Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

2. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate solely to outstanding stock options and are determined using the treasury stock method.

The following table sets forth the weighted average shares outstanding used in the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share:

(in thousands)


	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Basic EPS weighted average shares outstanding	3,278	3,292	3,279	3,001
Dilutive effect of stock options	8	1	5	1
Diluted EPS weighted average shares outstanding	3,286	3,293	3,284	3,002

Stock options which had no intrinsic value, because their effect would be anti-dilutive and therefore were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation were 60,000 and 165,150 as of September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, based upon the closing price of Norwood common stock of $30.20 and $24.02 per share on September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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