Common use of Employment Requirement; Forfeiture Clause in Contracts

Employment Requirement; Forfeiture. Except as provided herein, the Grantee must remain continuously employed by the Company or one of its Affiliates from the Date of Grant and until the last day of the Performance Period (the “Vesting Date”) in order to be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock in settlement of the Performance Share Unit Award. Except as provided in Sections 4(b), (c) or (d) below, upon the Grantee’s termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates that constitutes a “separation from service,” as defined under Section 409A of the Code (“Termination of Employment”) for any reason, including for Cause or as a result of the Grantee’s resignation, before the Grantee’s Performance Share Units have fully vested, the Grantee will forfeit that portion of the Performance Share Units that have not vested as of the date of the Grantee’s Termination of Employment. Except as provided in Sections 4(c), (d) and (e) below, if the Performance Goals are not attained at the end of the Performance Period, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, the Performance Share Units will be immediately forfeited.