Adviser pursuant to Sections 3, 4 and 9 hereof and of the Remarketing Agent pursuant to Section 9 hereof shall remain operative and in full force and effect until fully satisfied. Section 17. Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Fund and the Investment Adviser hereunder may not be assigned or delegated to any other person without the prior written consent of the Remarketing Agent. The rights and obligations of the Remarketing Agent hereunder may not be assigned or delegated to any other person without the prior written consent of the Fund. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Fund, the Investment Adviser and the Remarketing Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and, subject to Section 23, will not confer any benefit upon any other person, partnership, association or corporation other than persons, if any, controlling any Remarketing Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, or any Indemnified Person to the extent provided in Section 9 hereof. As used in this Section 17, the terms "successors" and "assigns" shall not include any purchaser of VRRM-MFP Shares merely because of such purchase. Section 18. Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and it is agreed that such section headings are not a part of this Agreement and will not be used in the interpretation of any provisions of this Agreement. Section 19. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or deemed to be or shall, in fact, be invalid, inoperative or unenforceable as applied in any particular case in any or all jurisdiction or jurisdictions, because it conflicts with any provision of any constitution, statute, rule of public policy, or for any other