COMPENSATION PLANS

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

COMPENSATION PLANS

NOTE 9 - COMPENSATION PLANS

In April 2007, the Company adopted and the shareholders approved the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 SIP”) under which employees, independent contractors, and non-employee directors may be granted stock options, restricted stock, deferred stock awards, and stock appreciation rights, any of which may or may not require the satisfaction of performance objectives. Vesting requirements are determined by the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors. The Company has reserved 2,550,000 shares for issuance under the 2007 SIP of which 1,013,300 remain available for future grants as of October 1, 2011.

Compensation costs related to all share-based payments recognized in the statements of operations aggregated $0.9 million and $2.1 million for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011, respectively, and $0.8 million and $1.7 million for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2010, respectively.

Stock Options

A summary of changes in options outstanding under the plans is summarized below:

	Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price	Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2010	1,172,150	$9.30	$4.46
Granted	-	-	-
Exercised	(738,436)	$9.80	$4.59
Expired	-	-	-
Outstanding at October 1, 2011	433,714	$8.45	$4.24

The aggregate intrinsic value (mean market price at October 1, 2011 less the weighted average exercise price) of options outstanding under the plans was approximately $7.6 million.

Restricted Stock Units

Beginning in the second quarter of 2009, the Company began granting restricted stock units to senior employees in lieu of incentive stock options. These awards vest dependent on the achievement of corporate objectives established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Beginning in 2011, a three year vesting period was added to the performance criteria, which had the effect of requiring both the achievement of the corporate performance objectives and the satisfaction of the vesting period.

Restricted stock units issued during the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011 were 13,254 and 534,919, respectively. Total compensation costs related to these restricted stock units are $0.4 million and $10.8 million, respectively. These costs are being recognized ratably over the vesting period which range from three to five years. Compensation cost related to restricted stock units was $0.7 million and $3.0 million for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011, respectively, and $0.6 million and $0.7 million for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2010, respectively.