ | 0.71
| (1) |  | Represents the effect of the grant of 259,065 shares of Restricted Stock Units and 3,097 vested Dividend Equivalent Units.

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