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These excerpts taken from the NDAQ 10-K filed Feb 25, 2008. Appendix A
Performance Goal for Performance Share Unit Grant January 1, 2008 December 31, 2010 Performance Period
This Appendix A to the Performance Share Unit Agreement sets forth the Performance Goal to be achieved and, depending upon the extent (if any) to which the Performance Goal is achieved, the number of whole and/or partial Shares, if any, which the Grantee shall have the right to receive with respect to each Performance Share Unit. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement and the Plan.
The sole Performance Goal shall be earnings per share growth (EPS Growth) of the Company during the Performance Period. EPS Growth shall be expressed as the compounded annual increase, if any, in the earnings per share of the Company during the Performance Period (Percentage Rate of EPS Growth), and shall be determined based upon the amount, if any, by which:
For purposes of the preceding paragraph, the adjusted earnings per share of the Company for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 2010 shall be equal to the earnings per share of the Company, for such fiscal year, as determined in accordance with US GAAP, adjusted as follows:
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The Committee will rely on the Companys audited financial statements and related information for purposes of determining the amount, if any, of EPS Growth.
Each Performance Share Unit shall, subject to the vesting provisions set forth in the Agreement, entitle the Grantee to 0.5 Shares for the achievement of threshold EPS Growth performance, 1.0 Share for the achievement of target EPS Growth performance, and 1.5 Shares for the achievement of maximum EPS Growth performance.
The following table sets forth these three EPS Growth performance levels:
Appendix A
Performance Goal for Performance Share Unit Grant January 1, 2007 December 31, 2009 Performance Period
This Appendix A to the Performance Share Unit Agreement sets forth the Performance Goal to be achieved and, depending upon the extent (if any) to which the Performance Goal is achieved, the number of whole and/or partial Shares, if any, which the Grantee shall have the right to receive with respect to each Performance Share Unit. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement and the Plan.
The sole Performance Goal shall be earnings per share growth (EPS Growth) of the Company during the Performance Period. EPS Growth shall be expressed as the compounded annual increase, if any, in the earnings per share of the Company during the Performance Period (Percentage Rate of EPS Growth), and shall be determined based upon the amount, if any, by which (i) the earnings per share of the Company as determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (EPS) for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 2009 exceeds (ii) the EPS of the Company for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 2006. The Committee will rely on the Companys audited financial statements and related information for purposes of determining the amount, if any, of EPS Growth.
Each Performance Share Unit shall, subject to the vesting provisions set forth in the Agreement, entitle the Grantee to 0.5 Shares for the achievement of threshold EPS Growth performance, 1.0 Share for the achievement of target EPS Growth performance, and 1.5 Shares for the achievement of maximum EPS Growth performance.
The following table sets forth these three EPS Growth performance levels:
Appendix A
Performance Goal for Performance Share Unit Grant [PERFORMANCE PERIOD DATES] Performance Period
This Appendix A to the Performance Share Unit Agreement sets forth the Performance Goal to be achieved and, depending upon the extent (if any) to which the Performance Goal is achieved, the number of whole and/or partial Shares, if any, which the Grantee shall have the right to receive with respect to each Performance Share Unit. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement and the Plan.
Appendix A
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The sole Performance Goal shall be earnings per share growth (EPS
For purposes of
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