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Stock Ownership Plans | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 25, 2016
Stock Ownership Plans [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] | STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS Total non-cash stock compensation expense is $2,306,000, $1,971,000 and $1,481,000, in 2016, 2015 and 2014, r espectively. At September 25, 2016, we have reserved 4,460,214 shares of Common Stock for issuance to employees under an incentive and nonstatutory stock option and restricted stock plan approved by stockholders. At September 25, 2016, 2,762,549 shares are available for granting of non-qualified stock options or issuance of restricted Common Stock. Stock Options Options are granted at a price equal to the fair market value on the date of the grant and are exercisable, upon vesting, over a ten-year period. A summary of stock option activity is as follows:
(Thousands of Shares) | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Under option, beginning of year | 1,871 |  |  | 2,333 |  |  | 2,769 |
Granted | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |
Exercised | (74 | ) |  | (289 | ) |  | (342 | )
Canceled | (99 | ) |  | (173 | ) |  | (109 | )
Under option, end of year | 1,698 |  |  | 1,871 |  |  | 2,333 |
Exercisable, end of year | 1,692 |  |  | 1,840 |  |  | 1,786 |
Weighted average prices of stock options are as follows:
(Dollars) | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Granted | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.99 |
Exercised | 1.17 |  |  | 1.27 |  |  | 2.01 |
Cancelled | 8.78 |  |  | 5.02 |  |  | 10.98 |
Under option, end of year | 2.42 |  |  | 2.71 |  |  | 2.70 |
The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of option awards:
|  |  |  |  | 2014 |
Volatility (Percent) |  |  |  |  | 91 |
Risk-free interest rate (Percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.24 |
Expected term (Years) |  |  |  |  | 4.5 |
Estimated fair value (Dollars) |  |  |  |  | 2.02 |
A summary of stock options outstanding at September 25, 2016 is as follows:
(Dollars) | Options Outstanding |  |  | Options Exercisable |
Range of Exercise Prices | Number Outstanding (Thousands) |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  | Number Exercisable (Thousands) |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
1 - 5 | 1,659 |  | 4.5 |  | 1.80 |  |  | 1,653 |  |  | 1.80 |
25 - 50 | 39 |  | 0.1 |  | 28.72 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 28.72 |
| 1,698 |  | 4.4 |  | 2.42 |  |  | 1,692 |  |  | 2.42 |
Total unrecognized compensation expense for unvested stock options at September 25, 2016 is $1,000, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.1 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding at September 25, 2016 is $3,227,000. Restricted Common Stock A summary of restricted Common Stock activity follows:
(Thousands of Shares) | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Outstanding, beginning of year | 1,546 |  |  | 1,291 |  |  | 500 |
Granted | 1,018 |  |  | 786 |  |  | 817 |
Vested | (63 | ) |  | (500 | ) |  | — |
Forfeited | (39 | ) |  | (31 | ) |  | (26 | )
Outstanding, end of year | 2,462 |  |  | 1,546 |  |  | 1,291 |
Weighted average grant date fair values of restricted Common Stock are as follows:
(Dollars) | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Outstanding, beginning of year | 3.62 |  |  | 2.72 |  |  | 1.31 |
Granted | 1.49 |  |  | 3.62 |  |  | 3.61 |
Vested | 3.39 |  |  | 1.31 |  |  | — |
Forfeited | 3.31 |  |  | 3.62 |  |  | 3.61 |
Outstanding, end of year | 2.74 |  |  | 3.62 |  |  | 2.72 |
Total unrecognized compensation expense for unvested restricted Common Stock at September 25, 2016 is $2,260,000, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years. In December 2016, we issued 832,500 shares of restricted Common Stock to employees. The grant date fair value was $3.35 per share. All restrictions lapse in December 2019 with respect to these shares. Stock Purchase Plans We have 270,000 shares of Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. We also have 8,700 shares of Common Stock available for issuance under our Supplemental Employee Stock Purchase Plan. There has been no activity under these plans in 2016, 2015 or 2014.

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