Common use of Adjustment to Pre-Tax Operating Income for Extraordinary Items Clause in Contracts

Adjustment to Pre-Tax Operating Income for Extraordinary Items. The Board shall adjust Pre-Tax Operating Income, as it deems appropriate, to exclude the effect (whether positive or negative) of any of the following occurring after the grant of the Award: (a) a change in accounting standards required by generally accepted accounting principles or (b) any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring item. Each such adjustment, if any, shall be made solely for the purpose of providing a consistent basis from period to period for the calculation of Pre-Tax Operating Income in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights with respect to the Award.

Adjustment to Pre-Tax Operating Income for Extraordinary Items. The Board Committee shall adjust Pre-Tax Operating Income, as it deems appropriate, to exclude the effect (whether positive or negative) of any of the following occurring after the grant of the Award: (a) a change in accounting standards required by generally accepted accounting principles or (b) any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring item. Each such adjustment, if any, shall be made solely for the purpose of providing a consistent basis from period to period for the calculation of Pre-Tax Operating Income in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights with respect to the Award.