The Company generally grants time vesting stock awards (“Deferred Awards”) and performance-based stock awards (“Performance Awards”) to employees at senior management levels. The Company also grants Deferred Awards to its non-employee independent directors. Deferred Awards are granted in the form of restricted stock units that require each recipient to complete a service period. Performance Awards are granted in the form of restricted stock units which have performance criteria that must be achieved for the awards to vest in addition to a service period requirement, and each Performance Award has a defined number of shares that an employee can earn (the “Target Shares”). With the approval of the Human Capital & Compensation Committee, the Company may settle vested Deferred Awards and Performance Awards in shares, in a cash amount equal to the market value of such shares at the time all requirements for delivery of the award have been met, or in part shares and cash.

In Fiscal 2024, there was a change of control of the Company, which triggered a conversion of all then-outstanding Performance Awards into service-based Performance Awards in accordance with their terms. As a result, the Fiscal 2023, Fiscal 2022, and fiscal year 2021 Performance Awards will all vest or have vested, as applicable, at their Target Shares on their respective vesting dates without regard to the achievement of any of the performance metrics associated with those awards, provided that the recipient be employed at the Company on each such vesting date. In Fiscal 2024, the stock awards granted to employees at senior management levels were a combination of both Deferred Awards and Performance Awards. The Deferred Award portion has a one-year vesting schedule, while the Performance Award portion is subject to graded vesting over the subsequent two years of the stock award, whereby employees may earn from 0% to 200% of their Target Shares in each of those years, based on the terms of the award and the Company’s achievement of certain performance goals established for such Performance Awards.


	Fiscal Years Ended
	February 1, 2025		February 3, 2024		January 28, 2023
	(in thousands)
Deferred Awards	$	2,956	$	6,619	$	9,937
Performance Awards (1)	9,830		(12,195)		19,213

Total stock-based compensation expense (benefit) (2)	$	12,786	$	(5,576)	$	29,150

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(1) Included within the Performance Awards expense for Fiscal 2024 was a combination of ongoing expense associated with existing grants and $9.9 million associated with increasing the attainment level of certain Performance Awards due to the change of control of the Company, partially offset by the reversal of unvested expense related to forfeited awards for employees no longer at the Company. Included within the Performance Awards benefit for Fiscal 2023 was a combination of ongoing expense associated with existing grants and $13.5 million of credits resulting from (i) a change in estimate based on revised expectations of the attainment levels for performance metrics of certain awards, and (ii) the reversal of unvested expense related to forfeited awards for employees no longer with the Company.

(2) Stock-based compensation expense (benefit) recorded within Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) amounted to $1.1 million, $0.4 million, and $2.2 million in Fiscal 2024, Fiscal 2023, and Fiscal 2022, respectively. All other stock-based compensation expense is included in Selling, general, and administrative expenses.

The Company recognized a tax benefit related to stock-based compensation expense (benefit) before consideration of the valuation allowance of $1.6 million, $0.3 million, and $2.5 million in Fiscal 2024, Fiscal 2023, and Fiscal 2022, respectively.


	Fiscal Years Ended
	February 1, 2025			February 3, 2024			January 28, 2023
	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(in thousands)			(in thousands)			(in thousands)
Unvested Deferred Awards at beginning of year	238	$	31.99	282	$	49.78	467	$	57.60
Granted	183	16.27		170	25.35		159	46.56
Vested	(158)	28.86		(203)	50.08		(222)	62.13
Forfeited	(110)	33.78		(11)	52.27		(122)	53.09
Unvested Deferred Awards at end of year	153	$	15.23	238	$	31.99	282	$	49.78


	Fiscal Years Ended
	February 1, 2025			February 3, 2024			January 28, 2023
	Number of Shares(1)	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Shares(1)	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Shares(1)	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(in thousands)			(in thousands)			(in thousands)
Unvested Performance Awards at beginning of year	296	$	51.98	483	$	55.85	366	$	70.01
Granted	182	14.17		131	21.55		90	48.84
Shares earned in excess of (below) Target Shares	—	—		—	—		192	48.17
Vested shares, including shares earned in excess of Target Shares	(114)	75.97		(300)	44.71		(58)	101.62
Forfeited	(112)	27.18		(18)	55.01		(107)	59.86
Unvested Performance Awards at end of year	252	$	24.92	296	$	51.98	483	$	55.85

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(1)For awards for which the performance period is complete, the number of unvested shares is based on actual shares that will vest upon completion of the service period. For awards for which the performance period is not yet complete, the number of unvested shares is based on the participants earning their Target Shares at 100%.

The cumulative expense (benefit) recognized for Performance Awards are based on the changes in the estimated degree to which the related performance metrics are expected to be achieved. Based on the current number of Performance Awards expected to be earned, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested Performance Awards was $2.2 million as of February 1, 2025, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.4 years.