Qualifying Performance Criteria Sample Clauses

Qualifying Performance Criteria. Subject to the other provisions of this Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, for the Awardee to earn any portion of the Stock Units relating to this Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, the Qualifying Performance Criteria, as set forth in Appendix A hereto, must be satisfied. The Committee shall certify the achievement of the Qualifying Performance Criteria in writing prior to making any payment pursuant to this Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. For purposes of clarity, if the Qualifying Performance Criteria is not achieved, no amount shall be payable with respect to this Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement except as otherwise provided in subsection E(2) and subsection E(3) below.

Qualifying Performance Criteria. The number of Shares or other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award may be made subject to the attainment of performance goals. The Committee may utilize any performance criteria selected by it in its sole discretion to establish performance goals; provided, however, that in the case of any Performance Based Award, the following conditions shall apply: (i) The amount potentially available under a Performance Based Award shall be subject to the attainment of pre-established, objective performance goals relating to a specified performance period based on one or more of the following performance criteria: (a) cash flow, (b) earnings per share, (c) adjusted earnings per share (adjusted net income divided by the weighted average of dilutive common share equivalents outstanding), (d) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), (e) adjusted EBITDA (net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (internal use software, direct response advertising, and commissions), and non-cash stock-based compensation expense, (f) EBITDA margin (EBITDA/total revenue), (g) adjusted EBITDA margin (adjusted EBITDA/total revenue) (h) income or net income, (i) adjusted net income (net income before non-cash stock-based compensation expense, net of tax and other specified items), (j) return on equity, (k) total stockholder return, (l) share price performance, (m) return on capital, (n) return on assets or net assets, (o) revenue, (p) operating income or net operating income, (q) operating profit or net operating profit, (r) operating margin or profit margin, (s) return on operating revenue, (t) return on invested capital, (u) market segment shares, (v) costs, (w) expenses, (x) regulatory body approval (including without limitation for commercialization of a product), (y) implementation or completion of critical projects, including acquisition integration, (z) management fee run rate (“MFRR”) (annualized fees which would be generated from managed or advised assets or from financial planning services over the following twelve months or other specified period, including those generated from enrollees into the professional management program, but excluding platform fees, set up fees and consulting fees), (aa) market adjusted MFRR, (bb) new MFRR, (cc) net new MFRR (new MFRR net of voluntary cancellations), (dd) assets under management, (ee) asset retention rates, (ff) sales or other contract revenue, (gg) number o...

Qualifying Performance Criteria. For purposes of this Plan, the term “Qualifying Performance Criteria” shall mean any one or more of the following performance criteria, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, Affiliate, Related Corporations, or business segment, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified in the Award by the Committee: (i) cash flow, (ii) earnings (including gross margin, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings), (iii) earnings per share, (iv) growth in earnings or earnings per share, (v) stock price, (vi) return on equity or average stockholders’ equity, (vii) total stockholder return, (viii) return on capital, (ix) return on assets or net assets, (x) return on investment, (xi) revenue, (xii) income or net income, (xiii) operating income or net operating income, (xiv) operating profit or net operating profit, (xv) operating margin, (xvi) return on operating revenue, (xvii) market share, (xviii) contract awards or backlog, (xix) overhead or other expense reduction, (xx) growth in stockholder value relative to the moving average of the S&P 500 Index or a peer group index, (xxi) credit rating, (xxii) strategic plan development and implementation, (xxiii) improvement in workforce diversity, (xxiv) EBITDA, and (xxv) any other similar criteria.

Qualifying Performance Criteria. For purposes of this Plan, the term “Qualifying Performance Criteria” shall mean any one or more of the following performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Administrator in the Award: (a) cash flow, (b) earnings per share, (c) earnings before interest, taxes and amortization, (d) return on equity, (e) total stockholder return, (f) share price performance, (g) return on capital, (h) return on assets or net assets, (i) revenue, (j) income or net income, (k) operating income or net operating income, (1) operating profit or net operating profit, (m) operating margin or profit margin, (n) return on operating revenue, (o) return on invested capital, (p) market segment share, (q) product release schedules, (r) new product innovation, (s) product cost reduction through advanced technology, (t) brand recognition/acceptance, (u) product ship targets, (v) customer satisfaction, (w) strategic initiatives, or (x) acquisitions. The Administrator may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (i) asset write-downs, (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in or provisions under tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results, (iv) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs, and (v) any extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year. Notwithstanding satisfaction of any completion of any Qualifying Performance Criteria, to the extent specified at the time of grant of an Award, the number of Shares, Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Units or other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award on account of satisfaction of such Qualifying Performance Criteria may be reduced by the Administrator on the basis of such furthe...