Target Award Level definition

Target Award Level means the target incentive amount for each Participant as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
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Target Award Level means the target incentive amount that may be paid to a Participant, which is intended to reward performance at a certain established targeted level based on the achievement of Performance Goals for the Performance Period.
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Target Award Level means an amount established annually for each Participant in the Plan which represents the incentive opportunity which may be available to that Participant if all established Corporate, Business Unit and Individual Performance Goals are met, expressed as a percentage of base earnings, including deferred compensation (other than deferred Awards under the Plan).
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Examples of Target Award Level in a sentence

  • A Participant's designated Target Award Level represents the award level for 100% achievement of all objectives by that Participant and the Company during a Plan Year.

  • The Committee may at any time prior to the final determination of Awards change the Target Award Level of any Participant or assign a different Target Award Level to a Participant to reflect any change in the Participant’s responsibility level or position during the course of the Performance Period.

  • The Administrator shall have sole discretion in establishing the amount or percentage of a Participant’s Actual Award relative to the Target Award Level based on the level of achievement of the Performance Goals for the Performance Period.

  • Maximum Award Opportunities shall be expressed as a percentage of Target Award Level and may vary among individual Participants or among classes of Participants.

  • Actual Awards will be made from this additional Target Award Level at the end of a Performance Period only in the event the Administrator determines that a Participant has achieved results that have had a positive, material impact on the financial performance of a Business Unit, or the Partnership on a consolidated basis.

  • The Target Award Level may be designated as dollar amount, percentage of base salary, or such other measure as determined by the Committee and may be established with minimum, target, or maximum levels.

  • The Performance Level actually attained with respect to any Objective will be stated as a percentage of the Target Award Level.

  • The Administrator may determine, in its sole discretion, to pay (a) an Actual Award to an Employee that is greater than, equal to, or less than such Employee’s Target Award Level and (b) Actual Awards to Employees for a Performance Period that, in the aggregate, are equal to or less than the total amount of the Actual Award Pool.

  • The established Target Award Level may vary for each Participant and need not by uniform among each Tier.

  • As a result, for each Performance Period, the CEO may recommend to the Administrator a Target Award Level that will represent a bonus opportunity for such Participants in excess of the guidelines set forth on this Exhibit B.


More Definitions of Target Award Level

Target Award Level means the discretionary target incentive amount for each Participant or group of Participants determined by the Committee for purposes of establishing the Award Pool. The Administrator may set specific pre-established Target Award Levels for the Performance Period for Executive Officers in its sole discretion.
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Target Award Level means the percentage of a Participant's Base Salary that may be awarded to the Participant upon attainment of the Target Level of Performance with respect to the Performance Goal(s) applicable to the Participant for the Performance Period.
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Target Award Level means the target level of annual incentive compensation which a Participant may earn for any Plan Year, expressed as a percentage of a Participant's Base Salary.
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Target Award Level means the Target Award Level for a Participant and a Performance Period designated by the Committee pursuant to Section 4.2(e) or 4.3.
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Target Award Level means the target Award Opportunity, as established by the Committee, intended to reward performance at the targeted level.
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Related to Target Award Level

  • Target Award means the target award, at 100% of target level performance achievement, payable under the Plan to a Participant for the Performance Period, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 3(b).

  • Performance Measure means one or more of the following selected by the Committee to measure Company, Affiliate, and/or business unit performance for a Performance Period, whether in absolute or relative terms (including, without limitation, terms relative to a peer group or index): basic, diluted, or adjusted earnings per share; sales or revenue; earnings before interest, taxes, and other adjustments (in total or on a per share basis); basic or adjusted net income; returns on equity, assets, capital, revenue or similar measure; economic value added; working capital; total shareholder return; and product development, product market share, research, licensing, litigation, human resources, information services, mergers, acquisitions, sales of assets of Affiliates or business units. Each such measure shall be, to the extent applicable, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as consistently applied by the Company (or such other standard applied by the Committee) and, if so determined by the Committee, and in the case of a Performance Compensation Award, to the extent permitted under Code Section 162(m), adjusted to omit the effects of extraordinary items, gain or loss on the disposal of a business segment, unusual or infrequently occurring events and transactions and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles. Performance Measures may vary from Performance Period to Performance Period and from Participant to Participant, and may be established on a stand-alone basis, in tandem or in the alternative.

  • Performance Award Formula means, for any Performance Award, a formula or table established by the Committee pursuant to Section 10.3 which provides the basis for computing the value of a Performance Award at one or more levels of attainment of the applicable Performance Goal(s) measured as of the end of the applicable Performance Period.

  • Award Cycle means a period of consecutive fiscal years or portions thereof designated by the Committee over which Performance Units are to be earned.

  • Performance Level means a reference to one of Performance Level I, Performance Level II, Performance Level III, Performance Level IV or Performance Level V.

  • Performance Year means the calendar year prior to the year in which an Annual Award is made by the Committee.

  • Performance Metrics means criteria established by the Administrator relating to any of the following, as it may apply to an individual, one or more business units, divisions, or Affiliates, or on a company-wide basis, and in absolute terms, relative to a base period, or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies, peer groups, or an index covering multiple companies:

  • Performance Target means the level of performance expected of the HSP in respect of a Performance Indicator or a Service Volume; “person or entity” includes any individual and any corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture or other single or collective form of organization under which business may be conducted;

  • Performance Measurement Period has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e)(ii).

  • Performance Factor means any matter that could or will significantly affect a party’s ability to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement;

  • Performance Period means the one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a Performance-Based Award.

  • Maximum Award means as to any Participant for any Performance Period, $4 million.

  • Award Opportunity means a cash award opportunity established under the Plan for a Participant by the Committee pursuant to such terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, as the Committee may establish.

  • Performance Targets means the specific objective goal or goals (which may be cumulative and/or alternative) that are timely set in writing by the Committee for each Executive for the Performance Period in respect of any one or more of the Business Criteria.

  • Award Value means the value, in dollars, of an award made to a Participant and as stated in the applicable Award Agreement, which is provided under the Plan in the form of PSUs or RSUs, as the case may be.

  • Bonus Target means the annual bonus that the Executive would have received in a fiscal year under the AIP Plan and/or the EIC Plan, if the target goals had been achieved.

  • Performance Cycle means one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Administrator may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Criteria will be measured for the purpose of determining a grantee’s right to and the payment of a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Award or Cash-Based Award, the vesting and/or payment of which is subject to the attainment of one or more Performance Goals. Each such period shall not be less than 12 months.

  • Performance Goal means a performance goal established by the Committee pursuant to Section 10.3.

  • Annual Incentive Award means an Award made subject to attainment of performance goals (as described in Section 14) over a performance period of up to one year (the Company’s fiscal year, unless otherwise specified by the Committee).

  • Performance Objective means a standard established by the Committee to determine in whole or in part whether a Performance Award shall be earned.

  • Performance Measures means measures as described in Article 12 on which the performance goals are based and which are approved by the Company’s shareholders pursuant to this Plan in order to qualify Awards as Performance-Based Compensation.

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  • Performance Objectives means the performance objective or objectives established by the Committee pursuant to the Plan. Any Performance Objectives may relate to the performance of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, divisions, departments, units, functions, partnerships, joint ventures or minority investments, product lines or products, or the performance of the individual Participant, and may include, without limitation, the Performance Objectives set forth in Section 13(b). The Performance Objectives may be made relative to the performance of a group of comparable companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Company may select Performance Objectives as compared to various stock market indices. Performance Objectives may be stated as a combination of the listed factors.

  • Award Period means the period beginning on an Award Date and ending on the expiration date of such Award.

  • Direct Award Criteria means the award criteria to be applied for the award of Call-Off Contracts for Standard Services set out in Part 1 of Schedule 6 (Award Criteria) of this Framework Agreement;

  • PSUs means the outstanding performance share units governed by the performance share unit plan of the Company dated December 16, 2013, as amended from time to time;