53 EXHIBIT 11.1 CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE Year Ended December 31, ---------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 ---------- ---------- ---------- BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding 41,174 26,257 14,849 ========== ========== ========== Basic Earnings Per Share $ 1.16 $ 1.46 $ 0.59 ========== ========== ========== DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding 41,174 26,257 14,849 Shares Issuable from Assumed Conversion of: Common Share Options and Awards Granted 399 330 130 Minority Interest Units 2,610 1,769 ---------- ---------- ---------- Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, as Adjusted 44,183 28,356 14,979 ========== ========== ========== Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 1.12 $ 1.41 $ 0.58 ========== ========== ========== EARNINGS FOR BASIC AND DILUTED COMPUTATION Net Income $ 57,333 $ 38,438 $ 8,713 Less: Dividends on Preferred Shares 9,371 4 ---------- ---------- ---------- Net Income to Common Shareholders (Basic Earnings Per Share Computation) 47,962 38,438 8,709 Dividends on Preferred Shares 4 Minority Interests 1,322 1,655 ---------- ---------- ---------- Net Income to Common Shareholders, as Adjusted (Diluted Earnings Per Share Computation) $ 49,284 $ 40,093 $ 8,713 ========== ========== ==========