Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [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 29, 2019, a total of 343,878 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 $801,000 and $811,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively, and $2,423,000 and $2,368,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.
Stock Options
A summary of stock-based compensation activity related to stock options for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 are as follows:
 
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at December 30, 2018
246,831

 
$
19.67

 
 
 
 
Exercised
(26,217
)
 
8.31

 
 
 
 
Forfeited
(1,383
)
 
32.53

 
 
 
 
Outstanding at September 29, 2019
219,231

 
$
20.94

 
2.70
 
$
1,230

Exercisable at September 29, 2019
219,094

 
$
20.94

 
2.70
 
$
1,230


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 29, 2019 and multiplying this result by the related number of options outstanding and exercisable at September 29, 2019. The estimated fair value of the common stock as of September 29, 2019 used in the above calculation was $24.40 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on September 27, 2019, the last trading day of the third quarter. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 was approximately $381,000. The fair value of options vested during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 was approximately $10,000.
There was no unrecognized compensation expense related to options granted under the 2006 Plan and the 2012 Plan as of September 29, 2019.
Restricted Stock Units
A summary of stock-based compensation activity related to restricted stock units for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 are as follows:
 
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Fair Value
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Year)
Outstanding at December 30, 2018
368,402

 
$
27.01

 
 
Granted
177,813

 
22.43

 
 
Vested
(121,823
)
 
27.23

 
 
Forfeited
(18,170
)
 
25.58

 
 
Outstanding at September 29, 2019
406,222

 
$
25.00

 
2.71

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 29, 2019, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units was approximately $8.2 million. This amount is expected to be recognized evenly over the remaining vesting period of the grants.