Performance Goals

Example Definitions of "Performance Goals"
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: stock price, revenue, profit, bookings, cash flow, customer development, customer retention, customer satisfaction, sales channel retention, sales channel satisfaction, sales... channel development, associate retention, associate satisfaction, associate development, net bookings, net income, net profit, operating cash flow, operating expenses, total earnings, earnings per share, diluted or basic, earnings per share from continuing operations, diluted or basic, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, pre-tax profit, net asset turnover, asset utilization, inventory turnover, capital expenditures, net earnings, operating earnings, gross or operating margin, profit margin, debt, working capital, return on equity, return on net assets, return on total assets, return on capital, return on investment, return on sales, net or gross sales, market share, economic value added, cost of capital, change in assets, technical development, expense reduction levels, debt reduction, productivity, new product introductions, delivery performance, implementation or improvement of new or existing business systems, individual objectives, and total stockholder return. Any criteria used may be (A) measured in absolute terms, (B) measured in terms of growth, (C) compared to another company or companies, (D) measured against the market as a whole and/or according to applicable market indices, (E) measured against the performance of the Company as a whole or a segment of the Company and/or (F) measured on a pre-tax or post-tax basis (if applicable). Further, any Performance Goals may be used to measure the performance of the Company as a whole or a business unit or other segment of the Company, or one or more product lines or specific markets and may be measured relative to a peer group or index. Prior to the Determination Date, the Committee will determine whether any significant element(s) will be included in or excluded from the calculation of any Performance Goal with respect to any Participant. In all other respects, Performance Goals will be calculated in accordance with the Company's financial statements, generally accepted accounting principles, or under a methodology established by the Committee prior to or at the time of establishing Performance Goals for a Performance Period and which is consistently applied with respect to a Performance Goal in the relevant Performance Period. In addition, the Committee will adjust any performance criteria, Performance Goal or other feature of a Target Award that relates to or is wholly or partially based on the number of, or the value of, any stock of the Company, to reflect any stock dividend or split, repurchase, recapitalization, combination, or exchange of shares or other similar changes in such stock. View More
Performance Goals. Performance goals established by the Administrator as contingencies for the grant, exercise, vesting, distribution, payment and/or settlement, as applicable, of Awards
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. 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) Expenses, (d) Gross Margin, (e) Individual Objectives, (f) Net Income, (g) Operating Cash Flow, (h) Operating Income, (i)... Operating Margin, (j) Return on Assets, (k) Return on Equity, (l) Return on Sales, (m) Revenue, (n) Total Stockholder Return, and/or (o) Unit 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 of a business unit of the Company or by product or product line, (v) on a pre-tax or after-tax basis, and/or on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis. Prior to the beginning of the applicable Performance Period, the Administrator shall determine whether any significant element(s) shall be included or excluded from the calculation of any Performance Goal with respect to any Participants. For example, but not by way of limitation, the Administrator may determine that the measures for one or more Performance Goals shall consist of non-GAAP variations of any of the foregoing measures. The Committee may set different goals for Awards not intended to qualify for exemption from the limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Administrator is authorized, in its sole and absolute discretion, to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for a Performance Period (provided, that if an Award is intended to constitute "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code, such adjustment or modification may be made only to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code) in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants based on the following events: (A) asset write-downs; (B) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (C) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; (D) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (E) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 (or any successor or pronouncement thereto) and/or in management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company's annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; (F) acquisitions or divestitures; (G) any other specific unusual or nonrecurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof; (H) foreign exchange gains and losses; and (I) a change in the Company's fiscal year View More
Performance Goals. One or more goals established by the Board or Committee that must be attained by AgeX or a Subsidiary, or a division, business unit or operational unit of AgeX or a Subsidiary in order for an Award to vest or for the determination of the amount of an Award
Performance Goals. The pre-established objective performance goals established by the Committee for each Performance Period. The Performance Goals may be based upon the performance of the Company (or a division, organization or other business unit thereof), a Subsidiary, an Affiliated Company, or of an individual Participant, using one or more of the Performance Measures selected by the Committee in its discretion
Performance Goals. The level or levels of Performance Measures established by the Committee for a Performance Period
Performance Goals. The Profit Before Taxes target established by the Committee for a Performance Period
Performance Goals. The performance goals that a Participant must satisfy to receive payment as determined in accordance with Section 10 of this Plan
Performance Goals. The Individual Objectives and the Corporate Objectives, and for the end of the fiscal year, the Annual Corporate Objective, set forth in Annex A for the applicable fiscal year
Performance Goals. Measurable performance goals established pursuant to the Plan for Participants pursuant to Section 5. The Performance Goals applicable to any Qualified Performance-Based Awards shall be based on one or more, or a combination, of the following criteria, as applicable: (i) total stockholder return; (ii) stock price appreciation; (iii) return on equity; (iv) return on assets; (v) modified return on assets; (vi) return on capital (including return on invested capital); (vii) earnings per share;... (viii) earnings before interest and taxes; (ix) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (x) ongoing earnings; (xi) cash flow (including operating cash flow, free cash flow, discounted cash flow return on investment, and cash flow in excess of costs of capital); (xii) economic value added; (xiii) net operating profit after tax, less a cost of capital charge; (xiv) stockholder value added; (xv) revenues; (xvi) net income; (xvii) pre-tax income; (xviii) operating income; (xix) pre-tax profit margin; (xx) performance against business plan; (xxi) backlog; (xxii) customer service; (xxiii) corporate governance quotient or rating; (xxiv) market share; (xxv) employee satisfaction; (xxvi) employee engagement; (xxvii) supplier diversity; (xxviii) workforce diversity; (xxix) operating margins; (xxx) credit rating; (xxxi) dividend payments; (xxxii) expenses; (xxxiii) fuel cost per million BTU; (xxxiv) costs per kilowatt hour; (xxxv) retained earnings; (xxxvi) completion of acquisitions, divestitures and corporate restructurings; (xxxvii) safety (including total OSHA recordable rate, OSHA lost time accident rate, lost workday severity rate, restricted workday severity rate, restricted workday incident rate, days away and restricted time, first aid cases, general liability cases, and auto accidents); and (xxxix) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting goals in the areas of litigation, human resources, information services, production, inventory, safety, support services, site development, plant development, building development, facility development, government relations, product market share or management. Performance Goals may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or of the Affiliate, division, department, region or function within the Company or Affiliate in which the Participant is employed. The Performance Goals may be relative to the performance of one or more other companies or subsidiaries, divisions, departments, regions or functions within such other companies, and may be made relative to an index of one or more of the performance criteria themselves. Awards may be granted subject to Performance Goals that are either Qualified Performance-Based Awards or are not Qualified Performance-Based Awards. The Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no payment will be made (or no vesting will occur), levels of performance at which specified payments will be paid (or specified vesting will occur) and a maximum level of performance above which no additional payment will be made (or at which full vesting will occur). With respect to Qualified Performance-Based Awards, each such Performance Goal will define in an objective manner the extent to which the Performance Goal for a Performance Period has been achieved View More
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