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Stock Compensation
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock Compensation Stock compensation
The Company uses various equity-based compensation programs to provide long-term performance incentives for its global workforce. Currently, these incentives consist principally of stock options, restricted stock units, and executive performance shares. The Company also sponsors a discounted stock purchase plan in the United States and matching-grant programs in several international locations. Additionally, the Company awards restricted stock to its outside directors. The interim information below should be read in conjunction with the disclosures included within the stock compensation footnote of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In April 2020, the Amended and Restated Kellogg Company 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approved by shareholders, effective July 1, 2020. The plan is a tax-qualified employee stock purchase plan made available to substantially all U.S. employees, which allows participants to acquire Kellogg stock at a discounted price. The purpose of the plan is to encourage employees at all levels to purchase stock and become shareholders.

The Company classifies pre-tax stock compensation expense in COGS and SG&A expense principally within its Corporate segment. For the periods presented, compensation expense for all types of equity-based programs and the related income tax benefit recognized was as follows:
 Quarter endedYear-to-date period ended
(millions)June 27, 2020June 29, 2019June 27, 2020June 29, 2019
Pre-tax compensation expense$21  $18  $41  $32  
Related income tax benefit$6  $5  $11  $8  
In February, the Company granted stock options, restricted stock units, and performance shares, in conjunction with our primary annual award, under the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan, approved by shareholders in 2017.

During the year-to-date period ended June 27, 2020, the Company granted approximately 0.6 million restricted stock units at a weighted average cost of $66 per share and 2.3 million non-qualified stock options at a weighted average cost of $7 per share. Terms of these grants and the Company’s methods for determining grant-date fair value of the awards were consistent with that described within the stock compensation footnote in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Performance shares
In the first quarter of 2020, the Company granted performance shares to a limited number of senior level employees, which entitle these employees to receive a specified number of shares of the Company’s common stock upon vesting. The number of shares earned could range between 0% and 200% of the target amount depending upon performance achieved over the three year vesting period. The performance conditions of the award include three year cumulative organic net sales growth and three year aggregate operating cash flow.
Compensation cost related to organic net sales growth performance and cash flow targets are revised for changes in the expected outcome. The 2020 target grant currently corresponds to approximately 338,000 shares, with a grant-date fair value of $66 per share.
The 2017 performance share award, payable in stock, was settled at 90% of target in February 2020 for a total dollar equivalent of $6 million.