EQUITY PLANS

12 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2011

EQUITY PLANS

EQUITY PLANS

(3)   EQUITY PLANS

        The Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $9.2 million for the fiscal year ended July 30, 2011, compared to share-based compensation expense of $8.1 million and $4.7 million for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2010 and August 1, 2009, respectively. Share-based compensation expense for performance-based share awards was $0.7 million and $1.0 million for the fiscal years ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, respectively.

        As of July 30, 2011, there was $14.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding share-based compensation arrangements (including stock options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units). This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.6 years.

        For stock options, the fair value of each grant was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Black-Scholes utilizes assumptions related to volatility, the risk-free interest rate, the dividend yield and expected life. Expected volatilities utilized in the model are based on the historical volatility of the Company's stock price. The risk-free interest rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The model incorporates exercise and post-vesting forfeiture assumptions based on an analysis of historical data. The expected term is derived from historical information and other factors. The fair value of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and performance share units are determined based on the number of shares or units, as applicable, granted and the quoted price of the Company's common stock as of the grant date.

        The following summary presents the weighted average assumptions used for stock options granted in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009:

	Year ended
	July 30, 2011			July 31, 2010			August 1, 2009
Expected volatility		44.7	%		45.2	%		39.0	%
Dividend yield		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%
Risk free interest rate		0.9	%		1.4	%		2.1	%
Expected term (in years)		3.0			3.0			3.0

        As of July 30, 2011, the Company had three equity incentive plans that provided for the issuance of stock options: the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2002 Plan"), the 1996 Stock Option Plan (the "1996 Plan") and effective with an amendment approved by the Company's stockholders during the 2010 Annual Meeting, the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2004 Plan")(collectively, the "Plans"). The Plans provide for grants of stock options to employees, officers, directors and others. Stock options granted are intended to either qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or be "non-statutory stock options." Beginning with the Company's fiscal 2010 grants, non-qualified stock options are being granted in place of incentive stock options to decrease the variability in income taxes due to the timing of tax benefits from disqualifying dispositions. Vesting requirements for awards under the Plans are at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors, or Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Typically options granted to employees vest ratably over four years, while options granted to non-employee directors vest one third immediately with the remainder vesting ratably over two years. The maximum term of all incentive stock options granted under the Plans and non-statutory stock options granted under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, is ten years. The maximum term for non-statutory stock options granted under the 1996 Stock Option Plan was at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors, and all grants to date have had a term of ten years. There have been no stock option grants under the 2004 Plan. There were 7,800,000 shares authorized for grant under the 1996 Plan and 2002 Plan. There were 1,054,267 shares authorized for grant under the 2004 Plan as of December 16, 2010, the effective date when the 2004 Plan was amended to allow for the award of stock options. These shares may be used to issue stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance based awards. As of July 30, 2011, 80,848 shares were available for grant under the 2002 Plan and the authorization for new grants under the 1996 Plan has expired. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company issued shares from treasury in addition to issuing new shares to satisfy stock option exercises and restricted stock vestings.

        The following summary presents the weighted-average remaining contractual term of options outstanding at July 30, 2011 by range of exercise prices.

Exercise Price Range	Number of Options Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Number of Shares Exercisable		Weighted Average Exercise Price
$10.00 - $18.00		7,250	$	13.26		3.0		6,250	$	13.31
$18.01 - $24.00		29,750	$	18.87		2.4		29,250	$	18.79
$24.01 - $30.00		401,416	$	25.48		6.9		207,873	$	26.03
$30.01 - $43.00		225,632	$	35.33		7.2		123,292	$	36.21
		664,048	$	28.40		6.8		366,665	$	28.66

        The following summary presents information regarding outstanding stock options as of July 30, 2011 and changes during the fiscal year then ended with regard to options under the Plans:

	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at beginning of year		961,307		$	27.67
Granted		104,864		$	34.31
Exercised		(363,326	)	$	27.97
Forfeited		(19,922	)	$	26.36
Cancelled		(18,875	)	$	34.51
Outstanding at end of year		664,048		$	28.40	6.8 years	$	8,865,988
Exercisable at end of year		366,665		$	28.66	5.6 years	$	4,799,203

        The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the fiscal years ended July 30, 2011, July 31, 2010, and August 1, 2009 was $10.64, $7.73 and $7.05, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the fiscal years ended July 30, 2011, July 31, 2010, and August 1, 2009, was $3.9 million, $4.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

        The 2004 Plan was amended during fiscal 2009 to provide for the issuance of up to 2,500,000 equity-based compensation awards, and during fiscal 2011 was further amended to provide for the issuance of stock options in addition to restricted shares and units, performance shares and units, bonus shares and stock appreciation rights. Vesting requirements for the awards under the 2004 Plan are at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors, or the Compensation Committee thereof, and are typically four equal annual installments for employees and three equal annual installments with one third vesting immediately for non-employee directors. The performance units granted to the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer upon hire during fiscal 2009 vested as of July 31, 2010, and those granted during March 2011 vested as of July 30, 2011, both in accordance with the terms of the related Performance Unit and Performance Share agreements. At July 30, 2011, 1,023,847 shares were available for grant under the 2004 Plan.

        The following summary presents information regarding restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance shares and performance units under the 2004 Plan as of July 30, 2011 and changes during the fiscal year then ended:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at July 31, 2010		614,115		$	25.51
Granted		363,302		$	34.29
Vested		(218,177	)	$	26.34
Forfeited		(57,097	)	$	28.30
Outstanding at July 30, 2011		702,143		$	29.57

        The total intrinsic value of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units vested was $9.1 million, $6.2 million and $2.4 million during the fiscal years ended July 30, 2011, July 31, 2010 and August 1, 2009, respectively. The total intrinsic value of performance share awards and performance units vested was $0.7 million and $1.0 million during the fiscal years ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, respectively. No performance share awards or performance units vested during the fiscal year ended August 1, 2009.

        During the year ended July 30, 2011, a total of 25,000 performance shares and 12,500 performance units were granted to the Company's President and CEO, the vesting of which was contingent on the attainment of specific levels of earnings before interest and taxes and return on invested capital. The per share grant-date fair value of these grants was $42.03. Effective July 30, 2011, 18,924 of the performance shares vested with a corresponding intrinsic value and fair value of $0.8 million. The remainder of the performance shares were forfeited, and no shares were issued for the performance units.

        During the year ended July 31, 2010, 175 units, in addition to the 50,000 units granted during fiscal 2009, were granted to the Company's President and CEO in connection with the related Performance Unit Agreement awarded on November 5, 2008. The grant-date fair value of these grants was $19.99. Effective July 31, 2010, 50,175 units vested, with a corresponding intrinsic value and fair value of $1.0 million and $1.7 million respectively.