Common use of Performance Target Clause in Contracts

Performance Target. (i) Subject to the Participant’s continued employment or service with the Company, a specified percentage of the RSUs shall vest if both (A) the Participant remains in continuous employment or continuous service with the Company through the Settlement Date as defined in Sub-section (b) below, and (B) the Company achieves, at a minimum, the threshold level of performance with respect to the performance goals set forth on Exhibit A (the “Performance Targets”). Unless provided otherwise by the Committee, the Participant shall be deemed to not be in continuous employment or continuous service if the Participant’s status changes from employee to non-employee, or vice-versa. The actual number of RSUs that may vest may range from zero to 200% of the Target Amount based on the extent to which the Performance Targets are achieved, and may be further adjusted up or down by up to 25% based upon the Company’s Relative Total Shareholder Return (as defined on Exhibit A) at the end of the 3-year performance cycle as set forth on Exhibit A, in accordance with the methodology set out on Exhibit A, subject to a maximum payout cap of 200%. (I) if the Company does not achieve the minimum Performance Targets as set out on Exhibit A, then no RSUs shall vest and this grant of RSUs shall be cancelled in its entirety, and (II) no vesting shall occur unless and until the Committee certifies that the Performance Targets have been met and determined the Company’s Relative Total Shareholder Return (the “Certification”). (ii) At any time following the Date of Grant, the Committee shall make adjustments or modifications to the Performance Targets and the calculation of the Performance Targets as it determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary in order to avoid dilution or enlargement of the intended benefits to be provided to the Participant under this Agreement, to reflect the following events: (A) asset write-downs; (B) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (C) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; (D) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (E) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 225-20 (or any successor pronouncement thereto) and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; (F) acquisitions or divestitures; (G) foreign exchange gains and losses; (H) discontinued operations and nonrecurring charges; (I) a change in the Company’s fiscal year; and/or (J) any other specific, unusual or nonrecurring events.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Carnival PLC), Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Carnival PLC)

Performance Target. (i) Subject to the Participant’s continued employment or service with the Company, a specified percentage of the RSUs shall vest if both (A) the Participant remains in continuous employment or continuous service with the Company through the Settlement Date as defined in Sub-section (b) below, and (B) the Company achieves, at a minimum, the threshold level of performance with respect to the performance goals set forth on Exhibit A (the “Performance Targets”). Unless provided otherwise by the Committee, the Participant shall be deemed to not be in continuous employment or continuous service if the Participant’s status changes from employee to non-employee, or vice-versa. The actual number of RSUs that may vest may range from zero to 200% [MAXIMUM %] of the Target Amount based on the extent to which the Performance Targets are achieved, and may be further adjusted up or down by up to 25% [TSR %] based upon the Company’s Relative Total Shareholder Return (as defined on Exhibit A) at the end of the 3-year performance cycle as set forth on Exhibit A, in accordance with the methodology set out on Exhibit A, subject to a maximum payout cap of 200[MAXIMUM %]. (I) if the Company does not achieve the minimum threshold level of the Performance Targets as set out on Exhibit A, then no RSUs shall vest and this grant of RSUs shall be cancelled in its entirety, and (II) no vesting shall occur unless and until the Committee certifies that the Performance Targets have been met and determined the Company’s Relative Total Shareholder Return (the “Certification”). (ii) At any time following the Date of Grant, the Committee shall make adjustments or modifications to the Performance Targets and the calculation of the Performance Targets as it determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary in order to avoid dilution or enlargement of the intended benefits to be provided to the Participant under this Agreement, to reflect the following events: (A) asset write-downs; (B) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (C) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; (D) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (E) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 225-20 (or any successor pronouncement thereto) and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; (F) acquisitions or divestitures; (G) foreign exchange gains and losses; (H) discontinued operations and nonrecurring charges; (I) a change in the Company’s fiscal year; and/or (J) any other specific, unusual or nonrecurring events.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Carnival PLC), Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Carnival PLC)