Company Assignment. The Company may not assign this Agreement, except that the Company's obligations hereunder shall be binding legal obligations of any successor to all or substantially all of the Company's business by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise. The Company shall require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally 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 it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term "
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Samples: Employee Retention Agreement (Merchants Group Inc), Employee Retention Agreement (Merchants Group Inc), Employee Retention Agreement (Merchants Group Inc)
Company Assignment. The Company may not assign this Agreement, except that the Company's obligations hereunder shall be binding legal obligations of any successor to all or substantially all of the Company's business by purchase, merger, consolidation, conversion, or otherwise. The Company shall require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation consolidation, conversion, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally 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 it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term "
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Samples: Employee Retention Agreement (Merchants Group Inc), Employee Retention Agreement (Merchants Group Inc), Employee Retention Agreement (Merchants Group Inc)