Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 09, 2017

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

We offer share-based compensation plans to attract, retain and motivate key officers, employees and non-employee directors to work towards the financial success of the Company. During 2017, we granted the following shares related to our share-based compensation awards:



Nonvested stock units	65,947
Performance share awards	29,625
Stock options	89,792

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



	Quarter				Year-to-date
	July 9, 2017		July 3, 2016		July 9, 2017		July 3, 2016
Nonvested stock units	$	1,241	$	745	$	5,250	$	4,472
Performance share awards	496		238		1,736		2,372
Stock options	363		316		1,532		2,039
Nonvested stock awards	20		20		67		67
Deferred compensation for non-management directors	—		—		270		270
Total share-based compensation expense	$	2,120	$	1,319	$	8,855	$	9,220

- 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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