Approved Performance Criteria definition
Approved Performance Criteria means criteria based on any one or more of the following (on a consolidated, divisional, line of business, geographical or area of executive’s responsibilities basis): one or more items of or within (i) sales, revenues, assets or expenses; (ii) earnings, income or margins, before or after deduction for all or any portion of interest, taxes, depreciation, or amortization, whether or not on a
Approved Performance Criteria means one or more objectively determinable measures of performance relating to any one or any combination of the following business criteria (measured on an absolute basis or relative to one or more comparators, including one or more companies or indices, and determined on a consolidated, divisional, line of business, project, geographical or area of executive’s responsibilities basis, or any combination thereof): (i) sales, revenues, or comparable store sales; (ii) assets, inventory levels, inventory turns, working capital, cash flow or expenses; (iii) earnings, profit, income, losses or margins, before or after deduction for all or any portion of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, rent, or such other items as the Committee may determine in a manner consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code, whether or not on a continuing operations and aggregate or per share basis, basic or diluted, before or after dividends; (iv) return on investment, capital, equity, assets, sales or revenues, or economic value added models or equivalent metrics; (v) market share, store openings or closings, customer service or satisfaction levels, or employee recruiting, retention or diversity; (vi) stock price, dividends, or total stockholder return, or credit ratings; or (vii) strategic plan implementations. The Committee may provide for automatic adjustments (in measures of achievement, amounts payable, or other award terms) to reflect objectively determinable events (for example, acquisitions, divestitures, extraordinary items, other unusual or non-recurring items and/or changes in accounting principles) that may affect the business criteria, any such adjustment to be established and administered in a manner consistent with the requirements for exempt performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the Committee’s authority to reduce or eliminate a Performance Award (including, without limitation, by restricting vesting under any such Award) that would otherwise be deemed to have been earned.
Approved Performance Criteria means criteria based on any one or more of the following (on a consolidated, divisional, line of business, geographical or area of executive's responsibilities basis): one or more items of or within (i) sales, revenues, assets or expenses; (ii) earnings, income or margins, before or after deduction for all or any portion of interest, taxes, depreciation, or amortization, whether or not on a continuing operations and aggregate or per share basis; (iii) return on investment, capital, assets, sales or revenues; and (iv) stock price. In determining whether a performance goal based on one or more Approved Performance Criteria has been satisfied for any period, any extraordinary item, change in generally accepted accounting principles, or change in law (including regulations) that would affect the determination as to whether such performance goal had been achieved will automatically be disregarded or taken into account, whichever would cause such performance goal to be more likely to be achieved, and to the extent consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code the Committee may provide for other objectively determinable and nondiscretionary adjustments; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the Committee's authority to reduce or eliminate a Performance Award (including, without limitation, by restricting vesting under any such Award) that would otherwise be deemed to have been earned.
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Approved Performance Criteria means criteria based on any one or more of the following (on a consolidated, divisional, line of business, geographical or area of