No party may, without the written consent of the other, assign or delegate any of his, her or its rights or obligations under this Agreement, except that the Protected Parties may, without the consent of the Restricted Parties, assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to (i) any corporation or other business entity with which the Protected Parties may merge or consolidate, or (ii) any corporation or other business entity to which the Protected Parties may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its assets or capital stock or equity. After any such assignment or delegation by the Protected Parties, the Protected Parties will be discharged from all further liability hereunder and such assignee will thereafter be deemed to be the “ Protected Parties ” for purposes of all terms and conditions of this Agreement, including this Section 7 . Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the parties. Except as otherwise set forth herein, nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their successors and assigns.