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Shareholders' Equity (Deficit):
6 Months Ended
Jun. 25, 2022
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit):  
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit):

8. Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit):

Dividends

On January 26, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the payment of a $0.45 per share quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 9, 2022, which was paid on March 1, 2022.

On April 13, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the payment of a $0.70 per share quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 11, 2022, which was paid on June 1, 2022.

Repurchase of Common Stock

In the first six months of 2022, the Company repurchased 220,280 shares of its common stock. Under the Board of Directors’ authorization, as of June 25, 2022, the Company has the ability to repurchase an additional 84,485 shares of its common stock. Repurchases may be made from time to time at prevailing prices, subject to certain restrictions on volume, pricing and timing.

Stock Option Plans and Stock-Based Compensation

Stock option activity under the Company’s option plans as of June 25, 2022 was as follows:

    

    

    

Weighted Average

    

Remaining

Number of

Weighted Average

Contractual Life

 

Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

(years)

 

 

Intrinsic Value

Outstanding, December 25, 2021

 

355,621

$

146.03

6.32

$

39,320,600

Granted

 

34,940

198.42

Exercised

 

(22,280)

114.62

Forfeited

 

(6,501)

183.28

Outstanding, June 25, 2022

 

361,780

$

152.35

6.26

$

20,285,200

Exercisable, June 25, 2022

 

220,496

$

119.50

4.59

$

18,323,800

The fair value of options granted under the Option Plans during the first six months of 2022 and 2021 were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions and results:

Six Months Ended

    

June 25, 2022

June 26, 2021

    

Risk free interest rate

 

2.70

%

0.90

%

 

Expected life (years)

 

6

6

 

Expected volatility

 

27.47

%

25.07

%

 

Dividend yield

 

4.61

%

2.74

%

 

Option fair value

$

33.38

$

32.70

All unexercised options at June 25, 2022 have an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of the grant.

Compensation expense of $771,400 and $698,100 relating to the vested portion of the fair value of stock options granted was expensed to “Selling, General and Administrative Expenses” in the first six months of 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of June 25, 2022, the Company had $4.2 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options that is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average vesting period of approximately 2.9 years.