Share-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2022

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Total share-based compensation included as a component of general and administrative expenses was as follows:


	Quarter Ended
		March 30, 2022		March 31, 2021
		(In thousands)
Employee share awards		$	3,794	$	3,253
Restricted stock units for board members		221		219
Total share-based compensation		$	4,015	$	3,472

Employee Share Awards

During the quarter ended March 30, 2022, we granted certain employees approximately 233,000 performance share units ("PSUs") with a grant date fair value of $24.51 per share that vest based on the total shareholder return (“TSR”) of our common stock compared to the TSRs of a group of peer companies and approximately 233,000 PSUs with a grant date fair value of $15.59 per share that vest based on our Adjusted EPS growth rate versus plan, as defined under the terms of the award. As the TSR based PSUs contain a market condition, a Monte Carlo valuation was used to determine the grant date fair value. The performance period for these PSUs is the three year fiscal period beginning December 30, 2021 and ending December 25, 2024. The PSUs will completely vest and be earned at the end of the performance period at which point the relative TSR and Adjusted EPS growth rate achievement percentages will be applied to the vested units (from 0% to 200% of the target award). We recognize compensation cost associated with approximately 312,000 of these PSU awards over the entire performance period on a straight-line basis, with compensation cost for the remaining 154,000 PSU awards recognized on a graded-vesting basis due to the accelerated vesting terms for certain retirement eligible individuals.

We also granted certain employees approximately 310,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs") with a grant date fair value of $15.59 per share. The RSUs vest evenly over the three year fiscal period beginning December 30, 2021 and ending December 25, 2024. We recognize compensation cost associated with these RSU awards on a straight-line basis over the entire performance period of the award.

During the quarter ended March 30, 2022, we issued 257,000 shares of common stock related to vested PSUs and RSUs. In addition, approximately 24,000 shares of common stock were deferred and approximately 136,000 shares of common stock were withheld in lieu of taxes related to vested PSUs and RSUs.

As of March 30, 2022, we had approximately $22.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested PSU awards and RSU awards outstanding, which have a weighted average remaining contractual term of 2.3 years.

Restricted Stock Units for Board Members

As of March 30, 2022, we had approximately $0.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSU awards outstanding, which have a weighted average remaining contractual term of 0.2 years.