Vesting Clause Example from Business Contracts

Vesting. (a) Except as may be otherwise provided in Section 3 or Section 6 of this Agreement, the vesting of the Grantee's rights and interest in the Restricted Stock Units shall be determined in accordance with this Section 2. The extent to which the Grantee's interest in the Restricted Stock Units becomes vested and non-forfeitable shall be based upon the satisfaction of the performance goal specified in this Section 2 (the "Performance Goal"), subject to Section 3. The Performance Goal shall be based ...upon a comparison of the Company's total shareholder return, as defined below ("TSR"), to the TSR of each company (other than the Company) that comprises the S&P Supercomposite Technology Hardware and Equipment Index (the "Index") during the period beginning September 1, 2018 and ending on August 31, 2021 (the "Performance Period"), provided that only the companies that comprise the Index as of the first day of the Performance Period shall be considered and any such company shall be deemed to have a TSR of negative 100 percent upon (i) the institution by or against such company of an insolvency, receivership or bankruptcy proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532, or foreign insolvency regime, (ii) such company making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iii) such company's dissolution or ceasing to do business. The TSR for the Performance Period shall be measured at the end of the Performance Period. [ ] (b) The portion of the Grantee's rights and interest in the Restricted Stock Units, if any, that becomes vested and nonforfeitable on the Determination Date (as defined below) shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule, using linear interpolation, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Committee"): [ ] No fractional Shares shall be issued, and subject to the preceding limitation on the number of Shares available under this Agreement (that is, 200 percent of the related Shares), any fractional Share that would have resulted from the foregoing calculations shall be rounded up to the next whole Share. (c) The applicable portion of the Restricted Stock Units shall become vested and non-forfeitable in accordance with this Section 2, subject to the determination that the corresponding Performance Goal and all other conditions for the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units have been satisfied; provided the Grantee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant or Non-Employee Director has not terminated before the Determination Date, as defined herein. This determination shall be made within ninety (90) days after the last day of the Performance Period ("Determination Date"). The Committee shall make this determination, provided that, for any Grantee who is not an "officer" of the Company for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the determination may be made by such Grantee's divisional Executive Vice President or Chief Executive Officer, by the Chief Operating Officer of the Company or by the President of the Company (each, an "Authorized Officer"). The Committee's or such Authorized Officer's good faith determination shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons, including, but not limited to, the Company and the Grantee. The Committee or such Authorized Officer may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of compensation otherwise to be paid or earned in connection with this award, notwithstanding the level of achievement of the Performance Goal or any contrary provision of the Plan; provided no such reduction may be made after a Change in Control. The Grantee shall not be entitled to any claim or recourse if any action or inaction by the Company, or any other circumstance or event, including any circumstance or event outside the control of the Grantee, adversely affects the ability of the Grantee to satisfy the Performance Goal or in any way prevents the satisfaction of the Performance Goal. View More