Performance Metrics The “Performance Metrics” for the Performance Period are: (i) the System Average Interruption Frequency Index (Major Events Excluded) (“XXXXX”); (ii) Arizona Public Service Company’s customer to employee improvement ratio; (iii) the OSHA rate (All Incident Injury Rate); (iv) nuclear capacity factor; and (v) coal capacity factor.
Total Shareholder Return (i) Up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the RSUs granted to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement shall vest, if at all, based upon the Total Shareholder Return for the Company, as compared to the Comparison Companies, for the Performance Period in the manner set forth on Exhibit 1-A hereto.
Annual Performance Bonus In the discretion of the Company's Compensation Committee, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual performance bonus payable in cash for each full or partial fiscal year of the Company during the Employment Period in accordance with the Company's performance-based bonus program for Executive Officers.
Annual Bonus Opportunity Your annual target bonus opportunity following the Effective Date will be 50% of your annual base salary (the “Target Bonus”). The Target Bonus shall be subject to review and may be adjusted based upon the Company’s normal performance review practices. Your actual bonuses shall be based upon achievement of performance objectives to be determined by the Board in its sole and absolute discretion. Bonuses will be paid as soon as practicable after the Board determines that such bonuses have been earned, but in no event will a bonus be paid to you after the later of (i) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) month following the close of the Company’s fiscal year in which such bonus is earned or (ii) March 15 following the calendar year in which such bonus is earned.
EBITDA With respect to REIT and its Subsidiaries for any period (without duplication): (a) Net Income (or Loss) on a Consolidated basis, in accordance with GAAP, exclusive of the following (but only to the extent included in determination of such Net Income (Loss)): (i) depreciation and amortization expense; (ii) Interest Expense; (iii) income tax expense; (iv) Acquisition Closing Costs and extraordinary or non-recurring gains and losses (including, without limitation, gains and losses on the sale of assets) and income and expense allocated to minority owners; and (v) other non-cash items to the extent not actually paid as a cash expense; plus (b) such Person’s pro rata share of EBITDA of its Unconsolidated Affiliates as provided below. With respect to Unconsolidated Affiliates and Subsidiaries of Borrower that are not Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, EBITDA attributable to such entities shall be excluded but EBITDA shall include a Person’s Equity Percentage of Net Income (or Loss) from such Unconsolidated Affiliates or such Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary plus its Equity Percentage of (i) depreciation and amortization expense; (ii) Interest Expense; (iii) income tax expense; (iv) Acquisition Closing Costs and extraordinary or non-recurring gains and losses (including, without limitation, gains and losses on the sale of assets) and income and expense allocated to minority owners; and (v) other non-cash items to the extent not actually paid as a cash expense.
Performance Targets Threshold, target and maximum performance levels for each performance measure of the performance period are contained in Appendix B.
Quarterly Bonus The Employee shall be eligible to be paid a quarterly bonus earned in accordance with the terms set forth on Exhibit 3.2.
Bonus Opportunity The Company shall offer each year an incentive bonus compensation plan. Such plan will include an annual bonus target amount equal to at least 50% of the Executive’s annual base salary and shall contain such additional terms as determined by the Chief Executive Officer. The amount of any bonus payable to Executive in any year shall be based upon performance targets established in advance under the bonus plan and Executive’s achievement of such performance criteria.
Performance Based Bonus As additional compensation, the Executive shall be entitled to receive a performance based bonus, based on meeting revenue and cash flow objectives. The Executive shall be granted options ("Performance Options") to purchase an aggregate of 220,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to anti-dilution provisions relating to adjustments in the event that the Company, among other things, declares stock dividends, effects forward or reverse stock splits, at an exercise price of the fair market value of the date of the grant, and shall be exercisable for a period of four (4) years from the date of vesting unless sooner terminated, as described herein. The date of grant shall be the Effective Date of this Agreement. Up to one-half of these shares will be eligible for vesting on a quarterly basis and the rest annually, with the total grant allocated over a two-year period, starting with the quarter ended December 31, 2007. Vesting of the quarterly portion is subject to achievement of increased revenues over the prior quarter as well as positive and increased net cash flow per share (defined as cash provided by operating activities per the Company’s statement of cash flow, measured before changes in working capital components and not including investing or financing activities) for that quarter. Vesting of the annual portion is subject to meeting the above cash flow requirements on a year-over-year basis, plus a revenue growth rate of at least 30% for the fiscal year over the prior year, starting with the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. In the event of quarter to quarter decreases in revenues and or cash flow, the Performance Options shall not vest for that quarter but the unvested quarterly Performance Options shall be added to the available Performance Options for the year, vested subject to achievement of the applicable annual goal. In the event this Agreement is not renewed or the Executive is terminated other than for Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to register the stock underlying the vested portion of the Performance Options provided hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth in a registration rights agreement to be mutually agreed upon by and between Executive and the Company. The Company shall file such Registration Statement as promptly as practicable and at its sole expense. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts through its officers, directors, auditors and counsel in all matters necessary or advisable to file and cause to become effective such Registration Statement as promptly as practicable. Company and Executive agree that this bonus program will continue after the initial two-year period, through the end of the Term, with the specific bonus parameters to be negotiated in good faith between the parties at least ninety (90) days before the expiration of the program then in place.
Performance Measure The number of Performance Shares earned at the end of the three-year Performance Period will vary depending on the degree to which cumulative adjusted earnings per share performance goals for the Performance Period, as established by the Committee, are met.
