Performance Goals

Performance Goals. Has the meaning set forth on Exhibit A.

Performance Goals. The "Performance Goals"

Performance Goals. Means 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 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) 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

Performance Goals. Shall mean Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, Total Stockholder Return and any other criterion established by the Committee.

Performance Goals. Means the performance criteria established by the Committee pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan and set forth in Appendix A.

Performance Goals. Means with respect to any Performance Period, one or more objective performance goals based on one or more of the following objective criteria established by the Committee prior to the beginning of such Performance Period or within such period after the beginning of the Performance Period as shall meet the requirements to be considered "pre-established performance goals" for purposes of Code Section 162(m): (i) increases in the price of the Common Stock, (ii) product or service sales or market... share, (iii) revenues, (iv) return on equity, assets, or capital, (v) economic profit (economic value added), (vi) total stockholder return, (vii) costs, (viii) expenses, (ix) margins, (x) earnings or earnings per share, (xi) cash flow, (xii) cash balances (xiii) customer satisfaction, (xiv) operating profit, (xv) research and development progress, (xvi) clinical trial progress, (xvii) licensing, (xviii) product development, (xix) manufacturing, or (xx) any combination of the foregoing, including without limitation, goals based on any of such measures relative to appropriate peer groups or market indices. Such Performance Goals may be particular to a Participant or may be based, in whole or in part, on the performance of the division, department, line of business, subsidiary, or other business unit, whether or not legally constituted, in which the Participant works or on the performance of the Company generally. View More

Performance Goals. Goals which have been established by the Committee in connection with an Award and are based on one or more of the following criteria, as determined by the Committee in its absolute and sole discretion: net income; cash flow; cash flow on investment; pre-tax or post-tax profit levels or earnings; operating income or earnings; return on investment; earned value added; expense reduction levels; free cash flow; free cash flow per share; earnings per share; net earnings per share; net earnings from... continuing operations; sales growth; sales volume; economic profit; expense reduction; controlled expenses; return on assets; return on net assets; return on equity; return on capital; return on sales; return on invested capital; organic revenue; growth in managed assets; total shareholder return; stock price; stock price appreciation; EBITA; adjusted EBITA; EBITDA; adjusted EBITDA; return in excess of cost of capital; profit in excess of cost of capital; net operating profit after tax; operating margin; profit margin; adjusted revenue; revenue; net revenue; operating revenue; net cash provided by operating activities; net cash provided by operating activities per share; cash conversion percentage; new sales; net new sales; cancellations; gross margin; gross margin percentage; and revenue before deferral. View More

Performance Goals. Means performance goals based on the attainment by the Company of performance goals pre-established by the Committee, which in the case of an Award intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code shall be based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) net income (before or after taxes); (ii) earnings before or after deduction for all or any portion of interest, taxes, minority interest, depreciation and amortization, whether on an aggregate or per share basis; (iii) increase in the... trading price of the Company's stock above the trading price at the time the criteria is established; (iv) return on total stockholder equity; (v) working capital; (vi) sales or revenues; (vii) cost management goals, including expense and cost reductions or improvements in or attainment of expense levels; (viii) return ratios based on equity, investment, capital employed and/or assets; (ix) inventory levels, turns or aging, (x) operating ratios based on margin, income and/or net income; (xi) market share; (xii) cash flow or operating cash flow; (xiii) increase, decrease or ending balance of any item on the Company's consolidated balance sheets; and (xiv) any combination of the foregoing, including as compared to an index of one or more peer group companies selected by the Committee. To the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code, or to the extent that an Award is not intended to constitute performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m), the Committee may designate additional business criteria on which the performance goals may be based or adjust, modify or amend the aforementioned business criteria. Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no Award will be earned, a level of performance at which the target amount of an Award will be earned and a level of performance at which the maximum amount of the Award will be earned. To the extent consistent with Section 162(m) and regulations issued thereunder, the Committee shall have the authority to make equitable adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of (i) changes in tax law or accounting principles that become effective during the performance period; (ii) extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring events affecting the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; (iii) the disposition of a business or significant assets; (iv) gains or losses from all or certain claims and/or litigation and insurance recoveries; (v) the impact of impairment of tangible assets; (vi) restructuring activities; (vii) the impact of investments or acquisitions; and/or (viii) changes in corporate capitalization such as stock splits and certain reorganizations. 4 View More

Performance Goals. Means the revenue and adjusted EBITDA (defined as used by the Company for purposes of its earnings announcements) targets for the Performance Period identified on Annex B.

Performance Goals. The goal(s) (or combined goals) determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to a Target Bonus. As determined by the Administrator, the performance measures for any performance period may include, without limitation, any one or more of the following objective performance criteria, measured either on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to a previous period's results to a designated comparison group, and/or to another... Performance Goal: (i) revenues, including total Company revenues, or revenues by product or product family, by business or operating unit, by services offering or other subsets of total Company revenues; (ii) bookings, including total Company bookings, or bookings by product or product family, by business or operating unit, by services offering or other subsets of total Company bookings; (iii) revenue or bookings growth rates; (iv) contract awards; (v) backlog; (vi) gross margin, overall or by product or product family; (vii) improvements in gross margin; (viii) operating expense targets or operating or other expense reduction; (ix) profit contribution of a particular product or product family, of a business or operating unit, of a services offering or of other subsets of total Company revenue generating activities; (x) operating income; (xi) operating margin; (xii) earnings or earnings per share; (xiii) earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT); (xiv) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); (xv) EBITDA adjusted to include or exclude such items as may be determined; (xvi) cash flow; (xvii) operating cash flow; (xviii) free cash flow; (xix) cash position or period-to-period changes in cash position; (xx) working capital or period-to-period changes in working capital; (xxi) product release timelines; (xxii) time to market; (xxiii) new product development; (xxiv) patent filings or other indicia of innovation; (xxv) stock price; (xxvi) changes in total stockholder return, either absolute or in relative to an index or peer group; (xxvii) market share and changes therein; (xxviii) number of customers or number of new customers; (xxix) customer renewal rates; (xxx) customer retention rates from an acquired company, business unit or division; (xxxi) customer satisfaction measures; (xxxii) product quality measures; (xxxiii) internal rate of return; (xxxiv) return on assets; (xxxv) return on capital; (xxxvi) return on equity; (xxxvii) return on investment; (xxxviii) return on sales; (xxxix) accomplishment of business divestitures or acquisitions; or (xxxx) individual objectives such as peer reviews or other subjective or objective criteria. As determined by the Administrator, the performance goals may be based on GAAP or non-GAAP results and any actual results may be adjusted by the Administrator for one-time items or unbudgeted or unexpected items when determining whether the performance goals have been met. The goals may be on the basis of any factors the Administrator determines relevant, and may be on an individual, divisional, business unit or Company-wide basis. The performance goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from award to award. Cyan Incentive Comp Plan 2 View More