Common use of Successor to Employer Clause in Contracts

Successor to Employer. Employer will require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business and/or assets of Employer, as the case may be, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement giving Executive the right to terminate this Agreement, in which case Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation specified in Section 5(b)(i) hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amounts are still payable to Executive hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive's devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Executive's estate.

Successor to Employer. Employer will require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business and/or assets of Employer, as the case may be, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement giving Executive the right to terminate this Agreement, in which case Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation specified in Section 5(b)(i4(b)(i) (change of control) hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's ’s personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amounts are still payable to Executive hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive's ’s devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Executive's ’s estate.

Successor to Employer. Employer will require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business and/or assets of Employer, as the case may be, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ExecutiveEmployee, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement giving Executive Employee the right to terminate this Agreement, in which case Executive Employee shall be entitled to receive the compensation specified in Section 5(b)(i5(a)(iv) hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by ExecutiveEmployee's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive Employee should die while any amounts are still payable to Executive Employee hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to ExecutiveEmployee's devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to ExecutiveEmployee's estate.

Successor to Employer. Employer will require any successor or assign --------------------- (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business and/or assets of Employer, as the case may be, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement giving Executive the right to terminate this Agreement, in which case Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation specified in Section 5(b)(i) (change of control) hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amounts are still payable to Executive hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive's devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Executive's estate.

Successor to Employer. Employer will require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business and/or assets of Employer, as the case may be, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement giving Executive the right to terminate this Agreement, in which case Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation specified in Section 5(b)(i5(a)(i) hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amounts are still payable to Executive hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive's devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Executive's estate.

Successor to Employer. Employer will require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business and/or assets of Employer, as the case may be, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement giving Executive the right to terminate this Agreement, in which case Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation specified in Section 5(b)(i) (change of control) hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's ’s personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amounts are still payable to Executive hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive's ’s devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Executive's ’s estate.

Successor to Employer. Employer will require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business and/or assets of Employer, as the case may be, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement giving Executive the right to terminate this Agreement, in which case Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation specified in Section 5(b)(i) hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amounts are still payable to Executive hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive's devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Executive's estate.. -8-

Successor to Employer. Employer will require any successor or assign --------------------- (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business and/or assets of Employer, as the case may be, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement giving Executive the right to terminate this Agreement, in which case Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation specified in Section 5(b)(i) hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amounts are still payable to Executive hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive's devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Executive's estate.

Successor to Employer. Employer will require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business and/or assets of Employer, as the case may be, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement giving Executive the right to terminate this Agreement, in which case Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation specified in Section 5(b)(i4(b)(ii) hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's ’s personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amounts are still payable to Executive hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive's ’s devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Executive's ’s estate.

Successor to Employer. Employer will require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business and/or assets of Employer, as the case may be, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ExecutiveEmployee, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Any failure of Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a material breach of this Agreement giving Executive Employee the right to terminate this Agreement, in which case Executive Employee shall be entitled to receive the compensation specified in Section 5(b)(i5(a)(iv) hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by ExecutiveEmployee's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive if Employee should die while any amounts are still payable to Executive Employee hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to ExecutiveEmployee's devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to ExecutiveEmployee's estate.