Binding Effect; Successors. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors or assigns, but the Company may assign this Agreement only (i) to an Affiliate or (ii) pursuant to a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; and such assignee or transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company under this Agreement, either contractually or as a matter of law. (b) This Agreement is personal to the Executive and shall not be assignable by the Executive without the consent of the Company (there being no obligation to give such consent) other than such rights or benefits as are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution. (c) The Company shall require any successor to or assignee of (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) all or substantially all of the assets or businesses of the Company to assume unconditionally in writing this Agreement. (d) The Company shall also require all entities that control or that after a transaction will control (directly or indirectly) the Company or any such successor or assignee to agree in writing to cause to be performed all of the obligations under this Agreement.
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Samples: Severance and Change of Control Agreement (Pacific Drilling S.A.), Severance and Change of Control Agreement (Cal Dive International, Inc.), Severance and Change of Control Agreement (Cal Dive International, Inc.)
Binding Effect; Successors. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors or assigns, but the Company may assign this Agreement only (i) to an Affiliate or (ii) pursuant to a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; Company and such assignee or transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company under this Agreement, either contractually on the terms specified below or as a matter of law.
(b) This Agreement is personal to the Executive Employee and shall not be assignable by the Executive Employee without the consent of the Company (there being no obligation to give such consent) other than such rights or benefits as are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution, which shall inure to the benefit of the Employee’s legal representatives.
(c) The Company shall require any successor to or assignee of (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, share exchange, merger, consolidation or otherwise) all or substantially all of the assets or businesses of the Company (i) to assume unconditionally and expressly this Agreement and (ii) to agree to perform or to cause to be performed all of the obligations under this Agreement in writing this Agreementthe same manner and to the same extent as would have been required of the Company had no assignment or succession occurred.
(d) The Company shall also require all entities that control or that after a the transaction will control (directly or indirectly) the Company or any such successor or assignee to agree in writing to cause to be performed all of the obligations under this Agreement.
(e) The obligations of the Company and the Employee which by their nature may require either partial or total performance after the expiration of the term of the Agreement shall survive such expiration.
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Samples: Change of Control Agreement (Lumen Technologies, Inc.), Change of Control Agreement (Centurylink, Inc), Change of Control Agreement (Centurylink, Inc)
Binding Effect; Successors. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors or assigns, but the Company may assign this Agreement only (i) to an Affiliate or (ii) pursuant to a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; Company and such assignee or transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company under this Agreement, either contractually on the terms specified below or as a matter of law.
(b) This Agreement is personal to the Executive Employee and shall not be assignable by the Executive Employee without the consent of the Company (there being no obligation to give such consent) other than such rights or benefits as are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution, which shall inure to the benefit of the Employee’s legal representatives.
(c) The Company shall require any successor to or assignee of (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, share exchange, merger, consolidation or otherwise) all or substantially all of the assets or businesses of the Company (1) to assume unconditionally and expressly this Agreement and (1) to agree to perform or to cause to be performed all of the obligations under this Agreement in writing this Agreementthe same manner and to the same extent as would have been required of the Company had no assignment or succession occurred.
(d) The Company shall also require all entities that control or that after a the transaction will control (directly or indirectly) the Company or any such successor or assignee to agree in writing to cause to be performed all of the obligations under this Agreement.
(e) The obligations of the Company and the Employee which by their nature may require either partial or total performance after the expiration of the term of the Agreement shall survive such expiration.
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Binding Effect; Successors. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors or assigns, but the Company may assign this Agreement only (i) to an Affiliate or (ii) pursuant to a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; Company and such assignee or transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company under this Agreement, either contractually on the terms specified below or as a matter of law.
(b) This Agreement is personal to the Executive Employee and shall not be assignable by the Executive Employee without the consent of the Company (there being no obligation to give such consent) other than such rights or benefits as are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution, which shall inure to the benefit of the Employee’s legal representatives.
(c) The Company shall require any successor to or assignee of (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, share exchange, merger, consolidation or otherwise) all or substantially all of the assets or businesses of the Company (1) to assume unconditionally and expressly this Agreement and (2) to agree to perform or to cause to be performed all of the obligations under this Agreement in writing this Agreementthe same manner and to the same extent as would have been required of the Company had no assignment or succession occurred.
(d) The Company shall also require all entities that control or that after a the transaction will control (directly or indirectly) the Company or any such successor or assignee to agree in writing to cause to be performed all of the obligations under this Agreement.
(e) The obligations of the Company and the Employee which by their nature may require either partial or total performance after the expiration of the term of the Agreement shall survive such expiration.
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Samples: Change of Control Agreement (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)