Common use of Deferral and Payment of Restricted Share Units Clause in Contracts

Deferral and Payment of Restricted Share Units. Section 7.1 Mandatory Deferral of RSUs. Following vesting of the RSUs pursuant to ARTICLE II, ARTICLE III and ARTICLE V, the number of vested RSUs shall be credited to an account for the Grantee as soon as practicable after the last calendar year of the Performance Period and the determination by the Committee (or the independent members of the Board) of satisfaction of the Performance Measure, but in no event shall such crediting occur after two and a half months from the end of the Performance Period. The RSUs credited to the Grantee's account will represent the number of Common Shares that the Company will issue to the Grantee pursuant to Section 7.2 below. The RSUs credited to the Grantee's account shall be treated, solely for purposes of administration and accounting, as the equivalent of Deferred Share Units (as defined in Appendix A of the Plan). For the avoidance of doubt, the RSUs shall not constitute Deferred Share Units for purposes of any provision of the Plan, including, without limitation, any provision regarding the crediting of dividends, participant elections or hardship distributions.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp), Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp), Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp)

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Deferral and Payment of Restricted Share Units. Section 7.1 4. Mandatory Deferral of RSUs. Following vesting of the RSUs pursuant to ARTICLE II, ARTICLE III and ARTICLE V, the number of vested RSUs shall be credited to an account for the Grantee as soon as practicable after the last calendar year of the Performance Period and the determination by the Committee (or the independent members of the Board) of satisfaction of the Performance Measure, but in no event shall such crediting occur after two and a half months from the end of the Performance Period. The RSUs credited to the Grantee's account will represent the number of Common Shares that the Company will issue to the Grantee pursuant to Section 7.2 below. The RSUs credited to the Grantee's account shall be treated, solely for purposes of administration and accounting, as the equivalent of Deferred Share Units (as defined in Appendix A of the Plan). For the avoidance of doubt, the RSUs shall not constitute Deferred Share Units for purposes of any provision of the Plan, including, without limitation, any provision regarding the crediting of dividends, participant elections or hardship distributions.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp), Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp), Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp)

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