As of September 25, 2021, the Company has an employee equity incentive plan, the 2011 equity incentive plan (the “2011 EIP”). The Company also has a stock compensation plan for members of its Board of Directors, the Amended and Restated 2013 Directors Stock Compensation Plan (as amended and restated as of May 17, 2016, the “2013 DSCP”). 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2011 EIP and 115,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2013 DSCP. The 2011 EIP 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):


	Thirty Nine Weeks Ended						Thirteen Weeks Ended
	September 25,			September 26,			September 25,			September 26,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Total cost of the Plans during the period	$	18,717		$	2,691		$	7,824		$	1,490
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized during the period		(5,636	)		(1,618	)		(1,919	)		(483	)

Net cost of the Plans during the period	$	13,081		$	1,073		$	5,905		$	1,007

Included in income tax benefits recognized in the thirty-nine-week periods ended September 25, 2021 and September 26, 2020 were excess tax benefits from stock-based awards of $1,039,000 and $927,000, respectively.

As of September 25, 2021, there were 56,782 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2013 DSCP and 3,505,880 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2011 EIP.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards with either a performance condition or a market condition under the Plans:


	Number of			Weighted Average Grant Date
	RSUs			Fair Value
Outstanding at December 26, 2020		183,213		$	93.44
Granted		46,103		$	128.78
Shares earned in excess of target (1)		7,132		$	31.97
Vested shares		(24,600	)	$	59.85
Forfeited		(2,688	)	$	107.76

Outstanding at September 25, 2021		209,160		$	102.90

(1)	Represents shares earned in excess of target under the May 1, 2015 RSU award as total shareholder return exceeded the target under the award.

During the thirty-nine-week period ended September 25, 2021, the Company granted RSUs with a performance condition. Outstanding RSUs at both December 26, 2020 and September 25, 2021 include RSUs with a performance condition and RSUs with a market condition, as further described below and in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form

10-K.

RSUs with a performance condition granted on January 29, 2021 may vest on January 31 of 2024, 2025 and 2026 based on growth in operating income and

pre-tax

income per diluted share from continuing operations as compared to the results from the 2020 fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the add back of

non-cash

impairment charges recorded in the Company’s 2020 fiscal year related to certain assets, primarily customer contract and related customer relationship intangible assets, held by the Company’s Mexican subsidiaries.

The Company recognized

approximately $

16,223,000

and $

415,000

of share-based compensation expense related to RSU awards in the thirty-nine-week periods ended September

2021

and September

2020

, respectively. As of September

2021

, there was a maximum of $

26.3

million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSU awards granted under the Plans with an expected average remaining life of approximately

3.2

years. With respect to RSU awards with a performance condition, the amount of future compensation expense to be recognized will

determined based on future operating results.

Non-vested

Restricted Stock and Deferred Stock Units

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding shares of

non-vested

restricted stock and Deferred Stock Units (defined below) under the Plans:


	Number of Shares and Deferred Stock Units			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at December 26, 2020		60,440		$	103.65
Granted		26,351		$	150.20
Vested		(29,055	)	$	104.35
Forfeited		(1,300	)	$	97.81

Non-vested at September 25, 2021		56,436		$	125.16

The fair value of each share of

non-vested

restricted stock issued and Deferred Stock Unit granted under the Plans is based on the fair value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Shares of

non-vested

restricted stock are generally subject to vesting in three equal annual installments either on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of the grant or the third, fourth and fifth anniversary of the date of the grant, or 100% on the first or fifth anniversary of the date of the grant. For restricted stock awards granted under the 2013

DSCP

plan, each recipient may elect to defer receipt of shares and instead receive restricted stock units (“Deferred Stock Units”), which represent contingent rights to receive shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of recipient separation from

service from

the Board of Directors, or, if earlier, upon a change in control event of the Company. Deferred Stock Units become vested 100% on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. Deferred Stock Units do not represent actual ownership in shares of the Company’s common stock and the recipient does not have voting rights or other incidents of ownership until the shares are issued. However, Deferred Stock Units do contain the right to receive dividend equivalent payments prior to settlement into shares.

As of September

2021

, there was $

4,726,000

of total unrecognized compensation cost related to

non-vested

shares of restricted stock and Deferred Stock Units granted under the Plans. The unrecognized compensation cost related to these

non-vested

shares of restricted stock and Deferred Stock Units is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of

2.0

years.

Stock Options

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 26, 2020		17,650		$	54.16
Exercised		(6,480	)	$	52.68

Options outstanding at September 25, 2021		11,170		$	55.02		1.0	$	1,224

Options exercisable at September 25, 2021		11,170		$	55.02		1.0	$	1,224

The total intrinsic value

stock options exercised during the thirty-nine-week periods ended September

2021

and September

2020

was $

644,000

and $

1,599,000

, respectively.

As of September

2021

, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options granted under the Plans.