Common use of Access; Confidentiality Clause in Contracts

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFC, NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' ’ businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's ’s normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFCTF Financial, NPBNational Penn, nor any of their respective subsidiariesSubsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or confidentiality agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB National Penn or NFC TF Financial by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each : (a) Each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' ’ businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's ’s normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFCPRFS, NPBCMTY, nor any of their respective subsidiariesSubsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB CMTY or NFC PRFS by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFCKNBT, NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiariesSubsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize any attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. NPB and KNBT shall make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC KNBT by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFCCBT, NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC CBT by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality AgreementAgreements.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, each party hereto Penseco or Peoples, as the case may be, shall afford to, and shall cause each Penseco Subsidiary or Peoples Subsidiary to afford to, the other, including other party and its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, their respective properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall Penseco and Peoples will furnish any person making such investigation on behalf of the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such the businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party person making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, investigation shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, Penseco and its authorized agents and representatives, will Peoples each agree to conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationshipsrelationships of the other party. Neither NFC, NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiaries, party shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize any attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished Except as specifically set forth herein, Penseco and Peoples mutually agree to NPB or NFC be bound by the other terms of the Confidentiality Agreements previously executed by the parties hereto, which Confidentiality Agreements are hereby incorporated herein by reference. The parties hereto agree that such Confidentiality Agreements shall continue in connection accordance with the Contemplated Transactionstheir terms, whether prior to the date notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFCHomeTowne, NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiariesNPB Subsidiary, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC HomeTowne by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' ’ businesses, properties, assets, books and records records, and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records records, and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's ’s normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFCFNB, NPBTower, nor any of their respective subsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assets, books and records records, and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records records, and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFCFNB, NPBTower, nor any of their respective subsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. From the date hereof through the Closing Date: (a) Through the Closing Date, each Each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' ’ businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's ’s normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFCBFC, NPBCMTY, nor any of their respective subsidiariesSubsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB CMTY or NFC BFC by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, CIB and NPB shall each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of CIB and NPB shall each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees NPB and CIB each agree that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFC, CIB nor NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiariesSubsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC CIB by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactionstransactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the confidentiality agreement dated July 13, 2000 between NPB and CIB (the "Confidentiality Agreement").

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFCPFI, NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC PFI by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, each party hereto Marked Tree Bancshares or Pocahontas Bancorp, as the case may be, shall afford to, and shall cause each Marked Tree Bancshares Subsidiary or Pocahontas Bancorp Subsidiary to afford to, the other, including other party and its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, their respective properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable during normal business hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall Marked Tree Bancshares and Pocahontas Bancorp will furnish any person making such investigation on behalf of the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such the businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party person making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, investigation shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees , provided that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation shall be reasonably related to the transaction contemplated hereby and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as shall not to interfere unreasonably unnecessarily with normal operations. None of the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFC, NPB, nor any of parties or their respective subsidiaries, subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of their respective customers, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the institution or similar privilege with respect to company in possession or control of such information information, or contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, order, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held Agreement. The parties hereto will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply. The parties will hold all such information delivered in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement, dated July 24, 2002, between Marked Tree Bancshares and Pocahontas Bancorp (the "Confidentiality Agreement").

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such the businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFC, ENB nor NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiariesSubsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC ENB by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactionstransactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the two confidentiality agreements dated June 15, 1998 between NPB and ENB (collectively, the "Confidentiality AgreementAgreements").

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto The Company shall afford to the otherofficers, including employees, accountants and counsel of Parent, full access during normal business hours from the date hereof until the Effective Time or termination of this Agreement, to all its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assetsbooks, books contracts, commitments and records and personneland, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and during such period, the officers of each party Company shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and promptly to Parent all other information with respect to such businessesconcerning its business, properties, assets, books and records properties and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time Parent may reasonably request. (b) Each All non-public information disclosed by any party hereto agrees that it(or its Representatives) whether before or after the date hereof, in connection with the transactions contemplated by, or the discussions and negotiations preceding, this Agreement to any party (or its Representatives) shall be kept confidential by such other party and its Representatives under the terms of the mutual non-disclosure agreement entered into between Parent and the Company, effective February 2, 2004, as amended June 14, 2006, which agreement shall govern all information exchanged between the parties through the Closing, and its authorized agents and representativesno such information shall be used by any such Persons other than as contemplated by this Agreement. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with none of Parent, Merger Sub or the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFC, NPBCompany, nor any of their respective subsidiaries, subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of its customers, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the entity in possession or similar privilege with respect to control of such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty judgment, decree or binding agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. The parties will make appropriate disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the immediately preceding sentence apply. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, CIB and NPB shall each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of CIB and NPB shall each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees NPB and CIB each agree that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFC, CIB nor NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiariesSubsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene 44 any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC CIB by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactionstransactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the confidentiality agreement dated July 13, 2000 between NPB and CIB (the "Confidentiality Agreement").

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFC, FirstService nor NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiariesSubsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC FirstService by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactionstransactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.

Access; Confidentiality. (a) Through the Closing Date, each party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries' ’ businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents and representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request. (b) Each party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives, will conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other party's ’s normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither NFCPFI, NPB, nor any of their respective subsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege or similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. (c) All information furnished to NPB or NFC PFI by the other in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.