Annual Peer Group definition
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Once the Annual Peer Group and accompanying Annual Potential Payout Calculation Schedules for a given year are established and final, the Committee will not change the Schedules with respect to that year other than to reflect Peer name changes or the elimination from the Peer Group of any members that have been eliminated since the beginning of the year due, for example, to consolidations, mergers or other material corporate reorganizations.
After the end of each year of the Performance Period, PNC will: (1) determine the EPS Growth and ROCE performance for the applicable period for PNC and for each other member of the applicable Annual Peer Group remaining at the end of the period in accordance with the definitions set forth in Section 15; and (2) calculate the Annual Potential Payout Percentage, as defined in Section 15.3, achieved by PNC for that year.
In the event that either of such thresholds is achieved, then the Outperform Shares Award will equal $3.5 Million plus an amount equal to (i) $208,333 for each 25 basis points that the Annual New Plan Total Return exceeds 11% or (ii) $125,000 for each 25 basis points over 110% that the Annual New Plan Total Return exceeds the Annual Peer Group Total Return; provided, however, in no event shall the total Outperform Shares Award exceed $6 Million.
Peer Group members that have been eliminated during the year will not be replaced for that year (or portion of a year where a limited-year calculation applies), but may be replaced when the Committee establishes the Annual Peer Group for the following year.
The Committee will establish the Annual Peer Group and the accompanying Annual Potential Payout Calculation Schedules for each year of the Performance Period as Schedules with respect to this Grant no later than the 90th day of that year, at which time the Schedules for that year will become final.
In addition to the long-term incentive awards described in Section 5(c), the Executive shall receive an award of common stock of the Company (the “Outperform Shares Award” and the “Outperform Shares”) in the event that over the period commencing February 23, 2005 and ending February 22, 2009 (the “Initial Performance Period”) the Annual New Plan Total Return is at least 11% or the Annual New Plan Total Return is at least 110% of the Annual Peer Group Total Return.