Common use of Clawback/Recoupment Clause in Contracts

Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, however, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections (a)(i) or (a)(ii), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipient. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections (b)(i) or (b)(ii), the Company may, at its sole election: (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection); or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Award, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

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Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, however, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections (a)(i) or (a)(ii), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipient. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections (b)(i) or (b)(ii), the Company may, at its sole election: (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection); or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Award, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares Incentive Compensation received in settlement of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, however, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares Incentive Compensation received in settlement of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections (a)(i) or (a)(ii), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock Incentive Compensation the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock Incentive Compensation the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares amount upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipient. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections (b)(i) or (b)(ii), the Company may, at its sole election: (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection); or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Award, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share Units Incentive Compensation shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Performance Based Incentive Compensation Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Performance Based Incentive Compensation Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Performance Based Incentive Compensation Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares Common Stock received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Issue Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged has determined, in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, howeverits sole discretion, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares Common Stock received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections subsection (a)(i) or (a)(iia), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipienthereunder for three years after its issuance. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections subsection (b)(i) or (b)(iib), the Company may, at its sole election: : (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; ; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under acceptance of this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsectionsubparagraph); or or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Awardparticipating in the Plan, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares Common Stock received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Issue Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged has determined, in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, howeverits sole discretion, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s 's Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares Common Stock received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections subsection (a)(i) or (a)(iia), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipienthereunder for three years after its issuance. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections subsection (b)(i) or (b)(iib), the Company may, at its sole election: : (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; ; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under acceptance of this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsectionsubparagraph); or or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Awardparticipating in the Plan, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share 's Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares Common Stock received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Issue Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged has determined, in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, howeverits sole discretion, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s 's Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares Common Stock received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections subsection (a)(i) or (a)(iia), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipienthereunder for three years after its issuance. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections subsection (b)(i) or (b)(iib), the Company may, at its sole election: : (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; ; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under acceptance of this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsectionsubparagraph); or or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Awardparticipating in the Plan, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share 's Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Retention Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Retention Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Issue Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged has determined, in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, howeverits sole discretion, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s 's Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections subsection (a)(i) or (a)(iia), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock payment the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipienthereunder for three years after its issuance. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections subsection (b)(i) or (b)(iib), the Company may, at its sole election: : (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; ; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under acceptance of this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsectionsubparagraph); or or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Awardparticipating in the Plan, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 5 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 5 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share 's Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, however, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the CompanyCompany and/or its Affiliates. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections (a)(i) or (a)(ii), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipient. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections (b)(i) or (b)(ii), the Company may, at its sole election: (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection); or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Award, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

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Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares Common Stock received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Issue Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged has determined, in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, howeverits sole discretion, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s 's Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares Common Stock received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections subsection (a)(i) or (a)(iia), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipienthereunder for three years after its issuance. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections subsection (b)(i) or (b)(iib), the Company may, at its sole election: : (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; ; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under acceptance of this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsectionsubparagraph); or or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Awardparticipating in the Plan, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share 's Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, however, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections (a)(i) or (a)(ii), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient payment received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock payment the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number amount of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipient. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections (b)(i) or (b)(ii), the Company may, at its sole election: (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection); or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Award, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

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Samples: Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares Common Stock received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Issue Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged has determined, in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, howeverits sole discretion, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the CompanyCompany and its Affiliates. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares Common Stock received in settlement upon the vesting of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections subsection (a)(i) or (a)(iia), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding hereunder for the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipientthree years after its issuance. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections subsection (b)(i) or (b)(iib), the Company may, at its sole election: : (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; ; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under acceptance of this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection); or or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Award, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 6 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Clawback/Recoupment. (a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award if the Award Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, however, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s 's Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections (a)(i) or (a)(ii), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipient. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections (b)(i) or (b)(ii), the Company may, at its sole election: (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection); or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Award, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or Company policy.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Clawback/Recoupment. The PSUs, whether vested or unvested, and/or the shares of Stock (aor other benefits) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement of any payment of Shares received in acquired upon vesting and settlement of this Award if the Award Recipient PSUs, may be subject to any applicable Company clawback or recoupment policies, as in effect and amended from time to time, whether any such policy is an employee of pay grade 22 adopted before, on or higher as of the Grant Date where: (i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement occurs no more than three years from after the date of this Agreement or required under applicable laws (the “Recoupment Policies”). The PSUs, whether vested or unvested, and any shares of Stock (or other benefits) acquired upon vesting and settlement of this Awardthe PSUs, where the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the restated financial results; provided, however, that the Committee reserves the discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company. (b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Shares received in settlement of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections (a)(i) or (a)(ii), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the dollar value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received in excess of what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the Common Stock the Award Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater number of Shares upon payment of the Award to the Award Recipient. (c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts under subsections (b)(i) or (b)(ii), the Company may, at its sole election: (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days of such determination; (ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the performance-based compensation under this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit the deduction provided for by this subsection); or (iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii). (d) By accepting this Award, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection (a). (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such deductionsdeduction, recoupment clawback or forfeiture if and clawback to the extent provided in any Recoupment Policies as may be well as to the extent required to be made pursuant to such lawcomply with any recoupment requirement imposed under applicable laws, government regulationrules, regulations or stock exchange listing requirement standards. In order to satisfy any such recoupment obligations, among other things, the Grantee expressly authorizes the Company to issue instructions, on the Grantee's behalf, to any brokerage firm or stock plan service provider engaged by the Company to hold any shares of Stock or other amounts acquired pursuant to the PSUs to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such shares and/or other amounts to the Company policyupon the Company's enforcement of the Recoupment Policies or compliance with applicable laws. No attempted or actual recovery of compensation as described in this Section 18 will be an event giving rise to the Grantee's right to resign for Good Reason or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, any Service Recipient. To the extent the Grantee’s Employment Agreement or any other agreement between the Grantee and any Service Recipient, or the Change in Control Severance Plan or any other policy or plan (but excluding any Recoupment Policies) that may apply to the Grantee, contains provisions regarding performance-based equity that are less favorable to the Grantee than those provided by this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern with respect to this Award. In no event will the Grantee be eligible for duplicative benefits under this Agreement and any other plan, policy or agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Blueprint Medicines Corp)

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