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INCENTIVE COMPENSATION | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2013
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION [Abstract] |
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION | 12. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION The Company sponsors a short-term incentive plan that provides the grant of either cash or share-based bonus awards payable upon achievement of specified performance goals (the "STIP"). Full-time, salaried exempt employees of the Company and its affiliates who are selected by the administering committee are eligible to participate in the STIP. The Company has accrued $12.5 million in costs related to the STIP at September 29, 2013 related to cash bonus awards that could potentially be awarded during the remainder of 2013 and 2014. The Company also sponsors a performance-based, omnibus long-term incentive plan that provides for the grant of a broad range of long-term equity-based and cash-based awards to the Company's officers and other employees, members of the Board and any consultants (the "LTIP"). The equity-based awards that may be granted under the LTIP include "incentive stock options," within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards ("RSAs") and restricted stock units ("RSUs"). At September 29, 2013, we have reserved approximately 6.6 million shares of common stock for future issuance under the LTIP. The following awards existed during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2013:
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Award |  |  |  | Award |  |  |  | Vesting |  |  |  | Forfeiture |  | Settlement
Type |  | Benefit Plan |  | Quantity |  | Grant Date |  | Condition |  | Vesting Date |  | Rate |  | Method
RSA |  | Employment Agreement |  | 100,000 |  | January 14, 2011 |  | Service |  | January 3, 2013 |  | - | % |  | Stock
RSA |  | Employment Agreement |  | 100,000 |  | January 14, 2011 |  | Service |  | January 3, 2014 |  | - | % |  | Stock
RSA |  | LTIP |  | 72,675 |  | August 27, 2012 |  | Service |  | April 27, 2014 |  | - | % |  | Stock
RSU |  | LTIP |  | 608,561 |  | February 4, 2013 |  | Service |  | December 31, 2014 |  | 9.6559 | % |  | Stock
RSA |  | LTIP |  | 15,000 |  | February 25, 2013 |  | Service |  | February 24, 2015 |  | - | % |  | Stock
RSA |  | LTIP |  | 15,000 |  | February 25, 2013 |  | Service |  | February 24, 2016 |  | - | % |  | Stock
RSU |  | LTIP |  | 206,933 |  | February 26, 2013 |  | Service |  | December 31, 2014 |  | - | % |  | Stock
Compensation costs and the income tax benefit recognized for our share-based compensation arrangements are included below:
|  | Thirteen Weeks Ended |  | Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
|  | September 29, 2013 |  | September 23, 2012 |  | September 29, 2013 |  | September 23, 2012
|  | (In thousands)
Share-based compensation costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of goods sold |  | $ | 102 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 255 |  | $ | -
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  | 711 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 2,160 |  |  | 464
Total |  | $ | 813 |  | $ | 166 |  | $ | 2,415 |  | $ | 464
Income tax benefit |  | $ | 151 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 488 |  | $ | -
The Company's RSA and RSU activity is included below:
|  | Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
|  | September 29, 2013 |  | September 23, 2012
|  |  |  |  | Weighted Average |  |  |  | Weighted Average
|  | Number |  | Grant Date Fair Value |  | Number |  | Grant Date Fair Value
|  | (In thousands, except weighted average fair values)
RSAs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at beginning of period |  | 273 |  |  | $ | 6.54 |  | 200 |  | $ | 7.10
Granted |  | 30 |  |  |  | 8.72 |  | - |  |  | -
Vested |  | (100 | ) |  |  | 7.10 |  | - |  |  | -
Outstanding at end of period |  | 203 |  |  | $ | 6.59 |  | 200 |  | $ | 7.10
RSUs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at beginning of period |  | - |  |  | $ | - |  | - |  | $ | -
Granted |  | 815 |  |  |  | 8.82 |  | - |  |  | -
Forfeited |  | (72 | ) |  |  | 8.89 |  | - |  |  | -
Outstanding at end of period |  | 743 |  |  | $ | 8.81 |  | - |  | $ | -
At September 29, 2013, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to all nonvested awards was $5.5 million. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.25 years. Historically, we have issued new shares to satisfy award conversions.

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