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FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC. STATEMENT RE COMPUTATIONS OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
AS PRESENTED FY 2000 FY 1999
BASIC DILUTED BASIC DILUTED
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AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING FOR THE YEAR ENDED 171,697,772 171,697,772 172,511,199 172,511,199
INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE $172,017,247 $172,017,247 $140,079,267 $140,079,267
NET INCOME $172,017,247 $172,017,247 $140,079,267 $140,079,267
EARNINGS PER SHARE:
INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE $1.00 $1.00 $0.81 $0.81
NET INCOME $1.00 $1.00 $0.81 $0.81
PRO FORMA DILUTION IMPACT OF COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS
ADDITIONAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES FROM ASSUMED EXERCISE
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OF DILUTIVE STOCK OPTIONS 3,942,539 3,981,238
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES ASSUMED REPURCHASED FROM
ASSUMED PROCEEDS OF EXERCISES USING TREASURY STOCK
METHOD (AVERAGE MARKET PRICE) (2,991,524) (2,658,087)
NET PRO FORMA COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENT INCREMENTAL SHARES 951,015 1,323,151
PERCENTAGE DILUTION FROM PRO FORMA COMMON
STOCK EQUIVALENT INCREMENTAL SHARES 0.55% 0.77%
TOTAL COMMON STOCK AND COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS 172,648,787 173,834,350
INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE $172,017,247 $140,079,267
NET INCOME $172,017,247 $140,079,267
PRO FORMA EARNINGS PER SHARE (INCLUDING DILUTIVE
COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS):
INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE $1.00 $0.81
NET INCOME $1.00 $0.81
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FY 1998
BASIC DILUTED
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172,008,335 172,008,335
$103,287,925 $103,287,925
$103,287,925 $103,287,925
$0.60 $0.60
$0.60 $0.60
3,710,285
(2,494,985)
1,215,300
0.71%
173,223,635
$103,287,925
$103,287,925
$0.60
$0.60
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