Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. Except as provided in Section 6, the Performance Shares shall be earned based on where the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle ranks in comparison to the Total Shareholder Returns of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index during the Performance Cycle. As soon as practicable after the completion of the Performance Cycle, the Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation, each of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be calculated and ranked from first to last (the “TSR Ranking”). The extent to which Performance Shares shall become earned on the vesting date described in Section 3 shall be based on the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation. The percentage of Performance Shares earned (the “Percentage of Performance Shares Earned”) shall be the percentage set forth in the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned column of the schedule set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto that corresponds to the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation set forth in the TSR Ranking column of such schedule. The number of Performance Shares earned shall be the product of the number of Performance Shares set forth in Section 2 multiplied by the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. If at any time during the Performance Cycle, a Comparison Company is acquired, ceases to exist, ceases to be a publicly-traded company, files for bankruptcy, spins off 50% or more of its assets (except as otherwise provided in Exhibit A), or sells all, or substantially all, of its assets, such Comparison Company shall be removed and treated as if it had never been a Comparison Company. The Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation and the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be ranked from first to last, and the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be determined as described in this Section 4(c) based on the Corporation’s TSR Ranking among the remaining Comparison Companies and S&P Total Return Index: (i) to the extent the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to 12, 11, 10, 9 or 8, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit ▇-▇, ▇-▇, ▇-▇, ▇-▇ or C-5 attached hereto, respectively, and (ii) to the extent that the number of Comparison Companies and the Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to fewer than 8, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to the Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit C-5, provided that (1) the Committee may use negative discretion to reduce the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned corresponding to such TSR Ranking of the Corporation such that the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be as reasonably commensurate as possible with the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned that would have resulted if the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation had been 8, using similar percentile hurdles as exist in Exhibit C-5, with straight-line interpolation between points, and (2) if the Corporation ranks last among the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be 0%. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c) to the contrary, if the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle is negative, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall not exceed 100%.
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Sources: Performance Award Agreement (Hess Corp), Performance Award Agreement (Hess Corp)
Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. Except as provided in Section 6, the Performance Shares shall be earned based on where the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle ranks in comparison to the Total Shareholder Returns of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index during the Performance Cycle. As soon as practicable after the completion of the Performance Cycle, the Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation, Corporation and each of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be calculated and ranked from first to last (the “TSR Ranking”). The extent to which Performance Shares shall become earned on the vesting date described in Section 3 shall be based on the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation. The percentage of Performance Shares earned (the “Percentage of Performance Shares Earned”) shall be the percentage set forth in the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned column of the schedule set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto that corresponds to the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation set forth in the TSR Ranking column of such schedule. The number of Performance Shares earned shall be the product of the number of Performance Shares set forth in Section 2 multiplied by the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. If at any time during the Performance Cycle, a Comparison Company is acquired, ceases to exist, ceases to be a publicly-traded company, files for bankruptcy, spins off 50% or more of its assets (except as otherwise provided in Exhibit A), or sells all, or substantially all, of its assets, such Comparison Company shall be removed and treated as if it had never been a Comparison Company. The Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation and the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be ranked from first to last, and the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be determined as described in this Section 4(c) based on the Corporation’s 's TSR Ranking among the remaining Comparison Companies and S&P Total Return IndexCompanies: (i) to the extent the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to 12, 11, 10, 9 10 or 89, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit ▇-▇C-1, ▇-▇C-2, ▇-▇C-3, ▇-▇ or C-5 C-4 attached hereto, respectively, and (ii) to the extent that the number of Comparison Companies and the Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to fewer than 89, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to the Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit C-5C-4, provided that (1) the Committee may use negative discretion to reduce the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned corresponding to such TSR Ranking of the Corporation such that the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be as reasonably commensurate as possible with the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned that would have resulted if the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation had been 89, using similar percentile hurdles as exist in Exhibit C-5C-4, with straight-line interpolation between points, and (2) if the Corporation ranks last among the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return IndexCompanies, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be 0%. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c) to the contrary, if the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle is negative, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall not exceed 100%.
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Sources: Performance Award Agreement (Hess Corp), Performance Award Agreement (Hess Corp)
Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. Except as provided in Section 6, the Performance Shares shall be earned based on where the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle ranks in comparison to the Total Shareholder Returns of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index during the Performance Cycle. As soon as practicable after the completion of the Performance Cycle, the Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation, Corporation and each of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be calculated and ranked from first to last (the “TSR Ranking”). The extent to which Performance Shares shall become earned on the vesting date described in Section 3 shall be based on the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation. The percentage of Performance Shares earned (the “Percentage of Performance Shares Earned”) shall be the percentage set forth in the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned column of the schedule set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto that corresponds to the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation set forth in the TSR Ranking column of such schedule. The number of Performance Shares earned shall be the product of the number of Performance Shares set forth in Section 2 multiplied by the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. If at any time during the Performance Cycle, a Comparison Company is acquired, ceases to exist, ceases to be a publicly-traded company, files for bankruptcy, spins off 50% or more of its assets (except as otherwise provided in Exhibit A), or sells all, or substantially all, of its assets, such Comparison Company shall be removed and treated as if it had never been a Comparison Company. The Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation and the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be ranked from first to last, and the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be determined as described in this Section 4(c) based on the Corporation’s 's TSR Ranking among the remaining Comparison Companies and S&P Total Return IndexCompanies: (i) to the extent the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to 13, 12, 11, 10, 9 10 or 89, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit ▇-▇, ▇-▇, ▇-▇, ▇-▇ or C-5 attached hereto, respectively, and (ii) to the extent that the number of Comparison Companies and the Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to fewer than 89, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to the Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit C-5, provided that (1) the Committee may use its negative discretion discretion, consistent with Code Section 162(m), to reduce the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned corresponding to such TSR Ranking of the Corporation such that the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be as reasonably commensurate as possible with the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned that would have resulted if the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation had been 89, using similar percentile hurdles as exist in Exhibit C-5, with straight-line interpolation between points, and (2) if the Corporation ranks last among the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return IndexCompanies, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be 0%. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c) to the contrary, if the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle is negative, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall not exceed 100%.
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Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. Except as provided in Section 6, the Performance Shares shall be earned based on where the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle ranks in comparison to the Total Shareholder Returns of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index during the Performance Cycle. As soon as practicable after the completion of the Performance Cycle, the Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation, Corporation and each of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be calculated and ranked from first to last (the “TSR Ranking”). The extent to which Performance Shares shall become earned on the vesting date described in Section 3 shall be based on the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation. The percentage of Performance Shares earned (the “Percentage of Performance Shares Earned”) shall be the percentage set forth in the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned column of the schedule set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto that corresponds to the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation set forth in the TSR Ranking column of such schedule. The number of Performance Shares earned shall be the product of the number of Performance Shares set forth in Section 2 multiplied by the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. If at any time during the Performance Cycle, a Comparison Company is acquired, ceases to exist, ceases to be a publicly-traded company, files for bankruptcy, spins off 50% or more of its assets (except as otherwise provided in Exhibit A), or sells all, or substantially all, of its assets, such Comparison Company shall be removed and treated as if it had never been a Comparison Company. The Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation and the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be ranked from first to last, and the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be determined as described in this Section 4(c) based on the Corporation’s 's TSR Ranking among the remaining Comparison Companies and S&P Total Return IndexCompanies: (i) to the extent the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to 12, 11, 10, 9 10 or 89, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit ▇-▇C-1, ▇-▇C-2, ▇-▇C-3, ▇-▇ or C-5 C-4 attached hereto, respectively, and (ii) to the extent that the number of Comparison Companies and the Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to fewer than 89, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to the Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit C-5C-4, provided that (1) the Committee may use its negative discretion discretion, consistent with Code Section 162(m), to reduce the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned corresponding to such TSR Ranking of the Corporation such that the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be as reasonably commensurate as possible with the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned that would have resulted if the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation had been 89, using similar percentile hurdles as exist in Exhibit C-5C-4, with straight-line interpolation between points, and (2) if the Corporation ranks last among the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return IndexCompanies, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be 0%. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c) to the contrary, if the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle is negative, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall not exceed 100%.
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Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. Except as provided in Section 6, the Performance Shares shall be earned based on where the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle ranks in comparison to the Total Shareholder Returns of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index during the Performance Cycle. As soon as practicable after the completion of the Performance Cycle, the Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation, Corporation and each of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be calculated and ranked from first to last (the “TSR Ranking”). The extent to which Performance Shares shall become earned on the vesting date described in Section 3 shall be based on the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation. The percentage of Performance Shares earned (the “Percentage of Performance Shares Earned”) shall be the percentage set forth in the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned column of the schedule set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto that corresponds to the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation set forth in the TSR Ranking column of such schedule. The number of Performance Shares earned shall be the product of the number of Performance Shares set forth in Section 2 multiplied by the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. If at any time during the Performance Cycle, a Comparison Company is acquired, ceases to exist, ceases to be a publicly-traded company, files for bankruptcy, spins off 50% or more of its assets (except as otherwise provided in Exhibit A), or sells all, or substantially all, of its assets, such Comparison Company shall be removed and treated as if it had never been a Comparison Company. The Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation and the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be ranked from first to last, and the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be determined as described in this Section 4(c) based on the Corporation’s 's TSR Ranking among the remaining Comparison Companies and S&P Total Return IndexCompanies: (i) to the extent the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to 1215, 11, 10, 9 14 or 813, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit ▇-▇C-1, ▇-▇, ▇-▇, ▇-▇ C-2 or C-5 C-3 attached hereto, respectively, and (ii) to the extent that the number of Comparison Companies and the Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to fewer than 813, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to the Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit C-5C-3, provided that (1) the Committee may use its negative discretion discretion, consistent with Code Section 162(m), to reduce the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned corresponding to such TSR Ranking of the Corporation such that the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be as reasonably commensurate as possible with the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned that would have resulted if the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation had been 8, using similar percentile hurdles as exist in Exhibit C-5, with straight-line interpolation between points13, and (2) if the Corporation ranks last among the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return IndexCompanies, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be 0%. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c) to the contrary, if the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle is negative, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall not exceed 100%.
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Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. Except as provided in Section 6, the Performance Shares shall be earned based on where the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle ranks in comparison to the Total Shareholder Returns of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index during the Performance Cycle. As soon as practicable after the completion of the Performance Cycle, the Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation, Corporation and each of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be calculated and ranked from first to last (the “TSR Ranking”). The extent to which Performance Shares shall become earned on the vesting date described in Section 3 shall be based on the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation. The percentage of Performance Shares earned (the “Percentage of Performance Shares Earned”) shall be the percentage set forth in the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned column of the schedule set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto that corresponds to the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation set forth in the TSR Ranking column of such schedule. The number of Performance Shares earned shall be the product of the number of Performance Shares set forth in Section 2 multiplied by the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. If at any time during the Performance Cycle, a Comparison Company is acquired, ceases to exist, ceases to be a publicly-traded company, files for bankruptcy, spins off 50% or more of its assets (except as otherwise provided in Exhibit A), or sells all, or substantially all, of its assets, such Comparison Company shall be removed and treated as if it had never been a Comparison Company. The Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation and the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be ranked from first to last, and the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be determined as described in this Section 4(c) based on the Corporation’s TSR Ranking among the remaining Comparison Companies and S&P Total Return IndexCompanies: (i) to the extent the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to 12, 11, 10, 9 10 or 89, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit ▇-▇C-1, ▇-▇, ▇-▇, ▇-▇ C-2 or C-5 C-3 attached hereto, respectively, and (ii) to the extent that the number of Comparison Companies and the Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to fewer than 89, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to the Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit C-5C-3, provided that (1) the Committee may use its negative discretion discretion, consistent with Code Section 162(m), to reduce the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned corresponding to such TSR Ranking of the Corporation such that the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be as reasonably commensurate as possible with the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned that would have resulted if the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation had been 89, using similar percentile hurdles as exist in Exhibit C-5C-3, with straight-line interpolation between points, and (2) if the Corporation ranks last among the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return IndexCompanies, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be 0%. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c) to the contrary, if the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle is negative, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall not exceed 100%.
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Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. Except as provided in Section 6, the Performance Shares shall be earned based on where the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle ranks in comparison to the Total Shareholder Returns of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index during the Performance Cycle. As soon as practicable after the completion of the Performance Cycle, the Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation, each of the Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be calculated and ranked from first to last (the “TSR Ranking”). The extent to which Performance Shares shall become earned on the vesting date described in Section 3 shall be based on the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation. The percentage of Performance Shares earned (the “Percentage of Performance Shares Earned”) shall be the percentage set forth in the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned column of the schedule set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto that corresponds to the TSR Ranking attained by the Corporation set forth in the TSR Ranking column of such schedule. The number of Performance Shares earned shall be the product of the number of Performance Shares set forth in Section 2 multiplied by the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned. If at any time during the Performance Cycle, a Comparison Company is acquired, ceases to exist, ceases to be a publicly-traded company, files for bankruptcy, spins off 50% or more of its assets (except as otherwise provided in Exhibit A), or sells all, or substantially all, of its assets, such Comparison Company shall be removed and treated as if it had never been a Comparison Company. The Total Shareholder Returns of the Corporation and the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index shall be ranked from first to last, and the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be determined as described in this Section 4(c) based on the Corporation’s 's TSR Ranking among the remaining Comparison Companies and S&P Total Return Index: (i) to the extent the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to 12, 11, 10, 9 or 8, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit ▇-▇C-1, ▇-▇C-2, ▇-▇C-3, ▇-▇ or C-5 C-4 attached hereto, respectively, and (ii) to the extent that the number of Comparison Companies and the Total Return Index plus the Corporation is reduced to fewer than 8, in accordance with the percentage corresponding to the Corporation’s TSR Ranking as set forth in Exhibit C-5C-4, provided that (1) the Committee may use negative discretion to reduce the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned corresponding to such TSR Ranking of the Corporation such that the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be as reasonably commensurate as possible with the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned that would have resulted if the number of Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index plus the Corporation had been 8, using similar percentile hurdles as exist in Exhibit C-5C-4, with straight-line interpolation between points, and (2) if the Corporation ranks last among the remaining Comparison Companies and the S&P Total Return Index, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall be 0%. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c) to the contrary, if the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return during the Performance Cycle is negative, the Percentage of Performance Shares Earned shall not exceed 100%.
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