Sentences with phrase «long as incentives»

The investment in the Spring Hill plant will move forward, GM North America President Mark Reuss said, as long as incentive negotiations with local and state officials are successful.

That's okay, as long as the incentive is fully disclosed and the costs are reasonable.

These results suggest that financial incentives can reduced overall speeding, but only as long as the incentive was in place.

Not exact matches

«Russia has no incentive to end the war in Syria as long as the rebels fail to win massive Western support,» Speck wrote for Carnegie on Wednesday.

Lang and Huddart found that most workers exercise their options quickly and then sell their shares prematurely, which on its face contradicts the notion of granting options as long - term incentives.

Which means it has a strong financial incentive to reduce long - term health costs (which it will likely inherit as well), even at the cost of laying out more money for screening and prevention up front.

Dorsey recognizes that his highly - skilled workforce is Twitter's most valuable asset in the long term, which is why he gave them the options grant as a retention incentive.

Not everything is critical at this very moment; not all things are urgent or important in the scheme of our lives; and in a lot of cases if we're offered a reasonable choice and some (financial) incentives, we're perfectly willing to wait for stuff as long as (a) the choice is ours and (b) the choice isn't irrevocable.

Genentech 100 Best Companies rank: 11 At Genentech all exempt employees and hourly workers who put in at least 20 hours per week are eligible for the company's Long Term Incentive program and receive the grants as part of their overall compensation package.

As of July 28, 2012, the vested participant balance in the Long - term Incentive Plan aggregated $ 11.8 million.

As of April 27, 2013, the vested participant balance in the Long - term Incentive Plan aggregated $ 10.8 million.

As described under «Item 4 — Approve the Amended and Restated Long - Term Incentive Compensation Plan» on page 88 of this proxy statement, the Board is proposing to amend the LTICP to permit grants of equity awards to non-employee directors.

In August 2012, to create incentives for continued long - term success from the then - recently launched Model S program as well as from Tesla's then - planned Model X and Model 3 programs, and to further align executive compensation with increases in stockholder value, the Board granted to Mr. Musk a stock option award to purchase 5,274,901 shares of Tesla's common stock (the «2012 CEO Performance Award»), representing 5 % of Tesla's total issued and outstanding shares at the time of grant.

The total amount of fees the Company paid F.W. Cook in 2007 was $ 111,207, which included the fees paid for services provided as the independent compensation consultant to the HRC and GNC, reimbursement of F.W. Cook's reasonable travel and business expenses, and a fee of less than $ 5,000 for a survey of long - term incentives which is used for benchmarking for other positions throughout Wells Fargo.

The Compensation Committee also considers the appropriateness of various equity vehicles, such as stock options, PRSUs and RSUs, as well as overall program costs (which include both stockholder dilution and compensation expense), when evaluating the long - term incentive mix.

As discussed in the CD&A under «Compensation Components» and «Achieving Compensation Objectives — Pay for Performance,» we have provided incentive compensation in the form of an annual cash incentive award based on Company, business line and individual qualitative performance results for each fiscal year, and long - term incentive compensation generally in the form of stock option grants and, in certain circumstances, RSRs to reward our SEOs for contribution to growth in long - term stockholder value.

In connection with the filing of its preliminary proxy materials, Wells Fargo also filed with the Commission as supplemental information a copy of Wells Fargo's Long - Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the LTICP), as proposed to be amended at the 2009 annual meeting pursuant to Instruction 3 to Item 10 (c) of Schedule 14A.

The following table provides information on awards granted under the PfR Plan for fiscal 2010 and awards of PRUs and awards of restricted stock units («RSUs») granted as part of fiscal 2010 long - term incentive compensation:

As described above, a portion of an executive's target long - term incentive amount is delivered in the form of PRUs, and the remaining value is awarded in grants of time - based restricted stock units.

The metric of «cash flow from operations as a percentage of revenue» has been used for more than five years as a financial metric in HP's long - term incentive programs, and HP believes that it continues to be a key metric that both drives and demonstrates improved financial performance within the company.

The following benefits are not subject to the HP Severance Policy, either because they have been previously earned or accrued by the employee or because they are consistent with Company Practices: (i) compensation and benefits earned, accrued, deferred or otherwise provided for employment services rendered on or prior to the date of termination of employment pursuant to bonus, retirement, deferred compensation or other benefit plans, e.g., 401 (k) plan distributions, payments pursuant to retirement plans, distributions under deferred compensation plans or payments for accrued benefits such as unused vacation days, and any amounts earned with respect to such compensation and benefits in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan; (ii) payments of prorated portions of bonuses or prorated long - term incentive payments that are consistent with Company Practices; (iii) acceleration of the vesting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or long - term cash incentives that is consistent with Company Practices; (iv) payments or benefits required to be provided by law; and (v) benefits and perquisites provided in accordance with the terms of any benefit plan, program or arrangement sponsored by HP or its affiliates that are consistent with Company Practices.

Thus, the long - term target incentives for the NEOs who head these significant business segments are determined based on a blend of peer positions with similar titles at peer group companies and CEO positions among smaller companies, using the 75th percentile for peer - company positions and the median for CEO positions at smaller companies as competitive reference points.

In the document, Bezos hopes to push NASA into developing «incentives to the private sector to demonstrate a commercial lunar cargo delivery service» no longer than 2020, which might essentially establish our own moon as Prime's first shipping location outside Earth.

Accordingly, as described below, our short - and long - term incentive pay was below target levels.

The total amount of fees the Company paid Cook & Co. in 2011 was $ 163,199, which included the fees paid for services provided as the independent compensation consultant to the HRC and GNC, reimbursement of Cook & Co.'s reasonable travel and business expenses, and a fee of less than $ 5,000 for a survey of long - term incentives which is used for benchmarking for other positions throughout the Company.

As described beginning on page 20 of this proxy statement, the employment agreements generally define the executive's position, specify a minimum base salary, and provide for participation in our annual and long - term incentive plans, as well as other benefitAs described beginning on page 20 of this proxy statement, the employment agreements generally define the executive's position, specify a minimum base salary, and provide for participation in our annual and long - term incentive plans, as well as other benefitas well as other benefitas other benefits.

Long - Term Incentive Compensation: During fiscal 2009, we utilized two types of long - term incentive programs for NEOs, each having specific objectives as described beLong - Term Incentive Compensation: During fiscal 2009, we utilized two types of long - term incentive programs for NEOs, each having specific objectives as describIncentive Compensation: During fiscal 2009, we utilized two types of long - term incentive programs for NEOs, each having specific objectives as described belong - term incentive programs for NEOs, each having specific objectives as describincentive programs for NEOs, each having specific objectives as described below.

Upon an optionee's sale of the shares (assuming that the sale occurs at least two years after grant of the option and at least one year after exercise of the incentive stock option), any gain will be taxed to the optionee as long - term capital gain.

in the case of our directors, officers, and security holders, (i) the receipt by the locked - up party from us of shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock upon (A) the exercise or settlement of stock options or RSUs granted under a stock incentive plan or other equity award plan described in this prospectus or (B) the exercise of warrants outstanding and which are described in this prospectus, or (ii) the transfer of shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, or any securities convertible into Class A common stock or Class B common stock upon a vesting or settlement event of our securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase our securities on a «cashless» or «net exercise» basis to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such options or warrants (and any transfer to us necessary to generate such amount of cash needed for the payment of taxes, including estimated taxes, due as a result of such vesting or exercise whether by means of a «net settlement» or otherwise) so long as such «cashless exercise» or «net exercise» is effected solely by the surrender of outstanding stock options or warrants (or the Class A common stock or Class B common stock issuable upon the exercise thereof) to us and our cancellation of all or a portion thereof to pay the exercise price or withholding tax and remittance obligations, provided that in the case of (i), the shares received upon such exercise or settlement are subject to the restrictions set forth above, and provided further that in the case of (ii), any filings under Section 16 (a) of the Exchange Act, or any other public filing or disclosure of such transfer by or on behalf of the locked - up party, shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that such transfer of shares or securities was solely to us pursuant to the circumstances described in this bullet point;

Additionally, except as noted below in certain circumstances, we do not provide cash or equity incentives tied to performance criteria, which could cause employees to focus solely on short - term returns at the expense of long - term growth and innovation.

This, I would note, is a lesson founders should learn: Kalanick was resolutely opposed to an IPO, claiming he would wait «as long as humanly possible»; his delay, though, completely flipped the incentives of Kalanick and his early investors.

The 2014 PARSUs include both market - related (TSR) and internal (ROIC) performance goals as described under the «-- Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Fiscal 2014 Long - term Incentive Compensation.»

The HRC chose to grant Performance Share awards as long - term incentive compensation because the HRC believes the Performance Share awards closely align management interests with stockholders» interests.

Abandon credit default spreads levels as a metric in the long - term incentive plan (we believe this incentive is one reason management is resisting a de-conglomeration as it may negatively impact their bonuses) and instead adopt ROE.

But as long as that minimum rate is lower than the U.S. corporate income tax, there is incentive for companies to move as much of their profits as possible to low - tax countries.

Front - liners, to executives, even officers view monetary reward as incentives and motivators to do more, work harder, longer, to increase morale, productivity and profits.

Adding to high profitability, Lear Corp's executive compensation plan recognizes the importance of ROIC, as two - thirds of long - term incentive awards are tied to achieving a target ROIC.

The IRS gives you a tax benefit when you buy and hold stocks for the long term to serve as an incentive for long - term investment.

Since weak investment has been identified as a potential drag on productivity growth since the global financial crisis, this shift in incentives could have strong and long - lived benefits.»

plans, e.g., 401 (k) Plan distributions, payments pursuant to retirement plans, distributions under deferred compensation plans or payments for accrued benefits such as unused vacation days, and any amounts earned with respect to such compensation and benefits in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan; (ii) payments of prorated portions of bonuses or prorated long - term incentive payments that are consistent with Company Practices; (iii) acceleration of the vesting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or long - term cash incentives that is consistent with Company Practices; (iv) payments or benefits required to be provided by law; and (v) benefits and perquisites provided in accordance with the terms of any benefit plan, program or arrangement sponsored by HP or its affiliates that are consistent with Company Practices.

As described above, a portion of an executive's target long - term incentive amount is delivered in the form of time - based restricted stock units.

The following table provides information on awards granted under the PfR Plan for fiscal 2011 and awards of stock options, performance - contingent stock options («PCSOs»), restricted stock awards, PRUs, RSUs, SIPRUs and SRRSUs granted as part of fiscal 2011 long - term incentive compensation:

The following benefits are not subject to the HP Severance Policy, either because they have been previously earned or accrued by the employee or because they are consistent with Company Practices: (i) compensation and benefits earned, accrued, deferred or otherwise provided for employment services rendered on or prior to the date of termination of employment pursuant to bonus, retirement, deferred compensation or other benefit plans, e.g., 401 (k) plan distributions, payments pursuant to retirement plans, distributions under deferred compensation plans or payments for accrued benefits such as unused vacation days, and any amounts earned with respect to such compensation and benefits in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan; (ii) payments of prorated portions of bonuses or prorated long - term incentive payments that are consistent with Company Practices; (iii) acceleration of the vesting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or long - term cash incentives that is consistent with Company Practices; (iv) payments or benefits required to be provided by law; and

I would definitely favor tax breaks and financial incentives (such as tuition support) for people who could prove use of a long term birth control such as Implanon.

To restructure the incentives of the market so as to favor long - term investment over short - term consumption, or to change the institutionalization of the corporation to accountable democratic citizenship, does not at all mean to centralize industry under a government ministry.

It is not until the wife realizes that as long as she protects him from the consequences of his behavior, he will have little incentive to accept help, that she may be willing to release him in this way.

That may be long enough for peace negotiations to begin and for various forms of aid to be given (or offered as an incentive).

Since, therefore, the created order did not have long to run, there was no incentive to develop a constructive long - term attitude to nature as it was.

As long as he doesn't want to leave and doesn't want a bigger contract there is no real incentive to sell Alisson this summeAs long as he doesn't want to leave and doesn't want a bigger contract there is no real incentive to sell Alisson this summeas he doesn't want to leave and doesn't want a bigger contract there is no real incentive to sell Alisson this summer.

Wenger has no incentive to evolve because we have the wrong kind of owners, I want to believe he is far more intelligent than what he currently gives us but the chain of command is just wrong and as long as the owners» interests are served, the fans are just there for the taking.