designated by the Committee multiplied by (B) the Participant’s base salary for the fiscal year during which the Annual Grant is being made (pro-rated if the Participant commences eligibility for this Program following the first day of the applicable Performance Period) by (ii) the average closing price per share of the Company’s common stock for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the grant date (“Target Stock Grant”). Each Annual Grant will be evidenced by an award agreement (an “Award Agreement”) pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan dated as of February 9, 2016 or any successor plan (the “Plan”).
2.3Vesting of the Annual Grant. Except as may be provided pursuant to an employment agreement, vesting of the Annual Grant shall be based (i) 25% based on continued service of the Participant through the scheduled vesting date of the grant, and (ii) 75% based on actual Company cumulative financial performance for the Performance Period compared to the LTI Maximum Performance, LTI Target Performance and LTI Threshold Performance, as follows:
(a) In the event actual Company performance equals or exceeds LTI Maximum Performance, one hundred twenty percent (120%), or such other percentage as the Committee may designate, of the cumulative financial performance tranche of the Target Stock Grant shall vest;
(b) In the event actual Company performance equals LTI Threshold Performance, fifty percent (50%), or such other percentage as the Committee may designate, of the cumulative financial performance tranche of the Target Stock Grant shall vest;
(c) In the event actual Company performance exceeds LTI Threshold Performance but is less than LTI Target Performance, a portion of the cumulative financial performance tranche of the Target Stock Grant shall vest, calculated as the product of (a) the cumulative financial performance tranche of the Target Stock Grant and (b) a percentage calculated as a linear interpolation between fifty percent (50%) and one hundred percent (100%), based on actual Company performance relative to LTI Threshold Performance and LTI Target Performance;
(d) In the event actual Company performance equals LTI Target Performance, one hundred percent (100%) of the cumulative financial performance tranche of the Target Stock Grant shall vest;
(e) In the event actual Company performance exceeds LTI Target Performance but is less than LTI Maximum Performance, a portion of the cumulative financial performance tranche of the Target Stock Grant shall vest, calculated as the product of (a) the cumulative financial performance tranche of the Target Stock Grant and (b) a percentage calculated as a linear interpolation between one hundred percent (100%) and one hundred twenty percent (120%), based on actual Company performance relative to LTI Target Performance and LTI Maximum Performance; and