Performance Factors

Performance Factors. Means the factors selected by the Committee from among the following measures (calculated, when applicable, on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis) to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Awards have been satisfied: (a) Net revenue and/or net revenue growth; (b) Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and amortization growth; (c) Operating income and/or operating income growth; (d) Net income and/or net income... growth; (e) Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; (f) Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth; (g) Return on equity; (h) Operating cash flow return on income; (i) Adjusted operating cash flow return on income; (j) Economic value added; and and/or 14 (k) Individual confidential business objectives. View More

Performance Factors. Means Include, but are not limited to, some or all of the factors selected by the Committee from among the following measures below to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Awards have been satisfied: (a) Net (1)Net revenue and/or net revenue growth; (b) Earnings (2)Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and amortization growth; (c) Operating (3)Operating income and/or operating income growth; (d) Net (4)Net income and/or net income growth; (e) Earnings (5)Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; (f) Total (6)Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth; (g) Return (7)Return on equity; (h) Operating (8)Operating cash flow return on income; (i) Adjusted (9)Adjusted operating cash flow return on income; (j) Economic (10)Economic value added; and (k) Individual confidential (11)Individual business objectives. View More

Performance Factors. Means Include, but are not limited to, some or all of the factors selected by the Committee from among the following measures below to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Awards have been satisfied: (a) (1) Net revenue and/or net revenue growth; (b) growth;(2) Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and amortization growth; (c) growth;(3) Operating income and/or operating income growth; (d) growth;(4)... Net income and/or net income growth; (e) growth;(5) Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; (f) growth;(6) Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth; (g) growth;(7) Return on equity; (h) equity;(8) Operating cash flow return on income; (i) income;(9) Adjusted operating cash flow return on income; (j) income;(10) Economic value added; and (k) and(11) Individual confidential business objectives. View More

Performance Factors. Means any Any of the factors selected by the Committee and specified in an Award Agreement, from among the following objective measures, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to the Company as a whole or any business unit or Subsidiary or Affiliate, Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and measured, to the extent applicable on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to determine whether... the performance goals established by the Committee with respect to applicable Awards have been satisfied.The satisfied: (a) Net revenue; (b) Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization; (c) Operating income; (d) Operating margin; (e) Net income; (f) Earnings per share; (g) Total stockholder return; (h) The Company's stock price; (i) Growth in stockholder value relative to a pre-determined index; (j) Return on equity; (k) Return on invested capital; (l) Operating cash flow; (m) Free cash flow; (n) Economic value added; and (o) Individual confidential business objectives. The Committee may, in recognition of unusual or non-recurring items such as acquisition-related activities or changes in applicable accounting rules, provide for one or more equitable adjustments (based on objective standards) to the Performance Factors to preserve the Committee's original intent regarding the Performance Factors at the time of the initial award grant. It is within the sole discretion of the Committee to make or not make any such equitable adjustments. adjustments View More

Performance Factors. Means any of the objective or subjective factors determined separately or selected by the Committee and specified in an Award Agreement, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, combination applied to the Company as a whole or Participant, the Company, any business unit or Subsidiary or Affiliate, Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and measured, to the extent applicable on an absolute basis or relative to a... pre-established target, to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee with respect to applicable Awards have been satisfied.The satisfied: The Committee may, in recognition of unusual or non-recurring items such as acquisition-related activities or changes in applicable accounting rules, may provide for one or more equitable adjustments (based on objective standards) to the Performance Factors to preserve the Committee's original intent regarding the Performance Factors at the time of the initial award grant. grant, such as but not limited to, adjustments in recognition of unusual or non-recurring items such as acquisition related activities or changes in applicable accounting rules. It is within the sole discretion of the Committee to make or not make any such equitable adjustments. View More

Performance Factors. Means the factors selected by the Committee, which may include, but are not limited to the, the following measures (whether or not in comparison to other peer companies) to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Awards have been satisfied: · Net revenue and/or net revenue growth; · Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; · Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and amortization growth; ·... Operating income and/or operating income growth; · Net income and/or net income growth; · Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth; · Return on equity; · Operating cash flow return on income; · Adjusted operating cash flow return on income; · Economic value added; · Control of expenses; · Cost of goods sold; · Profit margin; · Stock price; · Debt or debt-to-equity; · Liquidity; · Intellectual property (e.g., patents)/product development; · Mergers and acquisitions or divestitures; · Individual business objectives; · Company specific operational metrics; and 16 · Any other factor (such as individual business objectives of the foregoing may be based on GAAP or unit-specific operational metrics) the Committee so designates. NonGAAP standards. View More

Performance Factors. Means the factors selected by the Committee, which may include, but are not limited to the, the following measures (whether or not in comparison to other peer companies) to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Awards have been satisfied: · Net revenue and/or net revenue growth; · Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; · Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and amortization growth; ·... Operating income and/or operating income growth; · Net income and/or net income growth; · Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth; · Return on equity; · Operating cash flow return on income; · Adjusted operating cash flow return on income; · Economic value added; · Control of expenses; · Cost of goods sold; · Profit margin; · Stock price; · Debt or debt-to-equity; · Liquidity; · Intellectual property (e.g., patents)/product development; · Mergers and acquisitions or divestitures; · Individual business objectives; · Company specific operational metrics; and 16 · Any other factor (such as individual business objectives of the foregoing may be based on GAAP or unit-specific operational metrics) the Committee so designates. NonGAAP standards. View More

Performance Factors. Any of the factors selected by the Committee and specified in an Award Agreement, from among the following objective measures, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to the Company as a whole or any business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and measured, to the extent applicable on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to determine whether the performance goals established... by the Committee with respect to applicable Awards have been satisfied: (a) Profit (a)Profit Before Tax; (b) Billings; (c) Revenue; (d) Net revenue; (e) Earnings Tax;(b)Revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency effects); (c)Net revenue;(d)Earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings); (f) Operating earnings);(e)Operating income; (g) Operating margin; (h) Operating profit; (i) Controllable (f)Operating margin;(g)Operating profit;(h)Controllable operating profit, or net operating profit; (j) Net Profit; (k) Gross margin; (l) Operating (i)Net Profit;(j)Gross margin;(k)Operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue; (m) Net income; (n) Earnings revenue;(l)Net income;(m)Earnings per share; (o) Total share;(n)Total stockholder return; (p) Market share; (q) Return return;(o)Market share;(p)Return on assets or net assets; (r) The assets;(q)The Company's stock price; (s) Growth price(r)Growth in stockholder value relative to a pre-determined index; (t) Return index;(s)Return on equity; (u) Return equity;(t)Return on invested capital; (v) Cash capital;(u)Cash Flow (including free cash flow or operating cash flows) (w) Cash flows)(v)Cash conversion cycle; (x) Economic cycle;(w)Economic value added; and (y) Individual added;(x)Individual confidential business objectives; (z) Contract objectives;(y)Contract awards or backlog; (aa) Overhead backlog;(z)Overhead or other expense reduction; (bb) Credit rating; (cc) Strategic reduction;(aa)Credit rating;(ab)Strategic plan development and implementation; (dd) Succession implementation;(ac)Succession plan development and implementation; (ee) Improvement implementation;(ad)Improvement in workforce diversity; (ff) Customer indicators; (gg) New diversity;(ae)Customer indicators;(af)New product invention or innovation; (hh) Attainment innovation(ag)Attainment of research and development milestones; (ii) Improvements milestones;(ah)Improvements in productivity; (jj) Attainment productivity;(ai)Attainment of objective operating goals and employee metrics. The metrics.The Committee may, in recognition of unusual or non-recurring items such as acquisition-related activities or changes in applicable accounting rules, provide for one or more equitable adjustments (based on objective standards) to the Performance Factors to preserve the Committee's original intent regarding the Performance Factors at the time of the initial award grant. It is within the sole discretion of the Committee to make or not make any such equitable adjustments View More

Performance Factors. Any Means any of the factors selected by the Committee and specified in an Award Agreement, from among the following objective measures, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to the Company as a whole or any business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and measured, to the extent applicable on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, index, or other companies, to determine... whether the performance goals established by the Committee with respect to applicable Awards have been satisfied: (a) Profit Before Tax; (b) Sales; Expenses; Billings; (c) Revenue; (d) Net revenue; (e) Earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, net earnings, stock-based compensation expenses, depreciation and net earnings); (f) amortization); Operating income; (g) Operating margin; (h) Operating profit; (i) Controllable operating profit, or net operating profit; (j) Net Profit; (k) Gross margin; (l) Operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue; (m) Net income; (n) Earnings per share; (o) Total stockholder return; (p) Market share; (q) Return on assets or net assets; (r) The Company's stock price; (s) Growth in stockholder value relative to a pre-determined index; (t) Return on equity; (u) Return on invested capital; (v) Cash Flow (including free cash flow or operating cash flows) (w) flows); Balance of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities; Cash conversion cycle; (x) Economic value added; and (y) Individual confidential business objectives; (z) Contract awards or backlog; (aa) Overhead or other expense reduction; (bb) Credit rating; (cc) Completion of an identified special project; Completion of a joint venture or other corporate transaction; Strategic plan development and implementation; (dd) Succession plan development and implementation; (ee) Improvement in workforce diversity; (ff) Employee satisfaction; Employee retention; Customer indicators; (gg) indicators and satisfaction; New product invention or innovation; (hh) Research and development expenses; Attainment of research and development milestones; (ii) Improvements in productivity; (jj) Bookings; Working-capital targets and changes in working capital; and Attainment of objective operating goals and employee metrics. The Committee may, in recognition of unusual or non-recurring items such as acquisition-related activities or changes in applicable accounting rules, provide for one or more equitable adjustments (based on objective standards) to the Performance Factors to preserve the Committee's original intent regarding the Performance Factors at the time of the initial award grant. It is within the sole discretion of the Committee to make or not make any such equitable adjustments adjustments. View More

Performance Factors. Means the factors selected by the Committee, which may include, but are not limited to the, the following measures (whether or not in comparison to other peer companies) to 15 determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Awards have been satisfied: • net Net revenue and/or net revenue growth; • earnings Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; • earnings Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and... amortization growth; • operating Operating income and/or operating income growth; • net Net income and/or net income growth; • total Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth; • return Return on equity; • Operating cash flow return on income; • Adjusted operating cash flow return on income; • adjusted operating cash flow return on income; • economic Economic value added; • individual Individual business objectives; • Company specific operational metrics; and 15 • company-specific operational metrics. Any of the foregoing may be based on GAAP or NonGAAP standards. View More

Performance Factors. Means the The factors selected by the Committee from among Committee, which may include, but are not limited to, the following measures (whether or not in comparison to other peer companies) to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Awards have been satisfied: • Net revenue and/or net revenue growth; • Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; • Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and... amortization growth; • Operating income and/or operating income growth; • Net income and/or net income growth; • Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth; • Return on equity; • Operating cash flow return on income; • Adjusted operating cash flow return on income; • Economic value added; • Control of expenses; 12 • Cost of goods sold; • Profit margin; • Stock price; • Debt or debt-to-equity; • Liquidity; • Intellectual property (e.g., patents) or product development; • Mergers and acquisitions or divestitures; • Individual business objectives; and • Company specific operational metrics. metrics; and • Any other factor (such as individual business objectives or unit-specific operational metrics) the Committee so designates. View More

Performance Factors. The factors selected by the Committee from time to time, including, but not limited to, the following measures to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Performance Awards have been satisfied: revenue; net revenue; revenue growth; net revenue growth; net revenue growth (excluding acquisitions and divestitures); earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"); ('EBITDA'); adjusted measures of EBITDA adding back, among... other expenses, non-cash expenses selected by the Committee; funds from operations; funds from operations per share; operating income (loss); operating income growth; operating cash flow; net income; net income growth; pre- or after-tax income (loss); cash available for distribution; cash available for distribution per share; cash and/or cash equivalents available for operations; net earnings (loss); earnings (loss) per share; earnings per share growth; return on equity; return on assets; share price performance; total shareholder return; total shareholder return growth; economic value added; improvement in cash-flow; and confidential business unit objectives objectives. Any of the following measures may be determined on a GAAP or a non-GAAP basis, or based on an average over periods of one year or longer. View More

Performance Factors. Any of the factors selected by the Committee and specified in an Award Agreement, from among the following objective measures, measures (whether or not in comparison to other peer companies), either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to the Company as a whole or any business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and measured, to the extent applicable on an absolute basis or relative to a ... class="diff-color-red">pre-established target, to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee with respect to applicable Awards have been satisfied. View More

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