SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
                                 (UNAUDITED)

                                  EXHIBIT 11
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                          BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE


                                                Three Months Ended                Nine Months Ended
                                                   September 30,                    September 30,
                                           ----------------------------     ----------------------------
                                               1998            1997             1998            1997
                                           ------------    ------------     ------------    ------------
                                                                                
Weighted average number of common 
 shares outstanding                          11,570,904      11,475,850       11,554,623      11,464,393
                                           ============    ============     ============    ============

Net income                                 $  9,235,461    $  8,188,215     $ 23,269,704    $ 19,966,481
                                           ============    ============     ============    ============

Basic net income per share                 $       0.80    $       0.77     $       2.01    $       1.74
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                       SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
                                          (UNAUDITED)

                                           EXHIBIT 11
                                         --------------

                                   DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE


                                                Three Months Ended                Nine Months Ended
                                                   September 30,                    September 30,
                                           ----------------------------     ----------------------------
                                               1998            1997             1998            1997
                                           ------------    ------------     ------------    ------------
                                                                                
Weighted average number of common 
 shares outstanding                          11,570,904      11,475,850       11,554,623      11,464,393

Shares issuable pursuant to employee 
 stock option plans, less shares 
 assumed repurchased at the average 
 fair value during the period                   452,867         530,793          487,960         477,104

Shares issuable pursuant to the 
 independent director stock option 
 plan, less shares assumed repurchased 
 at the average fair value during 
 the period                                       4,522           5,879            4,773           5,178
                                           ------------    ------------     ------------    ------------
Number of shares for computation of 
 diluted net income per share                12,028,293      12,012,522       12,047,356      11,946,675
                                           ============    ============     ============    ============

Net income                                 $  9,235,461    $  8,188,215     $ 23,269,704    $ 19,966,481
                                           ============    ============     ============    ============

Diluted net income per share               $       0.77    $       0.68     $       1.93    $       1.67
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