This Agreement may not be assigned by the Executive. The Employers may assign their rights, together with its obligations, hereunder (i) to any affiliate or subsidiary, provided that the assignor continues to be responsible for the obligations set forth herein until discharged, or (ii) to third parties in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of its business or assets. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by Change of Control, or otherwise) to assume expressly 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.