Common use of By EA Clause in Contracts

By EA. EA may not assign this Agreement or any portion thereof, to any third party unless Microsoft expressly consents to such assignment in writing, provided, however, that EA shall be allowed to assign this Agreement (or portion thereof), to its wholly-owned affiliates for reasons not related to a Sale Event, by providing prior written notice to Microsoft. For the purposes of this Agreement, a merger, consolidation, or other corporate reorganization, or a transfer or sale of a controlling interest in EA’s stock, or of all or substantially all of its assets (collectively a “Sale Event”) is to be deemed to be an assignment. [***].

By EA. [***], EA may not assign this Agreement or any portion thereof, to any third party unless Microsoft expressly consents to such assignment in writing, provided, however, that EA shall be allowed to assign this Agreement (or portion thereof), to its wholly-owned affiliates for reasons not related to a Sale Event, by providing prior written notice to Microsoft. For the purposes of this Agreement, a merger, consolidation, or other corporate reorganization, or a transfer or sale of a controlling interest in EAa party’s stock, or of all or substantially all of its assets to a third party (collectively collectively, a “Sale Event”) is to shall be deemed to be an assignment. [***]. In any event, no assignment of this Agreement or any portion thereof shall release EA from any of its obligations under this Agreement, and EA and any permitted assignee shall be jointly and severally liable for the performance of all duties and obligations herein.