Stock-Based Compensation

Our shareholders approved the 2014 Omnibus Stock Plan (the “2014 Stock Plan”) at our annual meeting of shareholders on May 20, 2014. The 2014 Stock Plan replaced the expired 2004 Omnibus Stock Plan (the “2004 plan”) previously approved by the shareholders in 2004. The 2014 Stock Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and will remain in effect for ten years. All directors of the Company and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the 2014 Stock Plan. The 2014 Stock Plan (similar to the 2004 plan) continues the maintenance of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as well as provisions for the grant of stock options and other stock-based incentives. The 2014 Stock Plan provides for the grant of five percent of the number of the Company’s common shares outstanding as of the first day of each fiscal year plus the number of common shares that were available for grant of awards, but not granted, in prior years. In no event, however, may the number of common shares available for the grant of awards in any fiscal year exceed ten percent of the common shares outstanding as of the first day of that fiscal year. Common shares subject to an award that is forfeited, terminated, or canceled without having been exercised are generally added back to the number of shares available for grant under the 2014 Stock Plan.

Stock-based compensation expense under all share-based payment plans -- our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, stock option plans, stock-settled stock appreciation rights and performance-based restricted stock units -- included in the results of operations follows:



	Three months ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014		October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014
Compensation expense, all share-based payment plans	$	695	$	497	$	1,750	$	1,389


G.	Stock-Based Compensation (continued)

Stock-based compensation consisted of the following:

Employee Stock Purchase Plan--Under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, all full-time employees with one year of service are eligible to purchase, through payroll deduction, common shares. Employee purchases under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan are at 85% of the fair market value of the common shares--a 15% discount. We recognize compensation costs as payroll deductions are made. The 15% discount of total shares purchased under the plan resulted in compensation cost of $431 being recognized for the nine months ended October 3, 2015 and $330 for the nine months ended September 27, 2014.

Stock Option Plans--The stock options outstanding were awarded under a graded vesting schedule, measured at fair value, and have a term of ten years. Compensation costs for stock options are recognized over the requisite service period on the straight-line recognition method. Compensation cost recognized for stock options was $364 for the nine months ended October 3, 2015 and $285 for the nine months ended September 27, 2014.

Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights--During the nine months ended October 3, 2015, the Compensation Committee awarded 133,550 stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“SSARs”) to certain management employees and nonemployee directors, which vest ratably over five years. A SSAR is an award that allows the recipient to receive common stock equal to the appreciation in the fair market value of our common stock between the date the award was granted and the conversion date of the shares vested.

The following table summarizes our SSARs as of October 3, 2015.



Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights	Number of Rights		Weighted- Average Award Date Value		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Unrecognized Compensation Cost		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Unvested, January 1, 2015	303,271		$	3.84
Granted	133,550		5.78
Forfeited	—		—
Vested	(90,684	)	3.72
Unvested, October 3, 2015	346,137		$	4.62	2.9 years	$	1,269	$	10,419

Employee SSARs	337,138		$	4.67	2.9 years	$	1,254	$	10,148
Nonemployee Director SSARs	8,999		$	2.23	1.1 years	$	15	$	271

Compensation costs for stock appreciation rights are determined using a fair-value method and amortized over the requisite service period. Compensation expense for stock appreciation rights was $368 for the nine months ended October 3, 2015 and $296 for the nine months ended September 27, 2014.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units--During the nine months ended October 3, 2015, the Compensation Committee awarded 42,152 performance-based restricted stock units to certain directors and management employees. The Compensation Committee made similar awards in prior periods. The awards vest over specified periods. The following table summarizes performance-based restricted stock units as of October 3, 2015.


G.	Stock-Based Compensation (continued)



Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units	Number of Stock Units		Weighted- Average Grant Date Value		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Unrecognized Compensation Cost		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Unvested, January 1, 2015	117,709		$	21.14
Granted	42,152		29.14
Forfeited	—		—
Vested	(14,754	)	17.52

Unvested, October 3, 2015	145,107		$	23.83	2.7 years	$	2,097	$	4,368

Compensation cost for restricted stock awards is determined using a fair-value method and amortized on the straight-line recognition method over the requisite service period. Compensation expense on restricted stock awards totaled $587 for the nine months ended October 3, 2015 and $478 for the nine months ended September 27, 2014.

We estimated the fair value of each stock-based award on the date of grant using a binomial option-pricing model. The binomial model considers a range of assumptions related to volatility, risk-free interest rate and employee exercise behavior. Expected volatilities utilized in the binomial model are based on historical volatility of our stock prices and other factors. Similarly, the dividend yield is based on historical experience and expected future changes. The binomial model also incorporates exercise and forfeiture assumptions based on an analysis of historical data. The expected life of the stock-based awards is derived from the output of the binomial model and represents the period of time that awards granted are expected to be outstanding.

The fair values of stock-based awards granted were estimated at the dates of grant with the following weighted-average assumption.



	Nine Months Ended
	October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014
Volatility rate	10.9	%	11.2	%
Risk-free interest rate	2.1	%	2.6	%
Expected dividend yield	.7	%	1.1	%
Expected life of awards (years)	9.3		9.4


G.	Stock-Based Compensation (continued)

General Stock Option Information--The following table summarizes activity under the stock option plans for the nine months ended October 3, 2015.



Stock Options	Number of Options Outstanding		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding, January 1, 2015	770,131		$	19.33
Granted	148,000		30.10
Exercised	(46,706	)	13.51
Forfeited	(34,700	)	24.27
Outstanding, October 3, 2015	836,725		$	21.36	6.4 years	$	7,313

Exercisable, October 3, 2015	397,345		$	16.46	4.0 years	$	5,420

As of October 3, 2015, there was approximately $1,961 of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options outstanding. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.4 years. “Intrinsic value” is defined as the amount by which the market price of a common share exceeds the exercise price of an option.

Common shares are issued from treasury upon the exercise of stock options, stock-settled stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units or purchases under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.