Basic earnings per share of common stock is computed by dividing the net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. available to common stockholders represents net income attributable to The GEO Group reduced by an allocation of earnings to participating securities. The 6.50% Exchangeable Notes due 2026, which contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends declared and paid on the shares of common stock, are participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Diluted EPS is calculated under the if-converted method and the two-class method for each class of shareholders using the weighted average number of shares attributable to each class. The calculation that results in the lowest diluted earnings per share amount for common stock is reported in the Company’s financial statements. The if-converted method includes the dilutive effect of potential common shares related to the 6.50% Exchangeable Notes due 2026, if any. Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2021			June 30, 2020		June 30, 2021			June 30, 2020
Net income	$	41,931		$	36,654	$	92,416		$	61,775
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		28			66		88			126
Less: Undistributed income allocable to participating securities		(7,197	)		-		(7,715	)		-
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. available to common stockholders		34,762			36,720		84,789			61,901
Basic earnings per share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. available to common stockholders:
Weighted average shares outstanding		120,426			119,810		120,225			119,602
Per share amount	$	0.29		$	0.31	$	0.71		$	0.52
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. available to common stockholders:
Weighted average shares outstanding		120,426			119,810		120,225			119,602
Dilutive effect of equity incentive plans		44			154		206			335
Weighted average shares assuming dilution		120,470			119,964		120,431			119,937
Per share amount	$	0.29		$	0.31	$	0.70		$	0.52

For the three months ended June 30, 2021, 2,236,507 weighted average shares of common stock underlying options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share ("EPS") because the effect would be anti-dilutive. There were 2,364,217 common stock equivalents from restricted shares that were anti-dilutive for the period.

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, 2,035,236 weighted average shares of common stock underlying options were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because the effect would be anti-dilutive. There were 1,834,228 common stock equivalents from restricted shares that were anti-dilutive for the period.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, 2,236,507 weighted average shares of common stock underlying options were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because the effect would be anti-dilutive. There were 2,364,217 common stock equivalents from restricted shares that were anti-dilutive for the period.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, 2,035,236 weighted average shares of common stock underlying options were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because the effect would be anti-dilutive. There were 1,834,228 common stock equivalents from restricted shares that were anti-dilutive for the period.

On February 24, 2021, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc. (“GEOCH”), completed a private offering of $230 million aggregate principal amount of 6.50% Exchangeable Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026. Refer to Note 10 – Debt for additional information. As of June 30, 2021, conditions had not been met to exchange the 6.50% Exchangeable Notes due 2026 into shares of the Company’s common stock. Approximately 24.9 million and 17.1 million shares of potential common shares associated with the conversion option embedded in the convertible notes were excluded from the computation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, as the Company’s average stock price during the period was lower than the exchange price.