Access and Cooperation. (a) The Company shall, and shall cause the Company Parties and their Affiliates to: (i) provide the GTY Parties and their respective representatives full access to key personnel, books, records, facilities, properties, customers, suppliers, records, Contracts, documents and data of the Company Parties and the Business, and (ii) furnish the GTY Parties and their respective representatives with copies of all such books, records, Tax Returns, Contracts, documents, data and information as they may reasonably request; provided, that such access, investigations and inquiries by or on behalf of the GTY Parties shall (x) be given at reasonable times and upon prior written notice, and (y) during normal business hours and without undue interference with normal operations or customer or employee relations. (b) All information disclosed by or to any Party, any Company Party or any GTY Party, or any of their respective agents and representatives, pursuant to this Agreement shall be kept confidential in accordance with the confidentiality agreement, dated June 18, 2018, as amended (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), between GTY and the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein or therein to the contrary, the Company and the OC Holders’ Representative (i) shall be permitted to disclose information as required by law or to employees or advisors of the OC Holders’ Representative or the Company, and to the OC Holders, in each case who have a need to know such information, on the condition that such persons are subject to confidentiality obligations with respect thereto, (ii) may share information in connection with the information statement or to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate to secure consents and approvals required under this Agreement and (iii) any obligation to return or destroy information shall be tolled until the fulfillment of the OC Holders’ Responsibilities hereunder; provided, however, if the OC Holders’ Representative must disclose Confidential Information as required by law, the OC Holders’ Representative will provide prompt advance written notice to GTY prior to disclosing such Confidential Information so that GTY may seek an appropriate order or other remedy protecting such Confidential Information from disclosure or waive compliance with the terms of this Section 4.4(b) in writing, and the OC Holders’ Representative will reasonably cooperate with GTY to obtain such protective order or other remedy. (c) In the event and for so long as any Party actively is contesting or defending against any charge, complaint or other Proceeding by any other Person in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or (ii) any event, fact, circumstance, or occurrence or transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving the Company Parties or the GTY Parties, each other Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, cooperate with such Party or its counsel in the contest or defense, make available its personnel, and provide such testimony and access to its books and records as shall be necessary or desirable in connection with such contest or defense thereof, including entering into a joint defense agreement or confidentiality agreement with respect thereto, all at the sole cost and expense of the contesting or defending Party, except to the extent that the contesting or defending Party is entitled to indemnification therefor pursuant to Article 7.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (GTY Technology Holdings Inc.), Merger Agreement (GTY Technology Holdings Inc.)
Access and Cooperation. (a) The Company shall, and shall cause the Company Parties and their Affiliates to: (i) provide the GTY Parties and their respective representatives full access to key personnel, books, records, facilities, properties, customers, suppliers, records, Contracts, documents and data of the Company Parties and the Business, and (ii) furnish the GTY Parties and their respective representatives with copies of all such books, records, Tax Returns, Contracts, documents, data and information as they may reasonably request; provided, that such access, investigations and inquiries by or on behalf of the GTY Parties shall (x) be given at reasonable times and upon prior written notice, and (y) during normal business hours and without undue interference with normal operations or customer or employee relations; provided, further, that the Company may limit access as necessary to protect information that, in the Company’s judgment upon advice from counsel, is attorney-client privileged so long as the Company uses its commercially reasonable efforts to provide such information to the extent it is possible to do so without jeopardizing such privilege.
(b) All information disclosed by or to any Party, any Company Party or any GTY Party, or any of their respective agents and representatives, pursuant to this Agreement shall be kept confidential in accordance with the confidentiality agreement, dated June 181, 2018, as amended 2018 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), between GTY and the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein or therein to the contrary, the Company and the OC Holders’ Representative (i) shall be permitted to disclose information as required by law or to employees or advisors of the OC Holders’ Representative or the Company, and to the OC Holders, in each case who have a need to know such information, on the condition that such persons are subject to confidentiality obligations with respect thereto, (ii) may share information in connection with the information statement or to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate to secure consents and approvals required under this Agreement and (iii) any obligation to return or destroy information shall be tolled until the fulfillment of the OC Holders’ Responsibilities hereunder; provided, however, if the OC Holders’ Representative must disclose Confidential Information as required by law, the OC Holders’ Representative will provide prompt advance written notice to GTY prior to disclosing such Confidential Information so that GTY may seek an appropriate order or other remedy protecting such Confidential Information from disclosure or waive compliance with the terms of this Section 4.4(b) in writing, and the OC Holders’ Representative will reasonably cooperate with GTY to obtain such protective order or other remedy.
(c) In the event and for so long as any Party actively is contesting or defending against any charge, complaint or other Proceeding by any other Person in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or (ii) any event, fact, circumstance, or occurrence or transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving the Company Parties or the GTY Parties, each other Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, cooperate with such Party or its counsel in the contest or defense, make available its personnel, and provide such testimony and access to its books and records as shall be necessary or desirable in connection with such contest or defense thereof, including entering into a joint defense agreement or confidentiality agreement with respect thereto, all at the sole cost and expense of the contesting or defending Party, except to the extent that the contesting or defending Party is entitled to indemnification therefor pursuant to Article 7.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (GTY Technology Holdings Inc.), Merger Agreement (GTY Technology Holdings Inc.)
Access and Cooperation. (a) The Company Companies shall, and shall cause the Company Parties and their Affiliates to: (i) provide the GTY Parties and their respective representatives full access to key personnel, books, records, facilities, properties, customers, suppliers, records, Contracts, documents and data of the Company Parties and the Business, and (ii) furnish the GTY Parties and their respective representatives with copies of all such books, records, Tax Returns, Contracts, documents, data and information as they may reasonably request; provided, provided that such access, investigations and inquiries by or on behalf of the GTY Parties shall (x) be given at reasonable times and upon prior written notice, and (y) during normal business hours and without undue interference with normal operations or customer or employee relationsrelations and (z) not require the Company parties to furnish any materials prepared by such party’s financial, accounting or legal representatives if, in the reasonable judgment of such party and after consultation with outside counsel, such access would jeopardize any attorney/client or any attorney work product privilege; provided, further, that the Company may limit access as necessary to protect information that, in the Company’s judgment upon advice from counsel, is attorney-client privileged so long as the Company uses its commercially reasonable efforts to provide such information to the extent it is possible to do so without jeopardizing such privilege.
(b) All information disclosed by or to any Party, any Company Party or any GTY Party, or any of their respective agents and representatives, pursuant to this Agreement shall be kept confidential in accordance with the confidentiality agreement, dated June 18May 14, 2018, as amended 2018 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), between GTY and the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein or therein to the contrary, the Company and the OC Holders’ Representative (i) shall be permitted to disclose information as required by law or to employees or advisors of the OC Holders’ Representative or the Company, and to the OC Holders, in each case who have a need to know such information, on the condition that such persons are subject to confidentiality obligations with respect thereto, (ii) may share information in connection with the information statement or to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate to secure consents and approvals required under this Agreement and (iii) any obligation to return or destroy information shall be tolled until the fulfillment of the OC Holders’ Responsibilities hereunder; provided, however, if the OC Holders’ Representative must disclose Confidential Information as required by law, the OC Holders’ Representative will provide prompt advance written notice to GTY prior to disclosing such Confidential Information so that GTY may seek an appropriate order or other remedy protecting such Confidential Information from disclosure or waive compliance with the terms of this Section 4.4(b) in writing, and the OC Holders’ Representative will reasonably cooperate with GTY to obtain such protective order or other remedyQuestica.
(c) In the event and for so long as any Party actively is contesting or defending against any charge, complaint or other Proceeding by any other Person in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or (ii) any event, fact, circumstance, or occurrence or transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving the Company Parties or the GTY Parties, each other Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, cooperate with such Party or its counsel in the contest or defense, make available its personnel, and provide such testimony and access to its books and records as shall be necessary or desirable in connection with such contest or defense thereof, including entering into a joint defense agreement or confidentiality agreement with respect thereto, all at the sole cost and expense of the contesting or defending Party, except to the extent that the contesting or defending Party is entitled to indemnification therefor pursuant to Article 7ARTICLE 8.
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Samples: Share Purchase Agreement (GTY Technology Holdings Inc.)
Access and Cooperation. (a) The Company shall, and shall cause the Company Parties and their Affiliates to: (i) provide the GTY Parties and their respective representatives full access to key personnel, books, records, facilities, properties, customers, suppliers, records, Contracts, documents and data of the Company Parties and the Business, and (ii) furnish the GTY Parties and their respective representatives with copies of all such books, records, Tax Returns, Contracts, documents, data and information as they may reasonably request; provided, provided that such access, investigations and inquiries by or on behalf of the GTY Parties shall (x) be given at reasonable times and upon prior written notice, and (y) during normal business hours and without undue interference with normal operations or customer or employee relations.
(b) All information disclosed by or to any Party, any Company Party or any GTY Party, or any of their respective agents and representatives, pursuant to this Agreement shall be kept confidential in accordance with the confidentiality agreement, dated June 18May 2, 2018, as amended 2018 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), between GTY and the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein or therein to the contrary, the Company and the OC Holders’ Representative (i) shall be permitted to disclose information as required by law or to employees or advisors of the OC Holders’ Representative or the Company, and to the OC Holders, in each case who have a need to know such information, on the condition that such persons are subject to confidentiality obligations with respect thereto, (ii) may share information in connection with the information statement or to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate to secure consents and approvals required under this Agreement and (iii) any obligation to return or destroy information shall be tolled until the fulfillment of the OC Holders’ Responsibilities hereunder; provided, however, if the OC Holders’ Representative must disclose Confidential Information as required by law, the OC Holders’ Representative will provide prompt advance written notice to GTY prior to disclosing such Confidential Information so that GTY may seek an appropriate order or other remedy protecting such Confidential Information from disclosure or waive compliance with the terms of this Section 4.4(b) in writing, and the OC Holders’ Representative will reasonably cooperate with GTY to obtain such protective order or other remedy.
(c) In the event and for so long as any Party actively is contesting or defending against any charge, complaint or other Proceeding by any other Person in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or (ii) any event, fact, circumstance, or occurrence or transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving the Company Parties or the GTY Parties, each other Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, cooperate with such Party or its counsel in the contest or defense, make available its personnel, and provide such testimony and access to its books and records as shall be necessary or desirable in connection with such contest or defense thereof, including entering into a joint defense agreement or confidentiality agreement with respect thereto, all at the sole cost and expense of the contesting or defending Party, except to the extent that the contesting or defending Party is entitled to indemnification therefor pursuant to Article 78.
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Samples: Arrangement Agreement (GTY Technology Holdings Inc.)
Access and Cooperation. (a) The Company Seller shall, and shall cause the Company Parties and their Affiliates to: (i) provide the GTY Parties Buyer and their respective its representatives full reasonable access at reasonable times, upon prior written notice and during normal business hours, to key personnel, books, records, facilities, properties, customers, suppliers, records, Contracts, documents and data of the Company Parties and in connection with the Businesstransactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) furnish the GTY Parties Buyer and their respective its representatives with copies of all such books, records, Tax Returns, Contracts, documents, data and information as they Buyer may reasonably request; provided, however, that such access, investigations and inquiries by or on behalf of the GTY Parties shall (x) be given at reasonable times and upon prior written notice, and (y) during normal business hours and without undue interference Buyer do not unreasonably interfere with normal operations or customer or employee relations. No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to this Section 4.5(a) shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) Buyer and its officers, directors, employees, agents, accountants, advisors, bankers and other representatives shall under no circumstance contact any employee, contractor, agent, supplier or customer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without the advance written consent of Seller (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), other than those employees listed on Schedule 4.5(a); (B) any due diligence shall be conducted in a manner that is least disruptive to the operations and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and (C) none of Seller, the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall be obligated to provide any documentation or communication subject to the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrine.
(b) All information disclosed obtained by or to any Party, any Company Party or any GTY Party, or any of their respective agents and representatives, Buyer pursuant to this Agreement Section 4.5(a) shall be kept confidential in accordance with the confidentiality agreementMutual Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated June 18as of July 15, 20182015, by and between Buyer and Emerging Markets Communications, LLC, as amended amended, supplemented or modified (the “Confidentiality AgreementNDA”), between GTY and the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein or therein to the contrary, the Company and the OC Holders’ Representative (i) shall be permitted to disclose information as required by law or to employees or advisors of the OC Holders’ Representative or the Company, and to the OC Holders, in each case who have a need to know such information, on the condition that such persons are subject to confidentiality obligations with respect thereto, (ii) may share information in connection with the information statement or to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate to secure consents and approvals required under this Agreement and (iii) any obligation to return or destroy information shall be tolled until the fulfillment of the OC Holders’ Responsibilities hereunder; provided, however, if the OC Holders’ Representative must disclose Confidential Information as required by law, the OC Holders’ Representative will provide prompt advance written notice to GTY prior to disclosing such Confidential Information so that GTY may seek an appropriate order or other remedy protecting such Confidential Information from disclosure or waive compliance with the terms of this Section 4.4(b) in writing, and the OC Holders’ Representative will reasonably cooperate with GTY to obtain such protective order or other remedy.
(c) In the event and for so long as any Party actively is contesting or defending against any charge, complaint or other Proceeding by any other Person in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or (ii) any event, fact, circumstance, or occurrence or transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving the Company Parties or the GTY Parties, each other Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, cooperate with such Party or its counsel in the contest or defense, make available its personnel, and provide such testimony and access to its books and records as shall be necessary or desirable in connection with such contest or defense thereof, including entering into a joint defense agreement or confidentiality agreement with respect thereto, all at the sole cost and expense of the contesting or defending Party, except to the extent that the contesting or defending Party is entitled to indemnification therefor pursuant to Article 7.
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Samples: Interest Purchase Agreement (Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.)