This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective agents, executors, present and future parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, heirs, successors, and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any person or entity other than the parties hereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except that all persons and entities released pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement are intended beneficiaries of such release.