Stock-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

Total stock-based compensation expense included in the results of operations was $2.3 million for each of the six month periods ended August 31, 2013 and September 1, 2012.

Stock Options and SARs

There were no options or SARs issued in the first six months of fiscal 2014 or 2013. The following table summarizes the award transactions for the six months ended August 31, 2013:

	Options/SARs Outstanding
	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at March 2, 2013	1,362,373		$	15.89
Awards exercised	(269,423	)	21.36
Awards canceled	(8,376	)	19.40
Outstanding at August 31, 2013	1,084,574		$	14.52	5.2 Years	$	14,524,796
Vested or expected to vest at August 31, 2013	1,084,574		$	14.52	5.2 Years	$	14,524,796
Exercisable at August 31, 2013	934,403		$	15.51	4.8 Years	$	11,587,451

At August 31, 2013, there was $0.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock option awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 12 months. Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options were $1.6 million and $0.5 million for the six months ended August 31, 2013 and September 1, 2012, respectively. The amount by which the stock price on the date of exercise exceeded the stock price of the award on the date of grant for options exercised was $1.9 million during the six months ended August 31, 2013 and was $0.1 million during the prior-year period.

Nonvested Shares and Share Units

The following table summarizes the nonvested share award transactions, including nonvested share units, for the six months ended August 31, 2013:

	Nonvested Shares and Units
	Number of Shares and Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at March 2, 2013	831,573		$	13.17
Granted	144,971		25.93
Vested	(335,332	)	13.06
Canceled(1)	(77,297	)	13.55
Nonvested at August 31, 2013(2)	563,915		$	16.47

(1) Includes 75,547 of nonvested share units canceled under the fiscal 2011-2013 performance period because Apogee performed below target level for that performance period. Nonvested share units of 174,353 (at target) were previously granted in fiscal 2011 for this performance period.

(2) Includes a total of 117,765 nonvested share units granted and outstanding at target level for the fiscal 2012-2014 performance period.

At August 31, 2013, there was $6.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share and nonvested share unit awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 24 months. The total fair value of shares vested during the six-month period of fiscal 2014 was $8.5 million.