Common use of Restriction on Transfer of Option and of Option Shares Clause in Contracts

Restriction on Transfer of Option and of Option Shares. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by the Committee in writing, the Option evidenced hereby is nontransferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee (or in the event of his/her disability, by his/her personal representative) and after his/her death, only by his/her legatee or the executor of his/her estate.