Common use of Forfeiture Upon Violation of Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Clause in Contracts

Forfeiture Upon Violation of Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. The Optionee acknowledges that compliance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is a condition to the receipt, vesting and exercise of the Option and the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon purchase pursuant to the Option. If, during the term of this Agreement, the Board (or a committee of directors designated by the Board) determines in good faith in its sole discretion that the Optionee’s conduct is or has been in violation of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, then the Board or committee may cause the Optionee to immediately forfeit all or a portion of the unvested or vested and unexercised Option granted pursuant to this Agreement and the Optionee shall have no right to purchase the related shares of Common Stock. Any determinations of violations of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be considered conclusive and binding on the Optionee. If the President of the Company reasonably believes that the Optionee has violated the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and that the Board or its committee should consider the termination of the Option, the President may temporarily suspend the Optionee’s right to exercise the Option, for a period of up to 45 days, in order for the Board or its committee to make a determination about Optionee’s conduct and the potential termination of the Option.