


G. Capital Stock, Stock Awards, and Stock Options Capital Stock. Each share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock participates equally in dividends. The Class B stock has limited voting rights and as a class has the right to elect 30 percent of the Board of Directors; the Class A stock has unlimited voting rights including the right to elect a majority of the Board of Directors. During 1997, 1996, and 1995, the company purchased a total of 846,290, 103,642 and 361,106 shares, respectively, of its Class B common stock at a cost of approximately $368,565,000, $32,302,000, and $89,584,000.
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| 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | |||||
| Number | Average | Number | Average | Number | Average | ||
| of | Award | of | Award | of | Award | ||
| Shares | Price | Shares | Price | Shares | Price | ||
| Awards Outstanding | |||||||
| Beginning of year | 30,490 | $237.83 | 31,378 | $237.85 | 26,860 | $214.79 | |
| Awarded | 20,285 | 351.68 | 64 | 313.88 | 17,753 | 244.90 | |
| Vested | (13,521) | 228.96 | -- | -- | (12,472) | 198.50 | |
| Forfeited | (2,923) | 285.35 | (952) | 243.61 | (763) | 233.23 | |
| End of year | 34,331 | $281.19 | 30,490 | $237.83 | 31,378 | $237.85 | |
For the share awards outstanding at December 28, 1997, the aforementioned restriction will lapse in January 1999 for 15,321 shares, January 2001 for 18,010 shares, and January 2004 for 1,000 shares. Stock-based compensation costs resulting from stock awards reduced net income by $1.2 million ($0.11 per share, basic and diluted), $1.1 million ($0.10 per share, basic and diluted), and $1.1 million ($0.10 per share, basic and diluted) in 1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively.
Changes in options outstanding for the years ended December 28, 1997, December 29, 1996, and December 31, 1995 were as follows: |
| 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | ||||
| Number | Average | Number | Average | Number | Average | |
| of | Option | of | Option | of | Option | |
| Shares | Price | Shares | Price | Shares | Price | |
| Beginning of year | 178,625 | $270.21 | 168,525 | $258.59 | 164,500 | $255.35 |
| Granted | 80,200 | 583.62 | 19,500 | 343.94 | 9,000 | 298.75 |
| Exercised | (7,600) | 234.20 | (9,400) | 214.89 | (3,475) | 204.81 |
| Canceled | -- | -- | -- | -- | (1,500) | 268.50 |
| End of year | 251,225 | $371.35 | 178,625 | $270.21 | 168,525 | $258.59 |
Of the shares covered by options outstanding at the end of 1997, 133,900 are now exercisable, 21,425 will become exercisable in 1998, 68,425 will become exercisable in 1999, 16,175 will become exercisable in 2000, and 11,300 will become exercisable in 2001. Information related to stock options outstanding at December 28, 1997 is as follows: |
| Range of exercise price | Number outstanding at 12/28/97 | Weighted average remaining contractual life (yrs.) | Weighted average exercise price | Number exercisable at 12/28/97 | Weighted average exercise price | |
| $173-200 | 22,900 | 1.8 | $192.00 | 22,900 | $192.00 | |
| 205-319 | 128,625 | 4.4 | 275.08 | 71,125 | 244.44 | |
| 343-350 | 21,000 | 9.1 | 344.35 | 4,875 | 343.94 | |
| 472 | 43,700 | 10.0 | 472.00 | -- | -- | |
| 733 | 35,000 | 10.0 | 733.00 | 35,000 | 733.00 | |
All options were granted at an exercise price equal to or greater than the fair market value of the company's common stock at the date of grant. The weighted-average fair value at date of grant for options granted during 1997, 1996, and 1995 was $87.94, $96.53 and $77.12, respectively. The fair value of options at date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes method with the following assumptions: |
| 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | ||
| Expected life (years) | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Interest rate | 5.84% | 6.26% | 5.61% | |
| Volatility | 14.2% | 14.6% | 14.3% | |
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | |
Had the fair values of options granted in 1997, 1996, and 1995 been recognized as compensation expense, net income would have been reduced by $1.6 million ($.15 per share, basic and diluted), $0.4 million ($.04 per share, basic and diluted) and $0.1 million ($.01 per share, basic and diluted), in 1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively.
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| Basic Weighted Average Shares | Dilutive Effect of Stock Options | Diluted Weighted Average Shares | ||
| 1997 | 10,699,713 | 33,278 | 10,732,991 | |
| 1996 | 10,963,761 | 16,036 | 10,979,797 | |
| 1995 | 11,074,978 | 10,537 | 11,085,515 | |