Assignments and Successors. This Agreement may not be assigned by Employee. In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor [[Organization A:Organization]], the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the stock, business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and [[Organization A:Organization]] same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption by a successor shall be a material breach of this Agreement. Employee agrees and consents to any such assumption by a successor of the Company, as well as any assignment of this Agreement by the Company for that purpose. As used in this Agreement, the "Company" as herein before defined as well as any such successor that expressly assumes this Agreement or otherwise becomes bound by all of its terms and provisions by operation of law. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure [[Organization A:Organization]] benefit of the parties and their permitted successors or assigns.

Assignment and Successors. [[Organization A:Organization]] rights and obligations of [[Organization A:Organization]] under this Agreement shall inure to [[Organization A:Organization]] benefit of and will be binding upon [[Organization A:Organization]] successors and assigns of [[Organization A:Organization]], provided any such successor and assign assumes all of [[Organization A:Organization]]’s obligations under this Agreement. Neither party may, without [[Organization A:Organization]] written consent of [[Organization A:Organization]] other party, assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement except that [[Organization A:Organization]] may, without any further consent of Employee, assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any corporation or other business entity # with which [[Organization A:Organization]] may merge or consolidate, # to which [[Organization A:Organization]] may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its assets or capital stock or equity, or # any affiliate or subsidiary of [[Organization A:Organization]]. After any such assignment or delegation by [[Organization A:Organization]], [[Organization A:Organization]] will be discharged from all further liability hereunder and such assignee will thereafter be deemed to be [[Organization A:Organization]] “Corporation” for purposes of all terms and conditions of this Agreement, including this Section 8.6. Employee may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder. Any purported or attempted assignment or transfer by Employee of this Agreement or any of Employee’s duties, responsibilities, or obligations hereunder is void.

Successors. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, to expressly assume and agree to perform its obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform them if no succession had taken place unless, in the opinion of legal counsel mutually acceptable to the Company and the Employee, such obligations have been assumed by the successor as a matter of law. The Employee's rights under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the Employee's legal representative or other successors in interest, but shall not otherwise be assignable or transferable.

Successors and Assigns. The provisions hereof shall inure [[Organization B:Organization]] benefit of, and be binding upon and assignable to, successors of the Company by way of merger, consolidation or sale. The Executive may not assign or delegate to any third person the Executive's obligations under this Agreement. The rights and benefits of the Executive under this Agreement are personal to him and no such right or benefit shall be subject to voluntary or involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and [[Organization B:Organization]] same extent that the Company would have been required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “the Company” shall mean both the Company as defined above and any such successor that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise.

Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure [[Organization A:Organization]] the benefit of the heirs and representatives of Executive and the assigns and successors of the Company, but neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder shall be assignable or otherwise subject [[Organization A:Organization]] hypothecation by Executive (except by will or by operation of the laws of intestate succession) or by the Company (any such purported assignment by either shall be null and void), except that the Company may assign this Agreement [[Organization A:Organization]] any successor (whether by merger, purchase or otherwise) [[Organization A:Organization]] all or substantially all of the stock, assets or business of the Company.

Successors and assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, both parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any corporation with which, or into which, the Company may be merged or which may succeed to the Company's assets or business; provided, however, that your obligations are personal and shall not be assigned by you. You expressly consent to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement for the benefit of any ​ entity to whose employ you may be transferred without the necessity that this Agreement be re-signed at the time of such transfer.

Section # Assumption by Successor. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement to expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company, and unless clearly inapplicable, all references herein to the Company shall be deemed to include any such successor. In addition, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Employee and Employee’s heirs, executors, legal representatives and assigns; provided, however, that the obligations of Employee hereunder may not be delegated without the prior written approval of the Company. In the event of any consolidation or merger of the Company into or with any other corporation during the term of this Agreement, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to another corporation, person or entity during the term of this Agreement, such successor corporation shall assume this Agreement and become obligated to perform all of the terms and provisions hereof applicable to the Company, and Employee's obligations hereunder shall continue in favor of such successor corporation.

Assignment; Assumption by Successor. The rights of the Company under this Agreement may, without the consent of Executive, be assigned by the Company, in its sole and unfettered discretion, to any person, firm, corporation or other business entity which at any time, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, directly or indirectly, acquires all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Company. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company expressly to assume and to agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place; provided, however, that no such assumption shall relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. As used in this Agreement, the “Company” shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise.

Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is personal to Employee and shall not be assigned by Employee. Any purported assignment by Employee shall be null and void from the initial date of the purported assignment. The Company may assign this Agreement to any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company and permitted successors and assigns.