ROCE Condition. If Operating Return on Common Equity for a calendar year after [YEAR BEFORE YEAR OF GRANT] is [ %] or more, the ROCE Condition shall be deemed to have been satisfied for such calendar year. For purposes of the ROCE Condition, “Operating Return on Common Equity” shall mean the Corporation’s operating return on average common shareholders’ equity excluding items such as gains and losses from acquisitions and divestitures and other non-recurring items of income and expense and the cumulative effect of accounting changes for the calendar year in question which shall be as determined, except as herein provided, by the Corporation pursuant to Item VI(2) of Securities and Exchange Commission Industry Guide 3 (or any successor regulation) and reported in the Corporation’s annual earnings press release for the calendar year in question.
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Samples: Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Agreement (Mellon Financial Corp), Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Agreement (Mellon Financial Corp), Deferred Share Award Agreement (Mellon Financial Corp)