Except as permitted herein, neither any Seller nor any Seller Party Subsidiary shall sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, or pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in or lien on or otherwise encumber (except pursuant to the Program Agreements), any of the Purchased Assets, Contributed Assets or any interest therein, provided that this Section shall not prevent any transfer of Purchased Assets and Contributed Assets in accordance with the Program Agreements.