Cash-Based Awards. The maximum aggregate amount awarded or credited with respect to Cash-Based Awards to any one Participant in any one Plan Year may not exceed the value of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) determined as of the date of vesting or payout, as applicable, plus the amount of the Participant’s unused applicable Annual Award Limit for Cash-Based Awards as of the close of the previous Plan Year.
Equity-Based Awards. Executive acknowledges that all compensatory awards denominated in common stock of Holdings held by him as of the date hereof are set forth on Exhibit B. In satisfaction of the provisions of the Term Sheet for Employment Arrangements with ted as of January 15, 2015 (the "Term Sheet"), as of the Effective Date, restricted stock units in respect of 44,467 shares of Holdings common stock (which represents the unvested portion of the "Buyout RSUs" (as defined in the Term Sheet)) shall vest and be distributed to Executive within five business days of the Termination Date; provided, the Company agrees that any necessary tax withholding required as part of the distribution of shares in settlement of the restricted stock units shall be covered by the Company withholding shares that would otherwise be distributed to Executive, as permitted by the terms of the restricted stock unit award agreement, and that Executive shall not be required to make any additional payment to cover any such required withholding tax. Any equity-based awards held by Executive that are not vested as of the Termination Date and that do not vest pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be forfeited as of the Termination Date. Any options to purchase shares of Holdings common stock that are vested as of the date of this Agreement shall remain exercisable until the earlier of # the 90th day following the Termination Date (or, if later, the 90th day following expiration of any blackout period in effect with respect to such options) and # any cancelation or termination in connection with a change in control, as provided in the applicable award agreement.
Cash-Based Awards. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Cash-Based Awards to Grantees denominated in cash in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. Each such Cash-Based Award shall specify a payment amount, payment range or a value determined with respect to the Fair Market Value of the Shares, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may designate Cash-Based Awards as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) by conditioning the Award or the lapse of restrictions on the achievement of performance goals in accordance with Section 11(a) and by administering the Award to otherwise comply with the requirements of Section 11 and Code Section 162(m). The Committee is authorized at any time during or after a Performance Period to exercise negative discretion to reduce or eliminate a Cash-Based Award of any Grantee for any reason in its discretion, including, without limitation, changes in the position or duties of any Grantee with the Company or any Subsidiary during or after a Performance Period, whether due to any termination of employment (including death, disability, retirement, voluntary termination or termination with or without cause) or otherwise.
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.
Other Stock-Based Awards and Performance Cash Awards. Other Stock-Based Awards or Performance Cash Awards may be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, other Awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. The Administrator shall have authority to determine the Service Providers to whom, and the time or times at which, Other Stock-Based Awards or Performance Cash Awards shall be made, the amount of such Other Stock-Based Awards or Performance Cash Awards, and all other conditions of the Other Stock-Based Awards or Performance Cash Awards, including any dividend or voting rights and whether the Other Stock-Based Award should be paid in cash.
“Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Notes, Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, Performance Shares, Other Stock-Based Awards, or Performance Cash Awards.
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.
The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Performance Awards to Participants.
PERFORMANCE-BASED CANCELLATION PROVISION. In order to appropriately balance risk and reward, unpaid Restricted Stock Units (and any related dividend equivalents) may be canceled if a loss occurs outside of the ordinary course of business. For [[Bank of America:Organization]] or a line of business, a “loss” means a pre-tax loss for a fiscal year (as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of the close of such fiscal year). A loss in the “ordinary course of business” means a loss resulting from a planned winding down of a business or legacy position. A loss outside of the ordinary course includes (without limitation) losses such as those resulting from risk or compliance violations, deliberate or grossly negligent failures to perform your job duties, or any loss that materially impairs [[Bank of America:Organization]]’s solvency, liquidity, or capital distribution plans. If a loss outside of the ordinary course of business occurs:
The maximum number of Shares available for issuance as Incentive Stock Options is 7,450,000 Shares.
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