A reconciliation of net income and common stock share amounts used in the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the three and six months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 is presented below.



Three Months Ended March 31,	2017		2016 ⁽¹⁾
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Basic income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	32,142	$	14,283
Less income allocated to dividends for common stock and nonvested restricted stock	1,214		1,105
Net income allocated to common shareholders for basic EPS	30,928		13,178
Weighted average common shares outstanding	9,345,277		8,496,357
Basic income per common share	3.44		1.68

Diluted income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	32,142	$	14,283
Less income allocated to dividends for common stock and nonvested restricted stock	1,214		1,105
Net income allocated to common stock for diluted EPS	30,928		13,178
Weighted average common shares outstanding	9,345,277		8,496,357
Outstanding options - based upon the two-class method	54,674		61,176
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	9,399,951		8,557,533
Diluted income per common share	3.42		1.67



Six Months Ended March 31,	2017		2016 ⁽¹⁾
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Basic income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	33,386	$	18,341
Less income allocated to dividends for common stock and nonvested restricted stock	1,187		1,088
Net income allocated to common shareholders for basic EPS	32,199		17,253
Average common shares outstanding	9,138,692		8,369,523
Basic income per common share	3.65		2.19

Diluted income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	33,386	$	18,341
Less income allocated to dividends for common stock and nonvested restricted stock	1,187		1,088
Net income allocated to common stock for diluted EPS	32,199		17,253
Average common shares outstanding	9,138,692		8,369,523
Outstanding options - based upon the two-class method	53,790		63,551
Average diluted common shares outstanding	9,192,482		8,433,074
Diluted income per common share	3.63		2.17