Maximus, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

3. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the components of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2012			2011
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	21,783		$	17,658
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(467		)	46
Net income	$	21,316		$	17,704

Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	34,081			33,663

Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options and unvested restricted stock units	795			894
Denominator for diluted earnings per share	34,876			34,557

No shares were excluded from the computation in calculating the earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2012 or 2011.

The entire disclosure for earnings per share.