EXHIBIT 11 NORSTAN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ------------------------------ STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE ----------------------------------------------------- (In thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended --------------------------- --------------------------- January 27, January 28, January 27, January 28, 1996 1995 1996 1995 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Primary earnings per share - Weighted average number of issued shares outstanding 4,261 4,127 4,234 4,089 Effect of: 1986 Long-Term Incentive Plan 200 191 208 211 Restated Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan 48 41 48 40 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 6 12 5 8 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Shares outstanding used to compute primary earnings per share 4,515 4,371 4,495 4,348 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net income $ 2,293 $ 1,871 $ 5,875 $ 4,942 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Primary earnings per share $ .51 $ .43 $ 1.31 $ 1.14 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Fully diluted earnings per share - Weighted average number of shares used for primary earnings per share 4,515 4,371 4,495 4,348 Effect of: 1986 Long-Term Incentive Plan - - 3 2 Restated Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan - - 1 1 Employee Stock Purchase Plan - - 1 1 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Shares outstanding used to compute fully diluted earnings per share 4,515 4,371 4,500 4,352 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net income $ 2,293 $ 1,871 $ 5,875 $ 4,942 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Fully diluted earnings per share $ .51 $ .43 $ 1.31 $ 1.14 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------