This Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, together with their respective executors, administrators, successors, personal representatives, heirs, and assigns.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights, duties and benefits to Employee hereunder are personal to Employee, and no such right or benefit may be assigned by it.  The Company shall have the right to assign or transfer this Agreement to its successors or assigns.  The terms "successors" and "assigns" shall include any person, corporation, partnership or other entity that buys all or substantially all of Company’s assets or all of its stock, or with which Company merges or consolidates.  Any purported assignment of this Agreement, other than as provided above, shall be void.