Objectively Determinable Performance Condition definition

Objectively Determinable Performance Condition means a performance condition (i) that is established (A) at the time an Award is granted or (B) no later than the earlier of (1) 90 days after the beginning of the period of service to which it relates, or (2) before the elapse of 25% of the period of service to which it relates, (ii) that is uncertain of achievement at the time it is established, and (iii) the achievement of which is determinable by a third party with knowledge of the relevant facts. Examples of measures that may be used in Objectively Determinable Performance Conditions include net order dollars, net profit dollars, net profit growth, net revenue dollars, revenue growth, individual performance, earnings per share, return on assets, return on equity, and other financial objectives, objective customer satisfaction indicators and efficiency measures, each with respect to the Company and/or an Affiliate or individual business unit.
Objectively Determinable Performance Condition 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 shareowners’ equity; (vii) total shareowner 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) sales or revenue growth; (xix) overhead or other expense reduction; (xx) growth in shareowner 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 an Objectively Determinable 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 shareowners for the applicable year.
Objectively Determinable Performance Condition means a performance condition (i) that is established (A) at the time an Award is granted or (B) no later than the earlier of (1) 90 days after the beginning of the period of Service to which it relates, or (2) before 25% of the period of Service to which it relates has elapsed, (ii) that is substantially uncertain of achievement at the time it is established, and (iii) the achievement of which would be determinable by a third party with knowledge of the relevant facts. Examples of measures that may be used in Objectively Determinable Performance Conditions include net order dollars, net profit dollars, net profit growth, net revenue dollars, profit/loss or profit margin, operating profit, net operating profit, operating margin, working capital, sales or revenue, revenue growth, gross margin, cost of goods sold, individual performance, cash, accounts receivables, writeoffs, cash flow, liquidity, income, net income, operating income, net operating income, earnings, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization, earnings per share, growth in earnings per share, price/earnings ratio, debt or debt-to-equity, economic value added, assets, return on assets, return on equity, stock price, shareholders’ equity, total shareholder return, including stand-alone or relative to a stock market or peer group index, return on capital, return on assets or net assets, return on investment, return on operating revenue, any other financial objectives, objective customer satisfaction indicators and efficiency measures, operations, research or related milestones, intellectual property (e.g., patents), product development, site, plant or building development, internal controls, policies and procedures, information technology, human resources, corporate governance, business development, market share, strategic alliances, licensing and partnering, contract awards or backlog, expenses, overhead or other expense reduction, compliance programs, legal matters, accounting and reporting, credit rating, strategic plan development and implementation, mergers and acquisitions and divestitures, financings, management, improvement in workforce diversity, or any similar criteria, each with respect to the Company and/or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, and/or an individual business unit.

Examples of Objectively Determinable Performance Condition in a sentence

  • For so long as the Company is a “publicly held corporation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and with respect to grants of Stock Units that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), no Employee may be granted within any Fiscal Year under the Plan more than 33,333 Stock Units which are subject to the achievement of Objectively Determinable Performance Condition, with such limit subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 10.

  • For so long as the Company is a “publicly held corporation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and with respect to grants of Stock Units that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), no Employee may be granted within any Fiscal Year under the Plan more than 100,000 Stock Units which are subject to the achievement of Objectively Determinable Performance Condition, with such limit subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 10.


More Definitions of Objectively Determinable Performance Condition

Objectively Determinable Performance Condition 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);
Objectively Determinable Performance Condition 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 and may include actual, growth, or performance-to-target for: (i) cash flow, including free cash flow; (ii) earnings (including revenue, gross margin, operating profit, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings) or earnings per share; (iii) stock price; (iv) return on equity or average stockholders’ equity; (v) total stockholder return, either actual or relative to share price or market capitalization; (vi) return on capital; (vii) return on assets or net assets; (viii) return on investment or invested capital; (ix) return on operating revenue; (x) income, net income, operating income, net operating income, operating profit, net operating profit, or operating margin (with or without regard to amortization/impairment of goodwill); (xi) market share or applications won; (xii) operational performance, including orders, backlog, deferred revenues, revenue per employee, overhead, days sales outstanding, inventory turns, or other expense levels; (xiii) stockholder value or return relative to the moving average of the S&P 500 Index or a peer group index; (xiv) asset turns; (xv) development, regulatory approval and market introduction of new products and technologies, (xvi) objective strategic plan development and implementation (including individually designed goals and objectives that are consistent with the Awardee’s specific duties and responsibilities and that are designed to improve the financial performance of the Company, an Affiliate, or a specific business unit thereof and that are consistent with and derived from the strategic operating plan of the Company, an Affiliate or any of their business units for the applicable performance period) and (xvii) any other similar conditions. The Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under an Objectively Determinable Performance Condition to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (A) asset write-downs; (B) ...
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Objectively Determinable Performance Condition means a performance condition (i) that is established (A) at the time an Award is granted or (B) no later than the earlier of (1) 90 days after the beginning of the period of service to which it relates, or (2) before the elapse of 25% of the period of service to which it relates, (ii) that is uncertain of achievement at the time it is established, and (iii) the achievement of which is determinable by a third party with knowledge of the relevant facts.
Objectively Determinable Performance Condition means a performance condition (i) that is established (A) at the time an Award is granted or (B) no later than the earlier of (1) 90 days after the beginning of the period of service to which it relates, or (2) before the elapse of 25% of the period of service to which it relates, (ii) that is uncertain of achievement at the time it is established, and (iii) the achievement of which is determinable by a third party with knowledge of the relevant facts. Measures that may be used in Objectively Determinable Performance Conditions may be expressed in absolute terms, in terms of growth or improvement, or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies and that relate to any of the following, as it may apply to an individual, one or more Affiliates, business unit(s), divisions or the whole of the Company: revenue; earnings per share; return on assets; return on equity; net order dollars; net profit; operating cash flow; operating income; contract bookings; contract awards; profits before tax;; earnings before interest, depreciation and taxes (EBITDA);; return on invested capital;; days working capital; total shareholder return; share price growth; free cash flow; return on sales; operating margin; book-to-bill; headcount; employee retention; new hires; backlog; objective customer satisfaction indicators; and efficiency measures, each with respect to the Company and/or an Affiliate or individual business unit.
Objectively Determinable Performance Condition means a performance condition (i) that is established (A) at the time an Award is granted or (B) no later than the earlier of (1) 90 days after the beginning of the period of service to which it relates, or (2) before the elapse of 25% of the period of
Objectively Determinable Performance Condition 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 shareowners’ equity; (vii) total shareowner return; (viii) return on capital; (ix) return on assets or net assets; (x) return on investment;