Common use of Successors, Assumption of Contract Clause in Contracts

Successors, Assumption of Contract. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor of the Company. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume 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 succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, except for purposes of Section 5(a), the term “Company” shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor of the Company and any permitted assignee to which this Agreement is assigned.