Equity

Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and Stockholder Rights Plan

In November 2007, the Company authorized and declared a dividend of one preferred stock purchase right (Right) for each outstanding share of its common stock to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 26, 2007 (the Record Date) pursuant to a Rights Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2007, with Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the Rights Agreement). In addition, one Right was issued with each share of common stock that became outstanding after the Record Date. Each Right entitled the registered holder to purchase from the Company one thousandth of one share of the Company’s Series A junior participating preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price equal to $136.00 per Right, subject to adjustment.

On February 12, 2016, the Company entered into an amendment to the Rights Agreement (the Rights Amendment). The Rights Amendment accelerated the expiration of the Rights from the close of business on February 8, 2017 to the close of business on February 16, 2016, and had the effect of terminating the Rights Agreement on that date. Upon the termination of the Rights Agreement, all of the Rights distributed to holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement expired.

Stock Repurchase Programs

In February 2013, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to 6.0 million shares of common stock under a stock repurchase program (2013 Repurchase Program). In October 2014, the Board increased the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for repurchase by 3.0 million shares, bringing the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized under such repurchase program to 9.0 million. The 2013 Repurchase Program plan terminated pursuant to its terms in September 2015 when all of the authorized 9.0 million shares had been repurchased.

In September 2015, the Board authorized a new stock repurchase program, whereby the Company may purchase up to 5.0 million shares of its common stock over a period of up to three years (2015 Repurchase Program). The 2015 Repurchase Program may be carried out at the discretion of a committee comprised of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer through open market purchases, one or more Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, block trades or privately negotiated transactions. The total remaining shares authorized for repurchase under the 2015 Repurchase Program approximated 2.9 million shares as of December 31, 2016. The Company expects to fund any additional repurchases under the 2015 Repurchase Program through its available cash, future cash from operations, funds available under its Restated Credit Facility or other potential sources of capital.

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s stock repurchase activities during the years ended December 31, 2016, January 2, 2016 and January 3, 2015 (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Years Ended
	December 31, 2016		January 2, 2016		January 3, 2015
Shares repurchased	1,496		4,148		4,455
Average cost per share	$	42.39	$	37.36	$	23.00
Value of shares repurchased	$	63,402	$	154,967	$	102,453