Note 7 – Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has various stockholder-approved programs which allow for the grant of stock-based compensation to officers, employees, and non-employee directors of the Company.

The amount of compensation cost related to stock-based payment transactions is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity instruments issued. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company determines compensation cost for restricted stock units ("RSUs"), phantom stock units, and restricted stock based on the grant-date fair value of the underlying common stock adjusted for expected dividends paid over the required vesting period for non-participating awards. Compensation cost is recognized over the period that an officer, employee, or non-employee director provides service in exchange for the award.

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense recognized:

	Fiscal quarters ended
	April 4, 2015		March 29, 2014

Restricted stock units	$	914	$	810
Phantom stock units		141		131
Stock options		-		-
Total	$	1,055	$	941

The Company recognizes compensation cost for RSUs that are expected to vest and records cumulative adjustments in the period that the expectation changes.

The following table summarizes unrecognized compensation cost and the weighted average remaining amortization periods at April 4, 2015 (amortization periods in years):

	Unrecognized Compensation Cost		Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Periods

Stock options	$	-		0.0
Restricted stock units		10,404		1.7
Phantom stock units		-		0.0
Total	$	10,404

Unrecognized compensation cost presented in the table above includes $2,935 of unrecognized compensation cost for performance-based RSUs that are not currently expected to vest and for which no compensation cost is currently being recognized.

2007 Stock Incentive Plan

The Company's 2007 Stock Incentive Program (the "2007 Program"), as amended and restated, permits the grant of up to 6,500,000 shares of restricted stock, unrestricted stock, RSUs, stock options, and phantom stock units, to officers, employees, and non-employee directors of the Company. Such instruments are available for grant until May 20, 2024.

Restricted Stock Units

RSU activity under the 2007 Program as of April 4, 2015 and changes during the three fiscal months then ended are presented below (number of RSUs in thousands):

	Number of RSUs			Weighted Average Grant-date Fair Value per Unit
Outstanding:
January 1, 2015		1,147		$	12.75
Granted		349			13.60
Vested*		(162	)		11.34
Cancelled or forfeited		(276	)		12.88
Outstanding at April 4, 2015		1,058		$	13.21

Expected to vest at April 4, 2015		836

* The number of RSUs vested includes shares that the Company withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy the statutory tax withholding requirements.

The number of performance-based RSUs that are scheduled to vest increases ratably based on the achievement of defined performance criteria between the established target and maximum levels. RSUs with performance-based vesting criteria are expected to vest as follows (number of RSUs in thousands):

Vesting Date	Expected to Vest		Not Expected to Vest		Total
January 1, 2016		-		222		222
January 1, 2017		192		-		192
January 1, 2018		202		-		202

Phantom Stock Units

The 2007 Program authorizes the grant of phantom stock units to the extent provided for in the Company's employment agreements with certain executives. Each phantom stock unit entitles the recipient to receive a share of common stock at the individual's termination of employment or any other future date specified in the applicable employment agreement. Phantom stock units participate in dividend distribution on the same basis as the Company's common stock and Class B common stock. Dividend equivalents are issued in the form of additional units of phantom stock. The phantom stock units are fully vested at all times.

Phantom stock unit activity under the phantom stock plan as of April 4, 2015 and changes during the three fiscal months then ended are presented below (number of phantom stock units in thousands):

	Number of Units		Grant-date Fair Value per Unit
Outstanding:
January 1, 2015		119
Granted		10	$	14.09
Dividend equivalents issued		1
Redeemed for common stock		-
Outstanding at April 4, 2015		130

Stock Options

In addition to stock options outstanding pursuant to the 2007 Program, during the periods presented, the Company had stock options outstanding under previous stockholder-approved stock option programs. These programs are more fully described in Note 12 to the Company's consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. No additional options may be granted pursuant to these programs.

At December 31, 2014 and April 4, 2015, there were 105 options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $15.38. At April 4, 2015, the weighted average remaining contractual life of all outstanding options was 2.08 years.

At April 4, 2015, there were no unvested options outstanding.

The pretax aggregate intrinsic value (the difference between the closing stock price on the last trading day of the first fiscal quarter of 2015 of $13.87 per share and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on April 4, 2015 was $27. This amount changes based on changes in the market value of the Company's common stock. During the three fiscal months ended April 4, 2015, no options were exercised.