Earnings. The amount in the "transferred suspension account" shall be credited with earnings and losses as of each Valu ation Date in accordance with Section 4.3, except that Participants may not direct the investment of amounts in the "transferred su spension account." Amounts released from the account prior to the last day of a Plan Year shall not share in such earnings or losses.

Earnings. HP shall periodically credit gains, losses and earnings to a Participant's Account, until the full balance of the Account has been distributed. Amounts shall be credited to a Participant's Account under this Section based on the results that would have been achieved had amounts credited to the Account been invested as soon as practicable after crediting into the Investment Options selected by the Participant.

Earnings Statement. As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Agent an earnings statement (which need not be audited), covering a period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the date of this Agreement, which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such statement to its security holders and the Agent to the extent it is available on EDGAR or any successor system.

Earnings Credit. “Earnings Credit” means the investment adjustment credited to a Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 3.3 or Section 3.4 as applicable.

Earnings per share (including variants such as diluted earnings per share)

Certified Earnings. “Certified Earnings” has the same meaning as the defined term in the Target 401(k) Plan (determined without regard to the 30-day receipt rule); provided, however, “Certified Earnings” shall not include compensation that is accrued for any period following a Participant’s Termination of Employment.

Adjusted Net Earnings. Adjusted Net Earnings for a Performance Period means the consolidated net earnings attributable to stockholders reported by the Company for the Performance Period in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, before reported extraordinary items, but after charges or credits for taxes measured by income and Performance Awards under this Plan and performance awards under the Nucor Corporation Senior Officers Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Retained earnings represent the amount of accumulated earnings of the Group.

earnings or diluted earnings per share, with or without net pension credit/expense;

the Employee's Final Average Earnings are his Final Average Earnings on the date of his death.