Assignment and Delegation. Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation hereunder shall be assignable in whole or in part, whether by operation of law, or otherwise by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign or transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a Person that succeeds to all or substantially all of that Party’s business or assets related to this Agreement whether by sale, merger, operation of law or otherwise and either Party may assign to an Affiliate. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assignees. Any transfer or assignment of this Agreement in violation of this Section 12.1 shall be null and void.

Delegation. The Committee may, in its discretion, delegate one or more of its duties to its designated agents or to an Employee, but it may not delegate its authority to make the determinations specified in Section 3.02.

Delegation. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board or the Committee may, to the extent permitted by law, delegate to # a subcommittee of the Committee, # one or more officers or managers of an Employer or # a committee of such officers or managers, the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Board or the Committee shall determine, to grant Awards to, or to cancel, modify or waive rights with respect to, or to alter, discontinue, suspend, or terminate, Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not delegate any such authority with respect to Participants who are officers or directors of the Company for purposes of Section 16 or are otherwise subject to such Section .

Delegation. The Committee may in its discretion delegate to the Chief Executive Officer or other officers ministerial or other administrative authority under the Plan, subject to the requirements of Applicable Law and such terms and conditions as may be established by the Committee. In the case of such delegation, references to the “Committee” herein shall include such designee or designees, unless the context otherwise requires (as determined by the Committee).

Delegation. The Compensation Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more officers of the Company, and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates or to one or more agents or advisors such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable, and the Compensation Committee or any person to whom it has delegated duties or powers as aforesaid may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Compensation Committee or such person may have under the Plan. The Compensation Committee may, by resolution, authorize one or more officers of the Company to do any of the following on the same basis as can the Compensation Committee: # designate Employees to be recipients of Awards; # designate Third Party Service Providers to be recipients of Awards; and # determine the size of any such Awards. The Compensation Committee shall not delegate such responsibilities with respect to Awards granted to an officer who is considered an Insider. The resolution providing for such delegation shall set forth the total number of Awards such officer(s) may grant; and, the officer(s) shall report periodically to the Compensation Committee regarding the nature and scope of the Awards granted pursuant to the authority delegated.

Delegation. In the ordinary course of business, the Master Servicer at any time may delegate any of its duties hereunder to any Person, including any of its Affiliates, who agrees to conduct such duties in accordance with this Master Agreement including those standards set forth in this [Section 3.01]. Any such delegation may include entering into subservicing agreements with any Person or Persons, for the servicing and administration of the Participation Interests or a portion thereof. Such delegation shall not relieve the Master Servicer

Delegation. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Committee may delegate authority for establishing performance objectives and any or all of its other duties and responsibilities under the Plan in respect of all Participants other than the Chief Executive Officer and all members of the Company's Performance and Accountability Committee to a committee of officers comprised of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; the President and Chief Operating Officer; the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary; the Executive Vice President, General Counsel; the Executive Vice President, Finance and Risk; Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer; and the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller. In the event that at any time any of the aforementioned offices shall be vacant (or the title associated with such position shall be changed), the person performing the substantial portion of the duties of such position shall serve as a member of such officer's committee.

Delegation. The Committee may delegate its powers and duties under the Plan to one or more officers or Directors of the Company, subject to such terms, conditions and limitations as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the Committee shall not delegate its powers and duties under the Plan # with regard to officers or directors of the Company or any Affiliate who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, # in such a manner as would cause the Plan not to comply with the requirements of [Section 162(m) or (iii)])] in such a manner as would contravene Section 157 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

The ​ may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the ​. The ​ and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this [Article IX] shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the ​ and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facilities as well as activities as ​. The ​ shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the ​ acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.