Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2012

Stock-based compensation expense by type

The compensation costs that have been charged against income for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	July 28,		July 30,		July 28,		July 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	33	$	18	$	742	$	424
Restricted stock unit awards, including performance-based		1,065		1,226		2,954		2,619
Employee stock purchase		17		14		35		40
Director deferred compensation		6		15		6		30
Total stock-based compensation expense		1,121		1,273		3,737		3,113
Income tax benefit recognized		416		466		1,393		1,142
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	705	$	807	$	2,344	$	1,971

Equity awards granted during the period

In the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, we granted the following equity awards:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	July 28,		July 30,		July 28,		July 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Stock options		1,576		1,117		38,242		33,210
Restricted stock unit awards		-		-		63,516		102,143
Performance-based restricted stock unit awards		-		-		38,100		53,000
Deferred stock units		109		368		109		787

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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