MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GROUP INC

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Earnings Per Share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share
NOTE 8 – Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year, while diluted earnings per share includes the weighted average number of common shares and potential dilution from shares issuable pursuant to stock awards using the treasury stock method.

The following table is a reconciliation of the income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

  
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
  
2015
  
2014
 
Net income
 
$
8,318
  
$
10,356
 
         
Common shares:
        
Basic
        
Weighted average shares outstanding
  
50,185,430
   
49,976,073
 
         
Diluted
        
Weighted average shares outstanding
  
50,185,430
   
49,976,073
 
Dilutive effect of:
        
Share awards under long term incentive plan
  
-
   
8,670
 
Total
  
50,185,430
   
49,984,743
 
         
Net income per common share
        
Basic
 
$
0.17
  
$
0.21
 
Diluted
 
$
0.17
  
$
0.21