This Pledge Agreement and each Pledge Joinder Agreement, and the terms, covenants and conditions hereof and thereof, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and to their respective successors and assigns, except that no Pledgor shall be permitted to assign this Pledge Agreement, any Pledge Joinder Agreement or any interest herein or therein or in the Collateral, or any part thereof or interest therein, or otherwise pledge, encumber or grant any option with respect to the Collateral, or any part thereof, or any cash or property held by the Collateral Agent as Collateral under this Pledge Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence of this Section 17 , any Lender may assign to one or more Persons, or grant to one or more Persons participations in or to, all or any part of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement) and any Noteholder may assign or otherwise transfer, or grant to one or more Persons participations in or to, all or a portion of its rights and obligations under the 2013 Notes Agreement, the 2019 Notes Agreement or any other Notes Document (including, without limitation, any Notes held by it) to any other Person (to the extent permitted by the 2013 Notes Agreement, the 2019 Notes Agreement or such other Notes Document, as applicable); and to the extent of any such assignment, transfer or participation such other Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender or such Noteholder herein or otherwise, subject however, to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and, with respect to any obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement, including Article IX thereof (concerning the Collateral Agent) and Section 10.06 thereof (concerning assignments and participations).