Equity-Based Awards definition

Equity-Based Awards include stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance vesting stock, performance stock units, and any other award granted by the Employer which derives its value based upon an equity security of the Employer, regardless whether such award is ultimately intended to be settled in stock or cash.
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Equity-Based Awards means stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance vesting stock, performance stock units, and any other award granted by the Company, which derives its value based upon the Common Stock, regardless whether such award is ultimately intended to be settled in stock or cash.
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Equity-Based Awards shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(c).
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Examples of Equity-Based Awards in a sentence

  • The Committee may grant Other Equity-Based Awards, either alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and subject to such conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.

  • The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant Awards in the form of Other Equity-Based Awards, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan.

  • Other Equity-Based Awards shall be governed by the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.

  • Such amount shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the cancellation of such Award or portion thereof, or (B) in the case of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards, provide the Participant with a cash payment or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards, or the underlying shares in respect thereof.

  • Other Equity-Based Awards denominated as equity interests other than shares of Common Stock may be paid or settled in shares or units of such equity interests or cash or a combination of both as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

  • Upon forfeiture of Other Equity-Based Awards, the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such Award.

  • The Committee may grant Other Equity-Based Awards under the Plan to Eligible Persons, alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and dependent on such conditions as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine.

  • The Committee may grant Other Equity-Based Awards and Other Cash-Based Awards under the Plan to Eligible Persons, alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and dependent on such conditions as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 5(a) of the Plan.

  • The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of Other Equity-Based Awards on the Grant Date or thereafter.

  • Awards that may be granted under the Plan include: (a) Incentive Stock Options, (b) Non-qualified Stock Options, (c) Stock Appreciation Rights, (d) Restricted Awards, (e) Performance Share Awards, (f) Cash Awards, and (g) Other Equity-Based Awards.


More Definitions of Equity-Based Awards

Equity-Based Awards means, collectively, Company RSUs (including Director RSUs), Company PSUs, Company Stock Options and awards of Restricted Shares.
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Equity-Based Awards means an award issued pursuant to Section 12.
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Equity-Based Awards shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(iii).
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Equity-Based Awards means, collectively, Company RSUs and Company PSUs. “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
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Equity-Based Awards has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.16(d).
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Equity-Based Awards shall not include the inducement grant described in that certain offer letter dated July 29, 2011 from the Company to Employee in the amount of 112,500 shares of restricted common stock of the Company (the "Inducement Award"). In the event of a termination of Employee's employment with the Company or a Change of Control, the vesting of such Inducement Award shall be governed by the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement entered into between the Company and the Employee in connection with the Inducement Award.
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Related to Equity-Based Awards

  • Performance-Based Awards means the Performance Share Awards and Restricted Stock Awards granted to selected Covered Employees pursuant to Articles 9 and 10, but which are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Article 11. All Performance-Based Awards are intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code.

  • share-based award means an award under an equity incentive plan of equity-based instruments that do not have option-like features, including, for greater certainty, common shares, restricted shares, restricted share units, deferred share units, phantom shares, phantom share units, common share equivalent units, and stock.

  • Cash-Based Award means an Award entitling the recipient to receive a cash-denominated payment.

  • Other Stock-Based Awards means Awards granted to a Participant under Section 6(i) hereof.

  • Performance-Based Award means any Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Award or Cash-Based Award granted to a Covered Employee that is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

  • Qualified Performance-Based Award means an Award intended to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, as provided in Section 11.

  • Other Stock-Based Award means any right granted under Section 6(f) of the Plan.

  • Equity Awards means any of Executive’s stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (including unvested shares Executive has purchased through an early exercise of a stock option grant), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units and any other equity compensation awards granted by the Company or any successor of the Company.

  • Performance Awards means Performance Units, Performance Shares or either or both of them.

  • Performance-Based Cash Award means a cash Award under Article XI of this Plan that is payable or otherwise based on the attainment of certain pre-established performance goals during a Performance Period.

  • option-based award means an award under an equity incentive plan of options, including, for greater certainty, share options, share appreciation rights, and similar instruments that have option-like features;

  • Awards means Options, RSUs and PSUs granted to a Participant pursuant to the terms of the Plan;

  • Performance Shares means Shares or an Award denominated in Shares which may be earned in whole or in part upon attainment of performance criteria established by the Administrator.

  • Performance Units means an Award which may be earned in whole or in part upon attainment of performance criteria established by the Administrator and which may be settled for cash, Shares or other securities or a combination of cash, Shares or other securities as established by the Administrator.