MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to MTI................ $  2.48 $  2.17 $ 1.94  Basic loss per share from discontinued operations attributable to MTI.................... (0.17 ) (0.07) (0.07)  Basic earnings per share attributable to MTI ........................................................ $  2.31 $  2.10 $ 1.87  Diluted EPS  2013  2012  2011  Income from continuing operations attributable to MTI .......................................... $  86,074 $  76,597 $ 70,053  Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MTI............................................ (5,744 ) (2,450) (2,532)  Net income attributable to MTI............................................................................. $  80,330 $  74,147 $ 67,521  Weighted average shares outstanding....................................................................... 34,690 35,340 36,018  Dilutive effect of stock options................................................................................. 286 189 218  Weighted average shares outstanding, adjusted........................................................ 34,976 35,529 36,236  Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to MTI............. $  2.46 $  2.16 $ 1.93  Diluted loss per share from discontinued operations attributable to MTI................. (0.16 ) (0.07) (0.07)  Diluted earnings per share attributable to MTI ..................................................... $  2.30 $  2.09 $ 1.86  Options to purchase 2,404 shares and 218,064 shares of common stock for the years ended December 31, 2012 and  December 31, 2011, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti- dilutive, as the exercise prices of the options were greater than the average market price of the common shares. No options  were excluded for the year ended December 31, 2013.  During the second quarter of 2013, the Company ceased its operations at its Paper PCC merchant plant in Walsum,  Germany and reclassified such operations as discontinued. The remaining assets at this facility are not material and are being  disposed. All prior periods have been restated to reflect such reclassification. These operations were part of the Company's  Specialty Minerals segment. The following table provides selected financial information for the Walsum plant included within discontinued operations  in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The amounts exclude general corporate overhead and interest expense which  were previously allocated to the entity comprising the discontinued operations.  Note 4. Discontinued Operations Millions of Dollars  2013  2012  2011  Net sales...............................................................................$  1.6 $  8.9 $  11.9  Production margin ............................................................... (2.1)  (2.9 ) (2.0)  Expenses .............................................................................. 0.5 0.7 0.8  Facility closure costs ........................................................... 5.9 -- --  Restructuring costs .............................................................. -- -- 0.9 Loss from operations ...........................................................$  (8.5)   $  (3.6 ) $  (3.7)  Benefit for taxes on income.................................................$  (2.7)   $  (1.1 ) $  (1.2)  Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax .....................$  (5.8)   $  (2.5 ) $  (2.5)  Note 5. Income Taxes Income from operations before provision for taxes by domestic and foreign source is as follows:  Millions of Dollars  2013  2012  2011  Domestic ...................................................................... $  66.6  $  56.9  $ 47.0  Foreign ......................................................................... 57.1  53.7  54.5  Income from operations before provision for income taxes............................................................ $  123.7  $  110.6  $ 101.5  F-13 