Share-Based Compensation

4 Months Ended

Jan. 21, 2018

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 2018, we granted the following shares related to our share-based compensation awards:



Nonvested stock units	43,459
Performance share awards	22,040

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



	Sixteen Weeks Ended
	January 21, 2018		January 22, 2017
Nonvested stock units	$	1,778	$	2,069
Performance share awards	663		790
Stock options	482		801
Nonvested stock awards	14		27
Total share-based compensation expense	$	2,937	$	3,687