Successors to the Company. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company or of any division or subsidiary thereof (the business and/or assets of which constitute at least fifty percent (50%) of the total business and/or assets of the Company) to expressly assume and agree to perform the Company's obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform them if such succession had not taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement in a written instrument prior to the effective date of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as they would be entitled to hereunder if they had terminated their employment with the Company voluntarily for Good Reason. Except for the purpose of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Executive's Effective Date of Termination if the Executive so elects, but any delay or failure by the Executive to so elect shall not be a waiver or release of any rights hereunder which may be asserted at any time.
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Samples: Change in Control Severance Agreement (Power One Inc), Change in Control Severance Agreement (Power One Inc), Change in Control Severance Agreement (Power One Inc)
Successors to the Company. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company or of any division or subsidiary thereof (the business and/or assets of which constitute at least fifty percent (50%) of the total business and/or assets of the Company) to expressly assume and agree to perform the Company's ’s obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform them if such succession had not taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement in a written instrument prior to the effective date of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as they would be entitled to hereunder if they had terminated their employment with the Company voluntarily for Good Reason. Except for the purpose of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Executive's ’s Effective Date of Termination if the Executive so elects, but any delay or failure by the Executive to so elect shall not be a waiver or release of any rights hereunder which may be asserted at any time.
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Samples: Severance Agreement (Northrop Grumman Corp /De/), Change in Control Severance Agreement (Power One Inc), Change in Control Severance Agreement (Diagnostic Products Corp)
Successors to the Company. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company or of any division or subsidiary thereof (the business and/or assets of which constitute at least fifty percent (50%) of the total business and/or assets of the Company) to expressly assume and agree to perform the Company's ’s obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform them if such succession had not taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement in a written instrument prior to the effective date of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as they the Executive would be entitled to hereunder if they he had terminated their his employment with the Company voluntarily for Good Reason. Except for the purpose of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Executive's Effective ’s Severance Date of Termination if the Executive so elects, but any delay or failure by the Executive to so elect shall not be a waiver or release of any rights hereunder which may be asserted at any time.
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Samples: Change in Control Severance Agreement (Power One Inc), Change in Control Severance Agreement (Power One Inc), Employment Agreement (Power One Inc)
Successors to the Company. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company or of any division or subsidiary Subsidiary thereof (the business and/or assets of which constitute at least fifty percent (50%) of the total business and/or assets of the Company) to expressly assume and agree to perform the Company's ’s obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform them if such succession had not taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement in a written instrument prior to the effective date of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as they he would be entitled to hereunder if they he had terminated their his employment with the Company his Employer voluntarily for Good Reason. Except for the purpose of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Executive's ’s Effective Date of Termination if the Executive so elects, but any delay or failure by the Executive to so elect shall not be a waiver or release of any rights hereunder which may be asserted at any time.
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Samples: Change in Control Agreement (China Finance Online Co. LTD)
Successors to the Company. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company or of any division or subsidiary Subsidiary thereof (the business and/or assets of which constitute at least fifty percent (50%) of the total business and/or assets of the Company) to expressly assume and agree to perform the Company's obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform them if such succession had not taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement in a written instrument prior to the effective date of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as they he would be entitled to hereunder if they he had terminated their his employment with the Company his Employer voluntarily for Good Reason. Except for the purpose of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Executive's Effective Date of Termination if the Executive so elects, but any delay or failure by the Executive to so elect shall not be a waiver or release of any rights hereunder which may be asserted at any time.
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Samples: Change in Control Agreement (China Finance Online Co. LTD)