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 the Cumulative EPS ("Cumulative EPS") of the Company's adjusted core earnings per share (as defined below) during the three-year period beginning September 1, 2014 and ending on August 31, 2017 (the "Performance Period"). The Cumulative EPS for the Performance Period shall be measured on August 31, 2017 ("Measurement Date") (subject to adjustment under Section 7(b)). For purposes of this Agreement, "adjusted core earnings per share" means the Company's net income determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), before amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation expense and related charges, and goodwill impairment charges, and net of tax and deferred tax valuation allowance charges that result from the write-off of goodwill and impairment charges, divided by the weighted average number of outstanding shares determined in accordance with GAAP. (b) The portion of the Grantee's rights and interest in the Restricted Stock Units, if any, that becomes vested and non-forfeitable on the Determination Date (as defined below) following the Performance Period shall be determined at the Measurement Date in accordance with the following schedule: Cumulative EPS for Three Fiscal Years Beginning September 1, 2014 and Ending August 31, 2017. Percentage of Shares Vested Less than $5.05 0% $5.05 50% $5.20 60% $5.34 70% $5.49 80% $5.64 90% $5.79 100% $5.94 110% $6.09 120% $6.24 130% $6.40 140% $6.55 150% 2 Notwithstanding the foregoing schedule, no fractional Shares shall be issued, and subject to the preceding limitation on the number of related Shares available under this Agreement (that is, 150 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 Committee determining and certifying in writing 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. The Committee shall make this determination within ninety (90) days after the Measurement Date ("Determination Date"). This determination shall be based on the actual level of the Performance Goal achieved, and shall not be subject to an exercise of discretion to determine a level of achievement of the Performance Goal other than that actually achieved, provided that the Committee'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 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