Share-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Apr. 12, 2015

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 fiscal 2015, we granted the following shares related to our share-based compensation awards:



Stock options	123,042
Performance share awards	40,594
Nonvested stock units	93,570

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



	Quarter				Year-to-date
	April 12, 2015		April 13, 2014		April 12, 2015		April 13, 2014
Stock options	$	555	$	489	$	1,554	$	1,778
Performance share awards	991		999		2,072		2,496
Nonvested stock awards	35		45		96		218
Nonvested stock units	1,638		796		3,382		1,638
Deferred compensation for non-management directors	263		218		263		218
Total share-based compensation expense	$	3,482	$	2,547	$	7,367	$	6,348

- 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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