Management Objectives

Example Definitions of "Management Objectives"
Management Objectives. Means the measurable performance objectives, if any, established by the Committee for a Performance Period that are to be achieved with respect to an Award. Management Objectives may be described in terms of company-wide objectives (i.e., the performance of the Partnership and all of its subsidiaries) or in terms of objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or of the division, subsidiary, department, region or function within the Partnership or an Affiliate of... the Partnership in which the Participant receiving the Award is employed or on which the Participant's efforts have the most influence. The achievement of the Management Objectives established by the Committee for any Performance Period will be determined without regard to the effect on such Management Objectives of any acquisition or disposition by the Partnership of a trade or business, or of substantially all of the assets of a trade or business, during the Performance Period and without regard to any change in accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any successor entity. If the Committee determines that, as a result of a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Partnership (other than an acquisition or disposition described in the first paragraph of this Section 3(v)), or the manner in which the Partnership conducts its business, or any other events or circumstances, the Management Objectives are no longer suitable, the Committee may in its discretion modify such Management Objectives or the related minimum acceptable level of achievement, in whole or in part, with respect to a Performance Period as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable. View More
Management Objectives. The objective performance measure or measures established pursuant to this Plan for Participants receiving grants of Performance Shares or Performance Units or, when so determined by the Board, Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Deferred Shares and (with respect to Restricted Shares, Performance Shares and Deferred Shares only) dividend credits pursuant to this Plan.
Management Objectives. The achievement or performance objectives established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received grants of Performance Shares or Performance Units or, when so determined by the Board, Restricted Shares
Management Objectives. The measurable performance objective or objectives established pursuant to the Plan for Participants who have received grants of Senior Executive Plan Bonuses, or, when so determined by the Committee, Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units and other Awards pursuant to the Plan
Management Objectives. The achievement of a Performance Measure or Measures established pursuant to this Plan for Eligible Executives consistent with the principals approved by the Committee and described in the Company's Annual Proxy to Stockholders under "Compensation Discussion and Analysis". Management Objectives may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Eligible Executive or of the Subsidiary, division, department or function within... the Company or Subsidiary in which the Eligible Executive is employed View More
Management Objectives. Means the relative total shareholder return calibrations established by the Committee for the Grantee for the Performance Period covered by this Agreement as set forth in the Statement of Performance Goals. The total number of Performance Shares to be earned by the Grantee shall be determined using the schedules for relative total shareholder return set forth on the Statement of Performance Goals.
Management Objectives. The measurable performance objective or objectives established pursuant to the Plan for Participants who have received grants of Senior Executive Plan Bonuses, or, when so determined by the Committee, Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units and other Awards pursuant to the Plan. Management Objectives may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or... of a Subsidiary, division, department or function within the Company or a Subsidiary. The Committee may provide, in connection with the setting of the Management Objectives, that any evaluation of performance may include or exclude certain items that may occur during any Fiscal Year, including, without limitation, the following: (i) asset write downs; (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (iii) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; (iv) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (v) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic 225-20 and/or in management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the applicable year; (vi) acquisitions or divestitures; and (vii) foreign exchange gains and losses. Financial objectives need not be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Management Objectives applicable to any Award to a Covered Employee which is intended to be deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code will be based on specified levels of, or relative peer company, performance in any one or more of the following objectives, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion: (A) Adjusted net earnings (B) Appreciation in and/or maintenance of the price of Common Shares (or any other publicly-traded securities of the Company), including, without limitation, comparisons with various stock market indices (C) Attainment of strategic and operational initiatives (D) Budget (E) Cash flow (including, without limitation, free cash flow) (F) Cost of capital (G) Cost reduction (H) Earnings and earnings growth (including, without limitation, earnings per share, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest and taxes, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) (I) Gross profits (J) Maintenance of internal controls over financial reporting and corporate governance practices (K) Market share (L) Market value added (M) Net income (N) Net sales (O) Operating profit and operating income (P) Pretax income before allocation of corporate overhead and bonus (Q) Quality (R) Recruitment and development of associates (S) Reductions in costs (T) Return on assets and return on net assets (U) Return on equity (V) Return on invested capital (W) Sales and sales growth (X) Successful acquisition/divestiture (Y) Total stockholder return and improvement of stockholder return If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances, render previously established Management Objectives unsuitable, the Committee may in its discretion modify such Management Objectives or the related levels of achievement, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable View More
Management Objectives. The measurable performance objective or objectives established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received grants of Performance Shares, Performance Units, Profits Interest Units or Cash Incentive Awards or, when so determined by the Committee, Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Shares Units, dividend equivalents or other awards pursuant to this Plan. Management Objectives may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are... related to the performance of the individual Participant or of one or more of the Subsidiaries, Affiliates, divisions, departments, regions, functions or other organizational units within the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Management Objectives may be made relative to the performance of other companies or subsidiaries, divisions, departments, regions, functions or other organizational units within such other companies, and may be made relative to an index or one or more of the performance objectives themselves. The Committee may grant awards subject to Management Objectives which may be based on one or more, or a combination, of metrics chosen by the Committee (including relative or growth achievement regarding such metrics), including without limitation any of the following: (i) Profits (e.g., operating income, EBIT, EBT, net income, earnings per share, residual or economic earnings, economic profit – these profitability metrics could be measured before certain specified special items and/or subject to GAAP definition); (ii) Cash Flow (e.g., EBITDA, free cash flow, free cash flow with or without specific capital expenditure target or range, including or excluding divestments and/or acquisitions, total cash flow, cash flow in excess of cost of capital or residual cash flow or cash flow return on investment); (iii) Returns (e.g., profits or cash flow returns on: assets, invested capital, net capital employed, and equity; total shareholder return; stock price appreciation); (iv) Profit Margins (e.g., profits divided by revenues, gross margins and material margins divided by revenues); (v) Liquidity Measures (e.g., debt-to-capital, debt-to-EBITDA, total debt ratio); and (vi) REIT Operating Metrics (e.g., core earnings, cash available for distributions, adjusted cash available for distributions, funds from operations, net operating income, book value per share). View More
Management Objectives. The measurable performance objective or objectives established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received grants of Performance Shares, Performance Units or Cash Incentive Awards or, when so determined by the Committee, Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, dividend equivalents or other awards pursuant to this Plan. The Management Objectives applicable to an award under this Plan (if any) shall be determined by the Committee, and may be... based on one or more, or a combination, of metrics under the following categories or such other metrics as may be determined by the Committee (including relative or growth achievement regarding such metrics) View More
Management Objectives. Performance objective or objectives established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received grants of Performance Shares, Performance Units or Cash Incentive Awards or, when so determined by the Committee, Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, dividend equivalents or other awards pursuant to this Plan and include, but is not limited to, objectives related to: absolute or relative stockholder return; earnings per share; stock price; return on... equity; return on invested capital; net earnings; income from continuing operations; related return ratios; cash flow; net earnings growth; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"); gross or operating margins; operating profit; productivity ratios; expense targets; operating efficiency; market share; customer retention and/or satisfaction; safety; diversity; employee recruitment, engagement, retention and/or training; employee satisfaction; environmental performance or goals, working capital targets (including, but not limited to days sales outstanding); sales; return on assets; revenues; decrease in expenses; increase in funds from operations ("FFO"); and increase in FFO per share, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group. If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Management Objectives unsuitable, the Committee may in its discretion modify such Management Objectives or the goals or actual levels of achievement regarding the Management Objectives, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable View More
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