Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 03, 2013

Stock-based compensation expense by type

The compensation costs that have been charged against income for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2013 and July 28, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	August 3, 2013		July 28, 2012		August 3, 2013		July 28, 2012
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	14	$	33	$	323	$	742
Restricted stock unit awards, including performance-based		899		1,065		2,885		2,954
Employee stock purchase		17		17		59		35
Director deferred compensation		32		6		62		6
Total stock-based compensation expense		962		1,121		3,329		3,737
Income tax benefit recognized		353		416		1,229		1,393
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	609	$	705	$	2,100	$	2,344

Equity awards granted during the period

In the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2013 and July 28, 2012, we granted the following equity awards:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	August 3, 2013		July 28, 2012		August 3, 2013		July 28, 2012
Stock options		818		1,576		18,441		38,242
Restricted stock unit awards		--		--		62,625		63,516
Performance-based restricted stock unit awards		--		--		36,700		38,100
Deferred stock units		578		109		7,475		109

- 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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