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Stockholders' Equity | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012
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Stockholders’ Equity | Stockholders’ Equity Preferred and Common Stock The authorized capital stock of Nanometrics consists of 47,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 3,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. Stock Repurchase On July 26, 2007, our Board of Directors approved the repurchase shares of our common stock up to $4.0 million. During the fiscal year 2010, we repurchased and retired 96,492 shares of our common stock under this program for an aggregate consideration of $1.3 million. As of January 1, 2011 the entire $4.0 million approved by the Board for the repurchase of our shares of common stock had been used for the purpose. On November 29, 2010, the Company's Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase up to $10.0 million of the Company's common stock. Stock repurchases under this program may be made through open market and privately negotiated transactions, at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased is dependent on a variety of factors including price, corporate and regulatory requirements and other market conditions. During the fiscal year 2010, the Company repurchased and retired 65,000 shares of the Company's common stock under this program at a weighted average price of $11.96 per share. During the fiscal year 2011, the Company repurchased and retired a total of 265,040 shares of the Company's common stock under this program at a weighted average price of $16.06 per share. During the fiscal year 2012, the Company repurchased and retired a total of 337,366 shares of the Company's common stock under this program at a weighted average price of $14.70 per share. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had repurchased and retired 667,406 shares of the Company's common stock at a weighted average price of $14.97 per share under the plan, and the entire $10.0 million approved by the Board on November 29, 2010 for the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock had been used for this purpose. On May 29, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase up to $20.0 million of the Company's common stock. Stock repurchases under this program may be made through open market and privately negotiated transactions, at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased is dependent on a variety of factors including price, corporate and regulatory requirements and other market conditions. Under this program, the Company repurchased and retired 250,400 shares the Company's common stock at the weighted average price of $14.15 per share during fiscal 2012. As of December 29, 2012, there remained $16.5 million available for the future repurchase of shares of common stock. During the fiscal year of 2012, the Company repurchased and retired a total of 587,766 shares of the Company's common stock at a weighted average price of $14.47 per share under the approved programs above. Stock Option Plans The Nanometrics option plans are as follows:
Plan Name | Participants | Shares Authorized
2005 Equity Incentive Plan | Employees, consultants and directors | 4,692,594 |
2002 Non-statutory Stock Option Plan | Employees and consultants | 1,200,000 |
2000 Employee Stock Option Plan | Employees and consultants | 2,450,000 |
2000 Director Stock Option Plan | Non-employee directors | 250,000 |
Accent Optical Technologies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan | Employees and consultants | 205,003 |
See Note 15 below for information on option activity in 2012. Employee Stock Purchase Plan Under the 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), eligible employees are allowed to have salary withholdings of up to 10% of their base compensation to purchase shares of common stock at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the market value of the stock at the beginning or end of each six-month offering period, subject to an annual limitation. At the end of the fiscal year ended December 29, 2012, Nanometrics had 0.7 million shares remaining for issuance under the ESPP. Shares purchased under the ESPP were 65,355 shares, 112,491 shares and 56,326 shares in 2012, 2011 and 2010 at a weighted average price of $15.36, $12.92 and $8.88, respectively.

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