NON‑ASSIGNABILITY. The Option shall not be transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. If this Option is a Non-Qualified Option then it may also be transferred pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder. Except as provided above in this paragraph, the Option shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, by the Participant’s guardian or representative) and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option or of any rights granted hereunder contrary to the provisions of this [Section 7], or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon the Option shall be null and void.

Non-Assignability. Neither of the parties hereto shall have the right to assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the Company may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Executive to any purchaser of the Company or of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or to the surviving entity upon any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity.

Non-Assignability. Neither party to this Agreement shall have the right to assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder.

Non-Assignability. No right to Incentive Compensation which is or may be earned under this Plan shall be assignable or transferable by the Key Executive. During the life of the Key Executive, any distribution of Incentive Compensation made with respect to a Key Executive shall be made only to such Key Executive. Stock Options may be transferred by a Non-Employee Director if such transfer is permitted under the applicable option agreement.

Non-assignability. The right of any Participant or Beneficiary to the payment of Credits in a Deferred Fee Account shall not be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered and shall not be subject in any manner to alienation or anticipation.

Non-Assignability. Stock Units may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may the Stock Units be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.

Non-Assignability. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or herein, Awards shall not be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered, and any purported assignment, transfer, pledge or encumbrance shall be null and void; provided, that Awards may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution subject to the Committee’s receipt of such documents as may be requested by the Committee from time.

Non-Assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder shall be assignable by Executive, Executive’s beneficiaries, or legal representatives without the Company’s prior written consent; provided, however, that nothing in this subparagraph shall preclude # Executive from designating a beneficiary to receive any benefit payable hereunder upon Executive’s death, or # the executors, administrators, or other legal representatives of Executive or Executive’s estate from assigning any rights hereunder to the person or persons entitled thereunto.

The Option shall not be transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder. Except as provided above in this paragraph, the Option shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, by the Participant’s guardian or representative) and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option or of any rights granted hereunder contrary to the provisions of this Section 8, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon the Option shall be null and void.

Non‑Assignability. No award or grant under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable by the recipient thereof except by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, or, in the case of awards or grants other than Incentive Stock Options, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order. No right or benefit under the Plan shall be liable for the debts, liabilities, or alimony or child support obligations of the person entitled to such right or benefit, either by assignment, attachment, or any other method, and shall not be subject to be taken by the creditors or alimony or child support obligees of the person entitled to such right or benefit by any process whatsoever.