Common use of Payment of Performance Units Clause in Contracts

Payment of Performance Units. Payment of any Performance Units that become earned and vested as set forth herein will be made in the form of Common Shares. Except as otherwise provided in ARTICLE III, ARTICLE IV, and ARTICLE V, payment will be made as soon as practicable after the last fiscal year of the Performance Period and the determination by the Committee (or the independent members of the Board of Directors) of the level of attainment of the Performance Measures in the manner set forth in Section 2.1 above, but in no event will such payment occur after two and a half months from the end of the applicable Performance Period. Performance Units will be forfeited if they are not earned at the end of the Performance Period as provided in ARTICLE VI and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company at any time prior to such Performance Units becoming earned at the end of the Performance Period. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold any federal, state, local or foreign tax in connection with the payment of earned Performance Units pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will satisfy the tax withholding obligation by withholding Performance Units otherwise payable pursuant to this award, unless all or any portion of such withholding is not required due to any deferral election made by Grantee as provided in ARTICLE XI hereof.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Performance Unit Award Agreement (NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.), Performance Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp), Performance Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp)

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Payment of Performance Units. Payment of any Performance Units that become earned and vested as set forth herein will be made in the form of Common Shares. Except as otherwise provided in ARTICLE III, ARTICLE IV, and ARTICLE V, payment will be made as soon as practicable after the last fiscal year of the Performance Period and the determination by the Committee (or the independent members of the Board of Directors) of the level of attainment of the Performance Measures in the manner set forth in Section 2.1 above, but in no event will shall such payment occur after two and a half months from the end of the applicable Performance Period. Performance Units will be forfeited if they are not earned at the end of the Performance Period as provided in ARTICLE VI and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company at any time prior to such Performance Units becoming earned at the end of the Performance Period. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold any federal, state, local or foreign tax in connection with the payment of earned Performance Units pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will shall satisfy the tax withholding obligation by withholding Performance Units otherwise payable pursuant to this award, unless either (a) the Grantee makes prior alternative arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of such taxes required to be withheld, or (b) all or any portion of such withholding is not required due to any deferral election made by Grantee as provided in ARTICLE XI hereof.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Performance Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp), Performance Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp), Performance Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp)

Payment of Performance Units. Payment of any Performance Units that become earned and vested as set forth herein will be made in the form of Common Shares. Except as otherwise provided in ARTICLE III, ARTICLE IV, and ARTICLE V, payment will be made as soon as practicable after the last fiscal year of the Performance Period and the determination by the Committee (or the independent members of the Board of Directors) of the level of attainment of the Performance Measures in the manner set forth in Section 2.1 above, but in no event will shall such payment occur after two and a half months from the end of the applicable Performance Period. Performance Units will be forfeited if they are not earned at the end of the Performance Period as provided in ARTICLE VI and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company at any time prior to such Performance Units becoming earned at the end of the Performance Period. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold any federal, state, local or foreign tax in connection with the payment of earned Performance Units pursuant to this Agreement, it shall be a condition to the receipt of such Performance Units, that the Grantee must make arrangements satisfactory to the Company will satisfy the for payment of such taxes required to be withheld. This tax withholding obligation may, at the request of the Grantee, be satisfied by the Company withholding Performance Units otherwise payable pursuant to this award, unless all or any portion of such withholding is not required due to any deferral election made by Grantee as provided in ARTICLE XI hereofAward.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Performance Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp), Performance Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp)

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Payment of Performance Units. Payment of any Performance Units that become earned and vested as set forth herein will be made in the form of Common Shares. Except as otherwise provided in ARTICLE III, ARTICLE IV, and ARTICLE V, payment will be made as soon as practicable after the last fiscal year of the Performance Period and the determination by the Committee (or the independent members of the Board of Directors) of the level of attainment of the Performance Measures in the manner set forth in Section 2.1 above, but in no event will shall such payment occur after two and a half months from the end of the applicable Performance Period. Performance Units will be forfeited if they are not earned at the end of the Performance Period as provided in ARTICLE VI and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company at any time prior to such Performance Units becoming earned at the end of the Performance Period. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold any federal, state, local or foreign tax in connection with the payment of earned Performance Units pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will shall satisfy the tax withholding obligation by withholding Performance Units otherwise payable pursuant to this award, unless all or any portion the Grantee makes prior alternative arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of such withholding is not taxes required due to any deferral election made by Grantee as provided in ARTICLE XI hereofbe withheld.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Performance Unit Award Agreement (Northwestern Corp)

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