Qualifying Retirement definition

Qualifying Retirement means the Employee’s voluntary termination of employment after the Employee has (i) attained (X) age sixty-five (65), (Y) age fifty-five (55) with ten (10) Years of Service as a full-time employee of the Partnership or any of its Affiliates, or (Z) an age which, when added to such Years of Service of the Employee equals at least seventy-five (75), and (ii) previously delivered a written notice of retirement to the Partnership and on the date of retirement the Employee has satisfied the minimum applicable advance written notice requirement set forth below: By way of illustration, and without limiting the foregoing, if (i) the Employee is eligible to retire at age fifty-nine (59) after ten (10) Years of Service, (ii) the Employee gives two (2) years notice at age fifty-eight (58) that the Employee intends to retire at age sixty (60), and (iii) the Employee later terminates employment at age fifty-nine (59), then the Employee’s retirement at age fifty-nine (59) would not constitute a Qualifying Retirement. However, if (i) the Employee is eligible to retire at age fifty-nine (59) after ten (10) Years of Service, (ii) the Employee gives two (2) years notice at age fifty-eight (58) that the Employee intends to retire at age sixty (60), and (iii) the Employee terminates employment upon reaching age sixty (60), then the Employee’s retirement at age sixty (60) would constitute a Qualifying Retirement.
Qualifying Retirement means the Employee’s voluntary termination of employment after the Employee has (i) attained (X) age 65, or (Y) age 60 with 10 Years of Service, and (ii) previously delivered a written notice of retirement to the Partnership at least one (1) year prior to the date of retirement.
Qualifying Retirement means the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries due to his or her retirement from employment with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries after satisfying all of the following requirements at the time of such termination: (i) the Participant is at least 55 years of age, (ii) the Participant has five or more whole years of credited service with the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii) the Participant’s age plus years of credited service with the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries (including only whole years in the case of both age and credited service for purposes of this requirement) totals at least 70.

Examples of Qualifying Retirement in a sentence

  • Unless an award agreement provides for more favorable treatment, upon a Qualifying Retirement, the Employee shall continue to have the right to earn unvested performance shares upon the achievement of the applicable performance goals over any remaining performance period, as if the Employee’s employment had not been terminated.

  • Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any related plan or award agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to exercise all vested stock options until the earlier of (a) three years after the date of Qualifying Retirement, and (b) the original terms of the options.

  • Upon Retirement or Qualifying Retirement, the Employee shall continue to have the right to earn unvested performance shares upon the achievement of the applicable performance goals over any remaining performance period, as if the Employee’s employment had not been terminated.

  • If the Employee’s termination of employment constitutes a Qualifying Retirement, then the Employee’s unvested stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock rights awards (other than performance shares) will vest on the date of retirement set forth in the notice thereof, and if the Qualifying Retirement occurs on or after a Change of Control, then the provision of Section 4(c) shall also apply.

  • Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any related plan or award agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to exercise all vested stock options until the earlier of (a) three (3) years after the date of Qualifying Retirement, and (b) the original terms of the options.


More Definitions of Qualifying Retirement

Qualifying Retirement means the Participant’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code after the Participant has attained age 60 and completed at least 10 years of employment with the Company.
Qualifying Retirement means your termination of employment with the Company or one of its subsidiaries at or after the earliest date you satisfy the eligibility requirements for retirement under the relevant provisions of national, state, or provincial law in your home country, provided such termination of employment (i) is approved by the Company to be a Qualifying Retirement, or (ii) if you are a member of EMT, is approved as a Qualifying Retirement in advance by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your termination of employment will not be considered a Qualifying Retirement if (i) the termination occurs within six (6) months following the Grant Date, or (ii) you are terminated for Cause by the Company or one of its subsidiaries.
Qualifying Retirement means that the Employee voluntarily retires from the employ of the Company or its Subsidiaries at or after both attaining age fifty-five (55) and completing five (5) consecutive years of service. For purposes of this Agreement, a “year of service” shall mean a twelve (12) month period of continuous full-time employment with the Company (determined without regard to any breaks in service due to any paid leave of absence or any unpaid leave of absence authorized in writing by the Company). For the avoidance of doubt, termination of the Employee’s employment by the Company, either with or without Cause, shall not be treated as a Qualifying Retirement.
Qualifying Retirement means retirement by the Recipient after satisfaction of the conditions in either clause (A) or clause (B): (A) the Recipient has both (1) attained the age of 55 and (2) completed at least ten years of employment with the Company; or (B) the sum of the Recipient’s age plus the number of years he or she has been employed by the Company equals or exceeds 75 years.
Qualifying Retirement means retirement by a Participant from employment or other service to the Company or any Subsidiary after such Participant reaches the age of 65.
Qualifying Retirement means your termination of employment with the Company or one of its subsidiaries at or after satisfying the eligibility requirements for retirement under the retirement provisions of local law in your home country, provided such termination of employment has been approved by the Company, if you are not a member of EMT, or by the Compensation Committee, if you are a member of EMT. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your termination of employment will not be considered a Qualifying Retirement if (i) the termination occurs within six (6) months following the Date of Promise, or (ii) you are terminated for Cause by the Company or one of its subsidiaries.
Qualifying Retirement means Participant’s resignation from service as an Employee that satisfies all of the following conditions: (i) Participant has provided the Executive Vice President of Global Human Resources of the Company at least twelve (12) months’ advance written notice of such resignation (such notice, the “Resignation Notice”), (ii) as of the date the Company receives the Resignation Notice, Participant has attained an age of at least fifty-five (55) years and has completed at least ten (10) years of continuous service as an Employee, (iii) prior to the date of termination of Participant’s employment pursuant to this section (“Retirement Date”), the Company’s Chief Executive Officer has approved such resignation in writing, (iv) such Retirement Date occurs on or after the date that is six (6) months after the Date of Grant, and (v) such resignation is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A (as defined below).