EXHIBIT A
This Exhibit A describes the terms and conditions upon which the RSUs will become earned and eligible to vest as set forth in Section 2 of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement of which this Exhibit A is a part (the “Agreement”). All capitalized terms used in this Exhibit A, unless separately defined, have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
1.General. The RSUs will be eligible to be earned under the Agreement subject to the terms and conditions of Section 3 of this Exhibit A based on the Total Shareholder Return of the Company as compared to the Total Shareholder Return of the Specified Companies (as measured by rTSR Percentile Rank). Total Shareholder Return (as measured by rTSR Percentile Rank) will be the Performance Criteria under the Award.
2.Definitions. The terms set forth below, as used in this Exhibit A, will have the following meanings:
(a)“Performance Period” will mean the period beginning on the Performance Period Start Date and ending on (i) the Performance Period End Date, or, if earlier, (ii) the date on which a Change in Control is consummated.
(b)“Performance Period End Date” will mean December 31, 2028 (or, if earlier, the date on which a Change in Control is consummated).
(c)“Performance Period Start Date” will mean January 1, 2026.
(d)“rTSR Percentile Rank” will mean the percentage of Total Shareholder Return values among the Specified Companies at the Performance Period End Date (or, if earlier, the date of a Change in Control) that are equal to or lower than the Company’s Total Shareholder Return at the Performance Period End Date (or, if earlier, the date of a Change in Control), expressed as a percentage and calculated as follows:
rTSR Percentile Rank = ((N – R) / (N – 1)) * 100 where:
“N” is the aggregate number of Specified Companies plus one (1); and
“R” is the number of Specified Companies with a Total Shareholder Return that is higher than the Company’s Total Shareholder Return at the Performance Period End Date (or, if earlier, the date of a Change in Control) plus one (1).
(e)“Specified Companies” will mean each of the companies included in the S&P MidCap 400 Health Care Index as of the Performance Period Start Date, excluding the Company itself. If a company in such index ceases to be publicly
traded during the Performance Period, or if it is publicly announced that any such company will be acquired, whether or not such acquisition occurs during the Performance Period, such company will not be treated as a Specified Company for purposes of the determinations herein and such company’s Total Shareholder Return will not be included for purposes of the calculations herein.
(f)“Total Shareholder Return” will mean, with respect to any company, the change in value expressed as a percentage of a given dollar amount invested in a company’s most widely publicly traded stock over the Performance Period, taking into account both stock price appreciation (or depreciation) and the reinvestment of dividends (including the cash value of non-cash dividends) in such stock of the company. The thirty (30) trading-day average closing price of shares of Common Stock and of the most widely publicly traded stock of the Specified Companies, as applicable,
(i)beginning on and including the Performance Period Start Date, and (ii) except as set forth in the proviso below, ending on and including the Performance Period End Date, will be used to value shares of Common Stock and such stock of the Specified Companies, as applicable; provided that, in the event that a Change in Control is consummated during the Performance Period, the fair value of the actual consideration received by holders of Common Stock in that Change in Control (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) will be used in calculating the Company’s Total Shareholder Return in lieu of the thirty (30) trading-day average closing price described in clause (ii) above. Dividend reinvestment will be calculated using the closing price of a share of Common Stock or the stock of the applicable Specified Company, as applicable, on the ex-dividend date or, if no trades were reported on such date, the latest preceding date for which a trade was reported.
3.Earning of RSUs. No RSUs will become earned unless the rTSR Percentile Rank is at or above the 25th percentile. If the rTSR Percentile Rank is equal to the 25th percentile or 50th percentile, or equal to or greater than the 75th percentile, the aggregate number of RSUs that will become earned will be equal to the Target RSUs, multiplied by the “Applicable Percentage” set forth in the table below. In the event that rTSR Percentile Rank falls between the 25th and 50th percentiles or the 50th and 75th percentiles, the Applicable Percentage will be interpolated on a straight-line basis and the number of RSUs earned will be based on such interpolated percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company’s Total Shareholder Return is negative for the Performance Period, the Applicable Percentage of Target RSUs will be capped at 100%.
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rTSR Percentile Rank |
Applicable Percentage of Target RSUs |
≥ 75th Percentile |
200% |
50th Percentile |
100% |
25th Percentile |
50% |
4.Determinations. At the end of the Performance Period, the Committee will determine the extent to which, if any, the Performance Criteria has been achieved and the number of RSUs that become Earned RSUs; provided, however, in the event of a Qualified Retirement, the Earned RSUs will be pro-rated by multiplying the Earned RSUs by an amount equal to the number of days Participant renders Services to the Company during the Performance Period, divided by the total number of days in the Performance Period. For clarity, in the case of a Change in Control under Section 2(c), when calculating pro-ration with respect to a Qualified Retiree, the Change in Control Date shall be deemed the end of the Performance Period.
Any RSUs that do not become Earned RSUs (after determination and pro-ration) hereunder, and any related Dividend Equivalents, will be automatically forfeited. No RSUs or any related Dividend Equivalents will be earned and/or vest until the Committee certifies the extent to which the Performance Criteria been achieved. The Committee will make such determination and certification not later than March 15th following the end of the Performance Period. Earned RSUs will vest as set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement. Any Earned RSUs will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of RSUs and any fractional Earned RSUs will be disregarded. All determinations under the Agreement, including this Exhibit A, will be made by the Committee and will be final and binding on the Participant.