Performance Criteria

Example Definitions of "Performance Criteria"
Performance Criteria. The criteria that the Administrator selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for a Participant for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following: net earnings (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), sales or revenue, net income (either before or after taxes), operating earnings, cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and... free cash flow), return on net assets, return on stockholders' equity, return on sales, gross or net profit margin, working capital, earnings per share and price per share of Common Stock, the achievement of certain milestones, customer retention rates, licensing, partnership or other strategic transactions, obtaining a specified level of financing for the Company, as determined by the Administrator, including the issuance of securities, or the achievement of one or more corporate, divisional or individual scientific or inventive measures. Any of the criteria identified above may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group. The Administrator shall, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period for such Participant. View More
Performance Criteria. The performance criteria upon which the Performance Goals for a particular Performance Period are based, as determined by Committee or the management of the Company which include either Company Performance Metrics or Individual Performance Metrics or a combination thereof
Performance Criteria. A goal or goals established by the Committee and measured over a period or periods selected by the Committee, such goal(s) to constitute a requirement that must be met in connection with the vesting, exercise and/or payment of an Award under the Plan as specified by the Committee. The performance criteria may, without limitation, be determined by reference to the performance of the Company, an Affiliate or a business unit, product, production, network or service thereof or any combination of... the foregoing. Such criteria may also be measured on a per customer, subscriber, viewer (or available viewer), basic or diluted share basis or any combination of the foregoing and may reflect absolute performance, incremental performance or comparative performance to other companies (or their products or services) determined on a gross, net, GAAP or non-GAAP basis, with respect to one or more of the following in each case without limitation: (i) net or operating income or other measures of profit, including, without limitation adjusted operating income (AOI); (ii) measures of revenue; (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); (iv) cash flow, free cash flow, adjusted operating cash flow (AOCF), unlevered free cash flow, cash flow from operations and similar measures; (v) return on equity, investment, assets or capital; (vi) gross or operating margins or savings; (vii) performance relative to budget, forecast or market expectations; (viii) market share or penetration, subscriber or customer acquisition or retention, ratings or viewership; (ix) operating metrics relating to sales, subscriptions or customer service or satisfaction; (x) capital spending management or product or service deployments; (xi) achievement of strategic business objectives such as acquisitions, dispositions or investments; (xii) a specified increase in the fair market value of the Shares; (xiii) a specified increase in the private market value of the Company; (xiv) the Share price; (xv) earnings per share; and/or (xvi) total shareholder return. View More
Performance Criteria. The measureable performance objective or objectives that may be established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received Awards hereunder, which may be based on factors including, but not limited to any of the following (or an equivalent metric): revenue; revenue growth; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; earnings per share; operating income; pre- or after-tax income; net operating profit after taxes; economic value... added; ratio of operating earnings to capital spending; cash flow (before or after dividends); cash flow per share (before or after dividends); net earnings; net sales; sales growth; share price performance; return on assets or net assets; return on equity; return on capital (including return on total capital or return on invested capital); cash flow return on investment; total shareholder return; improvement in or attainment of expense levels; improvement in or attainment of working capital levels, gross profit margin, operating profit margin, net income margin and leverage ratio. Performance Criteria that are financial metrics may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ('GAAP') or may be financial metrics based on, or able to be derived from, GAAP, and may be adjusted when established (or at any time thereafter) to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP. 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 Performance Criteria unsuitable, the Committee may in its discretion modify such Performance Criteria or the goals or actual levels of achievement regarding the Performance Criteria, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable View More
Performance Criteria. The criteria (and adjustments) that the Administrator may select for an Award to establish performance goals for a performance period.
Performance Criteria. With respect to any Award for a Performance Period, one or more of the following objective business criteria established by the Compensation Committee with respect to the Company and/or any Subsidiary, division, business unit or component thereof upon which the Performance Goals for a Performance Period are based: asset charge, asset turnover, automotive return on sales, capacity utilization, capital employed in the business, capital spending, cash flow, cost structure improvements, complexity... reductions, customer loyalty, diversity, earnings growth, earnings per share, economic value added, environmental health and safety, facilities and tooling spending, hours per vehicle, increase in customer base, inventory turnover, market price appreciation, market share, net cash balance, net income, net income margin, net operating cash flow, operating profit margin, order to delivery time, plant capacity, process time, profits before tax, quality/customer satisfaction, return on assets, return on capital, return on equity, return on net operating assets, return on sales, revenue growth, sales margin, sales volume, total shareholder return, vehicles per employee, warranty performance to budget, variable margin, working capital, and any other criteria based on individual, business unit, group or Company performance selected by the Compensation Committee. View More
Performance Criteria. The performance criteria that may be used by the Committee in granting Restricted Stock Awards or Performance Awards contingent upon achievement of such performance goals as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. The Committee may select one criterion or multiple criteria for measuring performance, and the measurement may be based upon Company, Subsidiary or business unit performance, or the individual performance of the Eligible Recipient, either absolute or by relative comparison... to other companies, other Eligible Recipients or any other external measure of the selected criteria. The Performance Criteria for Incentive Awards that are intended to constitute 'performance-based' compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code will be based on one or more of the following criteria: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; total stockholder return; return on equity or average stockholders' equity; return on assets, investment, or capital employed; stock price margin (including gross margin); income (before or after taxes); operating income (before or after taxes); pre-tax profit; operating cash flow; sales or revenue targets; increases in revenue; expenses and cost reduction goals; improvement in or attainment of working capital levels; economic value added; market share; cash flow (including cash flow per share); share price performance; debt reduction; strategic partnerships and transactions; stockholders' equity; capital expenditures; operating profit or net operating profit; growth of net income or operating income; and budget management; or any of the foregoing criteria adjusted in a manner prescribed within the time permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code by the Committee (i) to exclude one or more specified components of the calculation thereof or (ii) to include one or more other specified items, including, but not limited to, exclusions under subsection (i) or inclusions under subsection (ii) designed to reflect changes during the Performance Period in generally accepted accounting principles or in tax rates, currency fluctuations, the effects of acquisitions or dispositions of a business or investments in whole or in part, extraordinary or nonrecurring items, the gain or loss from claims or litigation and related insurance recoveries, the effects of impairment of tangible or intangible assets, or the effects of restructuring or reductions in force or other business recharacterization activities, income or expense related to defined benefit or defined contribution pension plans, uninsured losses from natural catastrophes or political and legal developments affecting the Company's business (including losses as a result of war, terrorism, confiscation, expropriation, seizure, new regulatory requirements, business interruption or similar events) View More
Performance Criteria. Both the Annual Reserves Growth per Share measure and Three-Year Average RGPS measure for the Performance Period.
Performance Criteria. The performance criteria upon which the Performance Goals for a particular Performance Period are based, which may include any of the following: (a) revenue; (b) earnings per share; (c) operating income; (d) net income (before or after taxes); (e) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow); (f) gross profit; (g) growth in any of the preceding measures; (h) gross profit return on investment; (i) gross margin return on investment; (j) working capital; (k)... gross margins; (l) EBIT; (m) EBITDA; (n) return on equity; (o) return on assets; (p) return on capital; (q) revenue growth; (r) total shareholder return; (s) economic value added; (t) customer satisfaction; (u) technology leadership; (v) number of new patents; (w) employee retention; (x) market share; (y) market segment share; (z) product release schedules; (aa) new product innovation; (bb) cost reduction through advanced technology; (cc) brand recognition/acceptance; (dd) product ship targets; (ee) stock value; (ff) net earnings (before or after taxes); (gg) diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); (hh) net revenues or net revenue growth; (ii) net operating profit (before or after taxes); (jj) return on invested capital or sales; (kk) cash flow return on capital; (ll) operating margins; (mm) improvements in capital structure; (nn) budget and expense management; (oo) productivity ratios; (pp) expense targets; (qq) margins; (rr) operating efficiency; (ss) working capital targets; (tt) enterprise value; (uu) safety record; and (vv) completion of acquisitions, business expansion, product diversification, new or expanded market penetration and other non-financial operating and management performance objectives.Such Performance Criteria may relate to the performance of the Company as a whole, a business unit, division, department, individual or any combination of these and may be applied on an absolute basis and/or relative to one or more peer group companies or indices, or any combination thereof, using GAAP or non-GAAP accounting, as the Committee shall determine View More
Performance Criteria. The performance criteria upon which the Performance Goals for a particular Performance Period are based, which may include any of the following, or such other criteria as determined by the Committee in its discretion: (a)the price of a share of the Company's common stock; (b)the Company's or an Affiliate's earnings per share; (c)the Company's or an Affiliate's net earnings; (d)the return on shareholders' equity achieved by the Company or an Affiliate; (e)the Company's or an Affiliate's return... on assets; (f)the Company's or an Affiliate's net interest margin; (g)the Company's or an Affiliate's efficiency ratio; (h)the Company's or an Affiliate's return on average tangible common shareholder's equity; (i)the Company's or an Affiliate's loan growth; (j)the Company's or an Affiliate's deposit growth; (k)the Company's or an Affiliate's non-performing asset ratio; or (l)the Company's or an Affiliate's net charge-off ratio. Such Performance Criteria may relate to the performance of the Company as a whole, a subsidiary, business unit, division, department, individual or any combination of these and may be applied on an absolute basis and/or relative to one or more peer group companies or indices, or any combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine. View More
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