Common use of ROIC Performance Threshold Clause in Contracts

ROIC Performance Threshold. (a) For purposes of this Agreement, the “ROIC Performance Threshold” shall be satisfied if the Company’s Average ROIC (as defined below) for the Award Period is greater than or equal to _____%. (b) The Company’s “Average ROIC” for the Award Period shall equal the simple average of the Company’s ROIC (as defined below) for each of the three years in the Award Period, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point. The Company’s “ROIC” for any year shall be calculated by dividing the Company’s Adjusted Net Income (as defined below) for the year by the Company’s Average Long Term Capital (as defined below) for the year, and rounding the result to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.5 below, the Company’s “Adjusted Net Income” for any year shall be equal to the Company’s net income for the year, increased by the Company’s interest expense, net for the year and reduced by the Company’s interest income (including net interest on deferred regulatory accounts) for the year, in each case as set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for that year. “Average Long Term Capital” for any year shall mean the average of the Company’s Long Term Capital (as defined below) as of the last day of the year and the Company’s Long Term Capital as of the last day of the prior year. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.5 below, “Long Term Capital” as of any date shall equal the sum of the Company’s total shareholders’ equity as of that date and the Company’s long-term debt (including current maturities) as of that date, in each case as set forth on the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of that date.

ROIC Performance Threshold. (a) For purposes of this Agreement, the “ROIC Performance Threshold” shall be satisfied if the Company’s Average ROIC (as defined below) for the Award Period is greater than or equal to _____%. (b) The Company’s “Average ROIC” for the Award Period shall equal the simple average of the Company’s ROIC (as defined below) for each of the three years in the Award Period, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point. The Company’s “ROIC” for any year shall be calculated by dividing the Company’s Adjusted Net Income (as defined below) for the year by the Company’s Average Long Term Capital (as defined below) for the year, and rounding the result to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.5 below, the Company’s “Adjusted Net Income” for any year shall be equal to the Company’s net income for the year, increased by the Company’s interest expense, net for the year and reduced by the Company’s interest income (including net interest on deferred regulatory accounts) for the year, in each case as set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for that year. “Average Long Term Capital” for any year shall mean the average of the Company’s Long Term Capital (as defined below) as of the last day of the year and the Company’s Long Term Capital as of the last day of the prior year. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.5 below, “Long Term Capital” as of any date shall equal the sum of the Company’s total shareholders’ equity as of that date and the Company’s long-term debt (including current maturities) as of that date, in each case as set forth on the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of that date.

ROIC Performance Threshold. (a) For purposes of this Agreement, the “ROIC Performance Threshold” shall be satisfied if the Company’s Average ROIC (as defined below) for the Award Period is greater than or equal to _____%. (b) The Company’s “Average ROIC” for the Award Period shall equal the simple average of the Company’s ROIC (as defined below) for each of the three years in the Award Period, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point. The Company’s “ROIC” for any year shall be calculated by dividing the Company’s Adjusted Net Income (as defined below) for the year by the Company’s Average Long Term Capital (as defined below) for the year, and rounding the result to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.5 below, the Company’s “Adjusted Net Income” for any year shall be equal to the Company’s net income for the year, increased by the Company’s interest expense, net for the year and reduced by the Company’s interest income (including net interest on deferred regulatory accounts) for the year, in each case as set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for that year. “Average Long Term Capital” for any year shall mean the average of the Company’s Long Term Capital (as defined below) as of the last day of the year and the Company’s Long Term Capital as of the last day of the prior year. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.5 below, “Long Term Capital” as of any date shall equal the sum of the Company’s total shareholders’ equity as of that date and the Company’s long-term debt (including current maturities) as of that date, in each case as set forth on the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of that date.