Election Period

Election Period. Means the period established by the Committee with respect to each Plan Year during which Deferral Elections for such Plan Year must be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, as follows: (a) General Rule. Except as provided in (b) and (c) below, the Election Period shall end no later than the last day of the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year to which the Deferral Election relates. (b) Performance-Based Compensation. If any Bonus Compensation... constitutes "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(e), then the Election Period for such amounts shall end no later than six months before the end of the Plan Year during which the Bonus Compensation is earned (and in no event later than the date on which the amount of the Bonus Compensation becomes readily ascertainable). (c) Newly Eligible Individuals. The Election Period for newly Eligible Individuals shall end no later than thirty (30) days after the Employee or Director first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan and shall apply only with respect to compensation earned after the date of the Deferral Election. View More

Election Period. The period designated by Executive Compensation each year during which Non-Employee Directors may elect to receive Deferred Share Rights as payment of some or all of their Annual Retainer and/or Fees. The Election Period shall end on or before December 31 of each year prior to the year in which a new Plan Year begins (or, if hereafter permitted by Code Section 409A and by the Plan administrator, before April 30 of each year for the following Plan Year) ; provided, however, that the initial... Election Period with respect to a person who first becomes a Non-Employee Director shall be the 30-day period immediately following his or her eligibility to participate in the Plan and any deferral election made during that initial Election Period shall be effective only with respect to that portion of the Annual Retainer and/or Fees earned by such Participant for services rendered after the date of his or her election to defer. For example, if a newly eligible Non-Employee Director is entitled to a 11/12 pro rata Annual Retainer under Section 5(a) or 5(b), but does not make the deferral election until the end of the 30-day Election Period, he or she would be able to defer only the 10/12 prorata Annual Retainer that was earned after the election was made View More

Election Period. Means a period of one calendar year, commencing on each January 1 and ending on each December 31. In the case of a newly eligible Qualified Director who commences participation in the DEIP following the Effective Date and following the first day of the calendar year, the Election Period is such partial calendar year described in Section 6(b)(ii).

Election Period. The calendar year, provided, however, that if an Eligible Director is initially elected or appointed to the Board as of a date other than January 1, the initial Election Period for such Eligible Director shall be the remainder of the year of initial election or appointment

Election Period. Means a period of one calendar year, commencing on each January 1 and ending on each December 31; provided, however, that the first Election Period following the May 1, 2004 amendments to this Plan shall commence as of such date and end on December 31, 2004.

Election Period. The ten day period immediately preceding a related Purchase Period or such other extended period determined by the Plan Administrator.

Election Period. The period established by the Plan Administrator with respect to each Plan Year during which Deferral Elections for such Plan Year must be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

Election Period. Shall mean the period during which Participants in the Plan authorize payroll deductions or provide alternative contributions to fund the purchase of Shares on their behalf under the Plan pursuant to the right to purchase Shares granted to them hereunder. Alternative contributions for the purpose of this Plan shall mean payment of contributions to fund the purchase of Shares under the Plan pursuant to the right to purchase Shares granted to the Participants hereunder through such other means as... authorized by the Committee, including, but not limited to, personal checks of the Participants. As determined by the Committee, Election Periods may vary from country to country, or from Designated Subsidiary to Designated Subsidiary. View More

Election Period. The period established by the Board and set forth in the Election Notice with respect to each Plan Year during which Deferral Elections must be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A; provided that the Election Period will end no later than the last day of the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year to which the Deferral Election relates; provided, however, that the Election Period for newly Eligible Directors will end no later than 30 days after the Eligible Director... first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan and will apply only with respect to Fees and Restricted Stock Units earned after the date of the Deferral Election. View More

Election Period. Shall mean a period of time (i) beginning on January 1 of any year with respect to an individual serving as a Director as of that date and, with respect to an individual becoming a Director after January 1 of any year, the date the Director first becomes a Director and thereafter January 1 of any year and (ii) ending on (but including) the earlier of the date of termination of a Director's tenure as a Director or the next succeeding December 31.