Common use of Performance Option Clause in Contracts

Performance Option. The Performance Option shall be eligible to become vested and exercisable as to 20% of the Shares subject to such Option at the end of each of the five Fiscal Years if the Company, on a consolidated basis, achieves its annual EBITDA targets as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto (each an “EBITDA Target”) for the given Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an EBITDA Target is not achieved in a particular Fiscal Year, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve its EBITDA Target shall nevertheless vest and become exercisable at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent Fiscal Years if the applicable two- or three-year cumulative EBITDA Target (each a “Cumulative EBITDA Target”) set forth on Schedule A attached hereto is achieved on a cumulative basis at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent Fiscal Years with respect to a Fiscal Year completed no more than two years prior to the then completed Fiscal Years; provided that, in the event that an EBITDA Target is not achieved in either of Fiscal Years 2011 or 2012, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve its EBITDA Target or the applicable Cumulative EBITDA Target shall nevertheless vest and become exercisable at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent fiscal years of the Company if the budgeted EBITDA target set by the Board and the Committee in respect of such Fiscal Year of the Company is achieved and the excess over such budgeted amount is sufficient to satisfy the shortfall from Fiscal Year 2011 or 2012.

Appears in 8 contracts

Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement, Employment Agreement (Energy Future Holdings Corp /TX/), Employment Agreement (Energy Future Holdings Corp /TX/)

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Performance Option. The Performance Option shall be eligible to become vested and exercisable as to 20% of the Shares subject to such Option at the end of each of the five Fiscal Years if the Company, on a consolidated basis, achieves its annual EBITDA targets as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto (each an “EBITDA Target”) for the given Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an EBITDA Target is not achieved in a particular Fiscal Year, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve its EBITDA Target shall nevertheless vest and become exercisable at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent Fiscal Years if the applicable two- or three-year cumulative EBITDA Target (each a “Cumulative EBITDA Target”) set forth on Schedule A attached hereto is achieved on a cumulative basis at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent Fiscal Years with respect to a Fiscal Year completed no more than two years prior to the then completed Fiscal Years; provided that, in the event that an EBITDA Target is not achieved in either of Fiscal Years 2011 or 2012, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve its EBITDA Target or the applicable Cumulative EBITDA Target shall nevertheless vest and become exercisable at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent fiscal years of the Company if the budgeted EBITDA target set by the Board and the Committee in respect of such Fiscal Year of the Company is achieved and the excess over such budgeted amount is sufficient to satisfy the shortfall from Fiscal Year 2011 or 2012. (a) Notwithstanding any of Section 3.1(a) above, upon (i) Optionee’s continued employment with the Company or other applicable Service Recipient through the second anniversary of the Closing Date or (ii) the occurrence of a termination of employment without Cause or a resignation by the Optionee for Good Reason, in each case prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, the Time Option shall become immediately exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option immediately prior to such event, and the Performance Option shall remain outstanding and shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.1 as though the Optionee continued to remain employed by the Company or other applicable Service Recipient. (b) Notwithstanding any of Section 3.1(a) above, upon the occurrence of a Liquidity Event, the Performance Option shall become immediately exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option immediately prior to the Liquidity Event (but only to the extent such Option has not otherwise terminated or become exercisable). If immediate exercisability as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option pursuant to the preceding sentence would cause the Sponsor IRR and Sponsor Return not to be achieved, “100%” in the preceding sentence shall be replaced with the maximum percentage so that either the Sponsor IRR or Sponsor Return is achieved.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Energy Future Holdings Corp /TX/)

Performance Option. The Performance Option shall be eligible to become vested and exercisable as to 20% of the Shares subject to such Option at the end of each of the five Fiscal Years if the Company, on a consolidated basis, achieves its annual EBITDA targets as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto (each each, an “EBITDA Target”) for the given Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an EBITDA Target is not achieved in a particular Fiscal Year, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve its EBITDA Target shall nevertheless vest and become exercisable at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent Fiscal Years if the applicable two- or three-year cumulative EBITDA Target (each each, a “Cumulative EBITDA Target”) set forth on Schedule A attached hereto is achieved on a cumulative basis at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent Fiscal Years with respect to a Fiscal Year completed no more than two years prior to the then completed Fiscal YearsYear(s); provided that, in the event that an EBITDA Target is not achieved in either of Fiscal Years 2011 or 2012, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve its EBITDA Target or the applicable Cumulative EBITDA Target shall nevertheless vest and become exercisable at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent fiscal years Fiscal Years of the Company if the budgeted EBITDA target set by the Board and the Committee in respect of such Fiscal Year of the Company is achieved and the excess over such budgeted amount is sufficient to satisfy the shortfall from Fiscal Year 2011 or 2012. For purposes of the foregoing proviso clause, the term “Fiscal Year” shall include calendar years 2013 and 2014.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Energy Future Holdings Corp /TX/)

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Performance Option. The Performance Option shall be eligible to become vested and exercisable as to 20% of the Shares subject to such Option at the end of each of the five Fiscal Years if the Company, on a consolidated basis, achieves its annual EBITDA targets as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto (each each, an “EBITDA Target”) for the given Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an EBITDA Target is not achieved in a particular Fiscal Year, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve its EBITDA Target shall nevertheless vest and become exercisable at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent Fiscal Years if the applicable two- or three-year cumulative EBITDA Target (each each, a “Cumulative EBITDA Target”) set forth on Schedule A attached hereto is achieved on a cumulative basis at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent Fiscal Years with respect to a Fiscal Year completed no more than two years prior to the then completed Fiscal YearsYear(s); provided that, in the event that an EBITDA Target is not achieved in either of Fiscal Years 2011 or 20122013 and 2014, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve its EBITDA Target or the applicable Cumulative EBITDA Target shall nevertheless vest and become exercisable at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent fiscal years Fiscal Years of the Company if the budgeted EBITDA target set by the Board and the Committee in respect of such Fiscal Year of the Company is achieved and the excess over such budgeted amount is sufficient to satisfy the shortfall from Fiscal Year 2011 2013 or 20122014. For purposes of the foregoing proviso clause, the term “Fiscal Year” shall include calendar years 2015 and 2016.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Energy Future Holdings Corp /TX/)

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