2018 EBITDA. (o)"2018 EBITDA" means the Company's income from continuing operations (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include income attributable to non-controlling interests) before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and cumulative effect of accounting change for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, (i) calculated using the fixed commodity prices set forth in the Company's 2018 business plan (the "2018 Plan") and adjusted for all cash settled derivatives and all... basis and fixed price sales set forth in the 2018 Plan, (ii) excluding the effects of non-cash derivative gains (losses) not included in the 2018 Plan, (iii) excluding gains / losses on derivatives not designated as hedges, (iv) excluding the effects of non-cash impairments, (v) excluding all direct and indirect impacts of acquisitions and/or dispositions during the year in which the total consideration paid, received or assumed is in excess of $100 million to the extent not contemplated by the 2018 Plan, (vi) excluding any charge and benefit associated with the repurchase of debt by the Company, and (vii) to the extent not contemplated by the 2018 Plan, excluding the costs associated with the Company's analyses of (A) the Company's "sum-of-the-parts discount" and (B) the structure of the Company's master limited partnerships, and the implementation of any changes recommended as a result of either of the foregoing. The impact of acquisitions and/or dispositions in excess of $50 million and less than or equal to $100 million may be considered for the purpose of the Committee's exercise of downward discretion as described in Exhibit A. For the avoidance of doubt, Dropdown Transactions to the Partnership or any subsidiary of the Partnership shall not be deemed to be dispositions for purposes of calculating 2018 EBITDA. If any event occurs on or after the Grant Date that causes the Company to report discontinued operations for 2018 not contemplated in the Company's 2018 business plan, the Company's 2018 business plan EBITDA shall be adjusted to exclude the components of 2018 EBITDA attributable to such discontinued operations.View More
