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.
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Samples: Performance Share Unit Award Agreement for Employees (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Performance Share Unit Award Agreement for Employees (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), Performance Share Unit Award Agreement for Employees (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.
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Samples: Incentive Compensation Award Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.), 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 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.
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Samples: Performance Share Unit Award Agreement for Employees (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.. Performance Share Unit Award Agreement
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Samples: Performance Share Unit Award Agreement for Employees (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.
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Samples: Performance Share Unit Award Agreement for Employees (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)