JEFFERSON-PILOT CORPORATION BASIS FOR COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS Five Years Ended December 31, 1993 EXHIBIT 11 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 Shares Outstanding beginning of year 50,438,907 51,291,936 51,784,614 56,053,722 57,821,898 Add: Shares issued under stock option plan: January 7,698 7,500 - 15 - February 7,086 10,165 18,714 3,841 - March 11,028 1,583 3,460 396 - April 26,211 1,445 525 109 - May 11,413 5,118 148,950 199,500 - June 15,825 4,425 81 3,638 - July 9,099 805 500 779 - August 5,540 4,226 - 3,372 - September 3,186 1 4,029 7,617 2,280 October 2,286 1,962 2,024 35 - November 2,266 11,586 7,950 - - December 7,884 29,365 - 150 624 Less: Shares reacquired: January - ( 448) ( 340,412) ( 174,300) ( 76,506) February ( 1,650) - ( 3,306) ( 218,100) ( 870,150) March ( 4,760) - - ( 539,400) ( 52,350) April ( 9,913) ( 2,192) ( 306,900) ( 1,011,675) ( 101,349) May ( 11,032) ( 129,924) ( 10,635) ( 340,806) ( 12,293) June ( 183,415) ( 140,500) ( 11,550) ( 367,716) ( 307,668) July - - - ( 57,900) - August - ( 93,493) - ( 329,556) - September ( 1,091) ( 309,400) ( 1,026) ( 454,157) ( 1,264) October - ( 207,000) ( 484) ( 639,150) - November ( 676,100) ( 42,112) ( 4,598) ( 355,800) ( 274,050) December ( 195,973) 6,141) - - ( 75,450) Shares Outstanding end of year 49,464,495 50,438,907 51,291,936 51,784,614 56,053,722 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Average of 12 month - end balances - used to determine E.P.S. 50,251,676 50,952,147 51,319,143 53,636,223 56,588,878 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Notes: All of the above share amounts have been adjusted to give retroactive effect to a three-for-two common stock split authorized by the Company's Board of Directors on February 10, 1992, paid on April 15, 1992, to stockholders of record on March 27, 1992. Options granted under the Company's stock option plan do not have a materially dilutive effect since the options were less than three percent (3%) of average shares outstanding before any reduction to an incremental share basis under the treasury stock method. F-27