Vesting of Performance Shares. (a) On the Vesting Date, the Performance Shares shall become nonforfeitable, subject to the Grantee having remained in the continuous employ of the Company and/or Subsidiary until said date and only to the extent that the Performance Criteria listed in sub-sections (b) and/or (c) below have been met as of said date. For purposes of this Agreement, Grantee’s employment with the Company or Subsidiary will be deemed to have ceased as of the last day worked. In the case of a Grantee having received short term disability benefits, employment will be deemed to have ceased on the last day for which such short term benefits are paid, unless the Grantee immediately returns to active employment. For the purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the Grantee with the Company or a Subsidiary will not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee will not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, by reason of (i) the termination of his employment by the Company or a Subsidiary and immediate rehire by the Company (if the Company was not the original employer) or by another Subsidiary or (ii) an approved leave of absence.
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Samples: 2001 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (Flowers Foods Inc), 2001 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (Flowers Foods Inc)
Vesting of Performance Shares. (a) On the Vesting Date, the Performance Shares shall become nonforfeitable, subject to the Grantee having remained in the continuous employ of the Company and/or Subsidiary until said date December 31, 2014 and only to the extent that the Performance Criteria listed in sub-sections (b) and/or (c) below have been met as of said datesuch Vesting Date. For purposes of this Agreement, Grantee’s employment with the Company or Subsidiary will be deemed to have ceased as of the last day worked. In the case of a Grantee having received short term disability benefits, employment will be deemed to have ceased on the last day for which such short term benefits are paid, unless the Grantee immediately returns to active employment. For the purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the Grantee with the Company or a Subsidiary will not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee will not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, by reason of (i) the termination of his employment by the Company or a Subsidiary and immediate rehire by the Company (if the Company was not the original employer) or by another Subsidiary or (ii) an approved leave of absence.
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Samples: Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (Flowers Foods Inc)
Vesting of Performance Shares. (a) On the Vesting Date, the Performance Shares shall become nonforfeitable, subject to the Grantee having remained in the continuous employ of the Company and/or Subsidiary until said date and only to the extent that the Performance Criteria listed in sub-sections (b) and/or (c) below have been met as of said date. For purposes of this Agreement, GranteeXxxxxxx’s employment with the Company or Subsidiary will be deemed to have ceased as of the last day worked. In the case of a Grantee having received short term disability benefits, employment will be deemed to have ceased on the last day for which such short term benefits are paid, unless the Grantee immediately returns to active employment. For the purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the Grantee with the Company or a Subsidiary will not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee will not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, by reason of (i) the termination of his employment by the Company or a Subsidiary and immediate rehire by the Company (if the Company was not the original employer) or by another Subsidiary or (ii) an approved leave of absence.
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Samples: Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (Flowers Foods Inc)