Common use of Phantom Stock Awards Clause in Contracts

Phantom Stock Awards. 14.1. The Committee may make Phantom Stock Awards to selected Employees which may be based solely on the value of the underlying shares of Stock, solely on any earnings or appreciation thereon, or both. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the sole and complete authority to determine the number of hypothetical or target shares as to which each such Phantom Stock Award is subject and to determine the terms and conditions of each such Phantom Stock Award. There may be more than one Phantom Stock Award in existence at any one time with respect to a selected Employee, and the terms and conditions of each such Phantom Stock Award may differ from each other. 14.2. The Committee shall establish vesting or performance measures for each Phantom Stock Award on the basis of such criteria and to accomplish such objectives as the Committee may from time to time, in its sole discretion, determine. Such measures may be based on years of service or periods of employment, or the achievement of individual or corporate performance objectives, but shall, in each instance, be based upon one or more of the business criteria as determined pursuant to Section 4.7. The vesting and performance measures determined by the Committee shall be established at the time a Phantom Stock Award is made. Phantom Stock Awards may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise encumbered, except as provided in Section 17, during the Performance Period. 14.3. The Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the manner of payment, which may include cash or shares of Stock in such proportions as the Committee shall determine. 14.4. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any Award of Phantom Stock which is not earned by the end of the Performance Period shall be forfeited. If a Participant's Date of Termination occurs prior to the end of a Performance Period, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine that the Participant will be entitled to settlement of all or a portion of the Phantom Stock for which he or she would otherwise be eligible, and may accelerate the determination of the value and settlement of Phantom Stock or make such other adjustment as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems desirable.