The Company sponsors shareholder-approved stock incentive plans that provide for the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance share units, dividend equivalent rights, and other stock-based and stock-related awards to directors, officers and other key associates.

Stock-based compensation expense recognized and included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings, and related tax impacts were as follows:


	12 Weeks Ended						40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 7, 2023			October 8, 2022			October 7, 2023			October 8, 2022
Restricted stock expense	$	1,771		$	1,280		$	8,468		$	6,972
Performance share unit expense		577			—			1,492			—
Income tax benefit		(593	)		(582	)		(3,502	)		(3,630	)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	1,755		$	698		$	6,458		$	3,342

The following table summarizes activity in the stock incentive plans for the 40 weeks ended October 7, 2023:


				Weighted					Weighted
	Restricted			Average		Performance			Average
	Stock			Grant-Date		Share Unit			Grant-Date
	Awards			Fair Value		Awards			Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2022		863,063		$	22.05		—		$	—
Granted		445,762			26.97		299,840			27.01
Vested		(432,150	)		21.16		—			—
Cancelled/Forfeited		(38,062	)		26.22		(2,803	)		27.24
Outstanding at October 7, 2023		838,613		$	24.94		297,037		$	27.01

As of October 7, 2023, total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock awards granted under the Company’s stock incentive plans is $11.1 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years. As of October 7, 2023, total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested performance share unit awards granted under the Company’s stock incentive plans is $6.5 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years.

On October 7, 2020, in connection with its entry into a commercial agreement with Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”), the Company issued Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon, a warrant to acquire up to an aggregate of 5,437,272 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrant”), subject to certain vesting conditions. Warrant shares totaling 1,087,455 shares vested upon the signing of the commercial agreement and had a grant date fair value of $5.51 per share. Warrant shares totaling up to 4,349,817 shares may vest in connection with conditions defined by the terms of the Warrant, as Amazon makes payments to the Company in connection with the commercial supply agreement, in increments of $200 million, and had a grant date fair value of $5.33 per share. Upon vesting, shares may be acquired at an exercise price of $17.7257. The Warrant contains customary anti-dilution, down-round and change-in-control provisions. The right to purchase shares in connection with the Warrant expires on October 7, 2027.

Share-based payment expense recognized as a reduction of “Net sales” in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings, and related tax benefits were as follows:


	12 Weeks Ended						40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 7, 2023			October 8, 2022			October 7, 2023			October 8, 2022
Warrant expense	$	319		$	505		$	1,279		$	1,659
Income tax benefit		(43	)		(46	)		(138	)		(187	)
Warrant expense, net of tax	$	276		$	459		$	1,141		$	1,472

The following table summarizes stock warrant activity for the 40 weeks ended October 7, 2023:


	Warrant
Outstanding and nonvested at December 31, 2022		3,479,849
Vested		(217,492	)
Outstanding and nonvested at October 7, 2023		3,262,357

As of October 7, 2023, total unrecognized cost related to nonvested warrant shares was $17.2 million, which may be expensed as vesting conditions are satisfied over the remaining term of the agreement, or 4.0 years. Warrants representing 2,174,915 shares are vested and exercisable. As of October 7, 2023, nonvested warrant shares had an intrinsic value of $17.1 million, and vested warrant shares had an intrinsic value of $11.4 million.