Successors Clause Example from Business Contracts

Successors. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's legal representatives. (a) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. (b) The Company will require any successor to all or substantially all of the b...usiness (whether direct or indirect, by purchase of ownership interests, merger, consolidation or otherwise and/or purchase of assets of the Company) 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. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. 9 12. Full Settlement: No Mitigation: No Offset. The Company's obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against the Executive or others. In the event of any termination of employment, the Executive shall be under no obligation to seek other employment, and amounts due the Executive under this Agreement shall not be offset by any remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment that he may maintain other than substantially comparable Welfare Benefits provided by a new employer. View More