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This excerpt taken from the SIRI DEF 14A filed Apr 30, 2009.
Performance Criteria
 
The Plan requires that the Committee establish “Performance Criteria” for purposes of any award under the Plan that is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the performance goal(s) will be based on the attainment by us of specific levels of performance (or by one or more of our affiliates, divisions or operational units) and will be limited to the following: return on net assets, return on stockholders’ equity, return on assets, return on capital, revenue, average revenue per subscriber, stockholder returns, profit margin, earnings per Share, net earnings, operating earnings, free cash flow, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, number of subscribers, growth of subscribers, operating expenses, capital expenses, subscriber acquisition costs, share price, enterprise value, equity market capitalization or sales or market share. To the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee will, within the first 90 days of a performance period (or, if


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longer, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such performance period.
 
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