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Long-Term Incentive Plans
3 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Long-Term Incentive Plans

5. Long-Term Incentive Plans

The following is a summary of the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”). All equity awards granted under long-term incentive plans are issued from the Company’s stockholder-approved 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan. See Note 6, Stock-Based Compensation.

The LTIPs are granted annually and each LTIP covers a three-year performance period. Each participant in the LTIP participates based on that participant’s “Target Cash Value” which is defined as the participant’s annual base salary (on the participant’s effective date) multiplied by his or her LTIP percentage. Under each LTIP, 50% of each participant’s Target Cash Value is subject to time-based vesting and 50% is subject to performance-based vesting. Awards for any achievement of performance targets are not granted until the

performance targets are achieved and then are subject to additional vesting through August 31 following the end of the applicable performance period.

2020-2022 LTIP

The performance targets for the Company’s 2020-2022 LTIP were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee”) on June 11, 2020 and covered a three-year period performance period, which ended on January 28, 2023. The time-vested portion of the 2020-2022 LTIP vests in four annual installments, with the remaining installment vesting on April 1, 2024.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, on March 6, 2023, the Compensation Committee approved a grant of awards equal to $2.8 million for the achievement of the performance target for the 2020-2022 LTIP. The awards were granted on March 23, 2023, following completion of the audited financial statements, in a combination of 50% cash and 50% restricted stock units ("RSUs"). All awards are subject to further vesting through August 31, 2023. In connection with the grant of 267,219 RSUs, the Company reclassified $1.1 million of its liability accrual from “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” to “Additional paid-in capital” in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. See the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity.

 

Active LTIPs

At April 29, 2023, the Company had two active LTIPs: the 2021-2023 LTIP and the 2022-2024 LTIP. The time-based awards under the 2021-2023 LTIP were granted in a combination of 25% stock options and 75% cash and the 2022-2024 LTIP time-based awards were granted in a combination of 50% RSUs and 50% cash.

Performance targets for the 2021-2023 LTIP and 2022-2024 LTIP were established and approved by the Compensation Committee on March 8, 2021 and April 9, 2022, respectively. The performance period for each LTIP is three years. Awards for any achievement of performance targets will not be granted until the performance targets are achieved and then will be subject to additional vesting through August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2025, respectively. The time-based awards under the 2021-2023 LTIP and 2022-2024 LTIP vest in four equal installments through April 1, 2025 and April 1, 2026, respectively. Assuming that the Company achieves the performance targets at target levels and all time-based awards vest, the compensation expense associated with the 2021-2023 LTIP and 2022-2024 LTIP is estimated to be approximately $4.1 million and $4.7 million, respectively. Approximately half of the compensation expense for each LTIP relates to the time-based awards, which are being expensed straight-line over 49 months and 48 months, respectively.

At April 29, 2023, the Company had accrued $1.8 million under the 2021-2023 LTIP and $1.1 million under the 2022-2024 LTIP for the performance awards.

Subsequent to the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2023, on May 1, 2023, the Compensation Committee approved the 2023-2025 LTIP. The time-based awards, which represent 50% of the 2023-2025 LTIP, were granted in a combination of 50% cash and 50% RSUs on May 1, 2023 and will vest in four equal installments on May 1, 2024, April 1, 2025, April 1, 2026 and April 1, 2027. The performance-based awards, which represent the remaining 50% of the 2023-2025 LTIP, will not be granted until the performance targets are achieved and then will be subject to additional vesting through August 31, 2026. Assuming that the Company achieves the performance target at target level and all time-based awards vest, the compensation expense associated with the 2023-2025 LTIP is estimated to be approximately $4.9 million. Approximately half of that compensation expense relates to the time-based awards, which will be expensed straight-line over 47 months. At April 29, 2023, the Company had no accrual for the performance-based awards under the 2023-2025 LTIP.