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Earnings Per Common Share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Common Share

(2.) EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ("EPS")

The following table presents a reconciliation of the earnings and shares used in calculating basic and diluted EPS (in thousands, except per share amounts).

    Three months ended  
    March,  
    2012     2011  
Net income available to common shareholders $ 5,827   $ 3,745  
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities   2     10  
Net income available to common shareholders for EPS $ 5,825   $ 3,735  
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:            
Total shares issued   14,162     11,880  
Unvested restricted stock awards   (127 )   (151 )
Treasury shares   (360 )   (393 )
Total basic weighted average common shares outstanding   13,675     11,336  
 
Incremental shares from assumed:            
Exercise of stock options   3     7  
Vesting of restricted stock awards   55     49  
Exercise of warrant   -     75  
Total diluted weighted average common shares outstanding   13,733     11,467  
 
Basic earnings per common share $ 0.43   $ 0.33  
Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.42   $ 0.33  

 

For each of the periods presented, average shares subject to the following instruments were excluded from the computation of diluted

EPS because the effect would be antidilutive:    
Stock options 318 352
Restricted stock awards - 27
  318 379