Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2011

Stock-based compensation expense by type

The compensation costs that have been charged against income for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	July 30,		July 31,		July 30,		July 31,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	18	$	119	$	424	$	620
Restricted stock awards		1,226		816		2,619		1,782
Employee stock purchase		14		16		40		39
Director deferred compensation		15		-		30		-
Total stock-based compensation expense		1,273		951		3,113		2,441
Income tax benefit recognized		466		329		1,142		827
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	807	$	622	$	1,971	$	1,614

Equity awards granted during the period

In the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2011, we granted the following equity awards:

	Shares Awarded
Equity Type	Thirteen Weeks	Twenty-Six Weeks
Stock options	1,117	33,210
Restricted stock units	-	102,143
Performance-based restricted stock units	-	53,000
Deferred stock units	368	787

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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