Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the respective parties. Without the express written consent of the other party, neither the Company nor the Executive may assign any duties or right or interest hereunder or right to receive any money hereunder and any such assignment shall be void; provided, however, that without the Executive's consent the Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder in their entirety to any successor to all or substantially all of its business, whether affected by merger or otherwise. The preceding sentence, however, shall not prevent the transfer of any right or interest to receive any money hereunder by the Executive by way of testamentary disposition or intestate succession. The Company shall require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, reorganization, consolidation, acquisition or property or stock, liquidation or otherwise) to all or a significant portion of the assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly 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. Regardless of whether such agreement is executed by a successor, this Agreement shall continue to be binding upon the Company and any successor and assign shall be deemed the "Company" for purposes of this Agreement.
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Samples: Retention Agreement (Wheeling Pittsburgh Corp /De/), Retention Agreement (Wheeling Pittsburgh Corp /De/), Post Bankruptcy Retention Agreement (Wheeling Pittsburgh Corp /De/)
Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the respective parties. Without the express written consent of the other party, neither the Company nor the Executive may assign any duties or right or interest hereunder or right to receive any money hereunder and any such assignment shall be void; provided, however, that without the Executive's ’s consent the Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder in their entirety to any successor to all or substantially all of its business, whether affected by merger or otherwise. The preceding sentence, however, shall not prevent the transfer of any right or interest to receive any money hereunder by the Executive by way of testamentary disposition or intestate succession. The Company shall require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, reorganization, consolidation, acquisition or property or stock, liquidation or otherwise) to all or a significant portion of the assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly 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. Regardless of whether such agreement is executed by a successor, this Agreement shall continue to be binding upon the Company and any successor and assign shall be deemed the "“Company" ” for purposes of this Agreement.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Wheeling Pittsburgh Corp /De/), Employment Agreement (Wheeling Pittsburgh Corp /De/), Employment Agreement (Wheeling Pittsburgh Corp /De/)
Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the respective parties. Without the express written consent of the other partyparty or parties, neither the Company nor the Executive may assign any duties or right or interest hereunder or right to receive any money hereunder and any such assignment shall be void; provided, however, that without the Executive's ’s consent the Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder in their entirety to any successor to all or substantially all of its business, whether affected by merger or otherwise. The preceding sentence, however, shall not prevent the transfer of any right or interest to receive any money hereunder by the Executive by way of testamentary disposition or intestate succession. The Company shall require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, reorganization, consolidation, acquisition or property or stock, liquidation or otherwise) to all or a significant portion of the assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly 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. Regardless of whether such agreement is executed by a successor, this Agreement shall continue to be binding upon the Company and any successor and assign shall be deemed the "“Company" ” for purposes of this Agreement.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Esmark INC), Employment Agreement (Esmark INC), Employment Agreement (Esmark INC)
Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the respective parties. Without the express written consent of the other party, neither the Company nor the Executive may assign any duties or right or interest hereunder or right to receive any money hereunder and any such assignment shall be void; provided, however, that without the Executive's ’s consent the Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder in their entirety to any successor to all or substantially all of its business, whether affected by merger or otherwise. The preceding sentence, however, shall not prevent the transfer of any right or interest to receive any money hereunder by the Executive by way of testamentary disposition or intestate succession. The Company shall require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, reorganization, consolidation, acquisition or property or stock, liquidation or otherwise) to all or a significant portion of the assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly 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. Regardless of whether such agreement is executed by a successor, this Agreement shall continue to be binding upon the Company and any successor and assign shall be deemed the "“Company" ” for EXECUTION VERSION purposes of this Agreement.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Wheeling Pittsburgh Corp /De/)