The Company’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Company, except that the Company may assign this Agreement in connection with the sale of all or substantially all of its assets. Neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder shall be assignable or otherwise subject to hypothecation by the Executive. Notwithstanding this provision and anything else contained herein to the contrary, in the event that this Agreement is assigned in connection with a sale of the Company and the Executive terminates the Executive’s employment with the Company following the six (6) month anniversary of the completion of the Company’s sale transaction, the Executive shall be entitled to receive severance pursuant to Section 5.1.1 of this Agreement.