Except as expressly provided by this Article IX , no Partner shall directly or indirectly transfer all or any part of its Partnership Interests to any Person without first obtaining the written approval of each of the other Partners in accordance with Section 8.2(a)(iii) ; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, direct or indirect transfers of publicly traded equity interests of a Partner or its Affiliates shall not be deemed to be a transfer hereunder. Exhibit A shall be amended without further action of the Partners to reflect any change in the Partnership Interests of the Partners made pursuant to this Section 9.1(a) .