securities exchange, the closing sales price during regular trading hours on the relevant date or, if there were no trades on that date, the latest preceding date upon which a sale was reported, or (B) if the Common Stock is not principally traded on any such exchange, the last reported sale price of a share of Common Stock during regular trading hours on the relevant date, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board.
(ii) If the Common Stock is not publicly traded or, if publicly traded, is not subject to reported transactions as set forth above, the Fair Market Value per share shall be determined by the Committee through any reasonable valuation method authorized under the Code.
(t) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
(u) “Key Adviser” means a consultant or adviser of the Employer.
(v) “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
(w) “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to be taxed as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
(x) “Option” means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock, as described in Section 7.
(y) “Other Stock-Based Award” means any Award based on, measured by or payable in Common Stock (other than an Option, Stock Unit, Stock Award, or SAR), as described in Section 11.
(z) “Participant” means an Employee, Key Adviser or Non-Employee Director designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan.
(aa) “Performance Goals” means the business criteria selected by the Company to measure the level of performance of the Company or an Affiliate during a performance period, which may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following criteria: (i) net income; (ii) earnings per share; (iii) operating income; (iv) operating cash flow; (v) earnings before income taxes and depreciation; (vi) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (vii) operating margins; (viii) reductions in operating expenses; (ix) sales or return on sales; (x) total stockholder return; (xi) return on equity; (xii) return on total capital; (xiii) return on invested capital; (xiv) return on assets; (xv) economic value added; (xvi) cost reductions and savings; (xvii) increase in surplus; (xviii) productivity improvements; (xix) an executive’s attainment of personal objectives with respect to any of the foregoing criteria or other criteria such as growth and profitability, customer satisfaction, leadership effectiveness, business development, negotiating transactions and sales or developing long term business goals; (xx) merger and acquisitions; (xxi) strategic goals or objectives (including objectives related to qualitative or quantitative environmental, social or governance metrics); or (xxii) other criteria as determined by the Committee. Performance Goals applicable to an Award shall be determined by the Committee, and may be established on an absolute or relative basis, on a periodic, cumulative, annual or other basis and may be established on a corporate-wide basis or with respect to one or more business units, divisions, subsidiaries or business segments. Relative performance may be measured against a group of peer companies, a financial market index or other objective and quantifiable indices.
(bb) “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, joint stock company, business trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other legal entity of any nature whatsoever.
(cc) “Prior Plan” means the ATN International, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended through the Effective Date.
(dd) “SAR” means a stock appreciation right, as described in Section 10.
(ee) “Stock Award” means an award of Common Stock, as described in Section 8.
(ff) “Stock Unit” means an award of a contractual right to receive one or more shares of Common Stock, cash or combination thereof, as described in Section 9, and denominated in a number of shares of Common Stock specified in an Award Agreement.