Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Earnings Per Share ("EPS")

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Earnings Per Share ("EPS")
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Earnings Per Share ("EPS")  
Earnings Per Share ("EPS")

19. Earnings Per Share ("EPS")

        We present both basic and diluted EPS. We compute basic EPS by dividing net income available to common shareholders allocable to unrestricted common shares under the two-class method by the weighted average number of unrestricted common shares outstanding during the year. Our computation of diluted EPS is similar except that:

  • the denominator is increased to include: (1) the weighted average number of potential additional common shares that would have been outstanding if securities that are convertible into our common shares were converted; and (2) the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the year attributable to share-based compensation using the treasury stock or if-converted methods; and

    the numerator is adjusted to add back any changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion into common shares that we added to the denominator.

Summaries of the numerator and denominator for purposes of basic and diluted EPS calculations are set forth below (in thousands, except per share data):

 
  For the Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2011   2010   2009  

Numerator:

                   

(Loss) income from continuing operations

  $ (112,696 ) $ 36,620   $ 54,566  

Gain on sales of real estate, net

    2,721     2,829      

Preferred share dividends

    (16,102 )   (16,102 )   (16,102 )

Loss (income) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests

    5,703     (2,300 )   (4,322 )

Income from continuing operations attributable to restricted shares

    (1,037 )   (1,071 )   (1,010 )
               

Numerator for basic and diluted EPS from continuing operations attributable to COPT common shareholders

  $ (121,411 ) $ 19,976   $ 33,132  

Discontinued operations

    (14,343 )   6,055     6,733  

Discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests

    940     (444 )   (648 )
               

Numerator for basic and diluted EPS on net (loss) income attributable to COPT common shareholders

  $ (134,814 ) $ 25,587   $ 39,217  
               

Denominator (all weighted averages):

                   

Denominator for basic EPS (common shares)

    69,382     59,611     55,930  

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

        333     477  
               

Denominator for diluted EPS

    69,382     59,944     56,407  
               

Basic EPS:

                   

(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to COPT common shareholders

  $ (1.75 ) $ 0.34   $ 0.59  

Discontinued operations attributable to COPT common shareholders

    (0.19 )   0.09     0.11  
               

Net (loss) income attributable to COPT common shareholders

  $ (1.94 ) $ 0.43   $ 0.70  
               

Diluted EPS:

                   

(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to COPT common shareholders

  $ (1.75 ) $ 0.34   $ 0.59  

Discontinued operations attributable to COPT common shareholders

    (0.19 )   0.09     0.11  
               

Net (loss) income attributable to COPT common shareholders

  $ (1.94 ) $ 0.43   $ 0.70  
               

Our diluted EPS computations do not include the effects of the following securities since the conversions of such securities would increase diluted EPS for the respective years (in thousands):

 
  Weighted Average Shares
Excluded from
Denominator for the
Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  

Conversion of common units

    4,355     4,608     5,717  

Conversion of convertible preferred units

    176     176     176  

Conversion of convertible preferred shares

    434     434     434  

        The following share-based compensation securities were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because their effect was antidilutive:

  • weighted average restricted shares of 638,000 for 2011, 666,000 for 2010 and 662,000 for 2009; and

    weighted average options of 712,000 for 2011, 653,000 for 2010 and 814,000 for 2009.

        As discussed in Note 10, we have outstanding senior notes that have an exchange settlement feature but did not affect our diluted EPS reported above since the weighted average closing price of our common shares during each of the years was less than the exchange prices per common share applicable for such years.