JEFFERSON-PILOT CORPORATION BASIS FOR COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS Five Years Ended December 31, 1994 EXHIBIT 11 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Shares Outstanding beginning of year 49,464,495 50,438,907 51,291,936 51,784,614 56,053,722 Add: Shares issued under stock option plan: January 14,393 7,698 7,500 - 15 February 4,265 7,086 10,165 18,714 3,841 March 4,246 11,028 1,583 3,460 396 April 283,186 26,211 1,445 525 109 May 19,375 11,413 5,118 148,950 199,500 June - 15,825 4,425 81 3,638 July - 9,099 805 500 779 August 244 5,540 4,226 - 3,372 September - 3,186 1 4,029 7,617 October 200 2,286 1,962 2,024 35 November 250 2,266 11,586 7,950 - December - 7,884 29,365 - 150 Less: Shares reacquired: January ( 33,000) - ( 448) ( 340,412) ( 174,300) February ( 640,440) ( 1,650) - ( 3,306) ( 218,100) March ( 62,916) ( 4,760) - - ( 539,400) April ( 23,267) ( 9,913) ( 2,192) ( 306,900) ( 1,011,675) May ( 519,133) ( 11,032) ( 129,924) ( 10,635) ( 340,806) June ( 41,000) ( 183,415) ( 140,500) ( 11,550) ( 367,716) July ( 20,000) - - - ( 57,900) August - - ( 93,493) - ( 329,556) September - ( 1,091) ( 309,400) ( 1,026) ( 454,157) October - - ( 207,000) ( 484) ( 639,150) November - ( 676,100) ( 42,112) ( 4,598) ( 355,800) December - ( 195,973) ( 6,141) - - Shares Outstanding end of year 48,450,898 49,464,495 50,438,907 51,291,936 51,784,614 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Average of 12 month - end balances - used to determine E.P.S. 48,641,880 50,251,676 50,952,147 51,319,143 53,636,223 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== 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-42