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2007 Annual Report - AIG.com

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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries<br />

14. Shareholders’ Equity and Earnings Per Share<br />

Continued<br />

Earnings Per Share<br />

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of <strong>com</strong>mon shares outstanding, adjusted to reflect all stock<br />

dividends and stock splits. Diluted earnings per share is based on those shares used in basic earnings per share plus shares that<br />

would have been outstanding assuming issuance of <strong>com</strong>mon shares for all dilutive potential <strong>com</strong>mon shares outstanding, adjusted to<br />

reflect all stock dividends and stock splits.<br />

The <strong>com</strong>putation of earnings per share for the years ended December 31, <strong>2007</strong>, 2006 and 2005 was as follows:<br />

Years Ended December 31,<br />

(in millions, except per share data) <strong>2007</strong> 2006 2005<br />

Numerator for earnings per share:<br />

In<strong>com</strong>e before cumulative effect of an accounting change $6,200 $14,014 $10,477<br />

Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax — 34 —<br />

Net in<strong>com</strong>e applicable to <strong>com</strong>mon stock for basic EPS 6,200 14,048 10,477<br />

Interest on contingently convertible bonds, net of tax — 10 11<br />

Net in<strong>com</strong>e applicable to <strong>com</strong>mon stock for diluted EPS 6,200 14,058 10,488<br />

Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax — (34) —<br />

In<strong>com</strong>e before cumulative effect of an accounting change applicable to <strong>com</strong>mon stock for diluted EPS $6,200 $14,024 $10,488<br />

Denominator for earnings per share:<br />

Weighted average shares outstanding used in the <strong>com</strong>putation of EPS:<br />

Common stock issued 2,751 2,751 2,751<br />

Common stock in treasury (179) (153) (155)<br />

Deferred shares 13 10 1<br />

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic 2,585 2,608 2,597<br />

Incremental shares from potential <strong>com</strong>mon stock:<br />

Weighted average number of shares arising from outstanding employee stock plans (treasury stock<br />

method) * 13 7 21<br />

Contingently convertible bonds — 8 9<br />

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted * 2,598 2,623 2,627<br />

Earnings per share:<br />

Basic:<br />

In<strong>com</strong>e before cumulative effect of an accounting change $ 2.40 $ 5.38 $ 4.03<br />

Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax — 0.01 —<br />

Net in<strong>com</strong>e $ 2.40 $ 5.39 $ 4.03<br />

Diluted:<br />

In<strong>com</strong>e before cumulative effect of an accounting change $ 2.39 $ 5.35 $ 3.99<br />

Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax — 0.01 —<br />

Net in<strong>com</strong>e $ 2.39 $ 5.36 $ 3.99<br />

* Certain shares arising from employee stock plans were not included in the <strong>com</strong>putation of diluted earnings per share if the exercise price of the options<br />

exceeded the average market price and were antidilutive. The number of shares excluded were 8 million, 13 million and 19 million for the years ended<br />

December 31, <strong>2007</strong>, 2006 and 2005, respectively.<br />

<strong>AIG</strong> <strong>2007</strong> Form 10-K 181

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