Common use of Successors; Binding Agreement, Assignment Clause in Contracts

Successors; Binding Agreement, Assignment. (a) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business of the Company, by agreement to expressly, absolutely and unconditionally 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 had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a material breach of this Agreement and shall entitle Executive to terminate Executive's employment with the Company or such successor for Good Reason immediately prior to or at any time after such succession. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean (i) the Company as hereinbefore defined, and (ii) any successor to all the stock of the Company or to all or substantially all of the Company's business or assets (other than with respect to sales of assets in the ordinary course, securitization and whole loan sales provided by the Company's interim and permanent financing arrangements) which executes and delivers an agreement provided for in this Section 13(a) or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law, including any parent or subsidiary of such a successor.

Appears in 10 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Franchise Finance Corp of America), Employment Agreement (Franchise Finance Corp of America), Employment Agreement (Franchise Finance Corp of America)

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Successors; Binding Agreement, Assignment. (a) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business of the Company, by agreement to expressly, absolutely and unconditionally 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 had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a material breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to terminate the Executive's employment with the Company or such successor for Good Reason immediately prior to or at any time after such succession. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean (i) the Company as hereinbefore defined, and (ii) any successor to all the stock of the Company or to all or substantially all of the Company's business or assets (other than with respect to sales of assets in the ordinary course, securitization and whole loan sales provided by the Company's interim and permanent financing arrangements) which executes and delivers an agreement provided for in this Section 13(a10(a) or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law, including any parent or subsidiary of such a successor.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Continuity Agreement (Franchise Finance Corp of America), Continuity Agreement (Franchise Finance Corp of America), Continuity Agreement (Franchise Finance Corp of America)

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Successors; Binding Agreement, Assignment. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder shall be assignable or transferable by the Company other than to a successor. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance reasonably 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 had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a material breach of this Agreement and shall entitle Executive to terminate Executive's employment with the Company or such successor for Good Reason immediately prior to or at any time after such succession. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean (i) the Company as hereinbefore defined, and (ii) any successor to all the stock of the Company or to all or substantially all of the Company's business or assets (other than with respect to sales of assets in the ordinary course, securitization and whole loan sales provided by the Company's interim and permanent financing arrangements) which executes and delivers an agreement provided for in this Section 13(a8(a) or which otherwise becomes become bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law, including any parent or subsidiary of such a successor.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Executive Income Security Agreement (Knight Ridder Inc), Executive Income Security Agreement (Knight Ridder Inc), Executive Income Security Agreement (Knight Ridder Inc)

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