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PERFORMANCE SHARES, STOCK OPTIONS, OTHER FORMS OF COMPENSATION, AND COMMON SHARE REPURCHASES
9 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2016
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(9) Performance Shares, Stock Options, Other Forms of Compensation, and Common Share Repurchases

Stock-based Compensation

Effective May 5, 2015, we adopted a 2015 Equity Plan (the “2015 Plan”), pursuant to which we may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance stock units and other stock and cash awards to eligible participants. We also maintain an Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”). Together, the 2015 Plan and 2005 Plan are referred to herein as the “Plans.” Under the 2015 Plan, an aggregate of 103,800 shares of our Company’s common stock remained unreserved and available for issuance at October 2, 2016. The 2005 Plan prohibits the granting of incentives after May 12, 2015, the tenth anniversary of the date such Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders. Nonetheless, the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan will remain in effect until all outstanding incentives granted thereunder have either been satisfied or terminated.

We recognized stock-based compensation expense in our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2016 and September 27, 2015, respectively, as follows:

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
October 2,September 27,October 2,September 27,
(in thousands)2016201520162015
Performance Stock Units$---$(24)$---$12
Stock Options(1)(2)157(15)209241
Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units15154545
$172$(24)$254$298
(1)The three and nine months ended September 27, 2015 included the recapture of previously recorded stock-based compensation of approximately $105,000 due to employee departures.
(2)The nine months ended October 2, 2016 included the recapture of previously recorded stock-based compensation of approximately $126,000 due to the departure of our previous CFO.

Board of Directors’ Compensation

We recognized board of directors’ compensation expense in our consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2016 and September 27, 2015, respectively, as follows:

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
October 2,September 27,October 2,September 27,
2016201520162015
(in thousands)
Stock-based compensation$15$15$45$45
Stock option compensation25(79)6952
Cash compensation303565188
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Total board of
directors' compensation$70$(29)$179$285

Stock Options
Below is detail related to recent stock option activity associated with certain key employees:
Option Details
Named ExecutiveTitle*DateEventNumberTerm Vesting period
(in years)
Edward H. RensiCEO1/15/2015Grant(1)75,0005Annually over three years
Edward H. RensiDirector7/11/2015Forfeiture(1)(20,000)
Brett D. HeffesDirector7/13/2015Forfeiture(1)(20,000)
David J. MastrocolaDirector7/15/2015Forfeiture(1)(20,000)
Abelardo RuizCOO8/31/2015Grant71,3245Monthly over four years
Adam J. WrightCEO1/1/2016Grant50,00010Monthly over two years
Richard A. PawlowskiCFO1/15/2016Grant6,0001.21Three variable installments
Alfredo MartelCMO2/12/2016Grant35,0005Monthly over four years
Richard A. PawlowskiCFO4/11/2016Forfeiture(1)(78,000)
Dexter NewmanCFO4/11/2016Grant70,00010Monthly over four years
Ananda GalaDirector5/3/2016Grant20,00010Monthly over five years
Bryan WolffDirector5/3/2016Grant20,00010Monthly over five years
Edward H. RensiCEO6/18/2016Forfeiture(1)(75,000)
Edward H. RensiDirector7/11/2016Expiration(1)(25,000)
* Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
See footnote 18, Subsequent Events, for additional information
(1)These stock option grants were part of the 2005 Plan rather than the 2015 Plan.

The compensation expense for stock option grants is recognized under general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations through the applicable service period.

Other options granted to certain non-officer employees vest in equal annual installments over a period of four years and expire either five or ten years from the grant date. Compensation expense equal to the grant date fair value is generally recognized for these awards over the vesting period.

Options granted to certain non-employees in exchange for future services either vest in monthly installments over a period of approximately two years or are granted monthly and vest immediately, and expire five years from the grant date. Expense equal to the current fair value is recognized over the vesting period, with the value being marked to market in each accounting period for any unvested portions of the awards.

The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation method with the assumptions noted in the table below. Due to a lack of recent historical share option exercise experience, the Company uses a simplified method for estimating the expected life, as outlined in Accounting Standards Codification 718, calculated using the following formula: (vesting term + original contract term)/2. Expected volatilities are based on the movement of the Company’s common stock price over the most recent historical period equivalent to the expected life of the option. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. maturities over the expected life at the time of grant.

Information regarding our Company’s stock options is summarized below:

(number of options in thousands)Number of OptionsWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years
Options outstanding at January 3, 2016507$16.665.3
Granted5317.66
Forfeited(53)32.02
Options outstanding at April 3, 2016507$13.955.2
Granted2065.60
Forfeited(3)28.53
Expired(26)32.05
Options outstanding at July 3, 2016684$10.655.9
Granted465.82
Exercised(6)5.90
Forfeited(78)12.17
Canceled or expired(10)31.05
Outstanding at October 2, 2016636$10.006.3
Options exercisable at October 2, 2016242$11.404.5
Weighted-average values and assumptions for valuing grants made:
Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016Fiscal 2015
Weighted average fair value of options granted$2.16$4.90
Expected life (in years)5.73.3
Expected stock volatility41.3%51.2%
Risk-free interest rate1.3%1.9%