Performance Goals

Performance Goals. The goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award granted under the Plan. Award. As determined by the Administrator, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using one or more of the following measures: (a) Cash Position, (b) Earnings Per Share, (c) Individual Objectives, (d) Net Income, (e) Operating Cash Flow, (f) Operating Income, (g)... Return on Assets, (h) Return on Equity, (i) Return on Sales, (j) Revenue Revenue, and (k) Total Shareholder Stockholder Return. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. Prior to the Determination Date, the Administrator shall determine whether any significant element(s) shall be included in or excluded from the calculation of any Performance Goal with respect to any Participant Participant. For example (but not by way of limitation), the Administrator may determine that the measures for one or more Performance Goals shall be based upon the Company's pro-forma results and/or results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles View More

Performance Goals. The goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award granted under the Plan. As determined by the Administrator, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using one or more of the following measures: (a) Cash Position, (b) Earnings Per Share, (c) Individual Objectives, (d) Net Income, (e) (d) Operating Cash Flow, (f) (e) Operating Income, (f)... Return on Assets, (g) Return on Assets, Equity, (h) Return on Equity, Sales, (i) Return on Sales, (j) Revenue and (k) (j) Total Shareholder Return. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. Prior to the Determination Date, the Administrator shall will determine whether any significant element(s) shall will be included in or excluded from the calculation of any Performance Goal with respect to any Participant View More

Performance Goals. The goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award granted under the Plan. As determined by the Administrator, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using one or more of the following measures: (a) Cash Position, (b) Earnings Per Share, (c) Individual Objectives, (d) Net Income, (e) (d) Operating Cash Flow, (f) (e) Operating Income, (f)... Return on Assets, (g) Return on Assets, Equity, (h) Return on Equity, Sales, (i) Return on Sales, (j) Revenue and (k) (j) Total Shareholder Return. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. Prior to the Determination Date, the Administrator shall will determine whether any significant element(s) shall will be included in or excluded from the calculation of any Performance Goal with respect to any Participant Participant. View More

Performance Goals. Means Shall mean the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Committee Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Committee, Administrator, the performance measures for any performance period will be any one or more of the following objective performance criteria, applied to either the Company as a whole or, except with respect to stockholder return metrics, to a region, business unit, affiliate or business segment,... and measured either on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to a previous period's results or to a designated comparison group, and, with respect to financial metrics, which may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), in accordance with accounting principles established by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB Principles") or which may be adjusted when established to exclude any items otherwise includable under GAAP or under IASB Principles: (i) cash flow (including operating cash flow or free cash flow), (ii) cash position, (iii) revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency effects), (iii) (iv) revenue growth, (v) contribution margin, (vi) gross margin, (iv) (vii) operating margin (viii) operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, (v) (ix) earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes and net earnings), (vi) (x) earnings per share, (vii) (xi) operating income, (xii) net income, (xiii) stock price, (viii) (xiv) return on equity, (ix) (xv) total stockholder return, (x) (xvi) growth in stockholder value relative to the moving average of a specified publicly reported index (such as the S&P 500 Index or another index, (xi) Index), (xvii) return on capital, (xii) (xviii) return on assets or net assets, (xiii) (xix) return on investment, (xiv) (xx) economic value added, (xv) (xxi) operating profit or net operating profit, (xvi) operating income, (xvii) (xxii) operating margin, (xviii) (xxiii) market share, (xix) (xxiv) contract awards or backlog, (xx) (xxv) overhead or other expense reduction, (xxi) (xxvi) credit rating, (xxii) (xxvii) objective customer indicators, (xxiii) (xxviii) new product invention or innovation, (xxiv) (xxix) attainment of research and development milestones, (xxv) (xxx) improvements in productivity, (xxvi) (xxxi) attainment of objective operating goals, (xxvii) contingent and (xxxii) objective employee metrics. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. In particular, the Administrator may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Performance Goal to exclude (a) any extraordinary non-recurring items, (b) the effect of any merger, acquisition, or non-contingent orders; and (xxviii) growth rates other business combination or divestiture or (ii) the effect of any changes in any of accounting principles affecting the performance criteria listed in sections (i) through (xxvii) herein. Company's or a business units', region's, affiliate's or business segment's reported results. View More

Performance Goals. Means the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Committee Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Committee, Administrator, the performance measures for any performance period will be any one or more of the following objective performance criteria, applied to either the Company as a whole or, except with respect to stockholder return metrics, to a region, business unit, affiliate or business segment, and... measured either on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to a previous period's results or to a designated comparison group, and, with respect to financial metrics, which may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), (GAAP), in accordance with accounting principles established by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB Principles") (IASB Principles) or which may be adjusted when established to exclude any items otherwise includable under GAAP or under IASB Principles or to include any items otherwise excludable under GAAP or under IASB Principles: (i) cash flow (including operating cash flow or free cash flow), (ii) revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency effects), (iii) gross margin, (iv) operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, (v) earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes and net earnings), (vi) earnings per share, (vii) stock price, (viii) return on equity, (ix) total stockholder return, (x) growth in stockholder value relative to the moving average of the S&P 500 Index, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Sector Index or another index, (xi) return on capital, (xii) return on assets or net assets, (xiii) return on investment, (xiv) economic value added, (xv) operating profit or net operating profit, (xvi) operating income, margin, (xvii) operating margin, (xviii) market share, (xix) (xviii) contract awards or backlog, (xx) (xix) overhead or other expense reduction, (xxi) (xx) credit rating, (xxii) (xxi) objective customer indicators, (xxiii) (xxii) new product invention or innovation, (xxiv) (xxiii) attainment of research and development milestones, (xxv) (xxiv) improvements in productivity, (xxvi) (xxv) attainment of objective operating goals, (xxvii) contingent or non-contingent orders; and (xxviii) growth rates in any of the performance criteria listed in sections (i) through (xxvii) herein. (xxvi) objective employee metrics. View More

Performance Goals. Means Shall mean the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Committee Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Committee, Administrator, the performance measures for any performance period will be any one or more of the following objective performance criteria, applied to either the Company as a whole or, except with respect to stockholder return metrics, to a region, business unit, affiliate or business segment,... and measured either on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to a previous period's results or to a designated comparison group, and, with respect to financial metrics, which may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), in accordance with accounting principles established by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB Principles") or which may be adjusted when established to exclude any items otherwise includable under GAAP or under IASB Principles: (i) cash flow (including operating cash flow or free cash flow), (ii) cash position, (iii) revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency effects), (iii) (iv) revenue growth, (v) contribution margin, (vi) gross margin, (iv) (vii) operating margin (viii) operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, (v) (ix) earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes and net earnings), (vi) (x) earnings per share, (vii) (xi) operating income, (xii) net income, (xiii) stock price, (viii) (xiv) return on equity, (ix) (xv) total stockholder return, (x) (xvi) growth in stockholder value relative to the moving average of a specified publicly reported index (such as the S&P 500 Index or another index, (xi) Index), (xvii) return on capital, (xii) (xviii) return on assets or net assets, (xiii) (xix) return on investment, (xiv) (xx) economic value added, (xv) (xxi) operating profit or net operating profit, (xvi) operating income, (xvii) (xxii) operating margin, (xviii) (xxiii) market share, (xix) (xxiv) contract awards or backlog, (xx) (xxv) overhead or other expense reduction, (xxi) (xxvi) credit rating, (xxii) (xxvii) objective customer indicators, (xxiii) (xxviii) new product invention or innovation, (xxiv) (xxix) attainment of research and development milestones, (xxv) (xxx) improvements in productivity, (xxvi) (xxxi) attainment of objective operating goals, (xxvii) contingent and (xxxii) objective employee metrics. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. In particular, the Administrator may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Performance Goal to exclude (a) any extraordinary non-recurring items, (b) the affect of any merger, acquisition, or non-contingent orders; and (xxviii) growth rates other business combination or divestiture or (ii) the effect of any changes in any of accounting principles affecting the performance criteria listed in sections (i) through (xxvii) herein. Company's or a business units', region's, affiliate's or business segment's reported results. View More

Performance Goals. For a Performance Period, the The one or more goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period of Performance Compensation Awards, based upon the Performance Criteria

Performance Goals. For Shall mean, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria Criteria.

Performance Goals. For a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.

Performance Goals. The Means the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Committee (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Committee, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using based upon one or more of the following measures: (a) Annual Revenue, (b) measures, but not limited hereto: Cash Position, (c) Earnings Per Share, (d) Gross Margin, Net Income, (e) Operating Cash Flow, (f)... Operating Income, (g) Expenses, Operating Profit, Return on Assets, (h) Return on Equity, (i) Return on Sales, Revenue Growth, and (j) Total Stockholder Return. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. The Administrator shall Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of the performance under a Performance Goal to exclude (i) any extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management's discussion and analysis of financial conditions and results of operations appearing in the Company's quarterly and annual report to shareholders reporting with Securities and Exchange Commission for the applicable year, or (ii) the effect of any changes in accounting principles affecting the Company's or a business units' unit's reported results results. View More

Performance Goals. The goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Committee (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Committee, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using based upon one or more of the following measures: (a) Annual Revenue, (b) measures, but not limited hereto: Cash Position, (c) Earnings Per Share, (d) Gross Margin, Net Income, (e) Operating Cash Flow, (f) Operating ... class="diff-color-red">Income, (g) Expenses, Operating Profit, Return on Assets, (h) Return on Equity, (i) Return on Sales, Revenue Growth, and (j) Total Stockholder Return. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. The Administrator shall Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of the performance under a Performance Goal to exclude (i) any extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management's discussion and analysis of financial conditions and results of operations appearing in the Company's quarterly and annual report to shareholders reporting with Securities and Exchange Commission for the applicable year, or (ii) the effect of any changes in accounting principles affecting the Company's or a business units' unit's reported results results. View More

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Performance Goals. The goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Committee (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Committee, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using one or more of the following measures: (a) Annual Revenue, (b) Cash Position, (c) Earnings Per Share, (d) Individual Performance Objectives, (e) Marketing and Sales Expenses as a Percentage of Sales, (f) Net Income... as a Percentage of Sales, (g) Net Income, (e) (h) Operating Cash Flow, (f) (i) Operating Income, (g) (j) Return on Assets, (h) (k) Return on Equity, (i) (l) Return on Sales, and (j) (m) Total Stockholder Shareholder Return. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. The Administrator Committee shall appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Performance Goal to exclude (i) any extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management's discussion and analysis of financial conditions and results of operations appearing in the Company's annual report to shareholders for the applicable year, or (ii) the effect of any changes in accounting principles affecting the Company's or a business units' reported results results. Any criteria used may be measured, as applicable, (i) in absolute terms, (ii) in relative terms (including, but not limited to, passage of time and/or against another company or companies), (iii) on a per-share basis, (iv) against the performance of the Company as a whole or of a business unit of the Company, and/or (v) to the extent not otherwise specified by the definition of the Performance Goal, on a pre-tax or after-tax basis View More

Performance Goals. Means performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) pre-tax income or after-tax income; (ii) income or earnings including operating income, earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, amortization, and/or extraordinary or special items; (iii) (ii) net income excluding amortization of intangible assets, depreciation and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and/or excluding charges attributable to the adoption of new accounting pronouncements; (iv) (iii) earnings or book value per share (basic or diluted); (v) (iv) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, return on invested capital or return on equity; (vi) return on revenues; (vii) cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (viii) economic value created; (ix) operating margin or profit margin; (x) (v) stock price or total stockholder shareholder return; (xi) income or earnings from continuing operations; (xii) (vi) cost targets, reductions and savings, expense management, productivity and efficiencies; (vii) operational objectives, consisting of one or more objectives based on achieving progress in research and (xiii) development programs or achieving regulatory milestones related to development and or approval of products; and (viii) other strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration or market share, geographic business expansion, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, human resources management, supervision of litigation, information technology, and goals relating to divestitures, joint ventures and similar transactions. goals. Where applicable, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of a relative measure against a set of identified peer group companies, attaining a specified level of the particular criterion or the attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criterion, and may be applied to one or more of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, or a division or strategic business unit of the Company, all as determined by the Committee. The Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no Performance-Based Award will be issued or no vesting will occur, levels of performance at which Performance-Based Awards will be issued or specified vesting will occur, and a maximum level of performance above which no additional issuances will be made or at which full vesting will occur. Each of the foregoing Performance Goals shall be evaluated in an objectively determinable manner in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, principles where applicable, unless otherwise specified by the Committee, and shall be subject to certification by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to make equitable adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or any Affiliate or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, in response to changes in applicable laws or regulations, or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles principles, provided that any such change shall at all times satisfy the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code. View More

Performance Goals. Means performance Performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria: criteria, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, where applicable: (i) pre-tax income or after-tax income; (ii) income or earnings including operating income, earnings before or after taxes, earnings before or after interest, depreciation, amortization, and/or or extraordinary or special items; (iii) net income excluding amortization of intangible assets, depreciation and... impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and/or excluding charges attributable to the adoption of new accounting pronouncements; assets; (iv) operating income; (v) earnings or book value per share (basic or diluted); (v) (vi) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, or return on equity; (vi) (vii) return on revenues; (vii) (viii) net tangible assets (working capital plus property, plants and equipment) or return on net tangible assets (operating income divided by average net tangible assets); (ix) operating cash flow (operating income plus or minus changes in working capital less capital expenditures); (x) cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (viii) (xi) economic value created; (ix) (xii) operating margin or profit margin; (x) (xiii) stock price or total stockholder return; (xi) income or (xiv) earnings from continuing operations; (xii) (xv) cost targets, reductions and or savings, expense management, productivity and or efficiencies; and (xiii) (xvi) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration or market share, geographic business expansion, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, human resources management, supervision of litigation, information technology, and or goals relating to divestitures, joint ventures and or similar transactions. transactions; or (xvii) any other criteria determined by the Board to be appropriate. Where applicable, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of attaining a specified level of the particular criterion or the attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criterion, and may be applied to one or more of the Company or an Affiliate a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, or a division or strategic business unit of the Company, all as determined by the Committee. Board. The Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no Performance-Based Award payment will be issued or made (or no vesting will occur, occur), levels of performance at which Performance-Based Awards specified payments will be issued or paid (or specified vesting will occur, occur) and a maximum level of performance above which no additional issuances payment will be made or (or at which full vesting will occur. occur). Each of the foregoing Performance Goals shall be evaluated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, where applicable, and shall be subject to certification by the Committee. Board. The Committee Board shall have the authority to make equitable adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or any Affiliate Parent or Subsidiary of the Company or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, in response to changes in applicable laws or regulations, regulations or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles provided that any such change shall at all times satisfy the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code. View More

Performance Goals. Means performance Performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) pre-tax income or after-tax income; (ii) income or earnings earnings, including operating income, earnings before or after taxes, earnings before or after interest, depreciation, amortization, and/or or extraordinary or special items; (iii) net income excluding amortization of intangible assets, depreciation and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and/or excluding charges attributable to the... adoption of new accounting pronouncements; (iv) earnings items or book value per share (which may exclude nonrecurring items); (ii) pre-tax income or after-tax income; (iii) earnings per share (basic or diluted); (iv) operating profit; (v) economic income, distributable earnings or distributable earnings per share; (vi) revenue, revenue growth or rate of revenue growth; (vii) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, or return on equity; (vi) return (viii) returns on sales or revenues; (vii) (ix) operating expenses; (x) share price appreciation; (xi) cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (viii) (xii) implementation or completion of critical projects or processes; (xiii) economic value created; (ix) (xiv) cumulative earnings per share growth; (xv) operating margin or profit margin; (x) stock (xvi) share price or total stockholder shareholder return; (xi) income or earnings from continuing operations; (xii) (xvii) cost targets, reductions and savings, expense management, productivity and efficiencies; and (xiii) (xviii) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration or market share, penetration, geographic business expansion, customer investor satisfaction, employee satisfaction, human resources management, supervision of litigation, or information technology, technology goals, and goals relating to acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and similar transactions. transactions, and budget comparisons; (xix) personal professional objectives, including any of the foregoing Performance Goals, the implementation of policies and plans, the negotiation of transactions, the development of long-term business goals, the formation of joint ventures, research or development collaborations, and the completion of other corporate transactions; and (xx) any combination of, or a specified increase in, any of the foregoing. Where applicable, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of attaining a specified level of the particular criterion criteria or the attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criterion, criteria, and may be applied to one or more of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, Participating Entities, or a division or strategic business unit of the Company, or may be applied to the performance of the Company relative to a market index, a group of other companies or a combination thereof, all as determined by the Committee. Administrator. The Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no Performance-Based Award will payment shall be issued or made (or no vesting will occur, shall occur), levels of performance at which Performance-Based Awards will specified payments shall be issued or made (or specified vesting will occur, shall occur), and a maximum level of performance above which no additional issuances will payment shall be made or (or at which full vesting will occur. shall occur). Each of the foregoing Performance Goals shall not be evaluated required to be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, where applicable, principles and shall be subject to certification by the Committee. The Committee Administrator; provided, however, that the Administrator shall have the authority to make equitable adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or any Affiliate Participating Entity or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, Participating Entity, in response to changes in applicable laws or regulations, or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles provided that any such change shall at all times satisfy the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code. View More

Performance Goals. Performance goals established by the Committee which may be based on earnings or earnings growth, sales, return on equity, revenue, net operating income, net income, book value per share, dividend characterization, return on assets, cash flow, total stockholder shareholder return, equity or investment growth, gross amount invested, market share, investment, regulatory compliance (including compliance goals relating to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), compliance, satisfactory internal or... external audits, improvement of financial ratings, achievement of balance sheet or income statement objectives, implementation or completion of one or more projects or transactions, intradepartmental or intra-office performance, or any other objective goals established by the Committee, and may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise situated. Such performance goals standards may be particular to an Employee Eligible Person or the department, branch, Affiliate or other division in which he or she works, or may be based on the performance of the Company, one or more Affiliates, or the Company and one or more Affiliates, generally, and may cover such period as may be specified by the Committee View More

Performance Goals. Performance goals established by the Committee which may be based on earnings or earnings growth, sales, return on equity, revenue, net operating income, net income, book value per share, dividend characterization, return on assets, cash flow, total stockholder shareholder return, equity or investment growth, gross amount invested, market share, investment, regulatory compliance (including compliance goals relating to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), compliance, satisfactory internal or... external audits, improvement of financial ratings, achievement of balance sheet or income statement objectives, implementation or completion of one or more projects or transactions, intradepartmental or intra-office performance, or any other objective goals established by the Committee, and may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise situated. Such performance goals may be particular to an Employee Eligible Person or the department, branch, Affiliate Affiliate, or other division in which he or she the Eligible Person works, or may be based on the performance of the Company, one or more Affiliates, or the Company and one or more Affiliates, and may cover such period as may be specified by the Committee Committee. View More

Performance Goals. For Means, for a Performance Period, the goals established in writing by the Committee Administrator for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance, the performance of a Subsidiary or Affiliate, the performance of a division or a business unit of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, or the performance of a division,... business unit, or an individual. The Committee, Administrator, in its discretion, may, to the extent consistent with, and within the time prescribed by by, Section 162(m) of the Code, appropriately adjust or modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Holders Awardees (a) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event, or development, or (b) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions. View More

Performance Goals. For a Performance Period, the The goals established in writing by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a division, business unit, Subsidiary or an individual. The Committee shall establish Performance Goals for each Performance Period prior to, or as soon as practicable after,... the commencement of such Performance Period. The Committee, in its discretion, may, within the time prescribed by Code Section 162(m) of the Code, 162(m), adjust or modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Holders (a) Participants (i) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event, or development, or (b) (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions. conditions View More

Performance Goals. Any objective or subjective goals the Committee Administrator establishes with respect to an Award. Performance Goals may include, but are not limited to, the performance of the Company or any one or more of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or other business units with respect to the following measures: net sales; cost of sales; gross income; gross revenue; revenue; operating income; earnings before taxes; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and... amortization; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and exception items; income from continuing operations; net income; earnings per share; diluted earnings per share; total stockholder return; Fair Market Value; cash flow; net cash provided by operating activities; net cash provided by operating activities less net cash used in investing activities; ratio of debt to debt plus equity; return on stockholder equity; return on invested capital; return on average total capital employed; return on net capital employed; return on assets; return on net assets employed before interest and taxes; operating working capital; average accounts receivable (calculated by taking the average of accounts receivable at the end of each month); average inventories (calculated by taking the average of inventories at the end of each month); economic value added; succession planning; manufacturing return on assets; manufacturing margin; and customer satisfaction. Performance Goals may also relate to a Participant's individual performance performance. The Administrator reserves the right to adjust Performance Goals, or modify the manner of measuring or evaluating a Performance Goal, for any reason the Administrator determines is appropriate, including but not limited to: (i) by excluding the effects of charges for reorganizing and may, restructuring; discontinued operations; asset write-downs; gains or losses on the disposition of a business; or mergers, acquisitions or dispositions; and extraordinary, unusual and/or non-recurring items of gain or loss; (ii) excluding the costs of litigation, claims, judgments or settlements; (iii) excluding the effects of changes laws or regulations affecting reported results, or changes in tax or accounting principles, regulations or law; and (iv) excluding any accruals of amounts related to payments under the Plan or any other compensation arrangement maintained by the Company or an Affiliate. The inclusion in an Award agreement of specific adjustments or modifications shall not be deemed to preclude the Administrator from making other adjustments or modifications, in its discretion, as described herein, unless provided otherwise in the Award Agreement, agreement provides that the adjustments or modifications described in such agreement shall be adjusted in the Committee's discretion. sole adjustments or modifications View More

Performance Goals. Any objective or subjective Means any goals the Committee establishes that relate to one or more of the following with respect to an Award. Performance Goals may include, but are not limited to, the performance of the Company or any one or more of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates Subsidiaries or other business units with respect to the following measures: net sales; cost of sales; gross income; gross units: revenue; revenue; operating income; earnings before taxes; earnings before interest and... taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and exception items; income from continuing operations; net income; earnings per share; diluted earnings per share; total stockholder return; Fair Market Value; cash flow; net cash provided by operating activities; net cash provided by operating activities less net cash used in investing activities; cost of goods sold; ratio of debt to debt plus equity; return on stockholder equity; return on invested capital; return on average total capital employed; return on profit before tax; gross profit; net capital employed; return on assets; return on profit; net assets employed sales; earnings before interest and taxes; operating working capital; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; Fair Market Value of Shares; basic earnings per share; diluted earnings per share; return on shareholder equity; average accounts receivable (calculated by taking the average of accounts receivable at the end of each month); average inventories (calculated by taking the average of inventories at the end of each month); return on average total capital employed; return on net assets employed before interest and taxes; economic value added; succession planning; manufacturing return on assets; manufacturing margin; and customer satisfaction. Performance Goals may also relate to a Participant's individual performance and may, unless provided otherwise year-end equity; and/or in the Award Agreement, case of Awards that the Committee determines will not be adjusted considered "performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m), such other goals as the Committee may establish in the Committee's its discretion. View More

Performance Goals. Any objective or subjective Means any goals the Committee establishes that relate to one or more of the following with respect to an Award. Performance Goals may include, but are not limited to, the performance of the Company or any one or more of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates Subsidiaries or other business units with respect to the following measures: net sales; cost of sales; gross income; gross units: revenue; revenue; operating income; earnings before taxes; earnings before interest and... taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and exception items; income from continuing operations; net income; earnings per share; diluted earnings per share; total stockholder return; Fair Market Value; cash flow; net cash provided by operating activities; net cash provided by operating activities less net cash used in investing activities; cost of goods sold; ratio of debt to debt plus equity; return on stockholder equity; return on invested capital; return on average total capital employed; return on profit before tax; gross profit; net capital employed; return on assets; return on profit; net assets employed sales; earnings before interest and taxes; operating working capital; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; Fair Market Value of Shares; basic earnings per share; diluted earnings per share; return on shareholder equity; average accounts receivable (calculated by taking the average of accounts receivable at the end of each month); average inventories (calculated by taking the average of inventories at the end of each month); return on average total capital employed; return on net assets employed before interest and taxes; economic value added; succession planning; manufacturing return on assets; manufacturing margin; and customer satisfaction. Performance Goals may also relate to a Participant's individual performance and may, unless provided otherwise year-end equity; and/or in the Award Agreement, case of Awards that the Committee determines will not be adjusted considered "performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m), such other goals as the Committee may establish in the Committee's its discretion. View More

Performance Goals. With respect to a Restricted Share Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Performance Share Award or a Cash-Based Award, the specific goal or goals established in writing by the Committee for the Performance Cycle applicable to such Award Award, which may be based upon one or more Performance Criteria

Performance Goals. With respect to a Restricted Share Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Performance Share Award or a Cash-Based Award, the specific goal or goals established in writing by the Committee for the Performance Cycle applicable to such Award. Performance Goals with respect to a Performance-Based Award granted to a Covered Employee shall only be based upon one or more Performance Criteria as permitted under Section 14

Performance Goals. The goal(s) determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined For example, but not by the Administrator, way of limitation, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using one or more of the following measures: (i) revenue, (ii) gross margin, (iii) operating margin, (iv) operating income, (v) pre-tax profit, (vi) earnings before interest, taxes and... depreciation, (vii) net income, (viii) cash flow, (ix) expenses, (x) the market price of the Share, (xi) earnings, (xii) return on stockholder equity, (xiii) return on capital, (xiv) product quality, (xv) economic value added, (xvi) number of customers, (xvii) market share, (xviii) return on investments, (xix) profit after taxes, (xx) customer satisfaction, (xxi) business divestitures and acquisitions, (xxii) supplier awards from significant customers, (xxiii) new product development, (xxiv) working capital, (xxv) objectively determinable individual objectives, (xxvi) time to market, (xxvii) return on net assets, and (xxviii) sales. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. Any criteria Performance Goal used may be measured, as applicable, (i) measured (1) in absolute terms, (ii) (2) in combination with another Performance Goal or Goals (for example, but not by way of limitation, as a ratio or matrix), (3) in relative terms (including, but not limited to, passage as compared to results for other periods of time time, and/or against another company company, companies or companies), (iii) an index or indices), (4) on a per-share or per-capita basis, (iv) (5) against the performance of the Company as a whole or a segment specific business unit(s), business segment(s) or product(s) of the Company, and (v) and/or (6) on a pre-tax or after-tax basis basis. The Administrator, in its discretion, will determine whether any significant element(s) or item(s) will be included in or excluded from the calculation of any Performance Goal with respect to any Participants (for example, but not by way of limitation, the effect of mergers and acquisitions). As determined in the discretion of the Administrator, achievement of Performance Goals for a particular Award may be calculated in accordance with the Company's financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or as adjusted for certain costs, expenses, gains and losses to provide non-GAAP measures of operating results View More

Performance Goals. The goal(s) determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Administrator, the Performance Goals applicable Applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using one or more of the following measures: (i) revenue, (ii) gross margin, (iii) operating margin, (iv) operating income, (v) pre-tax profit, (vi) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation, (vii) net income, (viii)... cash flow, (ix) expenses, (x) the market price of the Share, (xi) earnings, (xii) return on stockholder equity, (xiii) return on capital, (xiv) product quality, (xv) economic value added, (xvi) number of customers, (xvii) market share, (xviii) return on investments, (xix) profit after taxes, (xx) customer satisfaction, (xxi) business divestitures and acquisitions, (xxii) supplier awards from significant customers, (xxiii) new product development, (xxiv) working capital, (xxv) objectively determinable individual objectives, (xxvi) time to market, (xxvii) return on net assets, and (xxviii) sales. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. Any criteria used may be measured, as applicable, (i) in absolute terms, (ii) in relative terms (including, but not limited to, passage of time and/or against another company or companies), (iii) on a per-share basis, (iv) against the performance of the Company as a whole or a segment of the Company, and (v) on a pre-tax or after-tax basis View More