Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") is based on net income divided by the basic weighted average number of common shares and diluted weighted average number of common shares, respectively. The details of the basic and diluted EPS calculations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Basic
Net Income	$	5,480	$	21,274	$	45,483	$	74,331
Weighted average common shares outstanding	30,160,991		30,482,966		30,375,873		30,482,966
EPS – Basic	$	0.18	$	0.70	$	1.50	$	2.44
Diluted
Dilutive effect of unvested equity awards and other stock-based holdings	822,843		676,744		813,767		530,640
Weighted average common shares outstanding	30,983,834		31,159,710		31,189,640		31,013,606
EPS – Diluted	$	0.18	$	0.68	$	1.46	$	2.40

The diluted EPS calculations exclude the effect of stock options when the options’ assumed proceeds exceed the average market price of the common shares during the period. For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, stock options of 135,535 and 70,782, respectively, were anti-dilutive and excluded from the computations of dilutive EPS.

On March 2, 2018, the Company granted equity awards representing 231,162 shares of common stock under the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan of AdvanSix Inc. and its Affiliates (the "2016 Stock Plan") to Company employees consisting of 128,777 stock options, 58,078 performance stock units (at target) and 44,307 restricted stock units. These equity awards have a per share

strike price (for stock options) or grant date fair value per share (for performance stock units and restricted stock units) of $41.97 with vesting periods ranging from 12 to 36 months.

On June 14, 2018, the Company granted equity awards representing 20,760 shares of common stock under the 2016 Stock Plan to certain Company employees and the Company’s Board of Directors consisting of restricted stock units. These equity awards have a grant date fair value per share of $40.74 with vesting periods ranging from 12 to 36 months.

In September 2017, the Board adopted the AdvanSix Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “DCP”), effective January 1, 2018. Pursuant to the DCP, our directors may elect to defer their cash retainer fees and allocate their deferrals to the AdvanSix stock unit fund. Each unit allocated under the stock unit fund represents the economic equivalent of one share of common stock. Units are paid out in shares of AdvanSix Inc. common stock upon distribution. As of September 30, 2018, a total of 8,570 units were allocated to the AdvanSix stock unit fund under the DCP during 2018.

In the third quarter of 2018, the Company repurchased 475,175 shares of common stock under the share repurchase program and 9,970 shares of common stock covering the tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of equity awards for a total of $17.3 million at a weighted average market price of $35.70 per share. The purchase of shares reduces the weighted average number of shares outstanding in the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations.