Stockholders' Equity and Stock Compensation Plans

3 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2015

Stockholders' Equity and Stock Compensation Plans

Stockholders' Equity and Stock Compensation Plans

7.             Stockholders’ Equity and Stock Compensation Plans

We recognize the fair value of our stock-based compensation awards as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period in which the award vests.  Stock-based compensation expense for the first quarters of both fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 was $2.8 million.  The majority of these amounts were included in “Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses” in our condensed consolidated statements of income.  In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, we granted 241,932 stock options with an exercise price of $27.16 per share and an estimated weighted-average fair value of $8.05 per share to our non-employee directors and executive officers.  The executive officer options vest over a four-year period, and the non-employee director options vest after one year.  In addition, we awarded 137,777 performance shares units (“PSUs”) to our non-employee directors and executive officers at the fair value of $31.63 per share on the award date.  All of the PSUs are performance-based and vest, if at all, after the conclusion of the three-year performance period.  The number of PSUs that ultimately vest is based 50% on the growth in our diluted earnings per share and 50% on our total shareholder return over the vesting period.  Additionally, we awarded 215,539 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to our non-employee directors, executive officers and employees at the fair value of $27.16 per share on the award date.  All of the executive officer and employee RSUs have time-based vesting over a four-year period, and the non-employee director RSUs vest after one year.