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Share-based Payment Arrangements

As of March 29, 2014, the Company had two employee equity incentive plans, the 2002 employee stock option and stock incentive plan (the “ESOSIP”) and the 2011 equity incentive plan (the “2011 EIP”). No further grants can be made under the ESOSIP. The Company also has two stock compensation plans for members of its Board of Directors, the 2003 Directors Stock Compensation Plan (the “2003 DSCP”) and the 2013 Directors Stock Compensation Plan (the “2013 DSCP”). The provisions of the 2013 DSCP are substantially similar to the provisions of the 2003 DSCP. 115,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2013 DSCP. The ESOSIP, 2011 EIP, 2003 DSCP and 2013 DSCP are each referred to herein as a “Plan,” and, collectively, as the “Plans.” Amounts recognized in the financial statements with respect to these Plans are as follows (in thousands):


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 29, 2014		March 30, 2013
Total cost of the Plans during the period	$	1,164	$	1,618
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized during the period		614		697

Net cost of the Plans during the period	$	550	$	921

Included in income tax benefits recognized in the thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 were income tax benefits of $295,000 and $378,000, respectively, recognized on disqualifying dispositions of the Company’s common stock by employees who obtained shares of common stock through exercises of incentive stock options.

As of March 29, 2014, there were 102,655 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2013 DSCP and 6,250,077 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance in the aggregate under the ESOSIP and 2011 EIP.

Stock Options

The fair value of each option grant on its grant date was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for grants made in the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods:


	2014			2013
Expected volatility		26.0	%		32.0	%
Expected dividend yield		0.43	%		0.41	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.50	%		0.75	%
Expected lives (in years)		4.0			4.0

The Company utilizes historical data, including exercise patterns and employee departure behavior, in estimating the term that options will be outstanding. Expected volatility was based on historical volatility and other factors, such as expected changes in volatility arising from planned changes to the Company’s business, if any. The risk-free interest rate was based on the yield of zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds for terms that approximated the terms of the options granted. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 was $12.70 per share and $14.17 per share, respectively.

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding stock options under the Plans:


	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s)
Options outstanding at December 28, 2013		1,454,816		$	44.55
Granted		1,000		$	58.06
Exercised		(288,633	)	$	40.79
Forfeited		(60,300	)	$	47.04

Options outstanding at March 29, 2014		1,106,883		$	45.41		5.8	$	14,139

Options exercisable at March 29, 2014		702,933		$	43.23		4.7	$	10,507

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 was $5,130,000 and $5,021,000, respectively.

As of March 29, 2014, there was $4,455,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted under the Plans. The unrecognized compensation cost related to these non-vested options is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.8 years.

Non-vested Restricted Stock

The fair value of each share of non-vested restricted stock issued under the Plans is based on the fair value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding non-vested restricted stock under the Plans:


	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 28, 2013		38,193		$	46.75
Vested		(2,346	)	$	41.43
Forfeited		(2,768	)	$	54.20

Outstanding at March 29, 2014		33,079		$	46.50

As of March 29, 2014, there was $747,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested shares of restricted stock granted under the Plans. The unrecognized compensation cost related to these non-vested shares of restricted stock is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.

Restricted Stock Units

The fair value of a restricted stock unit (“RSU”) is determined based on the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, discounted for lack of marketability for a minimum post-vesting holding requirement. The discount rate due to lack of marketability used for RSU award grants during both thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 was 7%.

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding RSU awards under the Plans:


	Number of Units			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 28, 2013		308,007		$	49.63
Granted		146,000		$	53.11
Vested		(24,641	)	$	51.47
Forfeited		(1,868	)	$	49.53

Outstanding at March 29, 2014		427,498		$	50.72

RSU awards have contractual lives of three or five years from the date of grant. In general, for RSUs with five-year contractual lives, the number of RSUs that vest is determined annually, for each year in the five-year period from date of grant, by multiplying the number of RSUs granted by the sum of (a) the average of the percentage change (positive or negative) in operating income and diluted earnings per share in each of the 5 years as compared to operating income and diluted earnings per share reported in the base year (base year being the year immediately preceding the year in which the RSUs were granted), plus (b) 5%, rounded to the nearest whole number, less (c) the number of RSUs from that grant that have previously vested. For RSUs granted in 2014, the number of RSUs that vest will be determined annually, for each year in the five-year period from date of grant, by multiplying the number of RSUs granted by the sum of (a) the average of the percentage change (positive or negative) in operating income and diluted earnings per share in each of the five years as compared to the results from continuing operations in the 2013 fiscal year (that is the average of the change in operating income and diluted earnings per share for the year ended as compared to the 2013 fiscal year results from continuing operations, which reflects the treatment of Landstar Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Landstar Supply Chain Solutions LLC as a discontinued operation effective December 28, 2013) plus (b) 5%, rounded to the nearest whole number, less (c) the number of RSUs from that grant that have previously vested. On January 23, 2013, the Company granted 100,000 RSUs to the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. These 100,000 RSUs have three-year contractual lives with vesting dates of January 31 of 2014, 2015, and 2016, with the number of RSUs that vest on each vesting date determined by multiplying 100,000 by the sum of (1) the percentage increase in operating income in the most recently completed fiscal year as compared to the results from the immediately preceding fiscal year, plus (2) the percentage increase in diluted earnings per share in the most recently completed fiscal year as compared to the results from the preceding fiscal year. The Company reports compensation expense over the life of the award based on an estimated number of shares that will vest over the life of the award, multiplied by the fair value of a RSU. The Company recognized approximately $641,000 and $525,000 of share-based compensation expense related to RSU awards in the thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, respectively. As of March 29, 2014, there was a maximum of $21.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSU awards granted under the Plans with an expected average remaining life of approximately 3.6 years. The amount of future compensation expense to be recognized will be determined based on future operating results.