COMMERCIAL FEDERAL CORPORATION EXHIBIT 11 COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE (UNAUDITED) COMPUTATION OF INCOME PER COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARES: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended March 31, March 31, -------------------------- --------------------------- 1997 1996 1997 1996 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Income before extraordinary items $16,176,744 $16,353,812 $27,616,819 $39,461,920 Extraordinary items, net of tax benefit -- -- (583,312) -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income $16,176,744 $16,353,812 $27,033,507 $39,461,920 =========== =========== =========== =========== - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRIMARY: - -------- Weighted average common shares outstanding 21,509,884 22,234,338 21,600,054 21,713,374 Add shares applicable to stock options using average market price 337,469 318,019 319,650 339,351 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 21,847,353 22,552,357 21,919,704 22,052,725 =========== =========== =========== =========== Income before extraordinary items $ .74 $ .73 $ 1.26 $ 1.79 Extraordinary items, net of tax benefit -- -- (.03) -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Met income per common and common equivalent share $ .74 $ .73 $ 1.23 $ 1.79 =========== =========== ============ =========== - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FULLY DILUTED (1): - ------------------ Weighted average common shares outstanding 21,509,884 22,234,338 21,600,054 21,713,374 Add shares applicable to stock options using the period-end market price if higher than average market price and other dilutive factors 337,469 322,815 334,877 349,632 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total average common and common equivalent shares outstanding assuming full dilution 21,847,353 22,557,153 21,934,931 22,063,006 =========== =========== ============ =========== Income before extraordinary items $ .74 $ .72 $ 1.26 $ 1.79 Extraordinary items, net of tax benefit -- -- (.03) -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income per common share assuming full dilution $ .74 .72 $ 1.23 $ 1.79 =========== =========== ============ =========== - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL PER SHARE DATA RESTATED TO REFLECT THE THREE-FOR-TWO STOCK SPLIT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14, 1997. (1) This calculation is submitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(11) although not required by footnote 2 to paragraph 14 of APB Opinion No. 15 because it results in dilution of less than 3.0%. 28