Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

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Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share
3 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2012
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

Note B: Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows:

 

                 
    For the three months ended
August 31,
 

In millions, except per share amounts

  2012     2011  

Basic earnings per share:

               

Net income

  $ 153.1     $ 148.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

    363.0       362.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.42     $ 0.41  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share:

               

Net income

  $ 153.1     $ 148.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

    363.0       362.2  

Dilutive effect of common share equivalents at average market price

    0.8       0.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution

    363.8       362.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.42     $ 0.41  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average anti-dilutive common share equivalents

    7.4       12.6  

Weighted-average common share equivalents that have an anti-dilutive impact are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.

For the three months ended August 31, 2012, 0.8 million shares of the Company’s common stock were issued related to exercises or vesting of stock-based awards, compared with 0.3 million shares for the three months ended August 31, 2011.