Qualifying Performance Criteria

Example Definitions of "Qualifying Performance Criteria"
Qualifying Performance Criteria. Means any one or more of the following performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, Affiliate or business segment, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years' results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the... Committee in the Award: (i) cash flow; (ii) earnings (including gross margin, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings); (iii) earnings per share; (iv) growth in earnings or earnings per share; (v) stock price; (vi) return on equity or average stockholders' equity; (vii) total stockholder return; (viii) return on capital; (ix) return on assets or net assets; (x) return on investment; (xi) revenue; (xii) income or net income; (xiii) operating income or net operating income; (xiv) operating profit or net operating profit; (xv) operating margin; (xvi) return on operating revenue; (xvii) market share; (xviii) contract awards or backlog; (xix) overhead or other expense reduction; (xx) growth in stockholder value relative to the moving average of the S&P 500 Index or a peer group index; (xxi) credit rating; (xxii) strategic plan development and implementation; (xxiii) improvement in workforce diversity, and (xxiv) any other similar criteria. The Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (A) asset write-downs; (B) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (C) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; (D) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; and (E) any extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 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. View More Arrow
Qualifying Performance Criteria. Means any one or more of the following performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, Affiliate Parent, Subsidiary or business segment, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years' results or to a designated comparison group, and on a... pre-tax or after-tax basis, in each case as specified by the Committee in the Award: (i) cash flow; flow (including operating cash flow or free cash flow); (ii) earnings (including gross margin, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings); (iii) earnings per share; (iv) growth in earnings or earnings per share; (v) stock price; (vi) return on equity or average stockholders' equity; (vii) total stockholder return; (viii) return on capital; (ix) return on assets or net assets; (x) return on investment; (xi) revenue; (xii) income or net income; (xiii) operating income or net operating income; (xiv) operating profit or net operating profit; (xv) operating margin; (xvi) return on operating revenue; (xvii) market share; (xviii) contract awards or backlog; (xix) overhead or other expense reduction; (xx) growth in stockholder value relative to the moving average of the S&P 500 Index or a peer group index; (xxi) credit rating; (xxii) strategic plan development and implementation; implementation (including individual performance objectives that relate to achievement of the Company's or any business unit's strategic plan); (xxiii) improvement in workforce diversity, diversity; (xxiv) expenses; (xxv) economic value added; (xxvi) product quality; (xxvii) number of customers; (xxviii) objective customer indicators; (xxix) customer satisfaction; (xxx) new product invention or innovation; (xxxi) profit after taxes; (xxxii) pre-tax profit; (xxxiii) working capital; (xxxiv) sales; (xxxv) advancement of the Company's product pipeline; (xxxvi) consummation of strategic transactions; (xxxvii) reduction in cash utilization; and (xxiv) any other similar criteria. (xxxviii) addition of technologies and products. The Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (A) asset write-downs; (B) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (C) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; (D) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; and (E) any gains or losses classified as extraordinary non-recurring items or as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of discontinued operations appearing in the Company's annual report to stockholders for the applicable year. financial statements. View More Arrow
Qualifying Performance Criteria. Means any Any one or more of the following performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, Affiliate unit or business segment, subsidiary, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either over a period of time including any portion of a year, annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years'... results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Committee in the Award: (i) (a) cash flow; (ii) flow, (b) earnings per share (including gross margin, earnings before interest interest, taxes, depreciation, and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings); (iii) earnings per share; (iv) growth in earnings amortization or earnings per share; (v) some variation thereof), (c) stock price; (vi) price, (d) return on equity or average stockholders' equity; (vii) equity, (e) total stockholder return; (viii) return, (f) return on capital; (ix) capital, (g) return on assets or net assets; (x) return on investment; (xi) revenue; (xii) assets, (h) revenue, (i) income or net income; (xiii) income, (j) operating income or net operating income; (xiv) income, (k) operating profit or net operating profit; (xv) profit, (l) operating margin; (xvi) margin or profit margin, (m) return on operating revenue; (xvii) revenue, and (n) market share; (xviii) contract awards or backlog; (xix) overhead or other expense reduction; (xx) growth in stockholder value relative to share. To the moving average extent consistent with Section 162(m) of the S&P 500 Index or a peer group index; (xxi) credit rating; (xxii) strategic plan development and implementation; (xxiii) improvement in workforce diversity, and (xxiv) any other similar criteria. The Committee may Code, the Administrator shall appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (A) (i) asset write-downs; (B) write- downs, (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (C) settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; (D) results, (iv) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; programs and (E) (v) any extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 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. View More Arrow
View Variations (2) Arrow
Qualifying Performance Criteria. Any one or more of the following performance criteria as determined pursuant to an objective formula, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, segment or Affiliate, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured over a performance period determined by the Board, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, or compared to previous results or to a designated comparison group,... in each case as specified by the Board in a Stock Award: (a) cash flow (including measures of operating or free cash flow), (b) earnings per share (including measures of GAAP earnings per share or non-GAAP measures such as non-GAAP earnings per-share or per-share earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), (c) return on equity, (d) total stockholder return, (e) return on capital, (f) return on assets or net assets, (g) revenue, (h) income or net income (on a GAAP basis or a non-GAAP basis), (i) operating income or net operating income (on a GAAP basis or a non-GAAP basis), (j) operating profit or net operating profit (on a GAAP basis or a non-GAAP basis), (k) operating margin (on a GAAP basis or a non-GAAP basis), (l) return on operating revenue (on a GAAP basis or a non-GAAP basis), (m) market share, (n) bookings and segments of bookings such as net product bookings, (o) market penetration, (p) technology development or proliferation, or (q) customer loyalty or satisfaction as measured by a customer loyalty or satisfaction index determined by an independent consultant expert in measuring such matters View More Arrow
Qualifying Performance Criteria. Any one or more of the following performance criteria as determined pursuant to an objective formula, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, segment or Affiliate, Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured over a performance period determined by the Board, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, or compared to previous results or to a designated... comparison group, in each case as specified by the Board in a the Stock Award: (a) cash flow (including measures of operating or free cash flow), (b) earnings per share (including measures of GAAP earnings per share or non-GAAP measures such as non-GAAP earnings per-share or per-share earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), (c) return on equity, (d) total stockholder return, (e) return on capital, (f) return on assets or net assets, (g) revenue, (h) income or net income (on a GAAP basis or a non-GAAP basis), (i) operating income or net operating income (on a GAAP basis or a non-GAAP basis), income, (j) operating profit or net operating profit (on a GAAP basis or a non-GAAP basis), profit, (k) operating margin (on a GAAP basis or a non-GAAP basis), margin, (l) return on operating revenue (on a GAAP basis or a non-GAAP basis), revenue, (m) market share, (n) bookings and segments of bookings such as net product bookings, (o) market penetration, (p) technology development or proliferation, or (q) customer loyalty or satisfaction as measured by a customer loyalty or satisfaction index determined by an independent consultant expert in measuring such matters View More Arrow
View Variation Arrow
Qualifying Performance Criteria. Means any one or more of the performance criteria determined pursuant to the Incentive Compensation Plan or the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as applicable.
Qualifying Performance Criteria. Any one or more of the following performance criteria as determined pursuant to an objective formula, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, segment or Affiliate, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured over a performance period determined by the Board, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, or compared to previous results or to a designated comparison group,... in each case as specified by the Board in a Stock Award View More Arrow
Qualifying Performance Criteria. Any one or more of the following performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, Parent, Subsidiary or business segment, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years' results or to a designated comparison group, and on a pre-tax or after-tax... basis, in each case as specified by the Committee in the Award View More Arrow
All Definitions