This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and Employee and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person other than the Company and Employee (and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns) any rights, remedies, liabilities or obligations under or by reason of this Agreement, except that (i) the Affiliates shall have the various rights and remedies accorded to them under Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 17, and (ii) the Company’s and the Affiliates’ managers, directors, officers, members, shareholders, employees and agents shall have the rights accorded to them under Section 17.  Neither the Affiliates, nor any of the Company’s or the Affiliates’ managers, directors, officers, members, shareholders, employees or agents, have, however, any liabilities, responsibilities, duties or obligations under this Agreement.