DIME COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
(In Thousands)
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Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2000 1999 1998
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NUMERATOR:
Net Income $22,374 $19,861 $13,098
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DENOMINATOR:
Average shares outstanding utilized in the calculation of
basic earnings per share 11,256 10,951 11,001
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Unvested shares of Recognition and Retention Plan 268 372 517
Common stock equivalents due to the dilutive effect of
stock options 252 528 523
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Average shares outstanding utilized in the calculation of
diluted earnings per share 11,796 11,851 12,041
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EARNINGS PER SHARE:
BASIC $1.98 $1.81 $1.19
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DILUTED $1.90 $1.68 $1.09
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