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COMMON STOCK AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Common Stock Outstanding Roll Forward

The following table sets forth the changes in the number of issued shares of common stock during the six-month periods presented:

		Six Months Ended
		October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
Balance at the beginning of the period		38,375,678			38,312,243
Options exercised		—			21,975
Restricted stock awards vested		27,000			28,860
Balance at the end of the period		38,402,678			38,363,078

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan

The table below summarizes the expense for the three months and six months ended October 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011.

	Compensation Expense
	Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
	October 27, 2012				October 29, 2011				October 27, 2012				October 29, 2011
2010 Stock Plan:
RSAs	$	366			$	349			$	732			$	670
RSUs	132				228				264				455
Stock options	143				141				276				250
Total 2010 Stock Plan	$	641			$	718			$	1,272			$	1,375
2007 Stock Plan:
RSAs	$	—			$	—			$	233			$	309
Stock options	115				131				242				275
Total 2007 Stock Plan	$	115			$	131			$	475			$	584
Total Compensation Expense	$	756			$	849			$	1,747			$	1,959

2010 Stock Plan | Stock options

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

The following tables summarize the stock option activity and related information for the stock options granted under the 2010 Stock Plan for the six months ended October 27, 2012:

		Summary of Option Activity
		Shares			Wtd. Avg. Exercise Price
Outstanding at April 28, 2012		240,000			$	9.97
Granted		120,000			8.64
Exercised		—			—
Cancelled		—			—
Outstanding at October 27, 2012		360,000			$	9.53

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding

Options Outstanding at October 27, 2012
Average Exercise Price				Shares			Avg. Remaining Life (Years)
$	9.24			120,000			8.1
$	10.70			120,000			8.8
$	8.64			120,000			9.8
$	9.53			360,000

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable

Options Exercisable at October 27, 2012
Average Exercise Price				Shares			Avg. Remaining Life (Years)
$	9.24			80,000			8.1
$	10.70			40,000			8.8
$	9.73			120,000

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions

We estimated the fair value of our employee stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

	Fiscal 2013			Fiscal 2012
	Awards			Awards
Average expected volatility	66.15		%	52.76		%
Average risk-free interest rate	0.39		%	0.63		%
Dividend yield	2.94		%	2.66		%
Expected life of options (in years)	7.18			7.03
Weighted-average grant-date fair value	$	4.13		$	4.27

2010 Stock Plan | Restricted Stock Awards (RSA's) and Restricted Stock Units (RSU's)

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity

The following table summarizes the RSA and RSU activity for the six months ended October 27, 2012 for the RSA's and RSU's granted under the 2010 Stock Plan:

	RSA Shares		RSU Shares
Unvested and unissued at April 28, 2012	740,000		180,000
Awarded	—		—
Vested	—		—
Forfeited and cancelled	—		—
Unvested and unissued at October 27, 2012	740,000		180,000

Schedule Of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units Details, By Grant Year And Vesting Period

		Number of Shares Granted, less Forfeitures					Weighted Average Value				Probable Unearned Compensation Expense at				Target Unearned Compensation Expense at
Grant Fiscal Year					Vesting Period						October 27, 2012				October 27, 2012
2011		640,000			5-year cliff, performance based		$	9.70			$	3,239			$	3,239
2011		304,000			5-year, equal annual installments		9.70				690				N/A
2012		100,000			One-third per year, beginning in fiscal 2015, performance based		8.10				564				564

2007 Stock Plan | Stock options

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

The following tables summarize the stock option activity and related information for the stock options granted under the 2007 Stock Plan for the six months ended October 27, 2012:

		Summary of Option Activity
					Wtd. Avg.
		Shares			Exercise Price
Outstanding at April 28, 2012		738,000			$	5.79
Granted		42,500			8.64
Exercised		—			—
Cancelled		—			—
Outstanding at October 27, 2012		780,500			$	5.95

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding

Options Outstanding at October 27, 2012
							Avg.
							Remaining
Average Exercise Price				Shares			Life (Years)
$	2.72			285,000			6.5
$	6.46			260,000			6.8
$	8.13			35,500			7.2
$	10.55			105,000			7.8
$	8.10			52,500			9.0
$	8.64			42,500			9.8
$	5.95			780,500

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable

Options Exercisable at October 27, 2012
							Avg.
							Remaining
Average Exercise Price				Shares			Life (Years)
$	2.72			285,000			6.5
$	6.46			260,000			6.8
$	8.10			17,500			9.0
$	4.62			562,500

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions

We estimated the fair value of our employee stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

	Fiscal 2013				Fiscal 2012
	Awards				Awards
Average expected volatility	66.15		%		63.55		%
Average risk-free interest rate	0.39		%		0.35		%
Dividend yield	2.94		%		2.84		%
Expected life of options (in years)	7.18				7.03
Weighted-average grant-date fair value	$	4.13			$	3.75

2000 and 2004 Stock Plans | Stock options

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

The following tables summarize the stock option activity and related information for the stock options outstanding under the 2000 and 2004 Stock Plans for the six months ended October 27, 2012:

		Summary of Option Activity
					Wtd. Avg.
		Shares			Exercise Price
Outstanding at April 28, 2012		251,365			$	10.96
Exercised		—			—
Expired		(128,105	)		10.50
Outstanding at October 27, 2012		123,260			$	11.44

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding and Exercisable

Options Outstanding and Exercisable at October 27, 2012
							Avg.
							Remaining
Exercise Price				Shares			Life (Years)
$	11.44			123,260			0.7

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