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Cash Incentive Awards, Performance Shares and Performance Units
Cash Incentive Awards, Performance Shares and Performance Units contract clause examples

Cash Incentive Awards, Performance Shares and Performance Units. The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, authorize the granting of Cash Incentive Awards, Performance Shares and Performance Units. Each such grant may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:

The Plan permits the grant of Cash-Based Awards, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, and Other Stock-Based Awards.

Performance Shares and Performance Units. An Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units under the Plan shall entitle the Participant to future payments or Shares or a combination thereof based upon the level of achievement with respect to one or more pre-established performance criteria established for one or more Performance Periods. The Performance Period over which Performance Shares or Performance Units are earned shall not be less than one year nor more than five years as specified by the Committee.

Eligibility. Non-statutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, Performance Shares, Other Stock-Based Awards, or Performance Cash Awards may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees only.

ARTICLE # PERFORMANCE AWARDS; DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS; STOCK PAYMENTS; RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS; PERFORMANCE SHARES; OTHER INCENTIVE AWARDS; LTIP UNITS

The Executive is awarded the target number of Performance Cash units specified in the Acceptance Certificate (the “Target Performance Cash”). The Executive will be entitled to a cash payment of US $100 for each vested Performance Cash unit.

The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Performance Awards to Participants.

Performance Awards. In the case of a Performance Award, the deferral election must be received by the Company no later than six (6) months before the end of the applicable Performance Period, provided that # the Participant was employed continuously from the later of the first day of the Performance Period or the date on which the Performance Measure was established through the date of election, # the election to defer is made before such compensation has become readily ascertainable (i.e., substantially certain to be paid), and # the Performance Period is at least twelve (12) months in length and the Performance Measure was established within ninety (90) days after commencement of the Performance Period.

Performance Awards. Each Performance Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Agreement that # provides for the payment of cash and/or issuance of Shares to a Participant contingent upon the attainment of one or more specified Performance Goals, and # contains such other terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee. For purposes of [Section 5.1(b)] hereof, a Performance Award shall be deemed to cover a number of Shares equal to the maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon payment of the Award. The maximum cash amount payable to any Employee pursuant to all Performance Awards granted to an Employee during a fiscal year shall not exceed $250,000.

The Administrator is authorized to grant Performance Awards to any Eligible Individual. The value of Performance Awards may be linked to any one or more of the Performance Criteria or other specific criteria determined by the Administrator, in each case on a specified date or dates or over any period or periods determined by the Administrator.

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