Exhibit 10.87
Baker Hughes Company Performance Share Unit Award Agreement For [●] (“Participant”)
1.Capitalized Terms. Each capitalized term used but not defined in this Award Agreement (including Appendix A) shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Baker Hughes Company 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
2.Grant. The Committee of Baker Hughes Company (the “Company”) has granted Performance Share Units (“PSUs”) to the individual named in this Award Agreement (the “Participant”) on [●] (the “Grant Date”). Each PSU entitles the Participant an opportunity to earn and receive from the Company one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Share”), for which the restrictions set forth in paragraph 4 lapse in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement, the Plan, any country specific addendums and any rules and procedures adopted by the Committee. The target number of PSUs reflected in the Participant’s Plan account maintained by Fidelity Stock Plan Services (the “Target PSUs”) is the number of PSUs that the Participant may earn if the Performance Condition is satisfied at the target level. The actual number of PSUs that the Participant may earn may be less than or more than the Target PSUs, depending upon actual performance and the service of the Participant, as specified in paragraph 4. Shares may be adjusted or converted into other property or cash pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
3.Dividend Equivalents. Until such time as the restrictions lapse or the PSUs are cancelled, whichever occurs first, the Company may establish an amount to be paid to the Participant equal to the number of PSUs subject to restriction times the per Share quarterly dividend payments made to stockholders of the Company’s Shares (“Dividend Equivalent”). The Company will accumulate Dividend Equivalents and will pay the Participant a cash amount equal to the Dividend Equivalents accumulated and unpaid as of the date that the restrictions lapse (without interest) upon such lapse date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any accumulated and unpaid Dividend Equivalents attributable to PSUs that are cancelled will not be paid and are immediately forfeited upon cancellation of the PSUs. The determination regarding the form and type of dividend equivalents will be made by the Committee at the time of grant.
4.Restrictions.
a.Lapse of Restrictions Generally. Except as specified in paragraph 6(a), restrictions on the PSUs will lapse to the extent that both the Service Condition and the Performance Condition are satisfied, based on the Committee Certification. Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6, the “Service Condition” will be satisfied with respect to the PSUs only if the Participant has been continuously employed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries through the End Date, and the “Performance Condition” will be satisfied with respect to between 0% and 150% of the Target PSUs based on the attainment of Relative Absolute Change in ROIC and Relative Cumulative ROIC and Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA performance conditions, adjusted by the Relative TSR modifier, in accordance with Appendix A. After the end of the Performance Period and prior to the issuance or delivery of any Shares pursuant to paragraph 7, except as specified in this Award Agreement (for example, in the event of a Change in Control as described in paragraph 6(a)), the Committee shall certify the extent, if any, to which the Performance Condition was achieved
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b.Maximum Shares Limitation. The maximum number of Shares the Participant may earn under this Award is Shares equal to 225% of the Target PSUs.
c.Maximum Value Limitation. In addition to any other limitation specified in this Award Agreement, notwithstanding anything in this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the Final Value of the Shares otherwise issuable on lapse of the restrictions on the PSUs, as determined in accordance with this Award Agreement, exceeds the applicable Maximum Value, the number of Shares issued to the Participant will be reduced so that the Final Value of the number of Shares issued is equal to such Maximum Value. “Final Value” means the closing price of a Share on the End Date, multiplied by the number of Shares otherwise issuable on lapse of the restrictions applicable to the PSUs (assuming for such purpose that the immediately preceding sentence did not apply). “Maximum Value” means the closing price of a Share on the Grant Date multiplied by the Target PSUs, multiplied by 5.
5.Termination of Employment. If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries terminates prior to the End Date, the PSUs shall be immediately cancelled, except as follows:
a.Employment Termination Due to Death. If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries terminates prior to the End Date as a result of the Participant’s death, the Service Condition shall be deemed fully satisfied as of the date of such termination, and, subject to paragraph 6(a), the PSUs shall remain subject to the Performance Condition.
b.Involuntary Termination Without Cause Following a Change in Control. If the Participant incurs a Separation From Service due to an Involuntary Termination without Cause during the 24-month period following a Change in Control, the Service Condition shall be deemed to be fully satisfied for all PSUs awarded hereby on the date of the Participant’s Separation From Service if the Participant is not a Specified Employee or on the date that is six months following the Participant’s Separation From Service if the Participant is a Specified Employee. For the avoidance of doubt, the 24-month period following a Change in Control includes the date of the Change in Control. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Involuntary Termination” means the Separation From Service of the Participant (i) because the Participant’s position is eliminated, (ii) because the Participant and the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, upon or following a Change in Control, any of their successors, agree to the Participant's resignation of his or her position at the request of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, upon or following a Change in Control, any of their successors, (iii) because the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, upon or following a Change in Control, any of their successors, terminates the employment of the Participant without Cause or (iv) because the Participant resigns due to a reason that would qualify as an event that is a “Good Reason” within the meaning of the Baker Hughes Company Executive Change in Control Severance Plan, whether or not the Participant is a participant in the Baker Hughes Company Executive Change in Control Severance Plan. For purposes of this Award Agreement, an “Involuntary Termination” does not include (i) a termination of employment for Cause, (ii) the Participant’s death or disability or retirement or (v) a voluntary termination of employment by the Participant. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Separation From Service” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 409A and “Specified Employee” means a person who is, as of the date of the person’s Separation From Service, a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Section 409A” means section 409A of the
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the Department of Treasury rules and regulations issued thereunder. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Change in Control” means (A) a Change in Control as defined in the Baker Hughes Company Executive Change in Control Severance Plan or (B) the date a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any 12-month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board before the date of the appointment or election, in each case if the transaction or event also constitutes a “change in ownership,” “change in effective control,” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets” for purposes of Section 409A.
c.Employment Termination, Eligibility for Retirement or Occurrence of Total Disability More Than One Year After Grant Date. If, on or after the first anniversary of the Grant Date and prior to the End Date, the Participant incurs a Separation From Service due to an Involuntary Termination, or the Participant meets the age and service requirements specified in (c)(i) below or incurs a Total Disability, then the restrictions on the PSUs shall remain eligible to lapse based on attainment of the Performance Condition or shall be cancelled as provided below:
(i)Eligibility for Retirement or Occurrence of Total Disability. If (A) the Participant attains at least age 60 while still employed by the Company or a Subsidiary and completes five or more years of continuous service with the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, or (B) or (B) the Participant incurs a Total Disability, the Service Condition shall be deemed fully satisfied as of the date of such termination, and, subject to paragraph 6(a), the PSUs shall remain subject to the Performance Condition. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Total Disability” means the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident or health plan covering employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries terminates as a result of a total disability.
(ii) Involuntary Termination Without Cause. If the Participant incurs a Separation From Service due to an Involuntary Termination without Cause, then as of the date of such Separation From Service, the Service Condition shall be deemed satisfied with respect to the applicable Pro-Rata Portion, and, subject to paragraph 6(a), such Pro-Rata Portion of the PSUs shall remain subject to the Performance Condition. “Pro-Rata Portion” means the total number of PSUs covered by this Award, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of complete calendar months which have elapsed between the Start Date and the date on which the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries terminates, and the denominator of which is 36.
(iii) Termination Due to Other Reasons. If the Participant incurs a Separation From Service for any other reason, then the PSUs shall be immediately cancelled.
d.Transfers. For the avoidance of doubt, transfer of employment from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall not constitute a termination of employment for purposes of this Award.
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6.Transactions Involving the Company or Peers.
a.Change in Control of the Company. In the event of a Change in Control, the Performance Condition shall be deemed satisfied at the target level of performance with respect to the Target PSUs that have not theretofore been forfeited, and, except as specified above in this Award Agreement, the Target PSUs shall remain subject to the Service Condition. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Change in Control” means (A) a Change in Control as defined in the Baker Hughes Company Executive Change in Control Severance Plan or (B) the date a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any 12-month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board before the date of the appointment or election, in each case if the transaction or event also constitutes a “change in ownership,” “change in effective control,” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets” for purposes of Section 409A. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Section 409A” means section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the Department of Treasury rules and regulations issued thereunder.
b. Transactions Involving Peers. Notwithstanding anything in this Award Agreement (including Appendix A) to the contrary, for purposes of the Performance Condition in Appendix A, in the event that, prior to the End Date, there occurs:
(i) a merger, acquisition or business combination transaction of a Peer with or by another Peer, only the surviving entity shall remain a Peer;
(ii) a merger of a Peer with an entity that is not a Peer, or the acquisition or business combination transaction by or with a Peer, or with an entity that is not a Peer, in each case where such Peer is the surviving entity and remains publicly traded, such Peer shall remain a Peer;
(iii) a merger or acquisition or business combination transaction of a Peer by or with an entity that is not a Peer or a “going private” transaction involving a Peer where such Peer is not the surviving entity or is otherwise no longer publicly traded, such Peer shall no longer be a Peer;
(iv) a stock distribution from a Peer consisting of the shares of a new publicly traded company (a “spin-off”), such Peer shall remain a Peer, such distribution shall be treated as a dividend from such Peer based on the closing price of the shares of the spun-off company on its first day of trading and the Annual ROIC of the spun-off company shall not thereafter be tracked for purposes of calculating the Annual ROIC, the Cumulative ROIC, the Cumulative Free Cash Flow of the spun-off company and the Adjusted EBITDA of the spun-off company shall not thereafter be tracked for purposes of calculating Cumulative Free Cash Flow and Adjusted EBITDA, and the performance of the shares of the spun-off company shall not thereafter be tracked for purposes of calculating TSR, and the performance of the shares of the spun-off company shall not thereafter be tracked for purposes of calculating TSR; or
(v) a bankruptcy or liquidation of a Peer, the Absolute Change in ROIC of such Peer shall be ranked last for purposes of determining the Relative Absolute Change in ROIC, and the Cumulative ROIC of such peer shall be ranked last for purposes of determining the Relative Cumulative ROIC, the Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA of such Peer shall be ranked last for purposes of determining the Relative
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Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA, and the TSR of such Peer shall be ranked last for purposes of determining the Relative TSR.
7. Delivery and Withholding Tax. Upon such date as both the Service Condition and the Performance Condition restrictions lapse pursuant to this Award Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Participant such Shares with respect to the portion, if any, of the PSUs for which the restrictions lapse in accordance with this Award Agreement. No later than the date as of which an amount with respect to the PSUs first becomes includable in the gross income of the Participant for applicable income tax purposes, the Participant shall pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding payment of any federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required or permitted to be withheld with respect to such amount.
8. Amendment/Termination. The Company shall have the right at any time in its sole discretion to amend, alter, or terminate the PSUs without the consent of the Participant; provided, however, that no such amendment, alteration or termination shall occur if reasonably likely to significantly diminish the rights of the Participant without the Participant’s consent; provided further that no such consent shall be required with respect to any amendment, alteration or termination of the PSUs if the Board determines in its sole discretion that such amendment, alteration, or termination either (i) is required or advisable to satisfy or conform to any applicable law, regulation or accounting standard or (ii) is in accordance with paragraph 9. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment of the PSUs may be made that would cause the Participant to become subject to additional taxes under Section 409A. Also, the PSUs shall be null and void to the extent the grant of PSUs or the lapse of restrictions thereon is prohibited under the laws of the country of residence of the Participant.
9. Recoupment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award to the contrary, the PSUs, any Shares issued in settlement of the PSUs, and any amount received with respect to any sale of any such Shares, shall be subject to potential cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback or other action in accordance with any recoupment policy that the Company may adopt from time to time.
10. Plan Terms. All terms used in this Award have the same meaning as given such terms in the Plan, a copy of which will be furnished upon request. This Award is subject to the terms of the Plan, which terms are incorporated by reference.
11. Entire Agreement. This Award, the Plan, country specific addendums and the rules and procedures adopted by the Committee contain all of the provisions applicable to the PSUs and no other statements, documents or practices may modify, waive or alter such provisions unless expressly set forth in writing, signed by an authorized officer of the Company and delivered to the Participant.
This document constitutes part of a prospectus covering securities that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Appendix A
Performance Condition
Section 1.Definitions. As used in this Appendix A, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) “Absolute Change in ROIC” means the Annual ROIC of the Company or a Peer for the last calendar year of the Performance Period, minus the Annual ROIC of the Company or such Peer for the calendar year that immediately precedes the first year of the Performance Period; provided that, if a Peer’s fiscal year is not the calendar year, “Absolute Change in ROIC” means the Annual ROIC of such Peer for the fiscal year of such Peer that ends during the Performance Period, minus the Annual ROIC of such Peer for the fiscal year of such Peer that ends in the calendar year that immediately precedes the first year of the Performance Period.
(b) “Adjusted EBITDA” means operating income adjusted for restructuring, separation, impairments, and certain other charges, plus depreciation and amortization.
(c) “Annual ROIC” of the Company or a Peer for a calendar year or fiscal year, as applicable, means the quotient obtained by dividing the Net Operating Profit After Tax of the Company or such Peer for such year by the average of the Invested Capital of the Company or such Peer for such year.
(d) “Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA” of the Company or a Peer, as applicable, means the cumulative Adjusted EBITDA of the Company or the Peer for the three years in the Performance Period.
(e) “Cumulative Free Cash Flow” of the Company or a Peer, as applicable, means cumulative Free Cash Flow for the three years in the Performance Period.
(f) “Cumulative ROIC” of the Company or a Peer, as applicable, means the quotient obtained by dividing the Cumulative Net Operating Profit After Tax of the Company or such Peer for the three years of the Performance Period by the average of the Invested Capital of the Company or such Peer across the Performance Period, divided by three.
(g) “Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA” of the Company or a Peer, as applicable, means the cumulative Free Cash Flow of the Company or a Peer for the three years in the Performance Period, divided by the Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA of the Company or the Peer for the three years in the Performance Period.
(h) “End Date” means December 31, [●].1
(i) “End Price” with respect to a Share or a Peer Share means the average of the closing price of such Share or Peer Share on the applicable Principal Exchange on each trading
1 Insert the last year of the Performance Period.
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day in December [●]1 assuming dividends distributed during the period beginning December 1, [●]2 were reinvested in additional shares of the issuing company’s stock on the ex-dividend date. The Committee shall adjust equitably the End Price with respect to a Share or Peer Share, as calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence, to reflect any corporate transaction or event set forth in Section 4(b) of the Plan that affects such Share or Peer Share if such adjustment is appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Award.
(j) “Free Cash Flow” of the Company or a Peer for a calendar year or fiscal year, as applicable, means cash flow from operations less expenditures for capital assets plus proceeds from the disposal of assets.
(k) “Invested Capital” means the sum of (i) accounts receivable, (ii) inventory, (iii) property, plant and equipment, (iv) accounts payable, (v) goodwill, (vi) intangibles, (vii) progress collections and deferred income and (viii) contract and other deferred assets, each as recorded on the balance sheet of the Company or a Peer, as applicable.
(l) “Net Operating Profit After Tax” of the Company or a Peer for a calendar year or fiscal year or across the Performance Period, as applicable, means reported operating income, plus other income minus reported tax expense.
(m) “Peer” means [●].3
(n) “Peer Share” means the share of common stock of a Peer that is quoted or traded on a national securities exchange.
(o) “Performance Period” means the period beginning on the Start Date and ending on the End Date.
(p) “Principal Exchange” means the principal U.S. securities exchange on which a Share or Peer Share is quoted or traded as of an applicable date. For the avoidance of doubt, a Share or Peer Share that is quoted or traded only over the counter shall not be deemed to be quoted or traded on a Principal Exchange.
(q) “Relative Absolute Change in ROIC” means the percentile ranking of the Absolute Change in ROIC of the Company in relation to the Absolute Change in ROIC of each of the Peers, as calculated by the Committee in good faith applying a reasonable statistical method.
2 Insert year that precedes the year of the Start Date.
3 Insert TechnipFMC plc and list each company that, as of the Start Date, is included in the PHLX Oil Service Sector (OSX) index which on January 1, 2021 includes TechnipFMC plc and ChampionX Corporation, USA Compression Partners, LP, Cactus, Inc., Core Laboratories N.V., Golar LNG Limited, Halliburton Company, Helmerich & Payne, Inc., Nabors Industries Ltd., NOV Inc., Oceaneering International, Inc., Oil States International, Inc., Dril-Quip, Inc., Schlumberger Limited, Liberty Oilfield SVC, and Transocean Ltd.
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(r) “Relative Cumulative ROIC” means the percentile ranking of the Cumulative ROIC of the Company in relation to the Cumulative ROIC of each of the Peers, as calculated by the Committee in good faith applying a reasonable statistical method.
(s) “Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA” means the percentile ranking of the Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA of the Company in relation to the Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA of each of the Peers, as calculated by the Committee in good faith applying a reasonable statistical method.
(t) “Relative TSR” means the percentile ranking of the TSR of a Share in relation to the TSR of each of the Peers’ Shares, as calculated by the Committee in good faith applying a reasonable statistical method.
(u) “Start Date” means January 1, [●].4
(v) “Start Price” with respect to a Share or a Peer Share means the average of the closing price of such Share or Peer Share on the applicable Principal Exchange on each trading day in December [●]5, assuming dividends distributed during December [●] were reinvested in additional shares of the issuing company’s stock on the ex-dividend date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall adjust equitably the Start Price with respect to a Peer Share, as calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence, to reflect any corporate transaction or event set forth in Section 4(b) of the Plan that affects such Peer Share if such adjustment is appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Award Agreement.
(w) “TSR” with respect to a Share or Peer Share means total shareholder return with respect to such Share or Peer Share, expressed as a percentage, which will be calculated by (i) dividing (x) the End Price of such Share or Peer Share by (y) the Start Price such Share or Peer Share and (ii) subtracting one from the quotient.
Section 2. Weighting of Performance Conditions.
The payout for the number of Performance Units awarded to a Participant under a Performance Unit Award will be determined under Section 3 and will be based in part upon the achievement of the following weighted Performance Goals: (1) Relative Absolute Change in ROIC and Relative Cumulative ROIC and (2) Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA. The (1) Relative Absolute Change in ROIC and Relative Cumulative ROIC and (2) Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA Performance Goals are equally weighted. That is, the Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA Performance Goal has a weighting of 50 percent. The Relative Absolute Change in ROIC and Relative Cumulative ROIC Performance Goals collectively have a weighting of 50 percent and are split equally with 25 percent weighted
4 Insert the first year of the Performance Period.
5 Insert year that precedes the year of the Start Date.
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to Relative Absolute Change in ROIC and 25 percent weighted to Relative Cumulative Average ROIC.
Section 3. Performance Condition Attainment.
(a) Relative Absolute Change in ROIC and Relative Cumulative ROIC. Relative Absolute Change in ROIC and Relative Cumulative ROIC will each be measured independently and then compared against the Peers. The average of those results will determine the preliminary Performance Condition attainment (prior to adjustment under paragraph (c) below by the Relative TSR modifier), with respect to 50 percent of the Target PSUs. The following table sets forth the percentage of such Target PSUs, prior to adjustments pursuant to paragraph (c) below (the “Preliminarily Adjusted Units”) for which the Performance Condition will be deemed satisfied based on the attainment of Relative Absolute Change in ROIC and Relative Cumulative ROIC indicated in the corresponding row of the table:
Relative Absolute Change in ROIC / Relative Cumulative ROIC (Percentile v. Peers) | Performance Condition Attainment for Relative Absolute Change in ROIC / Relative Cumulative ROIC | Total Performance Condition Attainment (Average of Relative Absolute Change in ROIC Attainment and Relative Cumulative ROIC Attainment) | ||||||
≥ 75 | 150% | 150% | ||||||
| 50 | 100% | 100% | ||||||
| 25 | 50% | 50% | ||||||
| <25 | 0% | 0% | ||||||
If Relative Absolute Change in ROIC or Relative Cumulative ROIC exceeds the 25th percentile and is less than the 50th percentile, or if Relative Absolute Change in ROIC or Relative Cumulative ROIC exceeds the 50th percentile and is less than the 75th percentile, the percentage of the PSUs for which the Performance Condition will be deemed satisfied will be subject to straight-line interpolation between the applicable corresponding percentages set forth in the table. For purposes of illustration only, if Relative Absolute Change in ROIC is attained at the 35th percentile, resulting in 70% performance attainment, and Relative Cumulative ROIC is attained at the 20th percentile, resulting in 0% performance attainment, the percentage of the PSUs for which the Performance Condition will be deemed satisfied will equal 35% (i.e., the average of 70% and 0%).
(b) Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA. Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA will be measured independently and then compared against the Peers. The average of those results will determine the preliminary Performance Condition attainment (prior to adjustment under paragraph (c) below by the Relative TSR modifier), with respect to 50 percent of the Target PSUs. The following table sets forth the percentage of such Target PSUs, prior to adjustments pursuant to paragraph (c) below the Preliminarily Adjusted Units, for which the Performance Condition will be deemed
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satisfied based on the attainment of Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA indicated in the corresponding row of the table:
| Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA (Percentile v. Peers) | Performance Condition Attainment for Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA | ||||
≥ 75 | 150% | ||||
| 50 | 100% | ||||
| 25 | 50% | ||||
| <25 | 0% | ||||
If Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA exceeds the 25th percentile and is less than the 50th percentile, or if Relative Cumulative Free Cash Flow Divided by Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA exceeds the 50th percentile and is less than the 75th percentile, the percentage of the PSUs for which the Performance Condition will be deemed satisfied will be subject to straight-line interpolation between the applicable corresponding percentages set forth in the table.
(c) Relative TSR Modifier. The final number of Shares to be paid under this Award Agreement will be calculated by adjusting the Participant’s total Preliminarily Adjusted Units upwards or downwards based on the Company’s Relative TSR performance compared to the Peers. The adjustment will be based on the table below.
| Relative TSR Percentile Rank | TSR Modifier | |||||||
| 25th Percentile or Less | -50% | |||||||
| 50th Percentile | 0% | |||||||
| 75th Percentile or Greater | 50% | |||||||
If Relative TSR percentile rank exceeds the 25th percentile and is less than the 50th percentile, or if Relative TSR percentile rank exceeds the 50th percentile and is less than the 75th percentile, the TSR Modifier will be determined by straight-line interpolation between the applicable corresponding percentages set forth in the table.
The total Award earned is calculated by first multiplying the number of the Preliminarily Adjusted Units by the TSR Modifier. The sum of (1) the Preliminarily Adjusted Units and (2) the product of the Preliminarily Adjusted Units and the TSR Modifier, not in excess of 225% of the Target Shares, is the Final Adjusted Units. Subject to the maximum value limitation set forth in paragraphs 4c of the Award Agreement, each Final Adjusted Unit represents a right to receive one Share. In no event will the Final Adjusted Units be less than zero. In no event will the number of Shares issued to the Participant under the Award exceed the maximum value limitation set forth in paragraph 4c of the Award Agreement.
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(d) Adjustments for Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Committee shall be authorized to remove a Peer or make adjustments to any of the performance metrics set forth in Appendix A as they apply to such Peer or Company in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting such Peers or Company, or the financial statements of such Peers or Company, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such removal or adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits to be made available under this Award Agreement.
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