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A Stock Appreciation Right (SAR) is a right to receive an amount in any combination of cash or common stock equal in value to the excess of the fair market value of the shares covered by such SAR on the date of exercise over the aggregate exercise price of the SAR for such shares. SARs may be granted in tan- dem with related options or freestanding. The exercise price of a SAR is equal to the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date the SAR is granted. No more than 1,000,000 shares of common stock may be granted in the form of SARs to any participant in any fiscal year. No SARs have been granted as of Dec. 30, 2001. 

Restricted Stock is an award of common stock that is subject to restrictions and such other terms and conditions as the Executive Compensation Committee determines. Under the 1978 Plan, such awards could be issued in the form of Stock Incentive Rights. These rights entitle an employee to receive one share of common stock at the end of a four-year incentive period conditioned on the employee’s continued employment with the company. The Plan continues to permit the issuance of such awards but also allows restrictions other than the incentive period. Additionally, under the Plan, no more than 500,000 restricted shares may be granted to any participant in any fiscal year. Under the 1978 Plan there was no limit. No restricted stock awards have been issued since July 2000 but previously granted awards will continue to mature over their original four- year period. 

The Executive Compensation Committee may grant other types of awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to or that are otherwise based on fair market value of the Company’s common stock or other criteria established by the Executive Compensation Committee and the achievement of performance goals. The maximum aggregate grant of perform- ance shares that may be awarded to any participant in any fiscal year shall not exceed 500,000 shares of common stock. The maximum aggregate amount of performance units or cash-based awards that may be awarded to any participant in any fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000. 

In the event of a change in control, as defined in the Plan (1) all outstanding options and SARs will become immediately exer- cisable in full, (2) all restricted periods and restrictions imposed on non-performance based restricted stock awards will lapse and (3) target payment opportunities attainable under all outstanding awards of performance-based restricted stock, performance units and performance shares will be paid on a prorated basis as specified in the Plan. The Plan does not provide for the grant of option surrender rights in tandem with stock options, as was the case under the 1978 Plan, and has eliminated the requirement under the 1978 Plan that awards that were accelerated as a result of a change in control could only be exercised during certain window periods. 

A summary of the status of the company’s stock option awards as of Dec. 30, 2001, Dec. 31, 2000, and Dec. 26, 1999, and changes thereto during the years then ended is presented below: 

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