TENANT ASSIGNMENT. (a) Tenant shall not assign, in whole or in part, this Lease, or allow it to be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise (including without limitation by merger, dissolution or transfer of a controlling interest in any partnership or corporate Tenant, which merger, dissolution or transfer shall be deemed an assignment) or mortgage or pledge the same, or sublet the Leased Premises, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Landlord, and in no event shall any such assignment or sublease ever release Tenant from any obligation or liability hereunder. No assignee or sublessee of the Leased Premises or any portion thereof may assign or sublet the Leased Premises or any portion thereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.1 to the contrary, Tenant may assign its interest in this Lease to any entity controlled by and majority owned by PC Connection, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with a principal address of ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇. (b) For the purposes hereof, (A) the transfer of the ownership or voting rights in a controlling interest of the voting stock of Tenant (if Tenant is a corporation), (B) the transfer of any general partnership interest or the transfer of twenty-five percent (25%) of the limited partnership interest in Tenant (if Tenant is a partnership), (C) the transfer of any ownership or membership interest in Tenant (if Tenant is a limited liability company), (D) the merger or consolidation of Tenant with or into any other corporation or entity, or (E) a sale or transfer of fifty percent (50%) or more of Tenant’s assets, at any time during the Lease Term shall be deemed to be an assignment of this Lease.
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