Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive. Without in any way limiting the effect of the foregoing, for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement, a Participant’s employment or service shall also be deemed to have terminated for Cause if, after the Participant’s employment or service has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered that would have justified, in the opinion of the Administrator, a termination for Cause.
(b) Good Reason. “Good Reason” shall mean (i) “Good Reason” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting, or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Good Reason”), then a “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following without the Participant’s consent: a change caused by the Company in the Participant’s duties and responsibilities which is materially inconsistent with the Participant’s position at the Company, or a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary (excluding any reduction in the Participant’s salary that is part of a plan to reduce salaries of comparably situated employees of the Company generally); provided that, in any case, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing subparts (i) or (ii), the Participant shall only have “Good Reason” to terminate employment or service following the applicable entity’s failure to remedy the act which is alleged to constitute “Good Reason” within thirty (30) days following such entity’s receipt of written notice from the Participant specifying such act, so long as such notice is provided within sixty (60) days after such event has first occurred. The determination of “Good Reason” shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive.
(c) Qualifying Termination. “Qualifying Termination” shall mean the termination of employment or service (i) as a result of the Participant’s death, Disability, or Retirement, (ii) by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause, or (iii) by the Participant with Good Reason.
(d) Retirement. “Retirement” shall have the meaning given in an employment, change in control, consulting, or other similar agreement, if any, to which the Participant is a party, or, if there is no such agreement (or if such agreement does not define “Retirement”), then “Retirement” shall mean the termination of employment or service by the Participant on or after (i) the Participant’s attainment of age 65, or (ii) the Participant’s attainment of age 55 and completion of ten (10) years of service. For this purpose, the Participant shall be credited with a year of service for each consecutive twelve-month period he or she is employed or in service during his or her period of employment or service with the Company. Employment or service shall not be deemed to be terminated or interrupted by a leave of absence, sick leave or vacation granted to the Participant by the Company. The Administrator shall have authority to determine if a Retirement has occurred.
(a) The actual number of Shares, if any, that may be earned and vested during the Performance Period, as set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Performance Period”), will be determined by the Administrator following the end of the Performance Period based on attainment of the performance goals, as set forth on the signature page hereto and as provided in Schedule A (the “Performance Goals”); provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, the Award shall not vest, in whole or in part, and the Participant shall not be entitled to any Shares, unless the Participant remains employed or in service from the Date of Grant until the Vesting Date (as defined on the signature page hereto). The Administrator has authority to determine whether and to what degree the Award shall be deemed earned and vested.
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