Dividend Equivalent Rights means certain rights to receive cash payments as described in Section 3.5.
Dividend Equivalent Rights means Awards pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan, which may be attached to other Awards.
Dividend Equivalent Rights means the right, associated with a Restricted Stock Unit, to receive a payment, in cash or stock, as applicable, equal to the amount of dividends paid on a share of the Company’s Stock, as specified in the Award Agreement.
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Such additional Units may also earn Dividend Equivalent Rights and shall vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule as if such Units had been issued on the Date of Grant.
The Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder of the Company, no dividend rights (except as expressly provided in Section 5(b) with respect to Dividend Equivalent Rights) and no voting rights, with respect to the Share Units and any Ordinary Shares underlying or issuable in respect of such Share Units until such Ordinary Shares are actually issued to and held of record by the Participant.
Any such Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be valued as of the date on which they are credited to the Participant and, unless determined otherwise by the Company, reallocated to additional Units.
From the Date of Grant and until the Units are settled pursuant to Section 7, the Participant’s account will be credited with Dividend Equivalent Rights (without interest and earnings) at the same time, in the same form, and in equivalent amounts as dividends that are payable from time to time on Shares.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A, in the case of a distribution of Shares due to any termination, other than due to death, to the extent required to avoid incurring taxes under Section 409A, the distribution of Shares (and any Dividend Equivalent Rights) in respect of the vested Units shall not occur until the date which is six months following the Termination Date (or, if earlier, upon the death of the Participant).
More Definitions of Dividend Equivalent Rights
Dividend Equivalent Rights means a right granted to a Participant under this Plan to receive the equivalent value (in cash or Shares) of dividends paid on Shares.
Dividend Equivalent Rights means the rights to receive a cash payment in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.
Dividend Equivalent Rights means the right to receive an amount of cash based upon the terms set forth in Section 10 hereof.
Dividend Equivalent Rights means the right to receive cash, Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Performance Units, as determined by the Committee, in an amount equal to any dividends that would have been paid on a Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right or a Performance Unit, as applicable, with Dividend Equivalent Rights if such Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Performance Unit, as applicable, was a share of Common Stock held by the participant on the dividend payment date. Unless the Committee determines that Dividend Equivalent Rights will be paid in cash as of the dividend payment date, such Dividend Equivalent Rights, once credited, will be converted into an equivalent number of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Performance Units, as applicable; provided, however, that the number of shares subject to any Award will always be a whole number. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee as of the dividend payment date, if a dividend is paid in cash, the number of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Performance Units into which a Dividend Equivalent Right will be converted will be calculated as of the dividend payment date, in accordance with the following formula: (A x B)/C in which “A” equals the number of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Performance Units with Dividend Equivalent Rights held by the participant on the dividend payment date, “B” equals the cash dividend per share and “C” equals the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the dividend payment date. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee as of the dividend payment date, if a dividend is paid in property other than cash, the number of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Performance Units, as applicable into which a Dividend Equivalent Right will be converted will be calculated, as of the dividend payment date, in accordance with the formula set forth above, except that “B” will equal the fair market value per share of the property which the participant would have received if the Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Performance Unit, as applicable, with Dividend Equivalent Rights held by the participant on the dividend payment date was a share of Common Stock.
Dividend Equivalent Rights means the right to receive cash, Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Performance Units, Stock Units or Restricted Stock Units as determined by the Committee, in an amount equal to any dividends that would have been paid on a Stock Option, Restricted Stock, Performance Unit, Stock Units or Restricted Stock Units as applicable, with Dividend Equivalent Rights if such Stock Option, Restricted Stock, Performance Unit, Stock Units or Restricted Stock Units as applicable, was a share of Common Stock held by the participant on the dividend payment date. Unless the Committee determines that Dividend Equivalent Rights will be paid in cash as of the dividend payment date, such Dividend Equivalent Rights, once credited, will be converted into an equivalent number of Stock Options, shares of Restricted Stock, Performance Units, Stock Units or Restricted Stock Units as applicable; provided, however, that the number of shares subject to any Award will always be a whole number. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee as of the dividend payment date, if a dividend is paid in cash, the number of Stock Options, shares of Restricted Stock, Performance Units, Stock Units or Restricted Stock Units into which a Dividend Equivalent Right will be converted will be calculated as of the dividend payment date, in accordance with the following formula: (A x B)/C in which “A” equals the number of Stock Options, shares of Restricted Stock, Performance Units, Stock Units or Restricted Stock Units with Dividend Equivalent Rights held by the participant on the dividend payment date, “B” equals the cash dividend per share and “C” equals the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the dividend payment date. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee as of the dividend payment date, if a dividend is paid in property other than cash, the number of Stock Options, shares of Restricted Stock Performance Units, Stock Units or Restricted Stock Units as applicable into which a Dividend Equivalent Right will be converted will be calculated, as of the dividend payment date, in accordance with the formula set forth above, except that “B” will equal the fair market value per share of the property which the participant would have received if the Stock Option, share of Restricted Stock Performance Unit, Stock Unit or Restricted Stock Unit as applicable, with Dividend Equivalent Rights held by the participant on the dividend payment date was a share of Common Stock.
Dividend Equivalent Rights means a right, granted in connection with an Award, to receive dividends (which may or may not be made subject to restrictions or forfeiture conditions, as determined by the Committee) upon the payment of a dividend with respect to the Common Stock underlying the Award, which dividends will be held in escrow until all restrictions or conditions to the vesting of the Common Stock underlying the Award have lapsed. Any escrowed dividends may, in the Committee’s discretion, be reinvested or deemed reinvested in Common Stock as of the dividend payment date.
Dividend Equivalent Rights means the right to receive the amount of any dividends that are paid on an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock underlying an Option or Phantom Unit, which shall be payable either in cash or in the form of additional Phantom Units or Stock.