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Earnings Per Share
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Earnings Per Share
 8. Earnings Per Share

 

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASC subtopic 260-10, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payments Transactions Are Participating Securities. ASC 260-10 provides that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, are participating securities and are to be included in the computation of earnings per share under the two-class method. The Company’s unvested restricted shares contain rights to receive nonforfeitable dividends and are participating securities, requiring the two-class method of computing earnings per share.

 

The following table is a summary of the elements used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
(Amounts in Thousands except per share)   2012     2011     2012     2011  
Basic earnings per share:                        
Net income attributable to AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. shareholders   $ 40,358     $ 50,162     $ 79,444     $ 95,345  
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities and redeemable non-controlling interest     182       39       197       64  
Net income allocated to AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. common shareholders   $ 40,176     $ 50,123     $ 79,247     $ 95,281  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic     60,649       59,880       60,345       59,766  
Less: Weighted average participating shares outstanding     273       36       150       42  
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic     60,376       59,844       60,195       59,724  
Net income per AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. common share - basic   $ 0.67     $ 0.84     $ 1.32     $ 1.60  
                                 
Diluted earnings per share:                                
Net income attributable to AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. shareholders   $ 40,358     $ 50,162     $ 79,444     $ 95,345  
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities and redeemable non-controlling interest     182       39       197       64  
Net income allocated to AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. common shareholders   $ 40,176     $ 50,123     $ 79,247     $ 95,281  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic     60,376       59,844       60,195       59,724  
Plus: Dilutive effect of stock options, other     2,124       1,778       2,086       1,670  
Weighted average common shares outstanding – dilutive     62,500       61,622       62,281       61,394  
Net income per AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. common shares – diluted   $ 0.64     $ 0.81     $ 1.27     $ 1.55  

 

As of June 30, 2012, there were less than 100,000 anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted earnings per share.