Stock-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Stock-Based Compensation

I. Stock-Based Compensation

On January 1, 2013, the Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 40,925 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock with a weighted average fair value of $58.83 per share, of which 15,000 shares represented special long-term retention stock options to two key employees and another 15,000 shares represented a long-term performance-based stock option to one key employee. The special long-term retention stock options are service-based with 60% of the shares vesting on January 1, 2018 and the remaining shares vesting annually in equal tranches over the following four years. The long-term performance-based stock option vests in 5,000 share tranches depending on performance achievement during the period from 2013 to 2018.

On January 1, 2013, the Company granted 11,530 shares of restricted stock awards to certain senior managers and key employees and employees elected to purchase 12,894 investment shares. The weighted average fair value of the restricted stock awards and investment shares was $134.45 and $59.62 per share, respectively.

On February 25, 2013, the Company granted an additional restricted stock award of 457 shares to a key employee with a weighted average fair value of $157.73 per share. The restricted stock award vests annually at 20% per year from grant date.

Stock-based compensation expense related to share-based awards recognized in the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 was $1.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and was calculated based on awards expected to vest.