Performance Objectives

Performance Objectives. Means the measurable or subjective performance objective or objectives established pursuant to this STI Plan for Participants who have received Award Opportunities. Performance Objectives may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the performance of a Subsidiary, division, business unit, department, region or function within the Company or Subsidiary in which the Participant is employed (i.e., "team objectives") or in terms of the... performance of the individual Participant (i.e., "individual objectives") and may be based on the following criteria: earnings per share, operating income, revenues, operating margin, profit margin, return on assets, return on equity, return on invested capital, financing, credit ratings, redeployment of capital, cash flow, shareholder value, economic value added, shareholder return (measured in terms of stock price appreciation) and/or total shareholder return (measured in terms of stock price appreciation and/or dividend growth), new customers, cost controls, operating efficiencies, product development, strategic partnering, research and development, market penetration, geographic business expansion, cost targets, productivity, employee satisfaction, management of employment practices and employee benefits, supervision of litigation or labor negotiations, dealings with regulatory bodies, acquisitions or divestitures, delivery cost per kilowatt hour or delivery cost per millions of cubic feet of natural gas, customer satisfaction, program development, frequency or duration of electric or gas service interruptions, number of or severity of gas leaks, avoidance of environmental, public or employee safety problems, realization of the regulated return on equity, and/or strategic business criteria related to a Participant's area or areas of responsibility. The Performance Objectives may be made relative to the performance of other corporations or entities. View More

Performance Objectives. Means the achievement of a performance objective or objectives established pursuant to this Plan for Eligible Executives. Performance Objectives may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Eligible Executive or of the Subsidiary, division, department or function within the Company or Subsidiary in which the Eligible Executive is employed or for which the Eligible Executive has responsibilities. The Performance... Objectives shall be limited to specified levels of, growth in or relative peer company performance in one or more of the following: earnings per share, return on invested capital, return on total capital, return on assets, return on equity, total shareholder return, net income, revenue, free cash flow, operating profit, gross margin and/or contribution margin, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and productivity improvement. View More

Performance Objectives. Performance goals or targets established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received grants of Performance Shares or Performance Units or, when so determined by the Committee, Deferred Shares, Options, Restricted Shares or Other Stock-Based Awards. Performance Objectives may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or the division, department or function within the Company or Subsidiary in which... the Participant is employed. Any Performance Objectives applicable to Awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code shall be limited to specified levels of, or increases in, the Company's or Subsidiary's return on equity, earnings per share, earnings growth, return on capital, return on assets, divisional return on capital, divisional return on net assets, total shareholder return and/or increase in the Fair Market Value of the Shares. Except in the case of Performance Objectives related to an Award intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code, if the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Performance Objectives unsuitable, the Committee, after the date of grant, may modify such Performance Objectives, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable. View More

Performance Objectives. Collectively, with respect to a Participant, the Threshold Performance Objective (which only applies to Covered Employees) and any Company Performance Objectives and Individual Performance Objectives applicable to the Participant, as provided in Article 5.

Performance Objectives. The performance objectives that may be established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received grants of Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units. Performance Objectives may include the achievement of a specified target, or target growth in, one or more of the following: (i) earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); (ii) earnings before interest expense and taxes (EBIT); (iii) net earnings; (iv) net income; (v) operating income; (vi)... earnings per share; (vii) book value per share; (viii) return on shareholders' equity; (ix) capital expenditures; (x) expenses and expense ratio management; (xi) return on investment; (xii) improvements in capital structure; (xiii) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product; (xiv) maintenance or improvement of profit margins; (xv) stock price; (xvi) market share; (xvii) revenues or sales; (xviii) costs; (xix) cash flow; (xx) working capital; (xxi) return on (net) assets; (xxii) economic value added; (xxiii) gross or net profit before or after taxes or (xxiv) objectively determinable goals with respect to service or product delivery, service or product quality, inventory management, customer satisfaction, meeting budgets and/or retention of employees. Performance objectives may relate to the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, one or more of its divisions or units or any combination of the foregoing, on a consolidated or nonconsolidated basis, and may be applied on an absolute basis or be relative to one or more peer group companies or indices, or any combination thereof, all as the Committee determines. For Awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, these factors will not be altered or replaced by any other criteria without ratification by the shareholders of the Company if failure to obtain such approval would result in jeopardizing the tax deductibility of Performance Awards to Participants View More

Performance Objectives. Any one or more of the following business criteria: A/R day sales outstanding, A/R to sales, debt, debt to debt plus stockholder equity, debt to EBIT or EBITDA, EBIT, EBITDA, EPS, EVA, expense reduction, interest coverage, inventory to sales, inventory turns, net income, operating cash flow, pre-tax margin, return on assets, return on capital employed, return on equity, sales, stock price appreciation, and total stockholder return (TSR), as defined further in Appendix A. These terms are used as... applied under generally accepted accounting principles (if applicable) and in the Company's financial reporting View More

Performance Objectives. The measurable performance objective or objectives established by the Administrator pursuant to this Plan for Participants who received grants of Performance Shares or Performance Units or, when so determined by the Administrator, Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, dividend credits or Other Stock-Based Awards pursuant to this Plan. Performance Objectives may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the... performance of the individual Participant or of the Subsidiary, division, department, region or function within the Company or Subsidiary in which the Participant is employed. The Performance Objectives may be made relative to the performance of other companies or subsidiaries, divisions, departments, regions or functions within such other companies, and may be made relative to an index or one or more of the performance objectives themselves. The Administrator may grant Awards subject to Performance Objectives that are either Performance-Based Compensation or are not Performance-Based Compensation. The Performance Objectives applicable to any Performance-Based Compensation to a Covered Employee will be based on one or more, or a combination, of the following criteria: (a) increase in share price; (b) earnings per share; (c) total shareholder return; (d) operating margin; (e) gross margin; (f) return on equity; (g) return on assets; (h) return on investment; (i) operating income; (j) net operating income; (k) pre tax profit; (l) cash flow; (m) revenue; (n) expenses; (o) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (p) economic value added and (q) market share View More

Performance Objectives. Any performance objectives established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received performance-based Awards, which may be any financial performance measures, strategic goals or milestones, individual performance goals, or other objective or subjective performance goals selected by the Committee. Performance Objectives may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or the Subsidiary, division,... department or function within the Company or Subsidiary in which the Participant is employed. Performance Objectives may be measured on an absolute or relative basis. The Committee may determine that certain adjustments shall apply, in whole or in part, in such manner as determined by the Committee, to exclude the effect of any of the following events or any other events that occur during a performance period: the impairment of tangible or intangible assets; litigation or claim judgments or settlements; the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; business combinations, reorganizations and/or restructuring programs, including, but not limited to, reductions in force and early retirement incentives; currency fluctuations; and any unusual, infrequent or non-recurring items, including, but not limited to, such items described in management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations or the financial statements and notes thereto appearing in Company's annual report for the applicable period. If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances or individual performance renders the Performance Objectives unsuitable, the Committee may modify such Performance Objectives or the related minimum acceptable level of achievement, in whole or in part, upward or downward, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable; provided, however, that no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority would be inconsistent with the Plan or any award meeting the requirements (or an applicable exception thereto) of Section 409A or other applicable statutory provision View More

Performance Objectives. The performance objectives established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received grants of Performance Shares or Performance Units or, when so determined by the Committee, Deferred Shares or Restricted Shares

Performance Objectives. Collectively with respect to a Participant, Threshold Earnings Performance and any other Company Financial Objectives and Individual Performance Objectives (applicable to the Participant), as provided in Article 5.