Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2014

Stock-based compensation expense by type

The compensation costs that have been charged against income for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 2, 2014 and August 3, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	August 2, 2014		August 3, 2013		August 2, 2014		August 3, 2013
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	19	$	14	$	430	$	323
Restricted stock unit awards, including performance-based		885		899		2,936		2,885
Employee stock purchases		19		17		56		59
Director deferred compensation		17		32		35		62
Total stock-based compensation expense		940		962		3,457		3,329
Income tax benefit recognized		347		353		1,280		1,229
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	593	$	609	$	2,177	$	2,100

Equity awards granted during the period

In the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 2, 2014 and August 3, 2013, we granted the following equity awards:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	August 2, 2014		August 3, 2013		August 2, 2014		August 3, 2013
Stock options		979		818		17,975		18,441
Restricted stock unit awards		896		-		63,399		62,625
Performance-based restricted stock unit awards		-		-		25,300		36,700
Deferred stock units		323		578		10,329		7,475

- 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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