Performance Factors

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Performance Factors. The factors selected by the Committee from among the following measures 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 (k) Individual confidential business objectives View More
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Performance Factors. The factors selected by the Committee from among the following measures Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Awards have been satisfied: satisfied, including, without limitation, the following factors: (a) Net net revenue and/or net revenue growth; (b) Earnings earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and amortization growth; (c) Operating operating... income and/or operating income growth; (d) Net net income and/or net income growth; (e) Earnings earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; (f) Total stockholder total Shareholder return and/or total stockholder Shareholder return growth; (g) Return return on equity; (h) Operating operating cash flow return on income; (i) Adjusted adjusted operating cash flow return on income; (j) Economic economic value added; (k) periodic increases in proved or probable oil and gas reserves; (l) periodic increases in oil and gas production; and (k) Individual confidential individual business objectives View More
Performance Factors. The factors selected by the Committee Administrator from among the following measures to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee Administrator and applicable to Awards have been satisfied: (a) (i) Net revenue and/or net revenue growth; (b) (ii) Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and amortization growth; (c) (iii) Operating income and/or operating income growth; (d) (iv) Net income and/or net income growth; (e) (v)... Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; (f) (vi) Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth; (g) (vii) Return on equity; (h) (viii) Operating cash flow return on income; (i) (ix) Adjusted operating cash flow return on income; (j) (x) Economic value added; and (k) (xi) Individual confidential business objectives View More
Performance Factors. The factors selected by the Committee from among 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: (a) Net revenue and/or net revenue growth; (b) Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; 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; Individual business objectives; and (k) Individual confidential business objectives Company specific operational metrics View More
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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 Before Tax; (b) Billings; (c) Revenue; (d) Net revenue; (e) Earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings); (f) 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) 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) Strategic plan development and implementation; (dd) Succession plan development and implementation; (ee) Improvement in workforce diversity; (ff) Customer indicators; (gg) New product invention or innovation; (hh) Attainment of research and development milestones; (ii) Improvements in productivity; (jj) 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 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
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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; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"); 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 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
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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. 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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Performance Factors. The factors selected by the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, from among the following measures to determine whether the performance goals applicable to Awards have been satisfied
Performance Factors. The factors selected by the Committee and specified in an Award Agreement to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee applicable to any Awards have been satisfied.
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, 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) 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 View More
Performance Factors. The criteria and objectives, determined by the Committee, which must be met during the applicable Performance Period as a condition of the Participant's receipt of payment with respect to an Award. Performance Factors may include any or all of the following or any combination thereof: net income (before or after taxes); operating income; gross margin; earnings before all or any of interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization ("EBIT", "EBITA" or "EBITDA"); revenue; unit sales; cash flow;... return on equity; return on assets; return on capital; asset management (e.g., inventory and receivable levels); earnings from continuing operations; cost reduction goals or levels of expenses, costs or liabilities; market share; customer satisfaction or any increase or decrease of one or more of the foregoing over a specified period. Such Performance Factors may relate to the performance of the Company, a Subsidiary, any portion of the business (including one or more stores or franchises), product line or any combination thereof and may be expressed on an aggregate, per share (outstanding or fully diluted) or per unit basis. Where applicable, the Performance Factors may be expressed in terms of attaining a specified level of the particular criteria, the attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criteria, or may be applied to the performance of the Company, a Subsidiary, any portion of the business (including one or more stores or franchises), product line, or any combination thereof, relative to a market index, a group of other companies (or their subsidiaries, any portion of their businesses (including one or more stores or franchises) or product lines), or a combination thereof, all as determined by the Committee. Performance Factors may include a threshold level of performance below which no payment shall be made, levels of performance below the target level but above the threshold level at which specified percentages of the Award shall be paid, a target level of performance at which the full Award shall be paid, levels of performance above the target level but below the maximum level at which specified multiples of the Award shall be paid, and a maximum level of performance above which no additional payment shall be made. Performance Factors may also specify that payments for levels of performances between specified levels will be interpolated. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine whether, or to what extent, Performance Factors are achieved; provided, however, that the Committee shall have the authority to make appropriate adjustments in Performance Factors under an Award to reflect the impact of extraordinary items not reflected in such goals. For purposes of the Plan, extraordinary items shall be defined as (1) any profit or loss attributable to acquisitions or dispositions of stock or assets, (2) any changes in accounting standards or treatments that may be required or permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or adopted by the Company or its Subsidiaries after the goal is established, (3) all items of gain, loss or expense for the year related to restructuring charges for the Company or its Subsidiaries, (4) all items of gain, loss or expense for the year determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business, (5) all items of gain, loss or expense for the year related to discontinued operations that do not qualify as a segment of a business as defined in APB Opinion No. 30 (or successor literature), (6) the impact of capital expenditures, (7) the impact of share repurchases and other changes in the number of outstanding shares, and (8) such other items as may be prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder as may be in effect from time to time, and any amendments, revisions or successor provisions and any changes thereto View More
Performance Factors. The criteria and objectives, determined by the Administrator, used to measure the Performance Targets which must be met during the applicable Performance Period as a condition of the Participant's receipt of payment with respect to an Award. Performance Factors may include any or all of the following: revenue; net sales; operating income; earnings before all or any of interest expense, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization ('EBIT', 'EBITA' or 'EBITDA'); growth of oil and natural gas... production; growth of estimated or proved reserves; capital efficiency based on revenue per barrel of oil equivalent ('BOE') produced; lease operating expenses; general and administrative expenses; net cash provided by operating activities or other cash flow measurements; working capital and components thereof; return on equity or average stockholders' equity; return on assets; market share; sales (net or gross) measured by product line, territory, customer(s), or other category; stock price; earnings per share; earnings from continuing operations; net worth; credit rating; levels of expense, cost or liability by category, operating unit or any other delineation; or any increase or decrease of one or more of the foregoing over a specified period. Such Performance Factors may relate to the performance of the Company, a business unit, product line, territory, or any combination thereof. With respect to Participants who are not Executive Officers, Performance Factors may also include such objective or subjective performance goals as the Administrator may, from time to time, establish. Subject to Section 5(b) and Section 6(b) hereof, the Administrator will have the sole discretion to determine whether, or to what extent, Performance Factors are achieved. View More
Performance Factors. Any of the factors selected by the Committee and specified in an Award Agreement.
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