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

Earnings Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 15 months after the end of the Company’s current fiscal quarter, an earnings statement covering a 12-month period that satisfies the provisions of [Section 11(a)] and Rule 158 of the Securities Act.

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.

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.

Initial Credited Earnings. Effective for the Plan Years commencing on and after January 1, 2006, Salary Deferrals and Matching Contributions credited to the Participant’s Post-2004 Account shall be deemed invested in the same investment funds that the Participant’s Qualified Salary Deferrals are invested in as of the December 15th of the preceding Plan Year (or such other date as determined from time to time by the Company) under the Qualified Plan. For 2005, Credited Earnings shall be determined under the prior provisions of the Plan. Effective April 22, 2011, Salary Deferrals and Matching Contributions credited to the Participant’s Post-2004 Account shall be deemed invested in the same investment funds as Qualified Salary Deferrals and Qualified Matching Contributions would be invested under the Qualified Plan as of the crediting date.

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.