Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 05, 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
	July 5, 2015		July 6, 2014		July 5, 2015		July 6, 2014
Stock options	$	585	$	347	$	2,139	$	2,125
Performance share awards	1,335		891		3,407		3,386
Nonvested stock awards	31		46		127		264
Nonvested stock units	723		497		4,105		2,135
Deferred compensation for non-management directors	—		—		263		218
Total share-based compensation expense	$	2,674	$	1,781	$	10,041	$	8,128