Benefits; Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Executive shall not assign this Agreement. However, the Company is expressly authorized to assign this Agreement to a Company Affiliate upon written notice to Executive, provided that # the assignee assumes all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, # Executive’s role when viewed from the perspective of Company Affiliates in the aggregate is comparable to such role immediately before the assignment, and # the Company, for so long as an affiliate of the assignee, remains secondarily liable for the financial obligations hereunder.

Benefits; Binding Effect; Effect/Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, personal representatives, legal representatives,estates, successors (including, without limitation, by way of merger) and permitted assigns. Executive shall not assign this Agreement. However,Notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence, neither the Director nor the Company is expressly authorized toshall assign all or any portion of this Agreement to a Company Affiliate uponwithout the prior written notice to Executive, provided that # the assignee assumes allconsent of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, # Executive’s role when viewed from the perspective of Company Affiliates in the aggregate is comparable to such role immediately before the assignment, and # the Company, for so long as an affiliate of the assignee, remains secondarily liable for the financial obligations hereunder.other party.

Benefits; Binding Effect; Assignment.Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit ofof, and be binding on the partiesCompany and theirits respective heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. The Executive shall not assign this Agreement. However, the Company is expressly authorized to assignacknowledges that this Agreement is a personal services agreement and cannot be assigned by the Executive, but shall inure to a Company Affiliate upon written notice to Executive, provided that # the assignee assumes all ofbenefit of, and be enforceable by, the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, # Executive’s role when viewed fromexecutors, administrators and personal representatives upon the perspective of Company Affiliates in the aggregate is comparable to such role immediately before the assignment, and # the Company, for so long as an affiliate of the assignee, remains secondarily liable for the financial obligations hereunder.Executor’s death or disability.

Benefits; Binding Effect; Assignment.Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the partiesCompany and the Executive and their respective heirs, executors, personal representatives, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Executive shall not assign this Agreement. However, the Company is expressly authorized to assign this Agreement to a Company Affiliate upon written notice to Executive, provided that # the assignee assumes all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, # Executive’s role when viewed from the perspective of Company Affiliates in the aggregate is comparable to such role immediately before the assignment, and # the Company, for so long as an affiliate of the assignee, remains secondarily liable for the financial obligations hereunder.

Benefits; Binding Effect; 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 partiesbenefit of and their respective heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives,be binding upon the Company and its successors and permitted assigns. Executive shall not assign this Agreement. However, the Company is expressly authorized to assign this Agreement to a Company Affiliate upon written notice to Executive, provided that # the assignee assumes all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, # Executive’s role when viewed from the perspective of Company Affiliates in the aggregate is comparable to such role immediately before the assignment, and # the Company, for so long as an affiliate of the assignee, remains secondarily liable for the financial obligations hereunder.

Benefits; Binding Effect; Assignment.on successors; assignment. This Agreement shallwill be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the partiesCompany, Executive and each of their respective heirs,successors, assigns, personal representatives,and legal representatives, successorsexecutors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees, and permitted assigns. Executive shall not assign this Agreement. However, the Company is expressly authorized to assign this Agreement to a Company Affiliate upon written notice to Executive, provided that # the assignee assumes all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, # Executive’s role when viewed from the perspective of Company Affiliates in the aggregate is comparable to such role immediately before the assignment, and # the Company, for so longlegatees, as an affiliate of the assignee, remains secondarily liable for the financial obligations hereunder.applicable.

Benefits; Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon andwill inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the partiesCompany, its Affiliates, and their respective heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Executive shall not assign this Agreement. However, the Company is expressly authorized to assign this Agreement to a Company Affiliate upon written notice to Executive, providedassigns, including, without limitation, any person, partnership, company, corporation or other entity that # the assignee assumesmay acquire substantially all of the obligations ofCompany’s assets or business or with or into which the Company under this Agreement, #may be liquidated, consolidated, merged or otherwise combined, and will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Executive, her heirs, estate, legatees and legal representatives. If payments become payable to Executive’s role when viewed from the perspective of Company Affiliates in the aggregate is comparablesurviving spouse or other assigns and such person thereafter dies, such payment will revert to such role immediately before the assignment, and # the Company, for so long as an affiliate of the assignee, remains secondarily liable for the financial obligations hereunder.Executive’s estate.

Benefits; Binding Effect; Assignment. ThisEffect and Benefits. The rights and obligations of Company and Executive under this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and theirshall be binding upon the respective heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Executive shall not assign this Agreement. However, the Company is expressly authorized to assign this Agreement to a Company Affiliate upon written notice to Executive, provided that # the assignee assumes all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, # Executive’s role when viewed from the perspectiveassigns of Company Affiliates in the aggregate is comparable to such role immediately before the assignment, and # the Company, for so long as an affiliate of the assignee, remains secondarily liable for the financial obligations hereunder.Executive.

Benefits;Assignability; Binding Effect; Assignment.Nature. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the partiesParties and their respective heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives, successorssuccessors, heirs (in the case of Executive) and permitted assigns. Executive shall not assign this Agreement. However, the Company is expressly authorized to assignNo obligation of ​ under this Agreement tomay be assigned or transferred by ​ except that such rights or obligations shall be assigned or transferred in connection with a Company Affiliate upon written notice to Executive, provided that # the assignee assumesmerger, consolidation or sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of ​, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of ​ and such assignee or transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of ​, as contained in this Agreement, either contractually or as a matter of law. ​ further agrees that, in the event of a merger, consolidation or sale or transfer of assets as described in the preceding sentence, it shall take whatever action it legally can as appropriate in order to cause such assignee or transferee to expressly assume the liabilities, obligations and duties of ​ hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall be binding upon any entity into which ​ merges. No rights or obligations of the CompanyExecutive under this Agreement, # Executive’s role when viewed from the perspectiveAgreement may be assigned or transferred by Executive other than his rights to compensation and benefits, which may be transferred only by will or operation of Company Affiliateslaw, except as provided in the aggregate is comparable to such role immediately before the assignment, and # the Company, for so long as an affiliate of the assignee, remains secondarily liable for the financial obligations hereunder.Paragraph 17 below.

Benefits; Binding Effect; Benefits; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Executiveassigns, heirs and legal representatives. This Agreement shall not assign this Agreement. However,be assignable by the Company is expressly authorized to assign this Agreement to a Company Affiliate upon written notice to Executive, provided that # the assignee assumes all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, # Executive’s role when viewed from the perspective of Company Affiliates in the aggregate is comparable to such role immediately before the assignment, and # the Company, for so long as an affiliate of the assignee, remains secondarily liable for the financial obligations hereunder.Employee.