Exhibit 10.1
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST

Share Award Agreement (Performance Vesting), Form of – for executive officers

THIS SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the __ day of
_________, 2012, governs the Share Award granted by PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST, a
Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), to
_________________________ (the “Participant”), in accordance with and subject to
the provisions of the Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). A copy
of the Plan has been made available to the Participant. All terms used in this
Agreement that are defined in the Plan have the same meaning given them in the
Plan.

1.Grant of Share Award. In accordance with the Plan, and effective as of
February 8, 2012 (the “Date of Grant”), the Company granted to the Participant,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, a Share
Award (the “Share Award”) of _______ Common Shares (the “Shares”).
2.Performance Vesting. The Participant’s ownership interest in the Shares shall
become vested and nonforfeitable (“Vested”) to the extent provided in paragraphs
2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) and, except as provided in Section 3, provided that the
Participant remains employed by the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of
Grant until December 31, 2014. Regardless of the sum of the results of the
calculations pursuant to paragraphs 2(a), (b) and (c), no more than 100% of the
Shares can become Vested. As soon as practicable after the end of the
Measurement Period, but in all events no later than March 15 of the year
following the end of the Measurement Period, the Committee shall determine and
certify the extent to which the performance objectives described herein have
been achieved. The number of Shares that the Committee determines shall be
Vested shall be Vested on the date of the Committee’s certification. The number
of Shares calculated pursuant to paragraphs 2(a), (b) and (c) shall be rounded
to the nearest whole number. This Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner
consistent with the examples of the calculations pursuant to paragraphs 2(a),
(b) and (c) as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.
(a)Relative TSR Measurement. The Participant’s interest in up to 30% of the
Shares shall become Vested based on Company TSR relative to Peer Group TSR as
set forth in this paragraph 2(a). The number of Shares, if any, which shall
become Vested under this paragraph 2(a) shall in no event exceed 30% of the
Shares or be less than zero and shall be calculated according to the following
mathematical formula:
(100% of the Shares) * (15% + [2.5 * {Company TSR - Peer Group TSR}]).
For the avoidance of doubt,
i.
if Company TSR is less than Peer Group TSR by 600 or more basis

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points, then none of the Shares shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(a);
and
ii.
if Company TSR exceeds Peer Group TSR by 600 basis points or more, then 30% of
the Shares shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(a).

(b)Absolute TSR Measurement. The Participant’s interest in up to 30% of the
Shares shall become Vested based on Company TSR as set forth in this
paragraph 2(b). The number of Shares, if any, which shall become Vested under
this paragraph 2(b) shall in no event exceed 30% of the Shares or be less than
zero and shall be calculated according to the following mathematical formula:
(100% of the Shares) * (15% + [3.75 * {Company TSR – 9%}]).
For the avoidance of doubt,
i.
if Company TSR is less than or equal to 5%, then none of the Shares shall become
Vested under this paragraph 2(b); and

ii.
if Company TSR is 13% or greater, then 30% of the Shares shall become Vested
under this paragraph 2(b).

(c)Competitor EBITDA Margin Measurement. The Participant’s interest in up to
100% of the Shares shall become Vested based on Cumulative Margin Change as set
forth in this paragraph 2(c). The number of Shares, if any, which shall become
Vested under this paragraph 2(c) shall in no event exceed 100% of the Shares or
be less than zero and shall be calculated according to the following
mathematical formula:
(100% of the Shares) * (20% + [5% * Cumulative Margin Change / 10 basis
points]).
For the avoidance of doubt,
i.
if Cumulative Margin Change is less than or equal to negative 40 basis points,
then none of the Shares shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(c); and

ii.
if Cumulative Margin Change is 160 basis points or greater, then 100% of the
Shares shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(c).

The Committee may make adjustments to the calculations set forth in this
paragraph 2(c) as described in the relevant definitions set forth in Section 5.

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3.Termination of Employment. Except as provided in paragraphs 3(a), 3(b), 3(c),
3(d) and 3(e), the Participant’s interest in all of the Shares shall be
forfeited if the Participant’s employment with the Company or an Affiliate
terminates or is terminated before December 31, 2014.
(a)Change in Control. If a Control Change Date occurs before December 31, 2014,
and if the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the Company or an
Affiliate from the Date of Grant until the Control Change Date, the Participant
shall be Vested in the greater of (i) 50% of the Shares and (ii) the number of
Shares that become Vested in accordance with paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c).
(b)Death or Disability. If the Participant’s employment by the Company or its
Affiliates terminates before December 31, 2014, on account of death or
disability (as defined in Code section 22(e)(3)) and if the Participant remains
in the continuous employ of the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant
until the date of such termination, the Participant shall be Vested in the
greater of (i) the number of Shares equal to 50% of the Shares and (ii) the
number of Shares equal to the number of Shares that become Vested in accordance
with paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c).
(c)Termination of Employment Without Cause. If the Participant’s employment by
the Company or its Affiliates ends before December 31, 2014, on account of a
termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company or an Affiliate
without Cause and if the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the
Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant until the date of such
termination, the Participant shall be Vested in the greater of (i) 50% of the
Shares and (ii) the number of shares that become Vested in accordance with
paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c).
(d)Termination of Employment for Cause. If the Participant’s employment by the
Company or its Affiliates ends before December 31, 2014, on account of a
termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company or an Affiliate for
Cause and if the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the Company or
an Affiliate from the Date of Grant until the date of such termination, the
Participant’s interest in all of the Shares shall be forfeited; provided,
however, that in the event the Participant is terminated for Cause as defined in
paragraph (5)(a)(ii) and the Participant is subsequently acquitted of the act or
acts referred to therein, then the Participant shall be deemed for purposes of
this Agreement to have been terminated without Cause as of the date of the
termination and the Participant shall be Vested in the number of Shares
determined in accordance with paragraph 3(c) notwithstanding that a number of
Shares may have been previously forfeited due to the termination of the
Participant’s employment for Cause based on such charge.
(e)Termination of Employment by the Participant for Good Reason. If the
Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates ends before December
31, 2014, on account of a termination of the Participant’s employment by the
Participant for Good Reason (as defined in, and in accordance with the terms of,
that certain Change-in-Control Severance

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Agreement entered into as of ___________ ____ by and between the Company and the
Participant) and if the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the
Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant until the date of such
termination, the Participant shall be Vested in the greater of (i) 50% of the
Shares and (ii) the number of shares that become Vested in accordance with
paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c).
4.Transferability. Shares that have not become Vested cannot be transferred.
Subject to the requirements of applicable securities laws, Shares may be
transferred, including by will or the laws of descent and distribution, after
they become Vested and nonforfeitable as provided in Section 2 or Section 3.
5.Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms Cause, Company EBITDA
Margin, Company TSR, Competitor EBITDA Margin, Cumulative Margin Change,
Measurement Period and Peer Group TSR shall have the following meanings:
(a)“Cause” means that the Board concludes, in good faith and after reasonable
investigation, that: (i) the Participant has been charged by the United States
or a State or political subdivision thereof with conduct which is a felony under
the laws of the United States or any State or political subdivision thereof;
(ii) the Participant engaged in conduct relating to the Company constituting
material breach of fiduciary duty, willful misconduct (including acts of
employment discrimination or sexual harassment) or fraud; (iii) the Participant
breached in any material respect the Participant’s obligations or covenants, if
any, restricting the recruitment of employees of the Company or an Affiliate to
work for another employer set forth in an agreement with the Company; or (iv)
the Participant materially failed to follow a proper directive of the Board
within the scope of the Participant’s duties (which shall be capable of being
performed by the Participant with reasonable effort) after written notice from
the Board specifying the performance required and the Participant’s failure to
perform within 30 days after such notice. For this purpose, no act, or failure
to act, on the Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or
omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith or if the result
thereof would be unethical or illegal.
(b)“Company EBITDA Margin” means the Company’s pro forma hotel-level earnings
before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) as a percentage
of the Company’s hotel revenues for each of the calendar years during the
Measurement Period (or quarterly periods for any period during the Measurement
Period that is less than a full year) based on the amount reported as “Pro forma
Hotel EBITDA” for the applicable “Full Year” in the earnings press release
furnished by the Company for the applicable period (the “Company’s Earnings
Release”) divided by the amount reported as “Pro forma Hotel Revenues” for the
applicable “Full Year” in the Company’s Earnings Release. The Committee may
elect to adjust the Company EBITDA Margin calculation to reflect the impact of
acquisitions and divestitures.
(c)“Company TSR” means the average annual total shareholder return (Common Share
price appreciation/depreciation during the Measurement Period plus dividends
paid on Common Shares of the Company during the Measurement Period) (the “TSR”)
of the

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Company over the term of the Measurement Period, expressed as a percentage. For
purposes of calculating Common Share price appreciation/depreciation, the Common
Share prices for the beginning and end of each period in the Measurement Period
are to be determined by averaging the closing prices for the Company’s Common
Shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or other
applicable principal securities exchange in which the Company’s Common Shares
are traded for each of the trading days during the last thirty calendar days
preceding the start or end, as applicable, of the Measurement Period. For
purposes of calculating Company TSR, dividends for the period shall be treated
as reinvested. If the Measurement Period ends before December 31, 2014, the TSR
of the Company for the period from the most recent fiscal year end to the end of
the Measurement Period shall be annualized for purposes of calculating Company
TSR.
(d)“Competitor EBITDA Margin” means LaSalle Hotel Properties’ hotel-level EBITDA
as a percentage of LaSalle Hotel Properties’ hotel revenues for each of the
calendar years during the Measurement Period (or quarterly periods for any
period in the Measurement Period that is less than a full year) based on the
amount typically reported as “Hotel EBITDA Margin” in the earnings press release
furnished by the LaSalle Hotel Properties for the applicable period. The
Committee may adjust the calculation of Competitor EBITDA Margin to reflect the
impact of acquisitions and divestitures. The Committee may also make necessary
and appropriate adjustments to the calculations set forth in paragraph 2(c),
including the substitution of another entity for LaSalle Hotel Properties if
LaSalle Hotel Properties changes its method of calculating or reporting its
hotel-level EBITDA or if hotel-level EBITDA for LaSalle Hotel Properties for the
applicable calculation date is not publicly available. It is understood that the
calculation for the year ended December 31, 2011 will be made based on
information that will not be available before December 31, 2012.
(e)“Cumulative Margin Change” shall be calculated according to the following
mathematical formula and expressed as a number of basis points (i.e., 1.00%
equals 100 basis points), in which Period 1, Period 2, Period 3 and Period 4 are
the years ended or ending December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively,
unless the Measurement Period ends before December 31, 2014, in which case the
last of the periods for this calculation shall be the most recent full quarter
ended prior to the end of the Measurement Period:
(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 1
[as adjusted with Committee approval]
-
(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 2
+
(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 2
[as adjusted with Committee approval]
-

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(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 3
+
(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 3
[as adjusted with Committee approval]
-
(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 4.
(f)“Measurement Period” means the period beginning on January 1, 2012 and ending
on December 31, 2014; provided, however, that in the event that during such
period (A) a Change in Control occurs, (B) the Participant’s employment by the
Company or its Affiliates terminates on account of death or disability, or
(C) the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates terminates
without Cause as contemplated by paragraph 3(c), the Measurement Period shall
end:
(i)on the date of the event described in clause (A), (B) or (C) above for
purposes of calculating Company TSR and Peer Group TSR; and
(ii)on the last day of the most recent full fiscal quarter ended prior to the
event described in clause (A), (B) or (C) above for purposes of calculating
Company EBITDA Margin, Competitor EBITDA Margin and Cumulative Margin Change.
(g)“Peer Group TSR” means the arithmetic average of the TSRs (each as determined
using data provided by Bloomberg) of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Chesapeake
Lodging Trust, DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Host Hotel & Resorts, Inc.,
LaSalle Hotel Properties, Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Sunstone Hotel
Investors, Inc. (the “Peer Group”) over the term of the Measurement Period,
expressed as a percentage. If the common stock of any of these companies ceases
to be publicly traded during the Measurement Period, such company shall be
excluded from the calculation of Peer Group TSR for any year or quarter during
the Measurement Period in which its common stock is not publicly traded. For
purposes of calculating common stock price appreciation/depreciation, the common
stock prices for the beginning and end of each period in the Measurement Period
are to be determined by averaging the closing prices for the Peer Group members’
common stock as reported on the NYSE or other applicable principal securities
exchange in which the Peer Group members’ common stock is traded for each of the
trading days during the last thirty calendar days preceding the start or end, as
applicable, of the Measurement Period. For purposes of calculating Company TSR,
dividends for the period shall be treated in the same manner as described in
paragraph 5(c) with regard to the treatment of dividends when calculating
Company TSR. If the Measurement Period ends before December 31, 2014, the
arithmetic average of the TSRs of the Peer Group for the period from the most
recent fiscal year end to the end of the Measurement Period shall be annualized
for purposes of calculating Peer Group TSR.
6.Shareholder Rights. In consideration of the grant of the Share Award, the

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Participant agrees that (i) the Shares cannot be voted by the Participant before
the date that they become Vested, (ii) no dividends will be paid to the
Participant with respect to the Shares before the date that they become Vested,
(iii) to the extent any of the Shares become Vested, within 30 days after they
become Vested, the Company will pay the Participant a cash amount equal to the
cumulative amount of dividends that would have been paid on the number of Vested
Shares had the Participant held such Shares during the Measurement Period and
(iv) no cash amount will be paid with respect to Shares that do not become
Vested. The Participant hereby appoints the Company’s Secretary as the
Participant’s attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, with the power
to transfer to the Company and cancel any Shares that are forfeited under
Sections 2 and 3.
7.No Right to Continued Employment. The grant of the Share Award does not give
the Participant any rights with respect to continued employment by the Company
or an Affiliate.
8.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland without
reference to principles of conflict of laws.
9.Conflicts. The Participant agrees that in the event of any conflict between
the provisions of the Plan as in effect on the Date of Grant and this Agreement,
other than as provided in paragraph 6, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.
All references herein to the Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the Date
of Grant.
10.Participant Bound by Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges that a copy of
the Plan has been made available to the Participant and the Participant agrees
to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan.
11.Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations stated above and in the Plan, this
Agreement shall be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s successors
in interest and the Company and any successors of the Company.
[Signatures appear on following page.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have executed this Agreement
as of the date first set forth above.

PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST                [NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

By:__________________________                _________________________

Title:_________________________

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EXHIBIT A - ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
assuming an award of 50,000 Common Shares (the “Shares”)

I. Relative TSR Measurement (paragraph 2(a))
Formula: Vested Shares = Shares x (15% + (2.5 x (Company TSR - Peer Group TSR))
subject to a maximum of 100% of the Shares and a minimum of 0.

Example A
Peer Group TSR: 5%
Company TSR: 7%

= Shares x (15% + (2.5 x (Company TSR - Peer Group TSR))
= 50,000 x (15% + (2.5 x (7% - 5%))
= 50,000 x (15% + 5%)
= 50,000 x 20%
= 10,000

Example B
Peer Group TSR: 5%
Company TSR: 5%

= Shares x (15% + (2.5 x (Company TSR - Peer Group TSR))
= 50,000 x (15% + (2.5 x (5% - 5%))
= 50,000 x (15% + 0%)
= 50,000 x 15%
= 7,500

Example C
Peer Group TSR: -1%
Company TSR: -3%

= Shares x (15% + (2.5 x (Company TSR - Peer Group TSR))
= 50,000 x (15% + (2.5 x (-3% - -1%))
= 50,000 x (15% - 5%)
= 50,000 x 10%
= 5,000

 
Relative TSR (paragraph 2(a))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company TSR
 
 
-3.00
 %
-1.00
 %
0.00
%
3.00
%
5.00
%
7.00
%
10.00
%
Peer TSR
-3.00
 %
7,500

10,000

11,250

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

-1.00
 %
5,000

7,500

8,750

12,500

15,000

15,000

15,000

0.00
 %
3,750

6,250

7,500

11,250

13,750

15,000

15,000

3.00
 %
—

2,500

3,750

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

5.00
 %
—

—

1,250

5,000

7,500

10,000

13,750

7.00
 %
—

—

—

2,500

5,000

7,500

11,250

10.00
 %
—

—

—

—

1,250

3,750

7,500

A-1

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II. Absolute TSR Measurement (paragraph 2(b))
Formula: Vested Shares = Shares x (15% + (3.75 x (Company TSR - 9.0%))
subject to a maximum of 30% of the Shares and a minimum of 0.

Example A
Company TSR: 13%
= Shares x (15% + (3.75 x (Company TSR - 9%))
= 50,000 x (15% + (3.75 x (13% - 9%))
= 50,000 x (15% + (3.75 x 4%)
= 50,000 x (15% + 15%)
= 15,000

Example B
Company TSR: 9%
= Shares x (15% + (3.75 x (Company TSR - 9%))
= 50,000 x (15% + (3.75 x (9% - 9%))
= 50,000 x (15% + (3.75 x 0%)
= 50,000 x 15%
= 7,500

Example C
Company TSR: 6%
= Shares x (15% + (3.75 x (Company TSR - 9%))
= 50,000 x (15% + (3.75 x (6% - 9%))
= 50,000 x (15% + (3.75 x -3%)
= 50,000 x (15% - 11.25%)
= 50,000 x 3.75%
= 1,875

Absolute TSR
(paragraph 2(b))
Company
Shares
TSR
Vested
<5.000%

—

5.000
%
—

5.500
%
938

7.000
%
3,750

8.000
%
5,625

8.150
%
5,906

9.000
%
7,500

10.000
%
9,375

13.000
%
15,000

>13.000%

15,000

A-2

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III. Competitor EBITDA Margin Measurement (paragraph 2(c))
Formula: Vested Shares = Shares x (20% + (5% x (Cumulative Margin Change / 10
basis points)
subject to a maximum of 100% of the Shares and a minimum of 0.

Example A
Cumulative Margin Change = 200 basis points (bps)
= Shares x (20% + (5% x (200 bps / 10 bps))
= 50,000 x (20% + (5% x 20)
= 50,000 x (20% + 100%)
= 50,000 x 120%
= 50,000 [because 60,000 exceeds maximum of 100% of Shares]

Example B
Cumulative Margin Change = -10 bps
= Shares x (20% + (5% x (-10 bps / 10 bps))
= 50,000 x (20% + (5% x -1)
= 50,000 x (20% - 5%)
= 50,000 x 15%
= 7,500

Example C
Cumulative Margin Change = 0 bps
= Shares x (20% + (5% x (0 bps / 10 bps))
= 50,000 x (20% + (5% x 0)
= 50,000 x (20% + 0)
= 50,000 x 20%
= 10,000

Competitor EBITDA
Margin (paragraph 2(c))
Cum. Margin
Shares
Change
Vested
<-40.00

—

--40.00

—

--30.00

2,500

--20.00

5,000

--10.00

7,500

--0.10

9,975

—

10,000

10.00

12,500

100.00

35,000

150.00

47,500

160.00

50,000

>160.00

50,000

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Percentage of Shares that become Vested based on calculations pursuant to
paragraphs 2(a), (b) and (c) under various hypothetical results of Relative TSR
Measurement, Absolute TSR Measurement and Competitor EBITDA Margin Measurement.

 
Relative TSR (paragraph 2(a))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company TSR
 
 
-3.00
 %
-1.00
 %
0.00
%
3.00
%
5.00
%
7.00
%
10.00
%
Peer TSR
-3.00
 %
15.0
 %
20.0
 %
22.5
%
30.0
%
30.0
%
30.0
%
30.0
%
-1.00
 %
10.0
 %
15.0
 %
17.5
%
25.0
%
30.0
%
30.0
%
30.0
%
0.00
 %
7.5
 %
12.5
 %
15.0
%
22.5
%
27.5
%
30.0
%
30.0
%
3.00
 %
0.0
 %
5.0
 %
7.5
%
15.0
%
20.0
%
25.0
%
30.0
%
5.00
 %
0.0
 %
0.0
 %
2.5
%
10.0
%
15.0
%
20.0
%
27.5
%
7.00
 %
0.0
 %
0.0
 %
0.0
%
5.0
%
10.0
%
15.0
%
22.5
%
10.00
 %
0.0
 %
0.0
 %
0.0
%
0.0
%
2.5
%
7.5
%
15.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Absolute TSR
 
 
Competitor EBITDA
 
 
 
(paragraph 2(b))
 
 
Margin (paragraph 2(c))
 
 
 
 
% of
 
 
Cumulative
 
 
 
 
Company
Shares
 
 
Margin
% of Shares
 
 
 
TSR
Vested
 
 
Change
Vested
 
 
 
<5.000%

0.00
 %
 
 
<-40.00

0.00
%
 
 
 
5.000
 %
0.00
 %
 
 
-40.00
0.00
%
 
 
 
5.500
 %
1.88
 %
 
 
-30.00
5.00
%
 
 
 
6.000
 %
3.75
 %
 
 
-20.00
10.00
%
 
 
 
6.500
 %
5.63
 %
 
 
-10.00
15.00
%
 
 
 
7.000
 %
7.50
 %
 
 
-0.10
19.95
%
 
 
 
8.000
 %
11.25
 %
 
 
0.00
20.00
%
 
 
 
8.100
 %
11.63
 %
 
 
10.00
25.00
%
 
 
 
8.150
 %
11.81
 %
 
 
100.00
70.00
%
 
 
 
9.000
 %
15.00
 %
 
 
150.00
95.00
%
 
 
 
10.000
 %
18.75
 %
 
 
160.00
100.00
%
 
 
 
11.000
 %
22.50
 %
 
 
>160.00

100.00
%
 
 
 
12.000
 %
26.25
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13.000
 %
30.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
>13.000%

30.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-4