This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. In addition, whether or not any express assignment has been made, the provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of Investor are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any subsequent Holder; provided that for any Block Transferee, such benefits will be restricted to the provisions of Article VI and Section 5.2(c) , provided, further, that the provisions of Article VI shall expire in respect of any Block Transferee at such time as such Block Transferee and its Affiliates no longer Beneficially Own Common Stock equal to or greater than the 5% Threshold. None of the parties may directly or indirectly assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other parties. Any purported direct or indirect assignment in violation of this Section 7.2 shall be null and void ab initio .