Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiary. This Agreement is a personal service contract, and shall not be assignable by Executive. This Agreement shall be assignable by Employer to any successor to the business of Employer, without the written consent of Executive; provided, however, that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the business assets of Employer and such assignee or transferee expressly assumes all the obligations, duties, and liabilities of Employer set forth in this Agreement. Any purported assignment of this Agreement in violation of this Section 7.09 shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or obligation hereunder.

Assignment. This Agreement is a personal contract, and the rights and interest of Executive hereunder may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated. Except as otherwise may be herein expressly provided, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Employer and its successors and assigns.

Assignment. This Agreement is a personal contract and Executive may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate his rights, interests and obligations hereunder. Except as otherwise herein expressly provided, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Executive and his personal representatives and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

Assignment; Successors and Assigns, etc. Neither Employer nor Executive may make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that Employer may assign its rights under this Agreement without the consent of Executive in the event that Employer shall hereafter effect a reorganization, consolidate with or merge into any other Person (as defined in section 10), or transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other Person. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Employer and Executive, their respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns. In the event of Executive’s death prior to the completion by Employer of all payments due him under this Agreement, Employer shall continue such payments to Executive’s beneficiary designated in writing to Employer prior to his death (or to his estate, if he fails to make such designation).

Assignment. This Agreement, and all of Executive’s rights and duties under it, are not assignable or delegable by Executive. Any purported assignment or delegation by Executive will be null and void. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is an affiliate or a successor in interest to substantially all of its business operations. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder will become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity.