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Stock Plans and Stock Compensation Expense
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
STOCK PLANS AND STOCK COMPENSATION EXPENSE STOCK PLANS AND STOCK COMPENSATION EXPENSE
The Company recognizes compensation expense relating to share-based payments based on the fair value of the equity instrument issued and records such expense in selling and administrative expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. The number of shares to be issued is determined by dividing the specified dollar value of the award by the market value per share on the grant date. The Company's stock compensation expense (credit) was $477 in 2021 and $431 in 2020.

2016 Incentive Compensation Plan

On May 3, 2016, the Company's shareholders' approved and adopted the Company's 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2016 Incentive Compensation Plan") which provides for the issuance of a maximum of 800,000 shares of Common Stock and/or Class B Common Stock for the grant of options, and/or other stock-based or stock-denominated awards to employees, officers, directors, and agents of the Company and its participating subsidiaries. The 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan and the allocation of shares thereunder superseded and replaced The Dixie Group, Inc. Stock Awards Plan, as amended (the "2006 Plan") and the allocation of shares thereunder. The 2006 Plan was terminated with respect to new awards. Awards previously granted under the 2006 Plan continue to be governed by the terms of that plan and are not affected by its termination. On May 6, 2020, the board approved an amendment of the Company's 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan to increase the original number of shares by an additional 500,000.

2006 Stock Awards Plan

The Company had a Stock Awards Plan, ("2006 Plan"), as amended, which provided for the issuance of up to 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock and/or Class B Common Stock as stock-based or stock-denominated awards to directors of the Company and to salaried employees of the Company and its participating subsidiaries.
Restricted Stock Awards

Each executive officer has the opportunity to earn a Primary Long-Term Incentive Award of restricted stock and separately receive an award of restricted stock denominated as “Career Shares.” The number of shares issued, if any, is based on the market price of the Company’s Common Stock at the time of grant of the award, subject to a $5.00 per share minimum value. Primary Long-Term Incentive Awards vest over three years. For participants over age 60, Career Shares awards fully vest when the participant becomes (i) qualified to retire from the Company and (ii) has retained such shares two years following the grant date. For the participants under age 60, Career Shares vest ratably over five years beginning on the participant's 61st birthday.

On February 1, 2021, the Company issued 22,000 shares of restricted stock to certain key employees. The grant-date fair value of the awards was $86, or $3.89 per share, and is expected to be recognized as stock compensation expense over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years from the date the awards were granted. Each award is subject to a continued service condition. The fair value of each share of restricted stock awarded was equal to the market value of a share of the Company's Common Stock on the grant date.

On March 10, 2021, the Company issued 325,680 shares of restricted stock to certain key employees. The grant-date fair value of the awards was $984, or $3.02 per share, and is expected to be recognized as stock compensation expense over a weighted-average period of 5.3 years from the date the awards were granted. Each award is subject to a continued service condition. The fair value of each share of restricted stock awarded was equal to the market value of a share of the Company's Common Stock on the grant date.

Restricted stock activity for the two years ended are summarized as follows:
 Number of SharesWeighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 28, 2019461,423 4.30 
Granted131,867 1.00 
Vested(233,639)3.90 
Outstanding at December 26, 2020359,651 $3.35 
Granted387,680 $3.11 
Vested(70,509)$1.84 
Forfeited(7,477)$3.40 
Outstanding at December 25, 2021669,345 $3.34 

As of December 25, 2021, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock was $1,337. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 6.5 years. The total fair value of shares vested was approximately $243 and $241 during 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Stock Performance Units

The Company's non-employee directors receive an annual retainer of $18 in cash and $18 in value of Stock Performance Units (subject to a $5.00 minimum per unit). If market value at the date of the grants is above $5.00 per share; there is no reduction in the number of units issued. However, if the market value at the date of the grants is below $5.00, units will be reduced to reflect the $5.00 per share minimum. Upon retirement, the Company issues the number of shares of Common Stock equivalent to the number of Stock Performance Units held by non-employee directors at that time. As of December 25, 2021, 130,320 Stock Performance Units were outstanding under this plan. As of December 25, 2021, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to Stock Performance Units.

Stock Options

Options granted under the Company's 2006 Plan and the 2016 Plan were exercisable for periods determined at the time the awards are granted. Effective 2009, the Company established a $5.00 minimum price for calculating the number of options to be granted.

On May 30, 2017, the Company granted 203,000 options with a market condition to certain key employees of the Company at a weighted-average exercise price of $4.30. The grant-date fair value of these options was $306. These options vest over a two-year period and require the Company's stock to trade at or above $7.00 for five consecutive trading days after the two-year period and within five years of issuance to meet the market condition.
The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of grant using a lattice model. Expected volatility was based on historical volatility of the Company's stock, using the most recent period equal to the expected life of the options. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a term equal to the expected life of the option at the time of grant. The Company uses historical exercise behavior data of similar employee groups to determine the expected lives of options.

No options were granted during the years ended December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020.



Option activity for the two years ended is summarized as follows:
 Number of SharesWeighted-Average Exercise PriceWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)Weighted-Average Fair Value of Options Granted During the Year
Outstanding at December 28, 2019166,000 4.33 — — 
Granted— — — — 
Exercised— — — — 
Forfeited(15,000)4.17 — — 
Outstanding at December 26, 2020151,000 4.35 1.40— 
Granted— — — — 
Exercised— — — — 
Forfeited(10,000)4.17 — — 
Outstanding at December 25, 2021141,000 $4.36 0.40$— 
Options exercisable at:   
December 26, 2020— — — — 
December 25, 2021— — — — 

At December 25, 2021, there was no intrinsic value of outstanding stock options and no intrinsic value of exercisable stock options. At December 25, 2021, there was no unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options.