Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Employee’s Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Units is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Units are not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.
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Samples: Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Abbott Laboratories), Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Abbott Laboratories), Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Abbott Laboratories)
Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord accordance with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Employee’s Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company mayCompany, in its sole discretion, may amend and/or Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (2021) discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Units Option is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Units are Option is not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.
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