Common use of Loyal and Conscientious Performance Noncompetition Clause in Contracts

Loyal and Conscientious Performance Noncompetition. During your employment by the Company, you shall devote your full business energies, interest, abilities and productive time to the proper and efficient performance of your duties under this Agreement; provided that, you shall not be precluded from engaging in civic, charitable or religious activities which do not present any conflict of interest with the Company or affect your performance of duties for the Company. Except with the prior written consent of the Board, you will not, during the term of this Agreement, and any period during which you are receiving compensation or any other consideration from the Company, including, but not limited to, severance pay pursuant to Section 6 herein, engage in competition with the Company, either directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, as adviser, principal, agent, affiliate, promoter, partner, officer, director, employee, stockholder, owner, co-owner, consultant, or member of any association or otherwise, in any phase of the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing of products or services which are in the same field of use or which otherwise compete with the products or services or proposed products or services of the Company. During the term of this Agreement, you agree not to acquire, assume or participate in, directly or indirectly, any position, investment or interest known by you to be adverse or antagonistic to the Company, its business or prospects, financial or otherwise or in any company, person or entity that is, directly or indirectly, in competition with the business of the Company. Ownership by you, as a passive investment, of less than two percent (2%) of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any corporation with one or more classes of its capital stock listed on a national securities exchange or publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market or in the over-the-counter market shall not constitute a breach of this paragraph.

Loyal and Conscientious Performance Noncompetition. During your employment by the Company, you shall devote your full business energies, interest, abilities and productive time to the proper and efficient performance of your duties under this Agreement; provided that, you shall not be precluded from engaging in civic, charitable or religious activities which do not present any conflict of interest with the Company or affect your performance of duties for the Company. Notwithstanding the above, you will be allowed to maintain your existing board seat at Xenoport, Inc., as well as one future corporate board seat, subject to review and agreement by the Company in its discretion at a future date. Except with the prior written consent of the Board, you will not, during the term of this Agreement, and any period during which you are receiving compensation or any other consideration from the Company, including, but not limited to, severance pay pursuant to Section 6 herein, engage in competition with the Company, either directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, as adviser, principal, agent, affiliate, promoter, partner, officer, director, employee, stockholder, owner, co-owner, consultant, or member of any association or otherwise, in any phase of the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing of products or services which are in the same field of use or which otherwise compete with the products or services or proposed products or services of the Company. During the term of this Agreement, you agree not to acquire, assume or participate in, directly or indirectly, any position, investment or interest known by you to be adverse or antagonistic to the Company, its business or prospects, financial or otherwise or in any company, person or entity that is, directly or indirectly, in competition with the business of the Company. Ownership by you, as a passive investment, of less than two percent (2%) of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any corporation with one or more classes of its capital stock listed on a national securities exchange or publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market or in the over-the-counter market shall not constitute a breach of this paragraph.

Loyal and Conscientious Performance Noncompetition. During your employment by the Company, you shall devote your full the required business energies, interest, abilities and productive time to the proper and efficient performance of your duties under this Agreement; provided that, . We recognize that you shall not be precluded from engaging in civic, charitable or religious may also provide services to other companies and this is a part time position. Such activities which are acceptable as long as they do not present any conflict of interest with the Company or affect your performance of duties for the Company. Except with the prior written consent of the Board, you will not, during the term of this Agreement, and any period during which you are receiving compensation or any other consideration from the Company, including, but not limited to, severance pay pursuant to Section 6 herein, engage in competition with the Company, either directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, as adviser, principal, agent, affiliate, promoter, partner, officer, director, employee, stockholder, owner, co-owner, consultant, or member of any association or otherwise, in any phase of the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing of products or services which are in the same field of use or which otherwise compete with the products or services or proposed products or services of the Company. During the term of this Agreement, you agree not to acquire, assume or participate in, directly or indirectly, any position, investment or interest known by you to be adverse or antagonistic to the Company, its business or prospects, financial or otherwise or in any company, person or entity that is, directly or indirectly, in competition with the business of the Company. Ownership by you, as a passive investment, of less than two percent (2%) of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any corporation with one or more classes of its capital stock listed on a national securities exchange or publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market or in the over-the-counter market shall not constitute a breach of this paragraph.capital