Dividend Equivalent Payment. Payment with respect to any Dividend Equivalent subject to this Award that is in tandem with a Performance Share unit that is vested and paid shall be paid in cash to the Grantee as soon as practicable following the vesting and payment of the Performance Share unit and in no event later than the end of the third calendar year following the year of the Date of Grant, except, if the vested Performance Share unit is deferred by Grantee as provided in Section 6, payment with respect to the tandem Dividend Equivalent shall likewise be deferred. Payment under this Section 5 shall be made not later than thirty (30) days after payment hereunder of the related tandem Performance Share units. The Dividend Equivalent payment amount shall equal the aggregate cash dividends declared and paid with respect to one (1) share of Common Stock for the period beginning on the Date of Grant and ending on the date the vested, tandem Performance Share unit is paid or deferred and before the Dividend Equivalent expires. However, should the Grantee receive shares under this Award without the right to receive a dividend and, because of the timing of the declaration of such dividend, the Grantee is not otherwise entitled to payment under the expiring Dividend Equivalent with respect to such dividend, the Grantee, nevertheless, shall be entitled to such payment. Dividend Equivalent payments shall be subject to withholding for taxes.
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Samples: Performance Share Award Agreement (Enbridge Inc), Performance Share Award Agreement (Spectra Energy Corp.), Performance Share Award Agreement (Spectra Energy Corp.)
Dividend Equivalent Payment. Payment with respect to any Dividend Equivalent subject to this Award that is in tandem with a Performance Share unit that is vested and paid shall be paid in cash to the Grantee as soon as practicable following the vesting and payment of the Performance Share unit and in no event later than the end of the third calendar year following the year of the Date of GrantShare, exceptor, if the vested Performance Share unit is deferred by Grantee as provided in Section 6, payment with respect to the tandem Dividend Equivalent shall likewise be deferred. Payment under this Section 5 shall be made not later than thirty (30) 30 days after payment hereunder of the related tandem Performance Share unitsShares. The Dividend Equivalent payment amount shall equal the aggregate cash dividends declared and paid with respect to one (1) share of Common Stock for the period beginning on the Date of Grant and ending on the date the vested, tandem Performance Share unit is paid or deferred and before the Dividend Equivalent expires. However, should the timing of a particular payment under Section 6 to the Grantee receive in shares under this Award of Common Stock in conjunction with the timing of a particular cash dividend declared and paid on Common Stock be such that the Grantee receives such shares without the right to receive a such dividend and, because of the timing of the declaration of such dividend, and the Grantee is would not otherwise be entitled to payment under the expiring Dividend Equivalent with respect to such dividend, the Grantee, nevertheless, shall be entitled to such payment. Dividend Equivalent payments shall be subject to withholding for taxes.
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Samples: Performance Award Agreement (Spectra Energy Corp.), Performance Award Agreement (Spectra Energy Corp.)
Dividend Equivalent Payment. Payment with respect to any Dividend Equivalent subject to this Award that is in tandem with a Performance Share unit that is vested and paid shall be paid in cash to the Grantee as soon as practicable following the vesting and payment of the Performance Share unit and in no event later than the end of the third calendar year following the year of the Date of Grant, except, if the vested Performance Share unit is deferred by Grantee as provided in Section 6, payment with respect to the tandem Dividend Equivalent shall likewise be deferred. Payment under this Section 5 shall be made not later than thirty (30) days after payment hereunder of the related tandem Performance Share units. The Dividend Equivalent payment amount shall equal the aggregate cash dividends declared and paid with respect to one (1) share of Common Stock for the period beginning on the Date of Grant and ending on the date the vested, tandem Performance Share unit is paid or deferred and before the Dividend Equivalent expires. However, should the Grantee receive shares under this Award without the right to receive a dividend and, because of the timing of the declaration of such dividend, the Grantee is not otherwise entitled to payment under the expiring Dividend Equivalent with respect to such dividend, the Grantee, nevertheless, shall be entitled to such payment. Dividend Equivalent payments shall be subject to withholding for taxes.. Payment of Dividend Equivalents under this Section 5 is intended to satisfy the short-term deferral exception to Code Section 409A. 2015 Performance Award Agreement - Stock 5
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Samples: Performance Share Award Agreement (Spectra Energy Corp.), Performance Share Award Agreement (Spectra Energy Corp.)
Dividend Equivalent Payment. Payment with respect to any Dividend Equivalent subject to this Award that is in tandem with a Performance Share unit that is vested and paid shall be paid in cash to the Grantee as soon as practicable following the vesting and payment of the Performance Share unit and in no event later than the end of the third calendar year following the year of the Date of Grant, except, if the vested Performance Share unit is deferred by Grantee as provided in Section 6, payment with respect to the tandem Dividend Equivalent shall likewise be deferred. Payment under this Section 5 shall be made not later than thirty (30) days after payment hereunder of the related tandem Performance Share units. The Dividend Equivalent payment amount shall equal the aggregate cash dividends declared and paid with respect to one (1) share of Common Stock for the period beginning on the Date of Grant and ending on the date the vested, tandem Performance Share unit is paid or deferred and before the Dividend Equivalent expires. However, should the Grantee receive shares payment of Performance Share units under this Award without the right to receive a dividend and, because of the timing of the declaration of such dividenda particular cash dividend declared and paid on Common Stock, the Grantee is not otherwise entitled to payment under the expiring Dividend Equivalent with respect to such dividend, the Grantee, nevertheless, shall be entitled to payment with respect to such paymentdividend. Dividend Equivalent payments shall be subject to withholding for taxes.
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Samples: Performance Share Award Agreement (Spectra Energy Corp.)