Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2016

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, 2016 and August 1, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	July 30, 2016		August 1, 2015		July 30, 2016		August 1, 2015
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	3	$	18	$	384	$	359
Restricted stock unit awards, including performance-based		898		887		2,607		3,165
Employee stock purchases		22		21		58		58
Director deferred compensation		24		18		47		35
Total stock-based compensation expense		947		944		3,096		3,617
Income tax benefit recognized		344		346		1,125		1,331
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	603	$	598	$	1,971	$	2,286

Equity awards granted during the period

In the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2016 and August 1, 2015, we granted the following equity awards:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	July 30, 2016		August 1, 2015		July 30, 2016		August 1, 2015
Stock options		318		1,138		36,359		20,228
Restricted stock unit awards		-		-		100,775		69,529
Performance-based restricted stock unit awards		-		-		45,300		29,300
Deferred stock units		674		376		14,156		11,628

Employee Stock Purchases during the period

Our employee purchases of common stock, the average price per share and the weighted-average grant date fair value of shares purchased through our employee stock purchase plan were as follow:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	July 30, 2016		August 1, 2015		July 30, 2016		August 1, 2015
Shares purchased		3,021		2,042		8,638		5,491
Average price per share	$	29.57	$	39.59	$	27.05	$	40.58
Weighted average fair value at grant date	$	7.49	$	10.23	$	6.83	$	10.54