Committee Certification of Management Objectives. Subject to potential reduction as set forth in Section 5.B and further subject to the other terms and conditions of this Plan, the full number of Maximum Shares granted to a Participant with respect to a Performance Period shall be earned as of the last day of such Performance Period, provided that # following the end of the Performance Period, the Committee has certified that the Company has achieved either # average Return on Average Equity of 4% during the Performance Period, or # average Free Cash Flow Margin of 4% during the Performance Period; and # the Participant has been continuously employed by the Company and its Affiliates through the last day of the Performance Period.

Committee Certification. No Executive shall receive any payment under the Plan unless the Committee has certified, by resolution or other appropriate action in writing, that the amount thereof has been accurately determined in accordance with the terms, conditions and limits of the Plan and that the Performance Targets and any other material terms previously established by the Committee or set forth in the Plan were in fact satisfied.

Committee Certification. No Participant shall receive any payment under the Plan that is subject to this Section 8 unless the Committee has certified, by resolution or other appropriate action in writing, that the performance criteria and any other material terms previously established by the Committee or set forth in the Plan, have been satisfied to the extent necessary to qualify as “performance based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

Certification. Buyer shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an officer of HoldCo certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 6.1(a) and (b) above have been fulfilled.

Certification. The Award shall vest (if at all) only if, to the extent, and when the Committee certifies:

Certification. The [[Organization E:Organization]] shall have received a certificate, dated the Second Amendment Effective Date and signed by a [[Organization F:Organization]], confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in [clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 3].

Performance Objectives. Performance Awards shall be earned under the Plan for a Performance Period based on the level of the Company’s achievement of Performance Objectives selected by the Committee.

Each Participant shall submit goals to NWL Human Resources for the 2024 calendar year no later than January 31, 2024. Human Resources will submit a roll-up of each Participant’s goals to the President for review and approval.

Each Performance Award shall specify the Performance Objectives that must be achieved before such Award shall become earned. With respect to Qualified Performance-Based Awards, the Committee shall establish the applicable Performance Objectives in writing not later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Performance Period or, if earlier, the date as of which twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance Period has elapsed. The Company may also specify a minimum acceptable level of achievement below which no payment will be made and may set forth a formula for determining the amount of any payment to be made if performance is at or above such minimum acceptable level but falls short of the maximum achievement of the specified Performance Objectives.

Qualifying Retirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment during a Performance Period due to a Qualifying Retirement with respect to such Performance Period, the Participant will be entitled to receive the Award Opportunity, if any, that the Committee determines (in accordance with Section 5) to be payable for such Performance Period, as if the Participant had remained continuously employed through the end of the Performance Period. Any such Award Opportunity will be payable at the time provided in Section 6, following the certification of the achievement of the management objectives by the Committee in accordance with Section 5.A.