Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement. (b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3. (c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions: (1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3. (2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately. (d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period. (e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award Period, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration based on the proportion of the Award Period that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section. (f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption. (g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares: (1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements. (2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution. (3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares. (4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp), Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp), Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 [number of shares] Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year2005, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made2005, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares shares of Common Stock as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award PeriodYear, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration rated based on the proportion of the Award Period Year that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local income taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year2003, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made2003, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares shares of Common Stock as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award PeriodYear, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration rated based on the proportion of the Award Period Year that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local income taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 [XXXX] Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year2001, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made2001, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares shares of Common Stock as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award PeriodYear, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration rated based on the proportion of the Award Period Year that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local income taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 2,800 Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three two remaining years of the Award Period, 2007 and 2008, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 1,000 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award Period, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration based on the proportion of the Award Period that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 1,280 Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year2007, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made2007, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award PeriodYear, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration based on the proportion of the Award Period Year that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive [number of shares - 2,400 for Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, 1,705 for Xxxx X. Xxxxxx and 1,280 for Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx] Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year2006, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made2006, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award PeriodYear, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration based on the proportion of the Award Period Year that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 [number of shares awarded] Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 [number of shares awarded] Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares shares of Common Stock as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award Period, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration rated based on the proportion of the Award Period that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local income taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year2007, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made2007, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award PeriodYear, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration based on the proportion of the Award Period Year that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 [XXXX] Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year2002, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made2002, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares shares of Common Stock as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award PeriodYear, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration rated based on the proportion of the Award Period Year that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local income taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 [X,XXX] Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year2000, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made2000, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares shares of Common Stock as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award PeriodYear, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration based on the proportion of the Award Period that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.Performance
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 [number of shares awarded] Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year2004, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made2004, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares shares of Common Stock as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award PeriodYear, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration rated based on the proportion of the Award Period Year that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local income taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)
Forfeitable Performance Shares. (a) In lieu of earning Contingent Performance Shares, the Grantee may elect to receive 2,400 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares, irrespective of whether the Company meets any Performance Goals. For each of the three years of the Award Period, the Grantee may elect to receive 800 Forfeitable Performance Shares per year. The Grantee must make any such election on or before September 30, of the respective year2007, and the election must be made in writing, in a manner prescribed by the Committee. Once made, the election is irrevocable. If a Grantee makes such an election, he shall not receive any Contingent Performance Shares under this Agreement.
(b) Any Forfeitable Performance Shares received by the Grantee pursuant to this Section 3 shall be issued as promptly as possible after December 31, of the year the respective election is made2007, without payment of consideration by the Grantee. The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Forfeitable Performance Shares and to receive the dividends distributable with respect to such Shares on and after, but not before, the date on which the Grantee is recorded on the Company's ledger as holder of record of the Forfeitable Performance Shares (the "Issue Date"). If, however, the Grantee receives Shares as part of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares, such Shares shall be treated as if they are Forfeitable Performance Shares, and such Shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions imposed by this Section 3.
(c) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be prohibited for a period of three (3) years after the Issue Date (the "Restriction Period"), and the certificates evidencing the Forfeitable Performance Shares shall bear an appropriate restrictive legend that refers to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Any attempt to dispose of Forfeitable Performance Shares in contravention of this Agreement shall be ineffective. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period, the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section shall expire, and new certificates representing the Forfeitable Performance Shares, without the restrictive legend described in this paragraph (c)(1), shall be issued, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 3.
(2) If, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee separates from employment for any reason other than death, normal retirement, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), all Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be forfeited immediately.
(d) All restrictions under paragraph (c) of this Section 3 shall immediately expire on the earliest of: (A) the Grantee's separation from employment because of death, total and permanent disability (as determined by the Committee), or involuntary termination without cause (as determined by the Committee), (B) a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, or (C) the end of the Restriction Period.
(e) If, after the Grantee has made an election to receive Forfeitable Performance Shares pursuant to Section 3(a), a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, occurs during the Award PeriodYear, the Grantee shall receive at least the total number of Forfeitable Performance Shares due under this Agreement, without any pro ration based on the proportion of the Award Period Year that has expired as of the date of such Change in Control. Pursuant to Section 3(d), such Shares shall not be subject to any of the restrictions imposed by this Section.
(f) The Forfeitable Performance Shares shall be not registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 or the laws of any state except when and to the extent determined by the Board pursuant to a resolution. Until a registration statement is filed and becomes effective, however, transfer of the Forfeitable Performance Shares after expiration of the Restriction Period shall require the availability of an exemption from such registration, and prior to the issuance of new certificates, the Company shall be entitled to take such measures as it deems appropriate (including but not limited to obtaining from the Grantee an investment representation letter and/or further legending the new certificates) to ensure that the Forfeitable Performance Shares are not transferred in the absence of such exemption.
(g) The Grantee shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and local taxes of any kind imposed in connection with receipt of the Forfeitable Performance Shares:
(1) The Grantee agrees that, no later than the date that the restrictions set forth in Section 3(c) lapse, he shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements.
(2) The Grantee may elect to have all or part of any withholding tax obligation satisfied by having the Company withhold Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee in connection with the Award of Restricted Stock, unless the Committee determines otherwise by resolution.
(3) If the Grantee properly elects, within 30 days of the Issue Date, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value of the Forfeitable Performance Shares, he shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to remit in the year of issue an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and other withholding tax requirements with respect to such Forfeitable Performance Shares.
(4) If the Grantee fails to make satisfactory arrangements to meet all withholding tax obligations, the Company and its subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Forfeitable Performance Shares.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Chesapeake Utilities Corp)