Common use of Access to Information; Due Diligence Clause in Contracts

Access to Information; Due Diligence. (a) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, each of FCB and OSB shall, and shall cause the FCB Subsidiaries and the OSB Subsidiaries, respectively, to, afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of the other party, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and, during such period, each of FCB and OSB shall, and shall cause the FCB Subsidiaries and the OSB Subsidiaries, respectively, to, make available to the other party (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal securities laws or federal or state banking laws, and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such party may reasonably request. Neither FCB, OSB, the FCB Subsidiaries nor the OSB Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would (A) violate or prejudice the rights of FCB's or OSB's, as the case may be, customers or contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement, or (B) impair any attorney-client privilege of the disclosing party. The parties hereto will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply. (b) Each of FCB and OSB shall hold all information furnished by or on behalf of the other party or the FCB Subsidiaries or the OSB Subsidiaries, as the case may be, or their representatives pursuant to Section 6.2 (a) in confidence and shall return all documents containing any information concerning the properties, business and assets of each other party that may have been obtained in the course of negotiations or examination of the affairs of each other party either prior or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement (other than such information as shall be in the public domain or otherwise ascertainable from public or outside sources) and shall destroy any information, analyses or the like derived from such confidential information. Each of FCB and OSB shall use such information solely for the purpose of conducting business, legal and financial reviews of the other party and for such other purposes as may be related to this Agreement and the Plan of Merger. (c) No investigation by either of the parties or their respective representatives shall affect the representations and warranties of the other set forth herein. Without limitation of the foregoing, each party shall promptly notify the other party of any information obtained by such party during the course of any due diligence conducted by such party or its representatives in accordance with this Section 6.2 which is materially inconsistent with any representation or warranty made by the other party under this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that either party's failure to provide such notice to the other party shall not, in turn, be deemed to constitute a material breach of such party's obligations under this Agreement and the Plan of Merger.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Osb Financial Corp)

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Access to Information; Due Diligence. (a) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, each of FCB SFS and OSB HBE shall, and shall cause the FCB SFS Subsidiaries and the OSB SubsidiariesHBE Bank, respectively, to, afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of the other party, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and, during such period, each of FCB SFS and OSB HBE shall, and shall cause the FCB SFS Subsidiaries and the OSB SubsidiariesHBE Bank, respectively, to, make available to the other party (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal securities laws or federal or state banking laws, and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such party may reasonably request. Neither FCBSFS, OSBHBE, the FCB SFS Subsidiaries nor the OSB Subsidiaries HBE Bank shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would (A) violate or prejudice the rights of FCBSFS's or OSBHBE's, as the case may be, customers or contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement, or (B) impair any attorney-client privilege of the disclosing party. The parties hereto will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply. (b) Each of FCB SFS and OSB HBE shall hold all information furnished by or on behalf of the other party or the FCB SFS Subsidiaries or the OSB SubsidiariesHBE Bank, as the case may be, or their representatives pursuant to Section 6.2 (a) in confidence and shall return all documents containing any information concerning the properties, business and assets of each other party that may have been obtained in the course of negotiations or examination of the affairs of each other party either prior or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement (other than such information as shall be in the public domain or otherwise ascertainable from public or outside sources) and shall destroy any information, analyses or the like derived from such confidential information. Each of FCB SFS and OSB HBE shall use such information solely for the purpose of conducting business, legal and financial reviews of the other party and for such other purposes as may be related to this Agreement and the Plan of Merger. (c) No investigation by either of the parties or their respective representatives shall affect the representations and warranties of the other set forth herein. Without limitation of the foregoing, each party shall promptly notify the other party of any information obtained by such party during the course of any due diligence conducted by such party or its representatives in accordance with this Section 6.2 which is materially inconsistent with any representation or warranty made by the other party under this Agreement; PROVIDEDprovided, HOWEVERhowever, that either party's failure to provide such notice to the other party shall not, in turn, be deemed to constitute a material breach of such party's obligations under this Agreement and the Plan of Merger.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (State Financial Services Corp)

Access to Information; Due Diligence. (a) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, each of FCB SFS and OSB HBE shall, and shall cause the FCB SFS Subsidiaries and the OSB SubsidiariesHBE Bank, respectively, to, afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of the other party, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and, during such period, each of FCB SFS and OSB HBE shall, and shall cause the FCB SFS Subsidiaries and the OSB SubsidiariesHBE Bank, respectively, to, make available to the other party (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal securities laws or federal or state banking laws, and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such party may reasonably request. Neither FCBSFS, OSBHBE, the FCB SFS Subsidiaries nor the OSB Subsidiaries HBE Bank shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would (A) violate or prejudice the rights of FCBSFS's or OSBHBE's, as the case may be, customers or contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement, or (B) impair any attorney-client privilege of the disclosing party. The parties hereto will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply. (b) Each of FCB SFS and OSB HBE shall hold all information furnished by or on behalf of the other party or the FCB SFS Subsidiaries or the OSB SubsidiariesHBE Bank, as the case may be, or their representatives pursuant to Section 6.2 (a) in confidence and shall return all documents containing any information concerning the properties, business and assets of each other party that may have been obtained in the course of negotiations or examination of the affairs of each other party either prior or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement (other than such information as shall be in the public domain or otherwise ascertainable from public or outside sources) and shall destroy any information, analyses or the like derived from such confidential information. Each of FCB SFS and OSB HBE shall use such information solely for the purpose of conducting business, legal and financial reviews of the other party and for such other purposes as may be related to this Agreement and the Plan of Merger. (c) No investigation by either of the parties or their respective representatives shall affect the representations and warranties of the other set forth herein. Without limitation of the foregoing, each party shall promptly notify the other party of any information obtained by such party during the course of any due diligence conducted by such party or its representatives in accordance with this Section 6.2 which is materially inconsistent with any representation or warranty made by the other party under this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that either party's failure to provide such notice to the other party shall not, in turn, be deemed to constitute a material breach of such party's obligations under this Agreement and the Plan of Merger.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Home Bancorp of Elgin Inc)

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Access to Information; Due Diligence. (a) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, each of FCB and OSB shall, and shall cause the FCB Subsidiaries and the OSB Subsidiaries, respectively, to, afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of the other party, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and, during such period, each of FCB and OSB shall, and shall cause the FCB Subsidiaries and the OSB Subsidiaries, respectively, to, make available to the other party (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal securities laws or federal or state banking laws, and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such party may reasonably request. Neither FCB, OSB, the FCB Subsidiaries nor the OSB Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would (A) violate or prejudice the rights of FCB's or OSB's, as the case may be, customers or contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement, or (B) impair any attorney-attorney- client privilege of the disclosing party. The parties hereto will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply. (b) Each of FCB and OSB shall hold all information furnished by or on behalf of the other party or the FCB Subsidiaries or the OSB Subsidiaries, as the case may be, or their representatives pursuant to Section 6.2 (a) in confidence and shall return all documents containing any information concerning the properties, business and assets of each other party that may have been obtained in the course of negotiations or examination of the affairs of each other party either prior or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement (other than such information as shall be in the public domain or otherwise ascertainable from public or outside sources) and shall destroy any information, analyses or the like derived from such confidential information. Each of FCB and OSB shall use such information solely for the purpose of conducting business, legal and financial reviews of the other party and for such other purposes as may be related to this Agreement and the Plan of Merger. (c) No investigation by either of the parties or their respective representatives shall affect the representations and warranties of the other set forth herein. Without limitation of the foregoing, each party shall promptly notify the other party of any information obtained by such party during the course of any due diligence conducted by such party or its representatives in accordance with this Section 6.2 which is materially inconsistent with any representation or warranty made by the other party under this Agreement; PROVIDEDprovided, HOWEVERhowever, that either party's failure to provide such notice to the other party shall not, in turn, be deemed to constitute a material breach of such party's obligations under this Agreement and the Plan of Merger.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (FCB Financial Corp)

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