SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

12 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2012

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION [Abstract]

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 10 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

     In March 2007 the Company's shareholders approved a new share-based compensation plan ("Plan"), under which options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance stock, performance units, and other awards based on, or related to, shares of the Company's common stock may be granted from shares authorized but unissued or shares previously issued and reacquired by the Company. A maximum of six million shares of common stock may be issued under the plan. Awards may be granted to officers, employees, directors, consultants, advisors, and independent contractors of the Company or its subsidiaries. In the event of a change in control (as defined in the Plan), the vesting of awards may be accelerated. The Plan, aspects of which are more fully described below, prohibits further awards from being issued under prior plans. The Company incurred total share-based compensation cost of $3.2 million, $2.5 million and $1.9 million in fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. No share-based compensation cost was capitalized as part of an asset and no related income tax benefits were recorded during the fiscal years presented.

Stock Options

     Option awards generally vest in one to four years, and have a ten year contractual term. All incentive and non-qualified stock option grants must have an exercise price no less than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The grant date fair values of options are based on the closing prices of the Company's common stock on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company's stock. The Company uses historical option exercise behavior and employee termination data to estimate expected term, which represents the period of time that the options granted are expected to remain outstanding. The risk-free rate of return for the estimated term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant. The weighted-average inputs and risk-free rate of return ranges used to calculate the grant date fair values of options issued during fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 are presented in the following table:

	Year Ended
	October 28, 2012			October 30, 2011			October 31, 2010
Expected volatility		102.1	%		98.7	%		89.9	%
Risk-free rate of return		0.6 – 0.9	%		0.7 – 1.9	%		1.5 – 2.4	%
Dividend yield		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%
Expected term	4.3 years			4.2 years			4.4 years

     A summary of option activity under the Plan as of October 28, 2012, and changes during the year then ended is presented as follows:

Options	Shares			Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at October 30, 2011		4,033,916		$	9.28
Granted		556,500			6.25
Exercised		(225,586	)		1.31
Cancelled and forfeited		(365,528	)		19.90
Outstanding at October 28, 2012		3,999,302		$	8.34	6.0 years	$	3,322
Exercisable at October 28, 2012		2,280,946		$	10.93	4.6 years	$	1,882
Expected to vest as of October 28, 2012		1,535,411		$	4.83	7.8 years	$	1,367

     The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 were $4.47, $4.75 and $2.98, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $1.3 million, $2.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

     The Company received cash from option exercises of $0.3 million, $0.4 million and $0.1 million in fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. As of October 28, 2012, the total unrecognized compensation cost of unvested option awards was approximately $3.9 million. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average amortization period of 2.4 years.

Restricted Stock

     The Company periodically grants restricted stock awards. The restrictions on these awards lapse over a service period that has ranged from less-than-one to eight years. The weighted-average grant date fair values of restricted stock awards issued during fiscal years 2012 and 2011 were $6.28 and $6.71, respectively. No restricted stock awards were granted during fiscal 2010.  The total fair value of awards for which restrictions lapsed was $0.5 million, $0.5 million and $0.4 million during fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 respectively. As of October 28, 2012, the total compensation cost for restricted stock awards not yet recognized was approximately $1.4 million. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average amortization period of 2.3 years. A summary of the status of the Company's outstanding restricted stock awards as of October 28, 2012, is presented below:

Restricted Stock	Shares			Weighted- Average Fair Value at Grant Date
Outstanding at October 30, 2011		191,827		$	9.37
Granted		168,750			6.28
Vested		(108,263	)		8.77
Outstanding at October 28, 2012		252,314		$	7.56
Expected to vest as of October 28, 2012		226,477		$	7.41

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

     The Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") permits employees to purchase shares at 85% of the lower of the fair market value at the commencement of the offering or the last day of the payroll payment period. The maximum number of shares of common stock approved by the Company's shareholders to be purchased under the ESPP was increased from 0.9 million shares to 1.2 million shares during fiscal 2010. The vesting period for shares purchased under the ESPP is approximately one year. Under the ESPP, approximately 1.1 million shares had been issued through October 28, 2012, and approximately 78,000 shares are subject to outstanding subscriptions. As of October 28, 2012, the total compensation cost related to the ESPP not yet recognized was $0.1 million, which is expected to be recognized in fiscal 2013.