Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has outstanding awards under the Chuy's Holdings, Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan (the "2006 Plan") and the 2012 Plan. The 2006 Plan was terminated by the board effective July 27, 2012, and no further awards may be granted under the plan after such date. However, the termination of the 2006 Plan did not affect outstanding awards granted. Options granted under these plans vest over five years from the date of grant and have a maximum term of 10 years. Restricted stock units granted under the 2012 Plan vest over four to five years from the date of grant. As of September 30, 2018, a total of 496,379 shares of common stock are reserved and remain available for issuance under the 2012 Plan.
Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated income statements was approximately $811,000 and $747,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2018 and September 24, 2017, respectively, and approximately $2,368,000 and $2,102,000 for the thirty-nine ended September 30, 2018 and September 24, 2017, respectively.
Stock Options
A summary of stock-based compensation activity related to stock options for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 are as follows:
 
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2017
274,110

 
$
19.54

 
 
 
 
Exercised
(25,745
)
 
17.64

 
 
 
 
Forfeited
(1,043
)
 
31.59

 
 
 
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2018
247,322

 
$
19.69

 
3.44
 
$
1,907

Exercisable at September 30, 2018
245,977

 
$
19.63

 
3.43
 
$
1,906


The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above is obtained by subtracting the exercise price from the estimated fair value of the underlying common stock as of September 30, 2018 and multiplying this result by the related number of options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2018. The estimated fair value of the common stock as of September 30, 2018 used in the above calculation was $26.25 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on September 28, 2018, the last trading day of the third quarter. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 was approximately $286,000. The fair value of options vested during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 was approximately $260,000.
There was approximately $8,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to options granted under the 2006 Plan and the 2012 Plan as of September 30, 2018. This expense will be recognized ratably over the next year.
Restricted Stock Units
A summary of stock-based compensation activity related to restricted stock units for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 are as follows:
 
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Fair Value
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Year)
Outstanding at December 31, 2017
258,486

 
$
29.64

 
 
Granted
219,772

 
25.76

 
 
Vested
(94,395
)
 
30.87

 
 
Forfeited
(9,007
)
 
27.66

 
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2018
374,856

 
$
27.10

 
2.91

The fair value of the restricted stock units is the quoted market value of our common stock on the date of grant. As of September 30, 2018, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units was approximately $8.3 million, which is expected to be recognized ratably over the next five years.