STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

May 03, 2020

NOTE C. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Equity Award Programs

Our Amended and Restated 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) provides for grants of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock-settled stock appreciation rights (collectively, “option awards”), restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (including those that are performance-based), deferred stock awards (collectively, “stock awards”) and dividend equivalents up to an aggregate of 36,570,000 shares. As of May 3, 2020, there were approximately 2,479,000 shares available for future grant. Awards may be granted under the Plan to officers, employees and

non-employee

members of the board of directors of the company (the “Board”) or any parent or subsidiary. Shares issued as a result of award exercises or releases are primarily funded with the issuance of new shares.

Option Awards

Annual grants of option awards are limited to 1,000,000 shares on a per person basis and have a maximum term of seven years. The exercise price of these option awards must not be less than 100% of the closing price of our stock on the day prior to the grant date. Option awards granted to employees generally vest evenly over a period of four years for service-based awards. Certain option awards contain vesting acceleration clauses resulting from events including, but not limited to, retirement, merger or a similar corporate event.

Stock Awards

Annual grants of stock awards are limited to 1,000,000 shares on a per person basis and have a maximum term of seven years. Stock awards granted to employees generally vest evenly over a period of four years for service-based awards. Certain performance-based awards, which have variable payout conditions based on predetermined financial targets, generally vest three years from the date of grant. Certain stock awards and other agreements contain vesting acceleration clauses resulting from events including, but not limited to, retirement, disability, death, merger or a similar corporate event. Stock awards granted to

non-employee

Board members generally vest in one year.

Non-employee

Board members automatically receive stock awards on the date of their initial election to the Board and annually thereafter on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders (so long as they continue to serve as a

non-employee

Board member).

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

During the thirteen weeks ended May 3, 2020 and May 5, 2019, we recognized total stock-based compensation expense, as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses, of $19,703,000 and $18,529,000, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes our restricted stock unit activity during the thirteen weeks ended May 3, 2020:


	Shares
Balance at February 2, 2020		2,884,194
Granted 1		1,080,400
Released 2		(954,419	)
Cancelled		(53,699	)
Balance at May 3, 2020		2,956,476
Vested plus expected to vest at May 3, 2020		2,390,537

1	Excludes 267,000 restricted stock units for which the accounting grant date has not yet been determined and consequently for which no expense has been recognized. These awards reduced the shares available for future grant under the Plan.

2	Excludes 170,308 incremental shares released due to achievement of performance conditions above target.