Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 07, 2013

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

We offer share-based compensation plans to attract, retain and motivate key officers, employees and non-employee directors to work toward the financial success of the Company. In 2013, we granted the following shares related to our share-based compensation awards:



	Year-to-Date
Stock options	376,793
Performance share awards	89,236
Nonvested stock units	121,491

The components of share-based compensation expense recognized in each period are as follows (in thousands):



	Quarter				Year-to-Date
	July 7, 2013		July 8, 2012		July 7, 2013		July 8, 2012
Stock options	$	1,321	$	788	$	4,480	$	2,763
Performance share awards	421		222		2,085		724
Nonvested stock awards	82		134		301		449
Nonvested stock units	626		295		2,963		910
Deferred compensation for non-management directors	—		—		220		155
Total share-based compensation expense	$	2,450	$	1,439	$	10,049	$	5,001

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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