Exhibit 11 Horace Mann Educators Corporation Computation of Net Income per Share For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ------------------- ------------------ 1999 1998 1999 1998 --------- -------- -------- -------- Basic - assumes no dilution: Net income (loss) for the period $(5,458) $24,933 $22,015 $63,040 ------- ------- ------- ------- Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period 41,026 42,811 41,318 43,523 ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income (loss) per share - basic $ (0.13) $ 0.58 $ 0.53 $ 1.45 ======= ======= ======= ======= Diluted - assumes full dilution: Net income (loss) for the period $(5,458) $24,933 $22,015 $63,040 ------- ------- ------- ------- Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period 41,026 42,811 41,318 43,523 Weighted average number of common equivalent shares to reflect the dilutive effect of common stock equivalent securities: Warrants 98 98 96 99 Stock options 451 456 395 472 Common stock units related to Deferred Equity Compensation Plan for Directors 66 46 66 46 Common stock units related to Deferred Compensation Plan for Employees 6 2 6 1 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total common and common equivalent shares adjusted to calculate diluted earnings per share 41,647 43,413 41,881 44,141 ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income (loss) per share - diluted $ (0.12) $ 0.57 $ 0.53 $ 1.43 ======= ======= ======= ======= Percentage of dilution compared to basic net income (loss) per share 7.7% 1.7% 0.0% 1.4%