Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 03, 2016

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

We offer share-based compensation plans to attract, retain and motivate key officers, employees and non-employee directors. During year-to-date 2016, we granted the following shares related to our share-based compensation awards:



Nonvested stock units	140,794
Stock options	99,923
Performance share awards	32,970

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



	Quarter				Year-to-date
	July 3, 2016		July 5, 2015		July 3, 2016		July 5, 2015
Nonvested stock units	$	745	$	723	$	4,472	$	4,105
Stock options	316		585		2,039		2,139
Performance share awards	238		1,335		2,372		3,407
Nonvested stock awards	20		31		67		127
Deferred compensation for non-management directors	—		—		270		263
Total share-based compensation expense	$	1,319	$	2,674	$	9,220	$	10,041

- 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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