STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted and Unrestricted Stock and Performance Share Units Activity

tock-based award activity for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2021, was as follows:

(shares in thousands)	Shares	Weighted-average grant-date fair value
Non-vested at beginning of period	1,523	$	22.77
Granted	953	$	20.21
Vested	(579)	$	22.43
Forfeited	(184)	$	19.91
Non-vested at the end of the period	1,713	$	21.71

The following table summarizes the weighted-average grant-date fair value per share for stock-based awards granted during fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019:

Schedule of Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The following table summarizes transactions under our ESPP during fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019:

(shares in thousands)	2021		2020		2019
Shares issued	44		68		73
Average price per share	$	19.77	$	13.46	$	18.31