Common use of Access to Information Clause in Contracts

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 7 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ctrip Investment Holding Ltd.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ocean Imagination L.P.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Zhang Ray Ruiping)

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Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Law laws relating to the confidentiality of information, Seller shall cause the Companies and each of their Subsidiaries to, afford to the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantscounsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) agents and other authorized representatives Representatives of Parent and such other partiesBuyers, collectivelyreasonable access, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the officesClosing Date, to all its personnel, properties, books books, contracts, commitments and records records, and, during such period, the Companies shall, and shall cause each of any Group Companytheir Subsidiaries to, make available to each Buyer and its Representatives (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 insurance laws (other than reports or documents that such party is not permitted to disclose under applicable law) and (ii) furnish to Parent all other information concerning its business, operations, properties and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information personnel as such persons Buyers may reasonably request in writingrequest. Neither the Companies, and (iii) instruct its and its nor any of their Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of such party or contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement (provided, Seller shall cause the Companies to use reasonable best efforts to obtain waivers thereof upon request by a Buyer) entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties shall make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with which the business or operations restrictions of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiespreceding sentence apply. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information and materials provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives Agreement shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations provisions of the parties heretoConfidentiality Agreement.

Appears in 6 contracts

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Fidelity National Financial, Inc.), Stock Purchase Agreement (Landamerica Financial Group Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Landamerica Financial Group Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of Closing Date, to the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and extent ETE has the Confidentiality Agreementsright under the Sigma Merger Agreement, upon reasonable advance notice the request from ParentETP, the Company shall ETE will: (ia) provide to Parent (give ETP and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsits counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, (collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Companythe Citrus Parties and to the books and records relating to the Citrus Parties and permit ETP to make copies thereof, in each case (i) during normal business hours and (ii) solely to the extent that ETE either (1) has access to such offices, properties, books and records and has the right, to provide access to such offices, properties, books and records to such Persons or (2) has the right to require Southern Union to provide such access to such Persons; and (b) furnish to Parent ETP and its Representatives such existing financial operating data and other information relating to the Citrus Parties as such Persons may reasonably request, solely to the extent that ETE either (i) possesses such financial and operating data and other existing information as and has the right, to furnish such persons may reasonably request in writing, financial and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors operating data and other Representatives information to reasonably cooperate such Persons or (ii) has the right, pursuant to the Citrus Capital Stock Agreement, to require the Citrus Parties to furnish such financial and operating data and other information to such Persons. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationthe conduct of the business of the Citrus Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ETP shall not be entitled to perform any such intrusive or subsurface investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations other sampling of, on or under any of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees properties of the Company Citrus Parties without the prior written consent of ETE. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3, ETE shall not be required to, or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to cause the contrary in Section 6.03(a)Citrus Parties to, nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company grant access or any of its Subsidiaries furnish information to provide Parent ETP or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, an attorney/client or attorney work product privilege or that at such access or the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure furnishing of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law or an existing Contract. To the extent practicable, ETE shall make reasonable and appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply. To the fullest extent permitted by Law. , ETE and its Representatives and Affiliates shall (c1) All information not be responsible or liable to ETP for personal injuries sustained by ETP’s Representatives in connection with the access provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives 5.3 and (2) shall be subject to indemnified and held harmless by ETP for any losses suffered by any such Persons in connection with any such personal injuries; provided such personal injuries are not caused by the Confidentiality Agreementsgross negligence or willful misconduct of ETE. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Southern Union Co)

Access to Information. (a) From Subject to applicable Law and the date hereof until other provisions of this Section 6.7, the Company and Parent each shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to), upon request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Exchange Prospectus, the Joint Proxy Statement, any Registration Statement, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent and its Representatives, during the period prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsterms of Section 8.1, reasonable access, at reasonable times upon reasonable advance notice from Parentprior notice, to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books offices and records other facilities of any Group Companythe Company and its Subsidiaries and to their books, (ii) records, Contracts and documents and shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish reasonably promptly to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesbusiness, legal counselproperties, financial advisorsContracts, auditors records and other Representatives personnel as may be reasonably requested, from time to reasonably cooperate with time, by or on behalf of Parent. Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shall conduct any such investigation shall be conducted activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in cause any significant unreasonable interference with the prompt and timely discharge by the employees of the Company or and its Subsidiaries of their normal duties.. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (bi) Notwithstanding anything No Party shall be required to, or to cause any of its Subsidiaries to, grant access or furnish information, as applicable, to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)other Party or any of its Representatives to the extent that such information is subject to an attorney/client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine or that such access or the furnishing of such information, nothing in this Agreement shall require as applicable, is prohibited by applicable Law or an existing Contract or agreement (provided, however, the Company or Parent, as applicable, shall inform the other Party as to the general nature of what is being withheld and the Company and Parent shall reasonably cooperate to make appropriate substitute arrangements to permit reasonable disclosure that does not suffer from any of the foregoing impediments, including through the use of commercially reasonable efforts to (A) obtain the required Consent or waiver of any third party required to provide such information and (B) implement appropriate and mutually agreeable measures to permit the disclosure of such information in a manner to remove the basis for the objection, including by arrangement of appropriate clean room procedures, redaction or entry into a customary joint defense agreement with respect to any information to be so provided, if the Parties determine that doing so would reasonably permit the disclosure of such information without violating applicable Law or jeopardizing such privilege); (ii) No Party shall have access to personnel records of the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to individual performance or evaluation records, medical histories or other personnel information that in the other Party’s good faith opinion the disclosure of which could subject the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any risk of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or liability; (iii) Each Party shall not be permitted to conduct any invasive or intrusive sampling or analysis (commonly known as a “Phase II”) of any environmental media or building materials at any facility of the disclosure other Party or its Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the other Party (which may be granted or withheld in such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law.Party’s sole discretion); and (civ) All No investigation or information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 6.7 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the Company, Parent or its Merger Sub herein and no Party shall, and each Party shall cause their respective Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation not, use any information obtained pursuant to this Section 6.03 6.7 for any purpose unrelated to the evaluation, negotiation or consummation of the Transactions. (b) The Confidentiality Agreement dated as of June 15, 2020 between Parent and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) shall affect any representation or warranty in survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall apply to all information furnished thereunder or hereunder. All information provided to any Party or its Representative pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement is deemed to be “Evaluation Material” as defined under the Confidentiality Agreement. From and after the date of any party hereto or any condition this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, each Party shall continue to provide access to the obligations other Party and its Representatives to the electronic data room relating to the Transactions maintained by or on behalf of it to which the parties heretoother Party and its Representatives were provided access prior to the date of this Agreement.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Transaction Support Agreement (Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.), Transaction Support Agreement (HighPoint Resources Corp), Merger Agreement (Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable advance notice and subject to applicable Law Laws relating to the exchange of information, each party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the Confidentiality Agreementsother party and its Representatives, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours (and, with respect to books and records, the right to copy) to all of its and such Subsidiaries’ properties, commitments, books, Contracts, records and correspondence (in each case, whether in physical or electronic form), officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other Representatives, in each case for integration and operational planning related to the officestransactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, propertiesthat such access shall be provided on a basis that minimizes the disruption to the operations of the requested party and its Representatives. Subject to applicable Laws, books from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent and records the Partnership shall furnish promptly to one another (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed, published, announced or received by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal, state or foreign Laws (including pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules of any Group CompanyGovernmental Authority thereunder), as applicable (other than documents that such party is not permitted to disclose under applicable Laws) (which such furnishing will be deemed to have occurred in the case of any document filed with or furnished to the SEC without further action on the part of the furnishing party), and (ii) furnish to Parent all information concerning Parent’s or the Partnership’s business, properties and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and personnel as the other existing information as such persons party may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesincluding all information relating to environmental matters, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and for the purpose of completing the other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationparty’s due diligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall have an obligation to provide access to any information the disclosure of which the other party has concluded may jeopardize any privilege available to such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company party or any of its Subsidiaries Affiliates relating to provide Parent such information or would be in violation of a confidentiality obligation binding on such party or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable LawAffiliates. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Phillips 66 Partners Lp), Merger Agreement (Phillips 66), Merger Agreement (Chevron Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From During the date hereof until the earlier Interim Period, each of the Effective Time Company and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Parent shall, and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsshall direct their Subsidiaries to, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentwritten notice, provide, or cause to be provided, to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (other and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other their authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access Representatives during normal business hours reasonable access to the their offices, propertiesproperties and Books and Records, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish in a manner so as to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate not interfere with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationnormal business operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Parent or Merger Sub, on the one hand, or any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations member of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with Group, on the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything other hand, shall be required to provide to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company other or any of its authorized Representatives any information (i) if and to the extent doing so would (A) violate any applicable Law, including any Data Protection Law, (B) result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties in breach of any contract or other agreement with such third party, (C) violate any legally-binding obligation with respect to confidentiality, non-disclosure. or privacy, or (D) jeopardize protections afforded under the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine (provided that, in case of each of clauses (A) through (D), the Company or Parent shall, and shall cause their Subsidiaries to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to (1) provide such access as can be provided (or otherwise convey such information regarding the applicable matter as can be conveyed) without violating such privilege, doctrine, contract, agreement, obligation or Law and (2) provide such information in a manner without violating such privilege, doctrine, Contract, obligation or Law), or (ii) if any member of the Company Group, on the one hand, and any Parent Party or any of its Representatives with access to any bookstheir respective Representatives, recordson the other hand, documents or other are adverse parties in a litigation and such information to is reasonably pertinent thereto; provided that, in the extent that case of clause (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parentii), the Company withholding party shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable provide to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations prompt written notice of the parties heretowithholding of access or information on any such basis.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (EF Hutton Acquisition Corp I), Merger Agreement (Nubia Brand International Corp.), Merger Agreement (NaturalShrimp Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to in accordance with Article VIII and subject to applicable Law VII and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentEffective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to (ia) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial Merger Sub and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) their respective Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere unreasonably with the operation of any business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge conducted by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any Company Subsidiary, to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of its the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to provide the books and records (including Tax Returns and supporting documentation) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, and (b) furnish promptly such information concerning the business, properties, offices and other facilities, Contracts, assets, liabilities, employees, officers and other aspects of the Company and Company Subsidiaries as Parent or any of its Representatives with may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (or to cause any Company Subsidiary to) afford such access to any books, records, documents or other furnish such information to the extent that the Company is advised by counsel that doing so would: (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, provided that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain allow for such access or disclosure in a manner that does not result in a loss of attorney-client privilege); (ii) violate any confidentiality obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to any third party or otherwise breach, contravene or violate any then effective Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is party (iii) provided that the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the required consent of such third party to such access or disclosure and implement appropriate procedures to enable the disclosure of such booksinformation); (iii) result in a competitor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary receiving information that is competitively sensitive; or (iv) breach, recordscontravene or violate any applicable Law (including any Antitrust Law). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, documents from the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII and the Effective Time, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and shall cause their respective Representatives acting on their behalf not to, contact any customer, partner, vendor, supplier or other employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case outside of the ordinary course of business and in connection with the Transactions without the Company’s prior written consent. All requests for information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives 5.06 shall be subject directed to the Confidentiality Agreements. person or persons designated by the Company. During any visit to the business or property sites of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, each of Parent and Merger Sub shall, and shall cause their respective representatives accessing such properties to, comply with all applicable Laws and the Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ reasonable safety and security procedures. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.06, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII and the Effective Time, none of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates shall conduct, without the prior written consent of the Company (dwhich consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), any environmental investigation at any real property owned or leased by the Company, and in no event may any environmental investigation include any sampling or other intrusive investigation of air, surface water, groundwater, soil or anything else at or in connection with any of such real property. Nothing in this Section 5.06 shall require the Company to permit any inspection of, or to disclose any information regarding, the deliberations of the Company Board or any committee thereof with respect to the Merger or the Transactions or any similar transaction or transactions (including the sale of one or more divisions) No investigation with any other person, the entry into this Agreement, or any materials provided to the Company Board or any committee thereof in connection therewith. Disclosure obligations regarding a Competing Proposal shall be governed by Section 5.03. Parent shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and their respective representatives to, hold all information provided or furnished pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty 5.06 confidential in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to accordance with the obligations terms of the parties heretoConfidentiality Agreement.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Pc Tel Inc), Merger Agreement (Pc Tel Inc), Merger Agreement (Pc Tel Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From Subject to Section 6.3(b), from the date hereof until the earlier of this Agreement to the Effective Time and or the earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentSection 8.1, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary and each of its and their respective directors, officers, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, investment bankers, advisors and agents and other representatives (collectively, “Company Representatives”) to, (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s the Purchaser and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal counsel, investment bankers, advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) agents and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, (collectively, “Parent Representatives,” and, each, together with each of the Company Representatives, a “Representative”) reasonable access during normal business hours at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to the officesCompany, to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to the books and records of any Group Company, thereof and (ii) furnish promptly furnish, or cause to Parent and its Representatives be furnished, such existing financial and operating data reasonably available information concerning the business, properties, Contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other existing information aspects of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as such persons Parent, the Purchaser or the Parent Representatives may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationrequest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any such investigation Company Subsidiary shall be conducted required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would (A) interfere in such a any significant manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the operation or business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with Company Subsidiary, (B) jeopardize the timely discharge by the employees attorney-client privilege of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. any Company Subsidiary or (bC) Notwithstanding anything contravene any Law or Contract to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent Company Subsidiary is party or any of its Representatives with access privacy policy applicable to the Company’s or any booksCompany Subsidiary’s customer information (provided that the Company shall, records, documents or other information to the extent reasonably practicable, cause such information to be provided in a manner that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would not result in the loss of attorney-client such jeopardy or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawviolation). (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement (Quest Diagnostics Inc), Merger Agreement (Celera CORP)

Access to Information. (a) From After the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsClosing, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall and (i) provide subject to Parent (x) Applicable Law and Parent’s (y) any confidentiality obligation or undertaking binding on a person or (ii) except where disclosure would undermine or void applicable legal privilege, Interbrew shall, and shall cause Labatt and its subsidiaries to, afford to AmBev and its officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Closing, to the books, records, offices, properties, books personnel and records Tax Returns of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent Labatt and its Representatives subsidiaries and to such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons AmBev and its representatives may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct and, during such period shall furnish promptly to AmBev any information concerning Labatt or any of its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner subsidiaries as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company AmBev or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesrepresentatives may reasonably request. (b) Notwithstanding anything After the date hereof until the Closing, upon reasonable notice and (i) subject to (x) Applicable Law and (y) any confidentiality obligation or undertaking binding on a person or (ii) except where disclosure would undermine or void applicable legal privilege, AmBev shall afford to Interbrew, Labatt and their respective officers, employees, accountants, financial advisors, counsel and other representatives such access throughout the period prior to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)Closing, nothing in this Agreement to the books, records, offices, properties, personnel and Tax Returns of AmBev and its subsidiaries and to such other information as Interbrew or Labatt and their respective representatives may reasonably request, and, during such period shall require the Company furnish promptly to Interbrew and Labatt any information concerning AmBev or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent subsidiaries as Interbrew, Labatt or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not their respective representatives may reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawrequest. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Incorporacao Agreement (American Beverage Co Ambev), Incorporacao Agreement (Interbrew S A), Incorporacao Agreement (American Beverage Co Ambev)

Access to Information. During the Interim Period, the Company and Parent shall each use its commercially reasonable efforts to, (a) From continue to give the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time other party, its legal counsel and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and its other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable Representatives full access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books properties and records Books and Records of any Group Companythe Company (including the Company continuing to provide Parent and its representatives access to the “data rooms” or “virtual data rooms” used in connection with the negotiation of and entering into this Agreement), (iib) furnish to Parent the other party, its legal counsel and its other Representatives such existing financial information relating to the business of the Company and operating data and other existing information Parent as such persons Persons may reasonably request including additional diligence information requested by Parent which the Company shall input into the “data rooms” or “virtual data rooms” used in writing, connection with the negotiation of and entering into this Agreement and (iiic) instruct cause its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors accountants and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the other party in its investigation of the Business (in the case of the Company) or the business of Parent (in the case of Parent); provided, that no investigation pursuant to this Section 6.3 (or any investigation made prior to the date hereof) shall affect any representation or warranty given by the Company or Parent; and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoingprovided, further, that any such investigation pursuant to this Section 6.3 shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations conduct of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees Business of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)Company, nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any booksprovided further that, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such booksthe furnishing of any information pursuant to this Section 6.3, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at if the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure furnishing of such booksinformation would, recordsin the opinion of legal counsel to such party, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other legal privilege that could not from such disclosure, in which case the parties will enter into a joint defense arrangement or similar agreement, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the parties, in order to allow such information to be remedied by use disclosed without the loss of common interest agreements attorney-client privilege or other arrangements privilege with respect to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawinformation. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Revelstone Capital Acquisition Corp.), Merger Agreement (Revelstone Capital Acquisition Corp.), Merger Agreement (Revelstone Capital Acquisition Corp.)

Access to Information. (a) From During the period from the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Offer Acceptance Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and in accordance with Section 8.1 (the Confidentiality Agreements“Pre-Closing Period”), upon solely for purposes of furthering the Transactions or integration planning relating thereto, on reasonable advance notice from Parentto the Company, the Company shall, and shall (i) cause the respective Representatives of the Company to provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours of the Company to the officesCompany’s Representatives and assets and to all existing books, propertiesrecords, books Tax Returns, work papers and records other documents and information relating to the Company and provide copies of any Group such existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Company, (ii) furnish in each case, to the extent reasonably requested by Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingfor reasonable business purposes; provided, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that any such investigation access (i) shall be conducted at Parent’s expense, at a reasonable time, under the supervision of appropriate personnel of the Company and in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere unreasonably with the normal operation of the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries create material risk of damage or otherwise result in destruction to any significant interference with the timely discharge material assets or property and (ii) may be limited by the employees Company to comply with any applicable COVID-19 Measures and to ensure that such access, in light of COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures, does not jeopardize the health and safety of any of the Company Company’s Representatives or its Subsidiaries of their dutiescommercial partners. Any such access shall be subject to the Company’s reasonable security measures and insurance requirements and shall not include invasive testing. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement Nothing herein shall require the Company to disclose or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information that could be detrimental to the extent that Company’s business or operations or if such disclosure could, in its reasonable discretion (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to jeopardize any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege (so long as the Company has reasonably cooperated with Parent to permit such inspection of or to disclose such information on a basis that could does not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain waive such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilegewith respect thereto) or (iiiii) contravene any applicable Legal Requirement, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement (including any confidentiality agreement to which the Company or its Affiliates is a party); provided, further, that information shall be disclosed subject to execution of a joint defense agreement in customary form, and disclosure may be limited to external counsel for Parent, to the extent the Company determines doing so may be reasonably required for the purpose of such books, records, documents or other complying with applicable Antitrust Laws. With respect to the information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available disclosed pursuant to this Section 6.03 5.1, Parent shall comply with, and shall direct Parent’s Representatives to Parent or comply with, all of its Representatives shall be subject to obligations under the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement, dated February 18, 2022, between the Company and Parent (the “Confidentiality Agreement”). (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Antares Pharma, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Antares Pharma, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentAgreement, the Company and Parent shall (i) provide upon reasonable advance notice, give to Parent (and Parent’s officersthe other party, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsits counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal regular business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of such party (except that neither party shall conduct any Group Companyenvironmental sampling or analysis without the advance written consent of the other party, which may be withheld in such other party’s sole discretion, and without executing a customary access and indemnity agreement in respect thereto), (ii) furnish to Parent and the other party, its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives authorized representatives such financial and operating data and other information as such Persons may reasonably request and (iii) instruct its employees, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent the other party in its investigation; provided, however, that the each party may restrict the foregoing access and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not disclosure of information pursuant to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information 8.06 to the extent that (iA) in the reasonable good faith judgment of such booksparty, recordsany Applicable Law requires such party or its Subsidiaries to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information, documents or other (B) in the reasonable good faith judgment of such party, the information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with obligations to a Third Party or (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (iiC) the disclosure of any such books, records, documents information or other information document would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (privilege; provided, further, that if with respect to clauses (A) through (C) of this Section 8.06, Parent or the Company, as applicable, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (1) obtain the required consent of any such Third Party to provide such access or disclosure, (2) develop an agreement or arrangement can be used alternative to maintain providing such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into information so as to address such agreement or other arrangement as matters that is reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company to maintain and (3) in the case of clauses (A) and (C), enter into a joint defense agreement or implement such privilege) or (iii) other techniques if the parties determine that doing so would reasonably permit the disclosure of such books, records, documents information without violating Applicable Law or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No jeopardizing such privilege. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the other party. No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to this Section shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty in this Agreement of made by any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties heretohereunder.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement (Comcast Corp), Merger Agreement (Time Warner Cable Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Law and Laws relating to the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentexchange of information, the Company shall (i) provide afford to Parent (and Parent’s its Affiliates and its and their officers, directorsagents, control persons, employees, consultants, professional advisers (including attorneys, accountants and financial advisors) (“Representatives”), during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, reasonable access (including for the purpose of coordinating transition planning with employees and conducting Phase I environmental site assessments) to all its and its Subsidiaries’ properties, books, contracts, commitments and records, and to its and its Subsidiaries’ officers, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized representatives of Parent and Representatives and, during such other partiesperiod, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours the Company shall promptly make available to the officesParent, propertiessubject, books in the case of competitively sensitive information, to any “clean-room” arrangements agreed between the Parties, (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and records other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of any Group Company, federal securities Laws and (ii) furnish to all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as the Parent and may reasonably request. (b) No investigation by Parent or its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the Company set forth herein. (c) This Section 6.6 shall not require the Company to permit any access, or to disclose any information, that in the reasonable, good faith judgment of the Company is competitively sensitive, would reasonably request be expected to result in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives any violation of any material Contract or Law to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise result in is subject or cause any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. privilege (bincluding attorney-client privilege) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be entitled to provide Parent assert to be undermined with respect to such information if such undermining of such privilege could in the Company’s good faith judgment adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s position in any pending or any reasonably probable future litigation; provided, that the Parties shall cooperate in seeking to find a way to allow disclosure of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other such information to the extent that doing so (i1) would not (in the good faith belief of the Company) reasonably be likely to result in the violation of any such books, records, documents material Contract or other Law or reasonably be likely to cause such privilege to be undermined with respect to such information is subject or (2) could reasonably (in the good faith belief of the Company) be managed through the use of any “clean-room” arrangements agreed between the Parties pursuant to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (which non-employee Representatives of Parent shall be provided access to such information; provided, further, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall (x) notify the Parent that such disclosures are reasonably likely to violate the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ obligations under any such material Contract or Law or are reasonably likely to cause such privilege to be undermined and (y) in the case where such disclosures are reasonably likely to violate the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ obligations under any material Contract, use its reasonable best commercial efforts to obtain a waiver seek consent from the applicable third party to any such Third Party), material Contract with respect to the disclosures prohibited thereby (ii) to the disclosure extent not otherwise expressly prohibited by the terms of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality AgreementsContract). (d) No investigation Unless and until the Closing occurs, the information provided pursuant to this Section 6.03 6.6 shall affect be kept confidential by the recipient thereof in accordance with, and shall otherwise abide by and be subject to the terms and conditions of, the Confidentiality Agreement, except that notwithstanding Section 2 of the Confidentiality Agreement, (x) the Company and Parent may disclose any representation of the terms, conditions or warranty in other facts of the Transactions and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement if expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement; (y) notwithstanding Section 1 of the Confidentiality Agreement, the Company shall have no further consent rights with respect to Parent’s selection of any party hereto potential source of debt financing (and their respective representatives) or any condition Parent’s ability to share Confidential Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) with such debt financing sources (provided, that Parent shall provide prompt written notice to the obligations Company of any such debt financing sources with whom it has shared Confidential Information) and (z) any such debt financing sources shall be expressly included within the definition of “Representatives” in the Confidentiality Agreement. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Parent agrees that it will not, and will cause its Representatives not to, prior to the Effective Time, use any information obtained pursuant to this Section 6.6 for any competitive or other purpose unrelated to the consummation of the parties heretoTransactions.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Hillshire Brands Co), Merger Agreement (Tyson Foods Inc), Merger Agreement (Tyson Foods Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Law Laws relating to the exchange of information, each party hereto shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, and will use reasonable best efforts to cause its non-wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures owned (either of record or beneficially) by such party or a Subsidiary of such party and any entity in which such party or a Subsidiary of such party owns a minority investment (either of record or beneficially) to, afford to the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (other party and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours (and, with respect to the offices, properties, books and records records, the right to copy) to any information in its possession or under its control that the requesting party reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, filing or other requirements imposed on the requesting party by a foreign or U.S. federal, state or local judicial, regulatory or administrative authority having jurisdiction over the requesting party or its Subsidiaries, non-wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures owned (either of record or beneficially) by such party or a Subsidiary of such party and any Group Companyentity in which such party or a Subsidiary of such party owns a minority investment (either of record or beneficially), (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request enable the requesting party to institute or defend against any action, suit or proceeding in writingany foreign or U.S. federal, and state or local court or (iii) instruct to enable the requesting party to implement the transactions contemplated hereby, including but not limited to performing its obligations under this Agreement, the Contribution Agreements and its Subsidiaries’ employeesthe Other Agreements (provided, legal counselhowever, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives that any information relating to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding matters governed by the foregoing, any such investigation Tax Matters Agreement shall be conducted subject to the provisions thereof in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations lieu of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesthis Section 4.4). (b) Any information owned by a party that is provided to another party pursuant to Section 4.4(a) will remain the property of the providing party. The parties agree to cooperate in good faith to take all reasonable efforts to maintain any legal privilege that may attach to any information delivered pursuant to this Section 4.4 or which otherwise comes into the receiving party’s possession and control pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary contrary, each party’s access to information shall be subject, in Section 6.03(a)all cases, nothing to any bona fide concerns of attorney-client privilege that the other party may reasonably have and any restrictions contained in this Agreement shall require contracts to which the Company other party or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent Subsidiaries, non-wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures owned (either of record or beneficially) by such party or a Subsidiary of such party and any entity in which such party or a Subsidiary of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents such party owns a minority investment (either of record or other information to the extent beneficially) is a party (it being understood that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company party shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain provide any such information in a waiver from manner that does not result in such Third Partyviolation), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents . Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as granting or conferring license or other information would result rights in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain any such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawinformation. (c) All The party requesting any information under this Section 4.4 will reimburse the providing party for the reasonable out of pocket costs, if any, of creating, gathering and copying such information, to the extent that such costs are incurred for the benefit of the requesting party. No party will have any Liability to any other party if any information exchanged or provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 Agreement that is an estimate or forecast, or is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to Parent be inaccurate, absent willful misconduct or its Representatives shall be subject to fraud by the Confidentiality Agreementsparty providing such information. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Reorganization Agreement (Fidelity National Financial, Inc.), Reorganization Agreement (Cannae Holdings, Inc.), Reorganization Agreement (Cannae Holdings, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law in accordance with its terms, each of Parent and the Confidentiality AgreementsCompany shall keep the Investor reasonably informed of any material development of the proposed Distribution (including the status thereof) and, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, each of Parent and the Company shall (iand each shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to) provide afford to Parent (the Investor and Parent’s its officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantscounsel, and financial and legal advisorsadvisors reasonable access, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, to (a) the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish principally relating to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, the China Business and (iiib) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the senior management employees of the Company Company; provided, however, that Parent or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with may restrict the foregoing access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents any Applicable Laws or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Material Contract requires Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts or any of their respective Subsidiaries to obtain a waiver from restrict or prohibit access to any such Third Party), properties or information or (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in violate confidentiality obligations to a third party (who is not an outside advisor of Parent and/or the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain Company). The Investor will hold any such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available obtained pursuant to this Section 6.03 5.8 in confidence in accordance with, and will otherwise be subject to, the provisions of the undertaking to Parent dated May 5, 2016 by the Investor and the underlying Confidentiality Agreement dated February 4, 2016 between Parent and Primavera Capital Limited (as may be amended or supplemented, the “Confidentiality Agreement”). Notwithstanding anything in the Confidentiality Agreement or this Agreement to the contrary, following the Closing, (x) any disclosure of information (other than any information relating to the Parent or its Representatives Subsidiaries (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company and its Subsidiaries)) that is not prohibited by Section 3.2 of the Shareholders Agreement shall not be subject deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.8 or the Confidentiality Agreements. Agreement, (dy) No investigation pursuant any action that is not prohibited by Section 2.2 of the Shareholders Agreement shall not be deemed to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement be a breach of any party hereto or any condition to the standstill obligations of the parties heretoInvestor solely in respect of the Company set forth in the seventh paragraph of the Confidentiality Agreement, and (z) except as provided in (x) and (y), nothing in this Section 5.8 shall be construed to limit or otherwise modify the provisions or term of the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Any investigation by the Investor shall not affect the representations and warranties contained herein or the conditions to the respective obligations of the Parties to consummate the Investment.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Investment Agreement, Investment Agreement (Yum China Holdings, Inc.), Investment Agreement (Yum Brands Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and or the earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Law and Applicable Law, solely for the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentpurpose of facilitating the Closing, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of give Parent and such other partiesits Representatives, collectivelyupon reasonable prior notice, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the personnel, offices, properties, books and records of any Group Companythe Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons Persons may reasonably request in writing, writing and (iii) instruct its Representatives to cooperate reasonably with Parent in its investigation of the Company and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives . Any investigation pursuant to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation this Section 6.03 shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business or operations of the Company or and its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the prompt and timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their normal duties. Nothing in this Section 6.03 shall require the Company to provide any access, or to disclose any information (A) if providing such access or disclosing such information would violate any Applicable Law (including Competition Laws, Foreign Investment Laws, privacy laws and COVID-19 Measures) or a binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement, (B) protected by attorney-client privilege (whether owned by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Special Committee) to the extent such privilege cannot be protected by the Company through exercise of its reasonable best efforts, (C) concerning Acquisition Proposals, which shall be governed by Section 6.04, or (D) regarding the deliberations of the Board of Directors or the Special Committee with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any similar transaction or transactions with any other Person (which shall be governed by Section 6.04 as applicable), the entry into the Agreement or any Transaction Document, or any materials provided to the Board of Directors or the Special Committee in connection therewith. (b) Notwithstanding anything All information exchanged pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall be subject to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)confidentiality agreement dated as of October 13, nothing in this Agreement shall require 2022, between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide and Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to (the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party“Confidentiality Agreement”), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or During the period between the date hereof and the Closing Date, the Company and its Representatives shall be subject cooperate with Parent and its Representatives with respect to providing information and making the required determinations with respect to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this identification of, and the potential impact and liabilities under Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations 280G of the parties heretoCode associated with, current or former Company Service Providers who are or may be determined to be “disqualified individuals” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) as a result of, or due to, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Washington Dennis R), Merger Agreement (Sokol David L), Merger Agreement (Atlas Corp.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of to the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentTime, the Company shall, and shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s cause its officers, directors, employees, accountantsauditors and agents to, consultantsafford the officers, financial employees and legal advisorsagents of the Purchaser reasonable access at all reasonable times to its officers, employees, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) properties, offices and other authorized representatives of Parent facilities and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, all books and records of any Group Companyrecords, (ii) and shall furnish to Parent the Purchaser with all financial, operating and its Representatives such existing financial and operating other data and other existing information as such persons the Purchaser, through its officers, employees or agents, may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesrequest. (b) Unless otherwise required by law and until the Appointment Date, the Purchaser agrees that it shall, and shall cause its affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, financial advisors and agents (the "Purchaser Representatives"), to hold in strict confidence all data and information obtained by them from the Company (unless such information is or becomes publicly available without the fault of any of the Purchaser Representatives or public disclosure of such information is required by law in the opinion of counsel to the Purchaser) and shall ensure that the Purchaser Representatives do not disclose such information to others without the prior written consent of the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary contrary, the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, dated December 1, 1998 (the "Confidentiality Agreement") executed by the stockholders of Purchaser shall remain in Section 6.03(a)full force and effect. (c) In the event of the termination of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement the Purchaser shall, and shall require cause its affiliates to, return (without maintaining any electronic, digital, magnetic or optical representation thereof) promptly every document furnished to them by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and any copies (without maintaining any electronic, digital, magnetic or optical representation thereof) thereof which may have been made, and shall cause the Purchaser Representatives to provide Parent or whom such documents were furnished promptly to return such documents and any copies thereof any of its Representatives them may have made, other than documents filed with access to any books, records, documents the SEC or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawotherwise publicly available. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Olivetti S P A), Merger Agreement (Cellular Communications International Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Cellular Communications International Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Law laws relating to the exchange of information, HCI shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized representatives of Parent and such the other partiesproperty access, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the officesEffective Time, to all its properties, books books, contracts, commitments and records records, and to its officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives and, during such period, HCI shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, make available to the other party (i) a copy of any Group Companyeach report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal securities laws (other than reports or documents which HCI, as the case may be, is not permitted to disclose under applicable law) and (ii) furnish to Parent all other information concerning its business, properties and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information personnel as such persons other party may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct reasonable request. None of HCI nor any of its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation Subsidiaries shall be conducted in required to provide access to or to disclose information where such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the business or operations rights of its customers, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the Company institution in possession or its Subsidiaries control of such information or otherwise result contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties hereto will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in any significant interference with which the timely discharge by the employees restrictions of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiespreceding sentence apply. (b) Notwithstanding anything Neither HCI nor ALC shall disclose to any third party, other than its directors, officers, employees, accountants, attorneys, advisors or other representatives, information furnished by the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company other party or any of its such party's Subsidiaries or representatives pursuant to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any booksSection 6.2(a) hereof, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) unless such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawotherwise publicly available. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (LTC Properties Inc), Merger Agreement (Assisted Living Concepts Inc), Merger Agreement (LTC Properties Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentTime, the Company shall (ia) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives authorized representatives reasonable access to the properties, offices and books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and such financial and operating data and other information as such Persons may reasonably request and (b) instruct the employees, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries to cooperate with Parent in its investigation of the Company and its Representatives in their investigationSubsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Any investigation pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall comply with applicable Law and be conducted during business hours and in such a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries. No information or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result knowledge obtained by Parent in any significant interference with the timely discharge investigation pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the employees Company hereunder. Nothing in this Section 7.03 shall require the Company (i) to permit any inspection, or to disclose any information, that in the reasonable judgment of the Company or its Subsidiaries would result in the disclosure of their duties. any trade secrets of third Persons, (bii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require disclose any privileged information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to provided the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall parties use its their reasonable best efforts to obtain enter into a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) joint interest agreement that would allow for the disclosure sharing of such booksinformation, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) to permit invasive testing of any of the disclosure of such books, records, documents Company’s or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available its Subsidiaries’ real property. In no event shall the Company be required to supply pursuant to this Section 6.03 7.03 to Parent, or Parent’s representatives, any information relating to indications of interest from, or discussions with, any other potential acquirers of the Company, with respect to which Section 7.04 shall apply. All requests for access to the offices or books and records of the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be made to such representatives of the Company as the Company shall designate, who shall be solely responsible for coordinating all such requests and all access permitted hereunder. All information disclosed by the Company to Parent or and its Representatives representatives pursuant hereto shall be subject to kept confidential consistent with the confidentiality provisions set forth in the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) dated October 8, 2010 between the Company, Ramius and Merger Subsidiary. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (RP Management, LLC), Merger Agreement (Ramius Value & Opportunity LLC), Merger Agreement (Cypress Bioscience Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From Subject to applicable Law and the date hereof until other provisions of this Section 6.7, Firefly and Ohm each shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to), upon request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Joint Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Ohm, Firefly or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions. Each Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the other Party and its Representatives, during the period prior to the earlier of the Company Merger Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsterms of Section 8.1, reasonable access, at reasonable times upon reasonable advance notice from Parentprior notice, to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, key employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) properties, offices and other authorized representatives facilities of Parent such Party and such other partiesits Subsidiaries and to their books, collectivelyrecords, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours Contracts and documents and shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent other Party and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesbusiness, legal counselproperties, financial advisorsContracts, auditors records and personnel as may be reasonably requested, from time to time, by or on behalf of the other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent Party. Each Party and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shall conduct any such investigation shall be conducted activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company other Party or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in cause any significant unreasonable interference with the prompt and timely discharge by the employees of the Company or other Party and its Subsidiaries of their normal duties.. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (bi) Notwithstanding anything No Party shall be required to, or to cause any of its Subsidiaries to, grant access or furnish information, as applicable, to the contrary other Party or any of its Representatives to the extent that such information is subject to an attorney/client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine or that such access or the furnishing of such information, as applicable, is prohibited by applicable Law or an existing Contract or agreement (provided, however, Firefly or Ohm, as applicable, shall inform the other Party as to the general nature of what is being withheld and Firefly and Ohm shall reasonably cooperate to make appropriate substitute arrangements to permit reasonable disclosure that does not suffer from any of the foregoing impediments, including through the use of reasonable best efforts to (A) obtain the required Consent or waiver of any third party required to provide such information and (B) implement appropriate and mutually agreeable measures to permit the disclosure of such information in Section 6.03(aa manner to remove the basis for the objection, including by arrangement of appropriate clean room procedures, redaction or entry into a customary joint defense agreement with respect to any information to be so provided, if the Parties determine that doing so would reasonably permit the disclosure of such information without violating applicable Law or jeopardizing such privilege); (ii) No Party shall have access to personnel records of the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to individual performance or evaluation records, nothing medical histories or other personnel information that in this Agreement shall require the Company other Party’s good faith opinion the disclosure of which could subject the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any risk of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or liability; (iii) Each Party shall not be permitted to conduct any invasive or intrusive sampling or analysis (commonly known as a “Phase II”) of any environmental media or building materials at any facility of the disclosure other Party or its Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the other Party (which may be granted or withheld in such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law.Party’s sole discretion); and (civ) All No investigation or information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 6.7 shall affect or be deemed to Parent modify any representation or its warranty made by any Party and no Party shall, and each Party shall cause their respective Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation not, use any information obtained pursuant to this Section 6.03 6.7 for any purpose unrelated to the evaluation, negotiation or consummation of the Transactions. (b) The Confidentiality Agreement dated as of April 22, 2021 between Ohm and Firefly (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) shall affect any representation or warranty in survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall apply to all information furnished thereunder or hereunder. All information provided to any Party or its Representative pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement is deemed to be “Evaluation Material” as defined under the Confidentiality Agreement. From and after the date of any party hereto or any condition this Agreement until the earlier of the Company Merger Effective Time and termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, each Party shall continue to provide access to the obligations other Party and its Representatives to the electronic data room relating to the Transactions maintained by or on behalf of it to which the parties heretoother Party and its Representatives were provided access prior to the date of this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Whiting Petroleum Corp), Merger Agreement (Oasis Petroleum Inc.), Merger Agreement (Oasis Petroleum Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of the date on which this Agreement pursuant to is terminated in accordance with Article VIII VIII, and subject to applicable Law and or the Confidentiality Agreementsterms of any Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is subject (provided, that the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any consent required under such Contract in order that it may comply with the terms of this Section 6.03(a)), upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books books, records and records personnel of any Group Companysuch party, (ii) to the extent not publicly available, furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their its investigation. Notwithstanding , provided, that the foregoing, any such investigation Company shall not be conducted in such a manner as not required to (A) take or allow actions that would unreasonably interfere unreasonably with the operation of the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of and the Company Subsidiaries, or its Subsidiaries (B) provide access to or furnish any information if doing so would violate any applicable Laws or where such access to information may involve the waiver of their dutiesany privilege so long as the Company has taken all reasonable steps to permit inspection of or to disclose such information on a basis that does not compromise the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s privilege with respect thereto. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available obtained by the parties pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreementskept confidential in accordance with Section 9.13. (dc) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Full Alliance International LTD), Merger Agreement (Yongye International, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Morgan Stanley)

Access to Information. (a) From and after the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to in accordance with Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsX, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentand subject to applicable Law, the Company each Party shall (iand shall cause its Subsidiaries to) provide afford to Parent (any other Party, its Affiliates and Parent’s its officers, directorsagents, control persons, employees, accountants, consultants, financial consultants and legal advisors, agents, financing sources professional advisers (including potential financing sourcesattorneys, accountants and financial advisors) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, (“Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, to the offices, properties, books and records all of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesproperties, legal counselbooks, financial advisorsContracts, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any bookscommitments, records, documents or officers and employees and, during such period each Party shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish to the other Party all other information concerning it, its Subsidiaries and each of their respective businesses, properties and personnel as the requesting Party may reasonably request; provided that the Party receiving such request may restrict the foregoing access and the disclosure of information to the extent that that, in the good faith judgment of such Party, (i) any Law applicable to such books, records, documents Party or other information is subject its Subsidiaries requires such Party or its Subsidiaries to restrict or prohibit access to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)properties or information, (ii) the information is subject to confidentiality obligations to a Third Party (provided that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain approval from such Third Party to disclose such information to the extent practicable), (iii) disclosure of any such books, records, documents information or other information would document could result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iiiiv) such access would unreasonably disrupt the disclosure operations of such books, records, documents Party or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawany of its Subsidiaries. (cb) All With respect to the information provided or made available disclosed pursuant to this Section 6.03 8.5(a), each of Parent and the Company shall comply with, and shall cause such Party’s Representatives to Parent or comply with, all of its Representatives shall be subject to obligations under the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement, which agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement (Meredith Corp), Merger Agreement (Time Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable advance notice and subject to applicable Law Laws relating to the exchange of information, each party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the Confidentiality Agreementsother party and its Representatives, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours (and, with respect to books and records, the right to copy) to all of its and such Subsidiaries’ properties, commitments, books, Contracts, records and correspondence (in each case, whether in physical or electronic form), officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other Representatives, in each case for integration and operational planning related to the officestransactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, propertiesthat such access shall be provided on a basis that minimizes the disruption to the operations of the requested party and its Representatives. Subject to applicable Laws, books from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent and records the Partnership shall furnish promptly to one another (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed, published, announced or received by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal, state or foreign Laws (including pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules of any Group CompanyGovernmental Authority thereunder), as applicable (other than documents that such party is not permitted to disclose under applicable Laws) (which such furnishing will be deemed to have occurred in the case of any document filed with or furnished to the SEC without further action on the part of the furnishing party), and (ii) furnish to Parent all information concerning Parent’s or the Partnership’s business, properties and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and personnel as the other existing information as such persons party may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and for the purpose of completing the other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationparty’s due diligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall have an obligation to provide access to any information the disclosure of which the other party has concluded, in its reasonable judgment, may jeopardize any privilege available to such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company party or any of its Subsidiaries Affiliates relating to provide Parent such information or would be in violation of a confidentiality obligation to a third party binding on such party or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable LawAffiliates. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Rattler Midstream Lp), Merger Agreement (Rattler Midstream Lp)

Access to Information. (a) From During the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsPre-Appointment Period, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, the Company shall (iand shall cause its Subsidiaries to) provide afford to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours hours, and in a manner that does not materially disrupt or interfere with the business operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, to the officesall its officers, propertiesemployees, properties and offices and to all books and records and, during such period, the Company shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to Parent and its Representatives, consistent with its legal obligations, all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, (i) providing such access would result in the disclosure of any Group Companytrade secrets of third parties or violate any of its obligations with respect to confidentiality if the Company shall have used its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain the consent of such third party to such access, (ii) furnish any Applicable Law requires the Company or its Subsidiaries to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing restrict access to any properties or information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and or (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesproviding such access would result in the Company waiving or otherwise losing any privilege with respect to any such information or if such information constitutes attorney work product. Without limiting the foregoing, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably the Company shall cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in all reasonable respects (including by providing reasonable access to the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ records, personnel, and customers) in connection with, and shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to assist Parent and its Representatives or, at Parent’s option and expense, an independent third party consultant in their investigation. Notwithstanding efforts following the foregoingdate of this Agreement to, any verify information regarding its customers, including, if requested by Parent and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, by requesting confirmation of such investigation shall be conducted in information and statements from such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of customers, provided, that the Company shall have the right to participate jointly in any communications by Parent or its Subsidiaries or Representatives with customers except to the extent it may otherwise result agree in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutieswriting. (b) Notwithstanding anything Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall promptly notify Parent upon becoming aware of and, with respect to the contrary in Section 6.03(aSections 5.2(b)(i), nothing (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi), Parent shall promptly notify the Company upon becoming aware of: (i) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall require Agreement; (ii) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) any Proceeding commenced or, to its knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Subsidiaries, or Parent or any of its Representatives with access Subsidiaries, as the case may be, that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to any bookshave been disclosed pursuant to Section 3.11 or Section 4.6, recordsas applicable, documents or other information that relates to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) except to the extent that (i) such booksprohibited by Applicable Law, records, documents any notice or other information is subject written communication from any party to any confidentiality agreement Material Contract to the effect that such party is terminating or otherwise materially adversely modifying its relationship with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use or any of its reasonable best efforts Subsidiaries; (v) any inaccuracy in any material respect of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement at any time during the term hereof; and (vi) any failure of the Company, or the Parent or the Merger Sub, as the case may be, to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents condition or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client agreement to be complied with or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied satisfied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawit hereunder. (c) All Parent shall hold such information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreements. Agreement dated July 30, 2007 (d) No the “Confidentiality Agreement”). Any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 by the Company or Parent shall not affect any representation the representations and warranties or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition the conditions to the obligations of the parties heretoCompany or Parent, as the case may be.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Cognos Inc), Merger Agreement (Applix Inc /Ma/)

Access to Information. (a) From During the date hereof until Interim Period, to the earlier of the Effective Time extent permitted by applicable Law and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII contracts, and subject to applicable Law reasonable restrictions described in writing imposed from time to time upon advice of counsel, each of Post and MAA shall, and shall cause each of the Post Subsidiaries and the Confidentiality AgreementsMAA Subsidiaries, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentrespectively, to, afford to the Company shall (i) provide other Party and to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives the Representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) Party reasonable access during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice to all of their respective properties, offices, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, each of Post and MAA shall, and shall cause each of the Post Subsidiaries and the MAA Subsidiaries, respectively, to, (i) furnish reasonably promptly to the officesother Party a copy of each report, propertiesschedule, books registration statement and records other document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of any Group CompanyU.S. federal or state securities Laws, and (ii) furnish to Parent furnish, upon reasonable request, all other information (financial or otherwise) concerning its business, properties and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information personnel as such persons other Party may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationrequest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner No representation or warranty as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any accuracy of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject 7.2 is made and the Parties may not rely on the accuracy of such information except to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No extent expressly set forth in the representations and warranties included in Article IV or Article V, and no investigation pursuant to under this Section 6.03 7.2 or otherwise shall affect any representation of the representations and warranties of the Post Parties or warranty of the MAA Parties, respectively, contained in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Post nor MAA shall be required by this Section 7.2 to provide the other Party or the Representatives of such other Party with access to or to disclose information (A) that is subject to the terms of a confidentiality agreement with a third party entered into prior to the date of this Agreement or entered into after the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (if Post or MAA, as applicable, has used reasonable best efforts to obtain permission or consent of such third party to such disclosure), (B) the disclosure of which would violate any Law or legal or contractual duty of the Party or any of its Representatives, (C) that is subject to any attorney-client, attorney work product or other legal privilege or would cause a risk of a loss of privilege to the disclosing Party or (D) if it reasonably determines that such access is reasonably likely to disrupt materially or impair or interfere with its, or its Subsidiaries’, business or operations; provided that the Parties will work in good faith to determine a means to provide access that will not disrupt materially or impair or interfere with such business or operations. Each of Post and MAA will use its reasonable best efforts to minimize any disruption to the businesses of the other Party that may result from the requests for access, data and information hereunder. Prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, each of the Post Parties and each of the MAA Parties shall not, and shall cause their respective Representatives and Affiliates not to, contact or otherwise communicate with parties heretowith which the other Party has a business relationship (including tenants/subtenants) regarding the business of such other Party or this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of such other Party (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 7.2(a) shall be deemed to restrict a Party and its respective Representatives and Affiliates from contacting such parties in pursuing its own business activities (operating in the ordinary course)). (b) Each of Post and MAA will hold, and will cause its respective Representatives and Affiliates to hold, any nonpublic information, including any information exchanged pursuant to this Section 7.2, in confidence in accordance with, and will otherwise comply with, the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect pursuant to the terms thereof notwithstanding the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the termination thereof. (c) Each of Post and MAA will give prompt written notice to the other upon becoming aware of the occurrence or impending occurrence of any event or circumstance relating to it or any of the Post Subsidiaries or the MAA Subsidiaries, respectively, which could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Post Material Adverse Effect or a MAA Material Adverse Effect, as the case may be. (d) Each Party shall cooperate and participate, as reasonably requested by the other Party from time to time, in efforts to oversee the integration of the Parties’ operations in connection with, and taking effect upon consummation of, the Mergers subject to applicable Law, including, without limitation, providing such reports on operational matters and participating on such teams and committees as the Parties shall mutually agree.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement (Mid America Apartment Communities Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof Agreement Date until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentClosing, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (afford Acquiror and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) its Representatives reasonable access to, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours and in such manner so as not to interfere with the officesconduct of the Business, (i) the assets, properties, books Books and records Records and Contracts of any Group Companythe Company relating to the Transferred Assets and the Business, including all Transferred IP and Licensed IP, (ii) furnish all Business Employees as identified by Acquiror and consented to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request by the Company in writing, and (iii) instruct its all other information relating to the Transferred Assets, Business Employees, Licensed IP and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives the Business (subject to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations restrictions imposed by applicable Law) of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of as Acquiror may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to disclose any information or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with allow access to any bookssuch assets, recordsproperties, documents Books and Records, Contracts, Transferred IP, Licensed IP or other information to the extent that the Company reasonably determines such information constitutes information (i) that any applicable Law or Order requires the Company to restrict or prohibit access to such booksinformation, records(ii) access to which may jeopardize the Company’s preservation of attorney-client privilege, work product, or other applicable privilege applicable to such documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company parties shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain take such reasonable measures as will permit the compliance with such obligations in a waiver from manner that avoids any such Third Partyharm or consequence), (iiiii) that relates to a threatened or filed Action involving the disclosure Company, on the one hand, and Acquiror, on the other hand, or (iv) access to which may contravene any applicable Law, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the Agreement Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Acquiror nor any of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties its Representatives shall, if requested by Parentwithout the prior written consent of the Company, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to make inquiries of Persons having business relationships with the Company to maintain (including suppliers and customers) regarding the Company or such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawbusiness relationships. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Iridex Corp), Asset Purchase Agreement (Iridex Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof of any issuance by the Parent of the Parent's Notification of Merger Election until the earlier of Effective Time, Parent will give the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives authorized representatives reasonable access (during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice) to reasonably cooperate with the officers, accountants, auditors, counsel and other representatives of Parent and its Representatives subsidiaries, will furnish to the Company, its counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives such financial, operating and property related data and other information as such persons may reasonably request under the circumstances, will furnish promptly to the Company a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by Parent during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities laws and will instruct Parent's and its subsidiaries counsel and financial advisors to cooperate with the Company in their investigationits investigation of the business of Parent and the subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company shall not be entitled to (a) non-public information that Parent reasonably concludes can not or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of should not be disclosed to the Company for competitive reasons or its Subsidiaries of their duties. applicable securities laws, (b) Notwithstanding anything obtain title reports, surveys, environmental reports or similar reports or studies with respect to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company properties owned or any of its Subsidiaries to provide leased by Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that subsidiaries (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, but the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts have the right to obtain a waiver from review any such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result reports in the loss possession of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided access to non-officer employees or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to customers or suppliers of Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreementssubsidiaries. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Compudyne Corp), Merger Agreement (Compudyne Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon Upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, the Company shall (iand shall cause its Subsidiaries to) provide afford to Parent (and Parent’s the officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantscounsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) advisors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) Buyer reasonable access during normal business hours hours, during the period prior to the officesEffective Time or the termination of this Agreement, to all its properties, books books, contracts, commitments, records, officers and records employees and, during such period, the Company shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to Buyer (i) a copy of any Group Companyeach report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed, published, announced or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of U.S. federal or state securities laws or the HSR Act, as applicable (other than documents that such party is not permitted to disclose under applicable law), and (ii) furnish to Parent all other information concerning it and its Representatives such existing financial business, properties and operating data and other existing information personnel as such persons other party may reasonably request in writingrequest; provided, however, that (A) Buyer shall not contact, and (iii) instruct Buyer shall not authorize any of its and its Subsidiaries’ officers, employees, legal accountants, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and advisors or other Representatives representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoingcontact, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business employee or operations customer of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries without the prior authorization of the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer or Chief Financial Officer, (B) Buyer 50 shall cooperate in a reasonable manner with the Company to provide Parent or minimize any of its Representatives with disruption to the Company's business while exercising the rights provided under this Section 6.2, and (C) the Company may restrict the foregoing access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (ix) any law, treaty, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity applicable to it or any contract requires it or its Subsidiaries to restrict or prohibit access to any such books, records, documents properties or other information or (y) the information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with obligations to a Third Party third party. (provided, that at the request of Parentb) Upon reasonable notice, the Buyer shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives of Company reasonable access during normal business hours, during the period prior to the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments, records, officers and employees and, during such period, the Buyer shall use (and shall cause its reasonable best efforts Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to obtain Company (i) a waiver from copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed, published, announced or received by it during such Third Partyperiod pursuant to the requirements of U.S. federal or state securities laws or the HSR Act, as applicable (other than documents that such party is not permitted to disclose under applicable law), and (ii) the disclosure all other information concerning it and its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request; provided, however, that (A) Company shall not contact, and Company shall not authorize any of such booksits officers, recordsemployees, documents accountants, counsel, financial advisors or other information would result representatives to contact, any employee or customer of the Buyer or any of its subsidiaries without the prior authorization of the Buyer's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer or Chief Financial Officer, (B) Company shall cooperate in a reasonable manner with the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements Buyer to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable minimize any disruption to the Company Buyer's business while exercising the rights provided under this Section 6.2, and (C) the Buyer may restrict the foregoing access to maintain the extent that (x) any law, treaty, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity applicable to it or any contract requires it or its Subsidiaries to restrict or prohibit access to any such privilege) properties or information or (iiiy) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawsubject to confidentiality obligations to a third party. (c) All Buyer and Company will hold any information provided or made available obtained pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives 6.2 in confidence in accordance with, and shall otherwise be subject to to, the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations provisions of the parties heretoconfidentiality agreement dated May 15, 2002, between Buyer and the Company (the "CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT"), which Confidentiality Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Any investigation by either Buyer or the Company shall not affect the representations and warranties of the other.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Lightspan Inc), Merger Agreement (Plato Learning Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsLaw, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, provided that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that which could not be reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used methods to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Tang Liang), Merger Agreement (Ossen Innovation Co. Ltd.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentTime, the Company shall, and shall (i) provide to Parent (and cause each of its subsidiaries to, give Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsits counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable full access (during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice) to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Companythe Company and the subsidiaries, (ii) will furnish to Parent and Parent, its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent authorized representatives all their respective properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoingrecords and, any during such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of period, the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)shall, nothing in this Agreement and shall require the Company or any cause each of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any bookssubsidiaries to, records, documents or other information to the extent that furnish (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it during such books, records, documents period pursuant to the requirements of Federal or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure a copy of each tax return, report and information statement filed by it during such booksperiod, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or and (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or all other information is prohibited by applicable Law. concerning its business, assets, properties and personnel (cincluding financial and operating data) All information as such persons may reasonably request and will instruct the Company's employees, counsel and financial advisors to cooperate with Parent in its investigation of the business of the Company and the subsidiaries; provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No that no investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 5.3 shall affect any representation or warranty given by the Company hereunder. (b) From the date hereof until the Effective Time, the Company will give Parent, its counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives full access (during normal business hours at their actual location) to all accounting, revenue, marketing, producer, processing, and other books, records and data in this Agreement possession of any Company, except such records or data which Company is prevented by contractual obligations with third parties from disclosing; provided that in the event the Company is prohibited from making files or records available because of provisions of third party hereto or any condition to agreements, then the obligations Company shall inform Parent of the existence of such records, the parties heretothereto and the subject matter of such records. (c) From the date hereof, the order issued in that certain litigation entitled The Centris Group, Inc. et al. v. HCC

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/), Merger Agreement (Centris Group Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From After the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement, upon reasonable advance notice from dated as of February 3, 2014, among Parent, Oceanbulk Shipping and Oceanbulk Carriers (the Company “Confidentiality Agreement”), the Oceanbulk Holdcos and Parent shall (i) provide to Parent (give each other and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantstheir respective counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other partiesrepresentatives, collectivelyupon reasonable notice, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of Parent, its Subsidiaries, Merger Subs and the Oceanbulk Companies, as applicable; provided, however, that any Group Companysuch access shall be conducted during normal business hours in a manner not to interfere with the businesses or operations of the Oceanbulk Companies or Parent, as applicable, and without the prior written consent of the other applicable party, none of Parent, the Sellers, the Oceanbulk Holdcos nor any of their Affiliates will contact any employee, customer, landlord, supplier, distributor or other material business relation of the other party or its Subsidiaries (in each case, in their capacity as such) prior to the Effective Time (other than contacts in the ordinary course of business unrelated to the Transactions), (ii) furnish to Parent each other and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal their respective counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives authorized representatives such financial and operating data and other information as such Persons may reasonably request, and (iii) instruct the employees, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent, its Subsidiaries, Merger Subs, the Oceanbulk Holdcos and the Oceanbulk Companies, as applicable, to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives the Oceanbulk Holdcos in their investigationthe matters described in clauses (i) and (ii) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement no party shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries be required to provide Parent such access or disclose any of its Representatives with access information if doing so is reasonably likely to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (iA) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain result in a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement work product doctrine or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) similar privilege or (iiiB) the disclosure of such books, records, documents violate any Contract to which it is a party to which it is subject or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Oaktree Capital Management Lp), Merger Agreement (Star Bulk Carriers Corp.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier Each of the Effective Time Parent and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide afford to Parent (and Parenteach other’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other partiesrepresentatives, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access (subject to Legal Requirements regarding the sharing of such information), during normal business hours hours, and upon reasonable prior notice, during the period from the date hereof through the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement, to its properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records in a manner commensurate with due diligence conducted by any party prior to the officesdate hereof. Any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 5.4 shall be conducted in a manner that does not (i) unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the parties or their respective Subsidiaries, properties, books and records of any Group Companyas the case may be, (ii) furnish create a risk of damage or destruction to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and any property or assets of the parties or their respective Subsidiaries or (iii) instruct its involve any testing or sampling of the Environment (such as a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment). During such period, the Company and its Subsidiaries’ employeesParent shall furnish or make available promptly to each other (except as otherwise available on XXXXX) (a) a copy of each report, legal counselschedule, financial advisors, auditors registration statement and other Representatives document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities laws and (b) all other information concerning its business, properties, assets and personnel as the other may reasonably cooperate with request. Parent and its Representatives the Company, as the case may be, will hold any such information which is nonpublic in their investigationconfidence in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement. No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.4 or otherwise 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 Merger. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of Parent and the Company may restrict or its Subsidiaries or EXECUTION COPY otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with prohibit access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) access to such books, records, documents or information would risk of waiver of any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege applicable to such documents or information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), or (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements access to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used a contract to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect which any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties heretoAcquired Corporations or Parent and its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound would violate or cause a default under, or give a third party the right terminate or accelerate the rights under, such contract.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Amis Holdings Inc), Merger Agreement (On Semiconductor Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentAgreement, the Company and Parent shall (i) provide upon reasonable advance notice, give to Parent (and Parent’s officersthe other party, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsits counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal regular business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of such party (except that neither party shall conduct any Group Companyenvironmental sampling or analysis without the advance written consent of the other party, which may be withheld in such other party’s sole discretion, and without executing a customary access and indemnity agreement in respect thereto), (ii) furnish to Parent and the other party, its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives authorized representatives such financial and operating data and other information as such Persons may reasonably request and (iii) instruct its employees, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent the other party in its investigation; provided, however, that each party may restrict the foregoing access and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not disclosure of information pursuant to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information 8.06 to the extent that (iA) in the reasonable good faith judgment of such booksparty, recordsany Applicable Law requires such party or its Subsidiaries to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information, documents or other (B) in the reasonable good faith judgment of such party, the information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with obligations to a Third Party or (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (iiC) the disclosure of any such books, records, documents information or other information document would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (privilege; provided, further, that if with respect to clauses (A) through (C) of this Section 8.06, Parent or the Company, as applicable, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (1) obtain the required consent of any such Third Party to provide such access or disclosure, (2) develop an agreement or arrangement can be used alternative to maintain providing such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into information so as to address such agreement or other arrangement as matters that is reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company to maintain and (3) in the case of clauses (A) and (C), enter into a joint defense agreement or implement such privilege) or (iii) other techniques if the parties determine that doing so would reasonably permit the disclosure of such books, records, documents information without violating Applicable Law or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No jeopardizing such privilege. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 8.06 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the other party. No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to this Section 8.06 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty in this Agreement of made by any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties heretohereunder.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Time Warner Cable Inc.), Merger Agreement (Charter Communications, Inc. /Mo/)

Access to Information. To the extent permitted by applicable Law and subject to the Confidentiality Agreement dated August 26, 2009 (a) From the “Confidentiality Agreement”), the Company shall afford to Parent and to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives of Parent, reasonable access during normal business hours during the period from the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Section 9.1 to the Company’s properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsrecords and, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentduring such period, the Company shall (i) provide furnish promptly to Parent (all other information concerning the Company’s business, properties and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of personnel as Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingrequest; provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall affect or modify any representation or warranty or any liability with respect thereto; and provided further, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeeshowever, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of that the Company or its Subsidiaries may restrict or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with prohibit access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts may not be permitted to obtain a waiver from provide such Third Party)access pursuant to applicable Law, (ii) the disclosure of access to any such books, records, documents or information is prohibited pursuant to the terms of any confidentiality, non-disclosure or other similar agreement to which the Company is a party as of the date hereof, or (iii) access to documents or information would would, in the Company’s reasonable good faith opinion after consultation with outside legal counsel, result in the loss of attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use applicable to such documents or information. Parent shall hold, and shall cause its respective officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives and Affiliates to hold, any nonpublic information in confidence in accordance with the terms of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilegethe Confidentiality Agreement. If at any time after the date hereof, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement Company withholds information or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to documents from Parent because the Company to maintain such privilegedetermines in good faith that (i), (ii) or (iii) above may be implicated, then the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. Company shall promptly (cand in no event later than 1 Business Day thereafter) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to inform Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties heretosame and Parent and the Company shall discuss the same as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement, Agreement and Plan of Merger (Memc Electronic Materials Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Closing, upon reasonable notice and subject to such limitations as may be required by applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsLaw, upon reasonable advance notice from each of Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (Seller and Parent’s other Affiliates shall cause its officers, directors, employees, accountantsagents, consultantsrepresentatives, financial accountants and legal advisorscounsel to: (i) afford the officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other partiesthe Purchaser reasonable access, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, to the offices, properties, plants, other facilities, books and records of Parent, the Seller and Parent’s other Affiliates (relating to the Business), including access to enter upon such properties, plants and facilities to conduct an ASTM 1527-00 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, provided that as part of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment the Purchaser and its agents cannot contact any Group CompanyGovernmental Authority to discuss any environmental matters involving or in any way associated with the Seller, MeadWestvaco or the Operating Sites without the express written consent of the Seller explicitly approving such communication, and to those officers, directors, employees, agents, accountants and counsel of the Seller who have any Knowledge relating to the Business and (ii) furnish to Parent the officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel, financing sources and its Representatives representatives of the Purchaser such existing additional financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingregarding the assets, properties, liabilities and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations goodwill of the Company Business (or legible copies thereof) as the Purchaser may from time to time reasonably request; provided, however, that the Purchaser, its Subsidiaries agents and consultants shall not meet and confer with any Governmental Authority or otherwise result in have access to enter upon such properties, plants and facilities to investigate and collect air, surface water, groundwater and soil samples or to conduct any significant interference with other type of testing without the timely discharge by the employees prior written consent of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesSeller explicitly approving such prohibited activity. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (NewPage CORP), Asset Purchase Agreement (NewPage Holding CORP)

Access to Information. From the Execution Date until the Closing Date, upon the request from ETE, ETP will, and will cause ETC III, ETC II and the Company to: (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time give ETE and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsits counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, (collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Companythe Company and to the books and records of ETP, ETC III and ETC II relating to the Company and permit ETE to make copies thereof, in each case (i) during normal business hours and (ii) solely to the extent that ETP either (1) has access to such offices, properties, books and records and has the right, pursuant to the Company LLC Agreement, to provide access to such offices, properties, books and records to such Persons or (2) has the right, pursuant to the Company LLC Agreement, to require the Company to provide such access to such Persons; and (b) furnish to Parent ETE and its Representatives such existing financial operating data and other information relating to ETC III, ETC II and the Company as such Persons may reasonably request, solely to the extent that ETP either (i) possesses such financial and operating data and other information and has the right, pursuant to the Company LLC Agreement, to furnish such financial and operating data and other information to such Persons or (ii) has the right, pursuant to the Company LLC Agreement, to require the Company to furnish such financial and operating data and other information to such Persons. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere with the conduct of the business of ETP, ETC III, ETC II, or the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ETE shall not be entitled to perform any intrusive or subsurface investigation or other sampling of, on or under any of the properties of the Company without the prior written consent of ETP. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3, ETP shall not be required to, or to cause ETC III, ETC II, or the Company to, grant access or furnish information to ETE or any of its Representatives to the extent that such information is subject to an attorney/client or attorney work product privilege or that such access or the furnishing of such information is prohibited by Law or an existing information as such persons may reasonably request Contract. To the extent practicable, ETP shall make reasonable and appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in writingwhich the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, ETP and its Representatives and Affiliates shall (1) not be responsible or liable to ETE for personal injuries sustained by ETE’s Representatives in connection with the access provided pursuant to this Section 5.3 and (iii2) instruct its shall be indemnified and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal held harmless by ETE for any losses suffered by any such Persons in connection with any such personal injuries; provided such personal injuries are not caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of ETP. The Regency Parties and their respective counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation authorized representatives shall be conducted in such a manner as not deemed to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations be Representatives of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees ETP for all purposes of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements5.3. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Redemption and Exchange Agreement (Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.), Redemption and Exchange Agreement (Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable advance notice and subject to applicable Law Laws relating to the exchange of information, each party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the Confidentiality Agreementsother party and its Representatives, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to (and, with respect to books and records, the offices, right to copy) all of its and such Subsidiaries’ properties, books commitments, books, Contracts, records and records correspondence (in each case, whether in physical or electronic form), officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other Representatives, in each case for the purpose of completing diligence related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that such access shall be provided on a basis that minimizes the disruption to the operations of the requested party and its Representatives. Subject to applicable Laws, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent and the Partnership shall furnish promptly to one another (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed, published, announced or received by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal, state or foreign Laws (including pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules of any Group CompanyGovernmental Authority thereunder), as applicable (other than documents that such party is not permitted to disclose under applicable Laws) (which such furnishing will be deemed to have occurred in the case of any document filed with or furnished to the SEC without further action on the part of the filing or furnishing party, as applicable), and (ii) furnish to Parent all information concerning Parent’s or the Partnership’s business, properties and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and personnel as the other existing information as such persons party may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesincluding all information relating to environmental matters, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and for the purpose of completing the other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationparty’s due diligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall have an obligation to provide access to any information (a) the disclosure of which the other party has concluded, in its reasonable judgment, may jeopardize any privilege available to such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company party or any of its Subsidiaries Affiliates relating to provide Parent such information or would be in violation of a confidentiality obligation to a third party binding on such party or any of its Representatives with access to any booksAffiliates, records, documents or other information (b) prior to the extent that (i) such booksClosing, recordsregarding the deliberations of the GP Board or the Conflicts Committee, documents or the Parent Board, as applicable, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or any similar transaction or transactions with any other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of ParentPerson, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts entry into this Agreement, or any materials provided to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)Persons in connection therewith, (ii) including materials prepared by any financial or legal advisors, except as required by applicable Laws, including the disclosure Securities Act and the Exchange Act in respect of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilegeRegistration Statement, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus and the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable LawSchedule 13E-3. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Green Plains Inc.), Merger Agreement (Green Plains Partners LP)

Access to Information. (a) From and after the date hereof Original Agreement Date until the earlier of the Effective Time and Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsin accordance with its terms, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, and subject to restrictions contained in the confidentiality agreements to which the Group Companies are subject, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s its authorized representatives reasonable access to all books and records of the Group Companies and all officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) employees and other personnel of the Group Companies, in each case, during normal business hours (in a manner so as to not interfere with the normal business operations of any Group Company). From and after the date immediately following the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act (or any other Antitrust Law), (a) the Company shall permit a limited number of authorized representatives of Parent to attend any and all meetings of the Company Executive Committee (or any sub-committee thereof) and meetings of the board of directors and any committee thereof (or similar governing body) of each Group Company and to receive all written materials and communications related to such other partiesmeetings at the same time as (or promptly thereafter) management or the board or committee (or similar governing body) receives such materials or communications, collectivelyprovided that the Group Companies shall be entitled to require that any representative(s) of Parent recuse themselves from any portion of any such meeting, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours and the Group Companies shall be entitled to redact or withhold any such materials or communications, to the officesextent that the representative(s)’ participation in the portion of such meeting, propertiesor the provision of such materials or communications to the representative(s), books and records of would be reasonably likely to (x) jeopardize any Group Companyattorney-client or other legal privilege, (iiy) furnish contravene any applicable Laws or (z) breach any confidentiality obligations of the Group Companies under contracts with third parties and (b) solely to the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and its Representatives such existing financial authorized representatives shall be permitted to offer advice and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingguidance to the Group Companies on their business operations, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives which the Group Companies shall consider in their investigation. Notwithstanding respective sole discretion, provided that, for the foregoingavoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Group Companies be obligated to follow or implement any such investigation advice or guidance. All of such information shall be conducted in such a manner treated as not confidential information pursuant to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations terms of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with Confidentiality Agreement, the timely discharge provisions of which are by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) this reference hereby incorporated herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of ParentAgreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts not be required to obtain a waiver from disclose any information to Parent (including pursuant to Section 6.1) if such Third Party), disclosure would be reasonably likely to (iix) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of jeopardize any attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use privilege, (y) contravene any applicable Laws or (z) breach any confidentiality obligations of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (the Group Companies under contracts with third parties; provided, however, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure shall notify Parent in writing with a general description of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available each item not disclosed pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreementsclause. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation, Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation (Enstar Group LTD)

Access to Information. (a) From Subject to applicable Law and the date hereof until other provisions of this Section 6.7, the Company and Parent each shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to), upon request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Joint Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions. The Company shall also provide Parent with the information set forth in, and otherwise comply with, Schedule 6.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter. Each Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the other Party and its Representatives, during the period prior to the earlier of the First Merger Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsterms of Section 8.1, reasonable access, at reasonable times upon reasonable advance notice from Parentprior notice, to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, key employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) properties, offices and other authorized representatives facilities of Parent such Party and such other partiesits Subsidiaries and to their books, collectivelyrecords, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours Contracts and documents and shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent other Party and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesbusiness, legal counselproperties, financial advisorsContracts, auditors records and personnel as may be reasonably requested, from time to time, by or on behalf of the other Representatives Party (other than any of the foregoing to reasonably cooperate with the extent specifically related to the negotiation and execution of this Agreement, or, except as expressly provided in Section 6.3 or Section 6.4, to any Company Competing Proposal or Parent Competing Proposal, as applicable). Each Party and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shall conduct any such investigation shall be conducted activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company other Party or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in cause any significant unreasonable interference with the prompt and timely discharge by the employees of the Company or other Party and its Subsidiaries of their normal duties.. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (bi) Notwithstanding anything no Party shall be required to, or to cause any of its Subsidiaries to, grant access or furnish information, as applicable, to the contrary other Party or any of its Representatives to the extent that such information is subject to an attorney/client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine or that such access or the furnishing of such information, as applicable, is prohibited by applicable Law or an existing Contract or agreement (provided, however, the Company or Parent, as applicable, shall inform the other Party as to the general nature of what is being withheld and the Company and Parent shall reasonably cooperate to make appropriate substitute arrangements to permit reasonable disclosure that does not suffer from any of the foregoing impediments, including through the use of reasonable best efforts to (A) if reasonably requested by the Party requesting the relevant information, obtain the required Consent or waiver of any third party required to provide such information and (B) implement appropriate and mutually agreeable measures to permit the disclosure of such information in Section 6.03(aa manner to remove the basis for the objection, including by arrangement of appropriate clean room procedures, redaction or entry into a customary joint defense agreement with respect to any information to be so provided, if the Parties determine that doing so would reasonably permit the disclosure of such information without violating applicable Law or jeopardizing such privilege), ; (ii) any access to the properties of a Party shall be subject to such Party’s reasonable security measures and insurance requirements and will not include the right to perform invasive testing; (iii) nothing in this Agreement Section 6.7 shall be construed to require a Party to prepare any financial statements, projections, reports, analyses, appraisals or opinions that are not readily available or prepared by such Party in the Company ordinary course; (iv) no Party shall have access to personnel records of the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to individual performance or evaluation records, medical histories or other personnel information that in the other Party’s good faith opinion the disclosure of which could subject the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent risk of liability; and (v) no information provided pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall affect or be deemed to modify any of its representation or warranty made by any Party and no Party shall, and each Party shall cause their respective Representatives with access to not, use any books, records, documents or other information obtained pursuant to this Section 6.7 for any purpose unrelated to the extent that consummation of the Transactions or integration planning. (b) The Mutual Nondisclosure and Standstill Agreement dated as of October 21, 2021 and amended as of July 21, 2022, between Parent and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the later of (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request expiration of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), term set forth therein and (ii) the disclosure earlier of such booksthe First Merger Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE VIII, records, documents and shall apply to all information furnished thereunder or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) hereunder. All information provided to any Party or made available its Representative pursuant to or in connection with this Section 6.03 Agreement is deemed to Parent or be “Confidential Material” as defined under the Confidentiality Agreement. From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the First Merger Effective Time and termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE VIII, each Party shall continue to provide access to the other Party and its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition electronic data room relating to the obligations Transactions maintained by or on behalf of it to which the parties heretoother Party and its Representatives were provided access prior to the date of this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (IAA, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable prior notice and subject to applicable Law law, each of Parent and the Confidentiality AgreementsCompany shall, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentand shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, afford to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s directors, officers, directorsmanagers, members, partners, employees, investment bankers, advisors, consultants, accountants, counsel, Financing Sources, agents and representatives (collectively “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 to its officers, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized representatives representatives, in each case in a manner not unreasonably disruptive to the operation of the business of Parent or the Company and their Subsidiaries, and, during such period, Parent and the Company shall, and shall cause their Subsidiaries to, make available to Parent or the Company, as applicable all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent or the Company may reasonably request. At the request of Parent or the Company, the other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with its obligations under the preceding sentence by providing electronic access during normal business hours to such documents and information on the online data room established by the Company prior to the officesdate hereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, propertiesneither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, books and records on the one hand, nor Parent nor any of any Group Companyits Subsidiaries on the other hand, shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would (A) violate or prejudice the rights of its customers or employees, (iiB) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding jeopardize the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations attorney-client privilege of the Company institution in possession or control of such information, (C) contravene, violate or breach any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or fiduciary duty or any binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (D) be adverse to its Subsidiaries or otherwise result interests in any significant interference with pending or threatened litigation between the timely discharge by parties hereto over the employees terms of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesthis Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available and materials furnished pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreements. Agreement, dated August 19, 2016, between Parent and the Company (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any the “Confidentiality Agreement”). The Company makes no representation or warranty in this Agreement as to the accuracy of any party hereto information provided pursuant to Section 7.2(a), and neither Parent nor Merger Sub may rely on the accuracy of any such information, in each case other than as expressly set forth in the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 4. Parent makes no representation or any condition warranty as to the obligations accuracy of any information provided pursuant to Section 7.2(a), and Company may not rely on the parties heretoaccuracy of any such information, other than as expressly set forth in Parent and Merger Sub’s representations and warranties contained in Section 5.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.), Merger Agreement

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant Subject to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial currently existing contractual and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours restrictions applicable to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish Parent Companies or to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, each of the Parent Companies and the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to provide the accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives of the other party hereto reasonable access to, and permit them to make such inspections as they may reasonably require of, during normal business hours during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, all their respective properties, books, Tax Returns, contracts, commitments and records (including, without limitation, the work papers of independent accountants, if available and subject to the consent of such independent accountants) and, during such period, each of the Parent Companies and the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to the other (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities laws and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as the other may reasonably request. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 5.4, neither the Company nor any of its Representatives with accountants, counsel, financial advisors or other representatives shall have access to any booksinformation relating to the matters described in Section 5.4 of the Parent Letter. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 5.4, recordsneither the Parent Companies nor any of their respective accountants, documents counsel, financial advisors or other representatives shall have access to any information relating to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request matters described in Section 5.4 of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) Letter. No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 5.4 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto. All information obtained by Parent or the Company pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement dated October 6, 1997 among the Parent Companies and the Company.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Itt Corp /Nv/), Merger Agreement (Itt Corp /Nv/)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, provided that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not (unless and only to the extent reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used methods to maintain such privilege), the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Yao Jinbo), Merger Agreement (58.com Inc.)

Access to Information. During the Interim Period, DLQ Parent, the Company, and Parent shall each, use its commercially reasonable efforts to, (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance prior written notice from Parentand during regular business hours, continue to give the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (other party, its legal counsel and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and its other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books properties and records of any Group CompanyBooks and Records, (iib) furnish to Parent the other party, its legal counsel and its other Representatives such existing financial information relating to the business of the Company Group and operating data and other existing information Parent as such persons Persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iiic) instruct cause its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors accountants and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the other party in its investigation of the Business (in the case of the Company Group) or the business of Parent and its Representatives (in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoingcase of Parent); provided, that any such investigation pursuant to this Section 6.3 shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations conduct of the Business of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Group. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement Agreement, neither party shall require be required to provide the Company access described above or disclose any information to the other party if doing so is, in such party’s reasonable judgement, reasonably likely to (i) result in a waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or similar privilege or (ii) violate any contract to which it is a party or to which it is subject or any of its Subsidiaries applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to provide Parent the contrary, no such access or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information examination shall be permitted to the extent that it would require the Company Group to disclose (ia) such booksdue diligence questions, recordslists or investigations conducted by others, documents names, bids, letters of intent, expressions of interest, or other proposals received from others in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise information is subject and analyses relating to such communications, (b) information related to the analysis of the transactions contemplated hereby by DLQ Parent or any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request member of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)Group, (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All any document or information provided or made available pursuant prohibited to this Section 6.03 be shared by Law until such time as such documents are not prohibited to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. shared, and (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty the Company and DLQ Parent must approve, in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations its sole discretion, and an officer of the parties heretoCompany and DLQ Parent must be present and included in any communications with customers or employees of the Company. Parent agrees to abide by the confidentiality terms of the Confidentiality Agreement and will treat such information as Confidential Information under the Confidentiality Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Abri SPAC I, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Logiq, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From Subject to applicable Law and the date hereof until other provisions of this Section 6.7, the Company and Parent each shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to), upon request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Joint Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent and its Representatives, during the period prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsterms of Section 8.1, reasonable access, at reasonable times upon reasonable advance notice from Parentprior notice, to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, key employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) properties, offices and other authorized representatives facilities of Parent the Company and such other partiesits Subsidiaries and to their books, collectivelyrecords, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the officescontracts and documents and shall, propertiesand shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish reasonably promptly to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesbusiness, legal counselproperties, financial advisorscontracts, auditors records and other personnel as may be reasonably requested, from time to time, by or on behalf of Parent; provided, that such access may be limited by the Company to the extent reasonably necessary (i) for the Company to comply with any applicable COVID-19 Measures or (ii) for such access, in light of COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures, not to jeopardize the health and safety of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective Representatives or commercial partners (provided that, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to reasonably cooperate with provide such access as can be provided (or otherwise convey such information regarding the applicable matter as can be conveyed) in a manner without risking the health and safety of such Persons or violating such COVID-19 Measures). Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shall conduct any such investigation shall be conducted activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in cause any significant unreasonable interference with the prompt and timely discharge by the employees of the Company or and its Subsidiaries of their normal duties.. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (bi) Notwithstanding anything No Party shall be required to, or to cause any of its Subsidiaries to, grant access or furnish information, as applicable, to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)other Party or any of its Representatives to the extent that such information is subject to an attorney/client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine or that such access or the furnishing of such information, nothing in this Agreement shall require as applicable, is prohibited by applicable Law or an existing contract or agreement (provided, however, the Company or Parent, as applicable, shall inform the other Party as to the general nature of what is being withheld and the Company and Parent shall reasonably cooperate to make appropriate substitute arrangements to permit reasonable disclosure that does not suffer from any of the foregoing impediments, including through the use of commercially reasonable efforts to (A) obtain the required consent or waiver of any third party required to provide such information and (B) implement appropriate and mutually agreeable measures to permit the disclosure of such information in a manner to remove the basis for the objection, including by arrangement of appropriate clean room procedures, redaction or entry into a customary joint defense agreement with respect to any information to be so provided, if the Parties determine that doing so would reasonably permit the disclosure of such information without violating applicable Law or jeopardizing such privilege); (ii) No Party shall have access to personnel records of the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to individual performance or evaluation records, medical histories or other information that in the other Party’s good faith opinion the disclosure of which could subject the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any risk of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or liability; (iii) Parent shall not be permitted to conduct any sampling or analysis of any environmental media or building materials at any facility of the disclosure Company or its Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of such books, records, documents the Company (granted or other information is prohibited by applicable Law.withheld in its sole discretion); and (civ) All no investigation or information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 6.7 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty in made by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub herein. (b) The Confidentiality Agreement dated as of October 5, 2020 between Parent and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall apply to all information furnished thereunder or hereunder; provided, that paragraph 9 of any party hereto or any condition the Confidentiality Agreement shall be of no force and effect as of the date hereof. From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, each Party shall continue to provide access to the obligations other Party and its Representatives to the data relating to the Transactions maintained by or on behalf of it to which the parties heretoother Party and its Representatives were provided access prior to the date of this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Conocophillips), Merger Agreement (Concho Resources Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement dated as of March 22, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent2010 between the Company and Parent (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), the Company shall (ia) provide to Parent (and give Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsits counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, on reasonable prior notice, to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Companythe Company and the Subsidiaries, (iib) furnish to Parent and Parent, its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives representatives, at Parent’s expense, such agreements, financial and operating data, and other information and documentation as such Persons may reasonably request and (c) instruct the employees, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries to reasonably cooperate with Parent in its investigation of the Company and its Representatives in their investigationSubsidiaries as reasonably requested by Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide access to any such information or documents which would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, (i) breach any agreement of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with any Third Party, (ii) constitute a waiver of the attorney-client or other privilege held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) which would result in a competitor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary receiving material information which is competitively sensitive. Any investigation pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. No information or operations of knowledge obtained by Parent in any investigation pursuant to this Section shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the Company hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.03 or in the Confidentiality Agreement, Parent shall be permitted to provide information and documents provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with to Parent’s counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other representatives (including consultants) for the timely discharge purposes of implementing the transactions contemplated by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require or evaluating or implementing any post-Closing restructuring involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable LawSubsidiaries. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP), Merger Agreement (Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII until the Effective Time, each party will give the other party and subject to applicable Law their authorized representatives (including counsel, environmental and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employeesother consultants, accountants, consultants, financial auditors and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable full access during normal business hours to the officesall facilities, properties, personnel and operations and to all books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent it and its Representatives subsidiaries, will permit and cooperate with such existing other party and their authorized representatives to conduct inspections as they may reasonably require (including, without limitation, any air, water, soil or other environmental testing and monitoring deemed necessary by them) and will cause its officers and those of its subsidiaries to furnish such other party with such financial and operating data and other existing information with respect to its business and properties as such persons other party may from time to time reasonably request in writingrequest; provided, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeeshowever, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding that the foregoing, performance by either party of any such investigation environmental testing or monitoring shall be conducted in such a manner as not subject to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge prior receipt by the employees other party of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesreasonably satisfactory indemnity relating thereto. (b) Notwithstanding anything Each of Parent and Subco will hold and will cause their respective authorized representatives, including consultants and advisors, to hold in strict confidence pursuant to the contrary in Section 6.03(aConfidentiality Agreement, dated as of January 22, 1998, between Parent and the Company (the "Confidentiality Agreement"), nothing in this Agreement shall require all documents and information (whether oral or written) concerning the Company or any of and its Subsidiaries Subsidiary furnished to provide Parent or any of Subco in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company will hold and will cause its Representatives with access authorized representatives, including consultants and advisors, to any books, records, documents or other information hold in strict confidence pursuant to the extent that Confidentiality Agreement, all documents and information (iwhether oral or written) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at concerning Parent and the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable Parent Subsidiaries furnished to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of Article X hereof, nothing herein shall relieve any party of liabilities for any and all damages to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure other party by reason of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to any breach of this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements5.03(c). (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Neurex Corp/De), Merger Agreement (Elan Corp PLC)

Access to Information. (aExcept as otherwise set forth herein, each Member shall be entitled to obtain from the Company, to the extent permitted by Law, any information that such Member may reasonably request concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries, subject to Section 18-305(c) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time Act and termination any limitations on such information rights under applicable Law; provided, however, that this Section 3.07 shall not obligate the Company or the Manager to create any information or reports that do not already exist at the time of this Agreement pursuant such request (other than to Article VIII and subject convert existing information from one medium to applicable Law and another, such as providing a printout of information that is stored in a computer database), except to the Confidentiality Agreements897613.05-WILSR01A - MSW extent otherwise provided in Section 9.03. Each Member shall also have the right, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, and at all reasonable times during usual business hours, to inspect the properties of the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial its Subsidiaries and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) the books of account and other authorized representatives records and reports of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its Company and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors subject to Section 18-305(c) of the Act and any other Representatives to reasonably cooperate limitations on information rights under applicable Law; provided that no such inspection or access by a Member may unreasonably interfere with Parent and the operation of any Project or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Representatives in their investigationSubsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any other provision of this Agreement, no Member shall have the right to inspect, obtain copies of, or otherwise have access to any document, report, or other information that (a) is subject to any contractual or legal obligation of confidentiality which, notwithstanding such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company Member or its Subsidiaries designated officer, employee, or otherwise result in Representative being subject to Section 3.08 or any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company Comparable Confidentiality Agreement (as applicable), prohibits such Member (or its Subsidiaries of their duties. designated officer, employee or Representative, as the case may be) from obtaining access to such document, report, or other information, (b) Notwithstanding anything to is protected by the contrary attorney-client or other applicable privilege, or (c) the Manager has determined in Section 6.03(a), nothing good faith is competitively sensitive or in this Agreement shall require the nature of trade secrets or the disclosure of which would damage the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses. A Member’s rights under this Section 3.07 may be exercised through any officer or employee of such Member designated in writing by it or by any Representative so designated, if such officer, employee, or Representative is subject to provide Parent a Comparable Confidentiality Agreement (it being understood that such Member shall be responsible to the Company for any breach of such Comparable Confidentiality Agreement). The Member making the request shall bear all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Member’s exercise of its rights under this Section 3.07. The Members agree to reasonably cooperate, and to cause their respective Representatives to reasonably cooperate, in connection with access any such request. All Confidential Information obtained by or on behalf of any Member, or to which any booksMember has been provided access, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives 3.07 shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreementsprovisions of Section 3.08. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Purchase and Sale Agreement (Nextera Energy Partners, Lp), Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (Nextera Energy Partners, Lp)

Access to Information. (a) From During the date hereof period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law its terms and the Confidentiality AgreementsClosing, upon Parent shall cause each Company Entity, Brazil NewCo, if applicable, and Parent Brazil with respect to the Brazilian Operations to afford Buyers and their accountants, counsel and other representatives reasonable advance notice from access during normal business hours to its properties, books, records and personnel to obtain all information concerning the business of the Company Entities, Brazil NewCo, if applicable, and the Brazilian Operations, including the status of product development efforts, properties, results of operations and personnel, as Buyers may reasonably request. (b) Following the Closing, Parent and Buyers will use reasonable efforts to afford each other and their respective agents reasonable access to their respective employees and those books of account, financial and other records and information that relate to the Company Entities, Brazil NewCo, if applicable, and the Brazilian Operations to the extent necessary for Buyers or Parent to defend any third party audit, investigation, dispute or litigation or other bona fide business purpose relating to a Company Entity, Brazil NewCo, if applicable, or the Brazilian Operations; provided, that any such access by Buyers or Parent, as the case may be, shall not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the other Party. (c) Without limiting the foregoing, in the event at any time or from time to time after the Closing any Company Entity or Brazil NewCo shall possess any confidential information belonging to or exclusively concerning Parent or any of its Affiliates (other than the Company Entities) (“Parent Information”), Buyers or the Company shall (i) provide as promptly as practicable transfer, or cause to be transferred, such Parent Information to Parent (without retaining a copy thereof), unless such Parent Information is necessary for the operation of, or reasonably related to, the Business. Parent Information shall include, but not be limited to, written, graphical or machine-readable information that relates to trade secrets, product plans, software, vendor and customer information, promotional and sales information, business plans and data stored electronically. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge that certain of the intangible assets of the Company Entities are embedded with Parent Information, and that it may be commercially unreasonable for Buyers to transfer or cause to be transferred such Parent Information to Parent’s . Buyers hereby expressly agree that as of and after the Closing, Buyers shall treat all such Parent Information as confidential information, and Buyers shall, and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to, hold and not use for any purpose, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, financial advisors and legal advisorsagents to hold in confidence and not use for any purpose, agentsunless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of law, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of all such Parent and such other partiesInformation, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i) such books, records, documents previously known on a non-confidential basis by Buyers or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party their Affiliates (provided, that at the request of Parent, excluding the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third PartyEntities), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss public domain through no fault of attorney-client Buyers or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use any of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (providedtheir Affiliates, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) obtained after the disclosure Closing Date by Buyers or their Affiliates from a third party not under any obligation to keep such information confidential. Buyers shall be responsible for any failure to keep such information confidential. The obligation of Buyers and their Affiliates to hold any Parent Information in confidence shall be satisfied if they exercise the same care with respect to such Parent Information as they would take to preserve the confidentiality of their own similar information (it being understood that such degree of care shall vary with the importance and character of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawinformation). (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Transaction Agreement (Smart Modular Technologies Inc), Transaction Agreement (SMART Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From During the date hereof until the earlier of period prior to the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentTime, the Company shall (i) provide afford to Parent (and Parent’s the officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized representatives Representatives of Parent access to senior executives of the Company to answer Parent’s questions concerning the business, operations and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable affairs of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and access during normal business hours to the offices, Company’s and each of the Company Subsidiaries’ properties, books books, contracts, commitments and records of any Group Companyrecords, (ii) furnish to in each case, as reasonably requested by Parent; provided, that in each case, such access shall be given at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice and Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shall conduct any such investigation shall be conducted activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business business, operations or operations personnel of the Company or its Subsidiaries the Company Subsidiaries; provided, further, that such access shall not include any sampling or otherwise result in testing of any significant interference soil, air, water, groundwater or any other media or material other than with the timely discharge Company’s prior approval (which approval may be denied in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion) or with the approval of Republic in connection with the Republic Transaction to conduct such sampling or testing. From the date hereof until this Agreement is terminated, Parent and Purchaser shall be provided, at the Company’s corporate office location, such office space as is reasonably requested by Parent for its Representatives to have access to the employees books and records and, subject to Section 6.4(b) the employees, of the Company or its Subsidiaries and the Company Subsidiaries. For the avoidance of their dutiesdoubt, such access shall include, but not be limited to, reasonable access to, and cooperation from, the Company’s information technology systems and, subject to Section 6.4(b), employees to permit the integration of such systems with those of Parent’s and Purchaser’s own systems. (b) Notwithstanding anything Without limitation of the foregoing, all requests for access shall be made to such Representatives of the Company as it shall designate, who shall be solely responsible for coordinating all such requests and access thereunder. Prior to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)Effective Time, nothing in each of Parent and Purchaser shall not, and shall cause their respective Representatives and Affiliates not to, contact or otherwise communicate with the respective employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries regarding the businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any the Transactions without first obtaining the reasonable consent of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawwriting. (c) All The Company makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to 6.4(a), and neither Purchaser nor Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to may rely on the Confidentiality Agreementsaccuracy of any such information, other than as expressly set forth in the Company’s representations and warranties in Article IV. (d) No investigation The information provided pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement 6.4(a) will be used solely for the purpose of any party hereto or any condition to effecting the obligations Transactions and will be governed by the terms of the parties heretoConfidentiality Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (EQT Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Trans Energy Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law law and the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement dated as of July 16, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent2007 between the Company and Parent (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), the Company shall (i) provide give Parent, its counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives reasonable access to the offices, properties, books, contracts, commitments, management personnel and records of the Company, (ii) furnish promptly to Parent, its counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives (x) 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 or state securities laws and (y) such information relating to the Company’s business, finances, operations, properties, assets and personnel and all other information relating to the Company as such Persons may reasonably request and (iii) instruct the employees, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives of the Company to cooperate with Parent (in its investigation of the Company; provided that the foregoing shall not require the Company to permit any inspection or disclose any information that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties or otherwise privileged information so long as the existence of such trade secrets of third parties or privileged information and Parentthe lack of disclosure thereof is identified to Purchaser. Any investigation pursuant to this Section shall be conducted upon two Business Day’s prior written notice to the Company, during regular business hours and in such a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company. Except as required by law, Parent will hold, and will cause its officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, financial advisors and legal advisorsagents to hold, agentsin confidence all documents and information concerning the Company furnished to Parent or its Affiliates in connection with the Transactions in accordance with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement. (b) From the date hereof until the Effective Time and subject to applicable law, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of the Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to and/or Purchaser shall give the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives authorized representatives reasonable access to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations management personnel of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesParent. (bc) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing contained in this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement to the contrary, the parties (and each employee, representative or other agent of the parties) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the Tax treatment and any facts that may be relevant to the Tax structure of the Merger; provided, however, that no party (and no employee, representative or other agent thereof) shall require disclose any other information that is not relevant to understanding the Company Tax treatment and Tax structure of the Merger (including the identity of any party and any information that could lead another to determine the identity of any party), or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would could reasonably result in the loss a violation of attorney-client any federal or other legal privilege state securities law. The parties acknowledge and agree that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives 6.03(c) shall be subject deemed an amendment to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty and in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to accordance with the obligations of the parties heretolast paragraph thereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Crane & Co Inc), Merger Agreement (American Bank Note Holographics Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law in accordance with its terms, each of Parent and the Confidentiality AgreementsCompany shall keep the Investor reasonably informed of any material development of the proposed Distribution (including the status thereof) and, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, each of Parent and the Company shall (iand each shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to) provide afford to Parent (the Investor and Parent’s its officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantscounsel, and financial and legal advisorsadvisors reasonable access, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, to (a) the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish principally relating to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, the China Business and (iiib) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the senior management employees of the Company Company; provided, however, that Parent or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with may restrict the foregoing access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents any Applicable Laws or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Material Contract requires Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts or any of their respective Subsidiaries to obtain a waiver from restrict or prohibit access to any such Third Party), properties or information or (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in violate confidentiality obligations to a third party (who is not an outside advisor of Parent and/or the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain Company). The Investor will hold any such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available obtained pursuant to this Section 6.03 5.8 in confidence in accordance with, and will otherwise be subject to, the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement dated February 4, 2016 between Parent and Primavera Capital Limited (as it may be amended or supplemented, the “Confidentiality Agreement”). Notwithstanding anything in the Confidentiality Agreement or this Agreement to the contrary, following the Closing, (x) any disclosure of information (other than any information relating to the Parent or its Representatives Subsidiaries (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company and its Subsidiaries)) that is not prohibited by Section 3.2 of the Shareholders Agreement shall not be subject deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.8 or the Confidentiality Agreements. Agreement, (dy) No investigation pursuant any action that is not prohibited by Section 2.2 of the Shareholders Agreement shall not be deemed to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement be a breach of any party hereto or any condition to the standstill obligations of the parties heretoInvestor solely in respect of the Company set forth in the seventh paragraph of the Confidentiality Agreement, and (z) except as provided in (x) and (y), nothing in this Section 5.8 shall be construed to limit or otherwise modify the provisions or term of the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Any investigation by the Investor shall not affect the representations and warranties contained herein or the conditions to the respective obligations of the Parties to consummate the Investment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Investment Agreement (Yum China Holdings, Inc.), Investment Agreement (Yum Brands Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable reasonably advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other partiesrepresentatives, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons Persons may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other the Company Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding ; provided that the foregoingCompany shall not be required to (A) furnish, or provide any access to, any information to any Person not a party to, or otherwise covered by, the Confidentiality Agreements or any similar agreement with respect to such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to information, (B) take or allow actions that would unreasonably interfere unreasonably with the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ operation of their respective business or operations (C) provide access to or furnish any information if doing so would violate any agreement with any Third Party or any applicable Law, or where such access to information may involve the waiver of any privilege so long as the Company has taken all reasonable steps to permit inspection of or to disclose such information on a basis that does not compromise the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference Subsidiaries’ privilege with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesrespect thereto. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd.), Merger Agreement (Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd.)

Access to Information. (a) From and after the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to in accordance with Article VIII IX, upon reasonable advance notice and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent(including any applicable COVID-19 Measures), the Company shall (i) provide and shall cause its Subsidiaries to), afford to Parent (Parent, its Affiliates and Parent’s its directors, officers, directorsagents, control persons, employees, accountants, consultants, financial consultants and legal advisors, agents, financing sources professional advisors (including potential financing sourcesattorneys, accountants and financial advisors) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, (“Representatives”) reasonable access during normal reasonable business hours hours, to the offices, properties, books and records all of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesproperties, legal counselbooks, financial advisorsContracts, auditors commitments, records, officers and Employees and, during such period, the Company shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish to Parent all other Representatives information concerning it, its Subsidiaries and each of their respective businesses, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably request; provided that the Company may restrict the foregoing access and the disclosure of information to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives the extent that, in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoinggood faith judgement of the Company, (i) any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not Law (including any COVID-19 Measures) applicable to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of requires the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information, (bii) Notwithstanding anything the information is subject to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require confidentiality obligations to a Third Party pursuant to a Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent is bound, (iii) disclosure of any such information or document could result in the loss or waiver of attorney-client, work product or similar legal privilege or (iv) such access would unreasonably disrupt the operations of the Company or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (Subsidiaries; provided, further, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall give notice to Parent of the fact that it is withholding such information or documents and thereafter use its reasonable best efforts to obtain provide Parent such information (or as much of such information as possible) in a manner that would not violate any such Law or confidentiality obligations, waive attorney-client, work product or similar legal privilege or cause such unreasonable disruption, as applicable (including through counsel-to-counsel disclosure, redaction or other customary procedures (and, with respect to any contractual confidentiality obligations, by taking reasonable best efforts to seek a waiver from with respect to such Third Partycontractual confidentiality obligations)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (ii) Parent and its Representatives will not be permitted to perform any invasive or intrusive environmental sampling of ambient or indoor air, soil, groundwater or any other environmental media with respect to any property of the disclosure of such booksCompany or its Subsidiaries without the Company’s prior written consent, records, documents or other information would result which may be withheld in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable LawCompany’s absolute discretion. (cb) All With respect to the information disclosed pursuant to Section 7.6(a), Parent shall comply with all of its obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement, which agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms; provided or made available that the customary disclosure of information to any of the Debt Financing Source Parties pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives Agreement in connection with the Debt Financing shall be subject not require the prior written consent of the Company pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation Agreement and may be made pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation the Debt Commitment Letters or warranty other customary confidentiality undertakings from such Debt Financing Source Parties in this Agreement the context of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties heretocustomary syndication practices.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Domtar CORP), Merger Agreement (Resolute Forest Products Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From At any time during which the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentCompany does not file reports with a securities regulatory authority that are publicly available that contain such information, the Company shall deliver to the Sponsors, the Syndicatees and Bohai (ia) provide to Parent the most recent audited annual financial statements of the Company and (b) the most recent unaudited quarterly financial statements of the Company, in each case, as promptly as practicable after each applicable period end, but no later than they otherwise become available. (b) The Company shall, and Parent’s officersshall cause each of its Subsidiaries, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial at any and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) all reasonable access times during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books on reasonable notice and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as is not reasonably likely to interfere unreasonably with adversely affect the business or operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with Subsidiaries, as the timely discharge by the employees case may be, to permit each of the Company Sponsors, Bohai and their respective advisors and agents to examine, at such Sponsor’s or Bohai’s expense, as applicable, all books of account, records, reports documents, data and papers, and to make copies and take extracts and to discuss its Subsidiaries business, affairs, finances and accounts with its senior employees, accountants and other advisors; provided that such rights shall not apply to (i) a Sponsor that holds less than 5% of their dutiesthe Shares or (ii) Bohai if it holds less than 5% of the Shares. (bc) Notwithstanding anything A Sponsor that holds more than 5% of the Shares and Bohai for so long as Bohai holds at least 5% of the Shares, may disclose Confidential Information in connection with any proposed Sale by such Party to a Third Party provided that such Sale is permitted in accordance with the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in terms of this Agreement and provided that such Third Party enters into a confidentiality agreement for the benefit of the Parties to hold any such information in strict confidence and to not use such information for any purpose other than such Sale and specifying that the Parties shall require be jointly and severally entitled to enforce such confidentiality agreement. (d) For the avoidance of doubt, Bohai shall not be permitted at any time to disclose, or provide access to, any confidential or proprietary information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent Affiliates that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the would be considered Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable LawCompetitors. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Global Aviation Leasing Co., Ltd.), Agreement to Tender (Avolon Holdings LTD)

Access to Information. After each Closing Date with respect to an Acquired Companies Acquisition, Seller and Purchaser shall grant each other (a) From or their respective designees), and Purchaser shall cause the date hereof until the earlier applicable Acquired Companies to grant to Seller (or its designees), access at all reasonable times upon reasonable notice to all of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, propertiesinformation, books and records of relating to the applicable Acquired Companies in its possession, to the extent such books and records reasonably relate to an Indemnification Claim or Third Party Claim and shall afford such party the right (at such party’s expense) to take extracts therefrom and to make copies thereof, to the extent reasonably necessary to implement the provisions of, or to investigate, prosecute or defend any Group Companyclaims between the Parties arising under, this Agreement other than (iia) furnish information relating to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingpost-Closing periods that is commercially sensitive, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries trade secret or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company confidential or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to in the contrary in Section 6.03(a)case of claims between the Parties, nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access information that is subject to any attorney-client, work product or other privilege or that otherwise would not be required to be provided pursuant to a subpoena or other civil discovery procedure. At or promptly after such Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser all books, records, documents or correspondence, files, and other information of or relating to the applicable Acquired Companies or their properties, business, operations or condition (other than any of the foregoing items that relate to applicable Excluded Items) in Seller’s or its Affiliate’s possession to the extent that such information is not in the custody or possession of the applicable Acquired Companies on the applicable Closing Date other than (i) such booksinformation relating to pre-Closing periods with respect to any non-Company Affiliate that is commercially sensitive, recordstrade secret or otherwise confidential or (ii) in the case of claims between the Parties, documents or other any information that is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (providedattorney client, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents work product or other information privilege or that otherwise would result in the loss of attorney-client not be required to be provided pursuant to a subpoena or other legal privilege civil discovery procedure. To the extent that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives 10.9 conflicts with the procedures in Article IX, Article IX shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreementsgovern. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Purchase and Sale Agreement (NextEra Energy Partners, LP), Purchase and Sale Agreement (NextEra Energy Partners, LP)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentLaw, the Company shall, and shall (i) provide cause each of the Company Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent (and Parent’s the officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other partiesand, collectivelysubject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, “Representatives”) reasonable access its debt financing sources, during normal business hours during the period prior to the officesEffective Time, reasonable access to all its properties, books books, contracts, commitments and records records, and to its officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, make available to Parent and the appropriate representatives of any Group CompanyParent (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 (other than reports or documents which the Company is not permitted to disclose under applicable Law) and (ii) furnish to all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationrequest. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the foregoingcontrary, neither the Company nor any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or its Subsidiaries to disclose information if such access or otherwise result in any significant interference with disclosure would jeopardize the timely discharge by work product privilege or the employees attorney-client privilege of the Company institution in possession or its Subsidiaries control of their dutiessuch information or violate any Law or any binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding anything The Company makes no representation or warranty as to the contrary in accuracy of any information provided pursuant to Section 6.03(a6.4(a), nothing and neither Merger Sub nor Parent may rely on the accuracy of any such information, in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or each case other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result than as expressly set forth in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable LawCompany’s representations and warranties contained in Article IV. (c) All The information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall 6.4(a) will be subject to used solely for the purpose of effecting the Transactions and will be governed by all the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (COHOES FASHIONS of CRANSTON, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentMerger Sub, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent Merger Sub (and ParentMerger Sub’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent Merger Sub and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent Merger Sub and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent Merger Sub and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their normal duties. All requests for information made pursuant to this Section 6.03(a) shall be directed to the executive officers or other person designated by the Company. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent Merger Sub or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, provided that at the request of ParentMerger Sub, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not (unless and only to the extent reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used methods to maintain such privilege), the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent Merger Sub or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation . Merger Sub shall be responsible for any unauthorized disclosure of any such information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto6.03(a) by its Representatives.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Yan Rick), Merger Agreement (51job, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon Upon reasonable advance notice from Parentprior notice, the Company shall, and shall (i) provide cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the officeshours, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as shall not to unreasonably interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, during the period prior to the Effective Time, to the properties, offices, personnel, other facilities and all books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to Parent and its Representatives, all other data, information, agreements and documents concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent or otherwise result its Representatives may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, (i) providing such access would violate any significant interference of its contractual obligations to a third party with the timely discharge by the employees of respect to confidentiality, or (ii) any Law applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to requires the contrary in Section 6.03(a)Company, nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide preclude Parent or any of its Representatives with from gaining access to any books, records, documents such properties or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (information; provided, further, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from the required consent of any third party necessary to provide such Third Party)disclosure under clause (i) above; provided, (ii) the disclosure of such booksfurther, records, documents that Parent and its Representatives shall not have access to individual medical histories or other information would result in the loss of attorney-that is subject to attorney client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if with respect to any such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilegeprivileged information, the applicable parties shallCompany shall promptly provide a description of any information, if requested by Parentdocuments, enter into such agreement data or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable material withheld (without disclosing privileged information) and the reason for which it was withheld), nor shall they be permitted to the Company conduct any environmental sampling. Parent will hold, and will cause its Representatives to maintain such privilege) hold, any information or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents received or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.this

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement (Cifc LLC)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable advance notice and subject to applicable Law Laws relating to the exchange of information, each party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the Confidentiality Agreementsother party and its Representatives, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours (and, with respect to books and records, the right to copy) to all of its and such Subsidiaries’ properties, commitments, books, Contracts, records and correspondence (in each case, whether in physical or electronic form), officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other Representatives, in each case for the purpose of completing diligence related to the officestransactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, propertiesthat such access shall be provided on a basis that minimizes the disruption to the operations of the requested party and its Representatives. Subject to applicable Laws, books from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent and records the Partnership shall furnish promptly to one another (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed, published, announced or received by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal, state or foreign Laws (including pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules of any Group CompanyGovernmental Authority thereunder), as applicable (other than documents which such party is not permitted to disclose under applicable Laws) (which such furnishing will be deemed to have occurred in the case of any document filed with or furnished to the SEC without further action on the part of the furnishing party), and (ii) furnish to Parent all information concerning Parent’s or the Partnership’s business, properties and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and personnel as the other existing information as such persons party may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesincluding all information relating to environmental matters, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and for the purpose of completing the other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationparty’s due diligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall have an obligation to provide access to any information the disclosure of which the other party has concluded may jeopardize any privilege available to such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company party or any of its Subsidiaries Affiliates relating to provide Parent such information or would be in violation of a confidentiality obligation binding on such party or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable LawAffiliates. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (CNX Midstream Partners LP), Merger Agreement (Equitrans Midstream Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From Subject to the date hereof until the earlier of Confidentiality Agreement and applicable Law, Company agrees to provide Parent and its Representatives and Parent agrees to provide Company and its Representatives, from time to time prior to the Effective Time Time, such information as one party shall reasonably request with respect to other party and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII its Subsidiaries and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantstheir respective businesses, financial conditions and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent operations and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records and personnel of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent the other party and its Representatives such existing financial Subsidiaries as the requesting party shall reasonably request, which access shall occur during normal business hours and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations conduct of the business of the other party or its Subsidiaries. Without limiting the foregoing, as soon as reasonably practicable after they become available, but in no event more than 15 days after the end of each calendar month ending after the date hereof, Company shall furnish to Parent (i) consolidated financial statements (including balance sheets, statements of operations and stockholders’ equity) of Company or (if requested by Parent prior to the end of such calendar month) any of its Subsidiaries as of and for such month then ended, (ii) internal management reports showing actual financial performance against plan and previous period and (iii) to the extent permitted by applicable Law, any reports provided to the board of directors of Company or otherwise result in any significant interference with committee thereof relating to the timely discharge financial performance and risk management of Company or any of its Subsidiaries. To the extent permitted by the employees applicable Law, each party shall be entitled to have at least one observer present at each meeting of the Company or boards of directors and their respective committees of the other party and its Subsidiaries Subsidiaries, except to the extent the discussions of their dutiessuch boards and committees relate to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. (b) Notwithstanding anything Parent and Company shall comply with, and shall cause their respective Representatives, directors, officers and employees to comply with, all of their respective obligations under the contrary in Section 6.03(a)Confidentiality Agreement, nothing in which shall survive the termination of this Agreement shall require in accordance with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawterms set forth therein. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Southside Bancshares Inc), Merger Agreement (OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of the date on which this Agreement pursuant to is terminated in accordance with Article VIII IX, and subject to applicable Law Laws and the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books books, records and records personnel of any Group Companysuch party, (ii) to the extent not publicly available, furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ their employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding investigation in connection with the foregoingTransactions; provided, that neither the Company nor any such investigation Company Subsidiary shall be conducted in such a manner as not required to (1) take or allow actions that would unreasonably interfere unreasonably with its operation of the business or operations (2) provide access to or furnish any information if doing so would violate any applicable Laws or where such access to information may involve the waiver of any privilege so long as the Company or such Company Subsidiary has taken all reasonable steps to permit inspection of or to disclose such information on a basis that does not compromise its privilege with respect thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company will, and will cause the Company Subsidiaries to, cooperate with Parent in seeking and use reasonable efforts to secure any consent or otherwise waiver or other arrangements to allow disclosure of such information in accordance with this Agreement and/or the Confidentiality Agreement in a manner that would not result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees such violation or waiver of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesprivilege. (b) Notwithstanding anything All information obtained by the parties pursuant to the contrary this Section 7.03 shall be kept confidential in accordance with Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law10.12. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 7.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Amalgamation Agreement, Amalgamation Agreement (Global Sources LTD /Bermuda)

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(a) From The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to Purchaser and to the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantscounsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) advisors and other authorized representatives Representatives of Parent and such other partiesPurchaser, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time to all their respective offices, properties, books books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to Purchaser (i) a copy of any Group Companyeach report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities laws, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing any financial and operating data and other existing or information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request. The Company shall instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ officers, employees, legal accountants, counsel, financial advisors, auditors advisors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and reasonable requests of Purchaser in its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding Except as required by applicable Laws, each of the foregoingparties hereto will hold, and will cause its respective officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other Representatives and affiliates to hold, any such investigation shall be conducted nonpublic information in such a manner as not confidence to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the confidentiality agreement previously entered into by Purchaser and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”). Notwithstanding any other express or its Subsidiaries implied agreement, arrangement or otherwise result understanding to the contrary, except as reasonably necessary to comply with applicable securities laws, any party to this Agreement (and any employee, representative, or other agent of any party to this Agreement) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the “tax treatment” and “tax structure” (as such terms are defined in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees Treasury Regulation §1.6011-4) of the Company transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions or its Subsidiaries other tax analyses) that are provided to it relating to such treatment. This authorization is not intended to permit disclosure of their dutiesany other information, including, without limitation, (x) any portion of any materials to the extent not related to the tax treatment or tax structure of the transaction, and (y) the identities of participants in the transactions. (b) Notwithstanding anything Purchaser shall give prompt notice to the contrary Company of any facts, events or notice received by Purchaser which in Section 6.03(aany such case would reasonably be expected to cause the Financing to be unavailable by the End Date (as hereinafter defined). The Company shall give prompt notice to Purchaser, nothing and Purchaser shall give prompt notice to the Company, of (i) the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event the occurrence or nonoccurrence of which would reasonably be expected to cause any representation or warranty of such party contained in this Agreement shall require the Company to be untrue or inaccurate in any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)material respect, (ii) any failure of the disclosure Company or Purchaser, as the case may be, to materially comply with or satisfy, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of such booksany event, records, documents the occurrence or other information nonoccurrence of which would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied expected to cause the failure by use of common interest agreements such party to materially comply with or other arrangements satisfy, any covenant, condition or agreement to maintain such privilege (providedbe complied with or satisfied by it hereunder, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) any notice or other communication from any Third Party alleging that the disclosure consent of such booksThird Party is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, records(iv) any actions, documents suits, claims, investigations or other information is prohibited proceedings commenced or, to the best of such party’s knowledge, threatened against, or affecting such party which, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to this Agreement or which relate to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by applicable Law. the Ancillary Documents, and (cv) All information provided the occurrence of any event, development or made available circumstance which has had or would be reasonably expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect or Purchaser Material Adverse Effect, as applicable; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent 7.9(b) shall not limit or its Representatives shall be subject otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the Confidentiality Agreementsparty giving or receiving such notice. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (FTD Inc), Merger Agreement (FTD Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From During the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsPre-Closing Period, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentprior notice, the Seller shall, and shall cause Company or Company Subsidiary to, and Parent shall, and shall cause Buyer to, (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officersafford the Representatives of the other Party reasonable access, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, to the offices, its properties, books and records of any Group Company, with respect to the Transactions and (ii) furnish to Parent and its the Representatives of the other Party such existing additional financial and operating data and other existing information regarding the Transactions as such persons the other Party or its Representatives may from time to time reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding for purposes of consummating the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesTransactions. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) (A) in no event shall require Seller, Company, Company Subsidiary or their respective Affiliates be obligated to provide any (1) access or information in violation of any applicable Law, (2) information with respect to bids, the identity of any bidder, confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, expressions of interest or other proposals received in connection with transactions comparable to those contemplated by this Agreement or any information or analysis relating to any such communications, (3) information the disclosure of which could jeopardize any applicable privilege (including the attorney-client privilege) available to Seller, Company, Company Subsidiary or any of their respective Affiliates relating to such information or (4) information the disclosure of which could cause Seller, Company, Company Subsidiary or any of their respective Affiliates to breach a confidentiality obligation to which it is bound, and (B) such investigation shall not unreasonably interfere with any of the businesses, personnel or operations of Seller, Company, Company Subsidiary or any of their respective Affiliates or the Business; (ii) (A) in no event shall Buyer, Parent or their respective Affiliates be obligated to provide any (1) access or information in violation of any applicable Law, (2) information with respect to bids, the identity of any bidder, confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, expressions of interest or other proposals received in connection with transactions comparable to those contemplated by this Agreement or any information or analysis relating to any such communications, (3) information the disclosure of which could jeopardize any applicable privilege (including the attorney-client privilege) available to Buyer, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates relating to such information or (4) information the disclosure of which could cause Buyer, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates to breach a confidentiality obligation to which it is bound, and (B) such investigation shall not unreasonably interfere with any of the businesses, personnel or operations of Buyer, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates or their businesses; (iii) the auditors and accountants of Buyer, Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates shall not be obligated to make any work papers available to any Person except in accordance with such auditors’ and accountants’ normal disclosure procedures and then only after such Person has signed a customary agreement relating to such access to work papers in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such auditors or accountants; (iv) the auditors and accountants of Seller, Company, Company Subsidiary, any of their respective Affiliates or the Business shall not be obligated to make any work papers available to any Person except in accordance with such auditors’ and accountants’ normal disclosure procedures and then only after such Person has signed a customary agreement relating to such access to work papers in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such auditors or accountants; (v) neither Parent nor Buyer shall conduct, without the prior written consent of Seller, which Seller may withhold for any or no reason, any environmental investigation at any property affiliated with the Business or with Seller, Company, Company Subsidiary or any of their respective Affiliates, including any sampling, testing or other intrusive indoor or outdoor investigation of air, surface water, groundwater, soil or anything else at or in connection with any property associated or affiliated in any way with the Business, Seller, Company, Company Subsidiary or any of their respective Affiliates; (vi) before the Closing, without the prior written consent of Seller, which Seller may withhold for any or no reason, none of Parent, Buyer nor any of their respective Representatives shall contact any employees of, suppliers to, or customers of, Seller, Company, Company Subsidiary (except for customers which are also customers of Parent or Buyer) or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives in connection with or with respect to this Agreement, any other Transaction Agreement or any Transaction, or to otherwise discuss the business or operations of Company, Company Subsidiary or the Business. Notwithstanding the forgoing, Buyer and Seller agree to develop a list of approved talking points that can be used with common customers of Buyer and Seller, who may inquire of Buyer or Seller the impact of the Transaction on their ongoing relationship with Buyer or Seller, and will instruct their field sales forces and any other Representatives to only speak to matters contained in and in accordance with such script; (vii) Seller shall not be required, before the Closing, to disclose, or cause or seek to cause the disclosure of, to Parent, Buyer or their respective Affiliates or Representatives (or provide access to any properties, books or records of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries Affiliates that would reasonably be expected to provide Parent result in the disclosure to such persons or others of) any confidential information relating to Trade Secrets, proprietary know-how, processes or patent, trademark, trade name, service xxxx or copyright applications or product development, or pricing and marketing plans, nor shall Seller be required to permit or cause or seek to cause others to permit Parent, Buyer or their respective Affiliates or Representatives to have access to or to copy or remove from the properties of Seller or any of its Representatives with access to Affiliates any booksdocuments, records, documents drawings or other information to the extent materials that (i) might reveal any such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawconfidential information. (c) All If so requested by Seller, Parent and/or Buyer shall enter into a mutually satisfactory customary joint defense agreement or common interest agreement with Seller, Company, Company Subsidiary or their respective Affiliates with respect to any information provided to Parent or made available Buyer, or to which Parent or Buyer gain access, pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements6.02. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (General Electric Co), Stock Purchase Agreement (Neogenomics Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable advance notice and subject to applicable Law Laws relating to the exchange of information, each party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the Confidentiality Agreementsother party and its Representatives, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to (and, with respect to books and records, the offices, right to copy) all of its and such Subsidiaries’ properties, books commitments, books, Contracts, records and records correspondence (in each case, whether in physical or electronic form), officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other Representatives, in each case for integration and operational planning related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that such access shall be provided on a basis that minimizes the disruption to the operations of the requested party and its Representatives. Subject to applicable Laws, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent and the Partnership shall furnish promptly to one another (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed, published, announced or received by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal, state or foreign Laws (including pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules of any Group CompanyGovernmental Authority thereunder), as applicable (other than documents that such party is not permitted to disclose under applicable Laws) (which such furnishing will be deemed to have occurred in the case of any document filed with or furnished to the SEC without further action on the part of the furnishing party) and (ii) furnish to Parent all information concerning Parent’s or the Partnership’s business, properties and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and personnel as the other existing information as such persons party may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesincluding all information relating to environmental matters, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and for the purpose of completing the other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationparty’s due diligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall have an obligation to provide access to any information (i) the disclosure of which the other party has concluded, in its reasonable judgment, may jeopardize any privilege available to such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company party or any of its Subsidiaries Affiliates relating to provide Parent such information or would be in violation of a confidentiality obligation to a third party binding on such party or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents Affiliates or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) regarding the disclosure deliberations of such booksthe GP Board or the Partnership Conflicts Committee, recordsor the Parent Board or the Parent Conflicts Committee, documents as applicable, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or any similar transaction or transactions with any other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilegePerson, the applicable parties shallentry into this Agreement, if requested or any materials provided to such Persons in connection therewith, including materials prepared by Parentany financial or legal advisors, enter into such agreement or other arrangement except as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited required by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to Laws, including the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty Securities Act and the Exchange Act in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations respect of the parties heretoRegistration Statement, the Joint Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Holly Energy Partners Lp), Merger Agreement (HF Sinclair Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement Other than in circumstances in which indemnification is sought pursuant to Article VIII VI (in which event the provisions of such Article will govern) and without limiting the applicable provisions of Article VI, and subject to applicable Law any restrictions or limitations contained in Section 5.2 or elsewhere in this Article VII, from and after the Confidentiality AgreementsEffective Time, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, each of Infrastructurco and Flowco shall afford to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (other and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, its authorized accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized designated representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, subject to appropriate restrictions for classified, privileged or confidential information and to the officesrequirements of any applicable Law, to the personnel, properties, books and records Information of such Party and its Subsidiaries insofar as such access is reasonably required by the other Party, and reasonably relates to (x) such other Party or the conduct of its business prior to the Effective Time or (y) any Ancillary Agreement; provided, however, in the event that a Party determines that any such access or the provision of any Group Companysuch information (including information requested under Section 5.2 or Section 7.1) would be commercially detrimental in any material respect, violate any Law or Contract with a Third Party or waive any attorney-client privilege, the work product doctrine or other applicable privilege, the Parties shall take all reasonable measures (iiand, to the extent applicable, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Consent from any Third Party required to make such disclosure without violating a Contract with a Third Party) furnish to Parent permit compliance with such information request in a manner that avoids any such harm, violation or consequence. Each of Infrastructurco and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data Flowco shall inform their respective officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, authorized accountants, counsel and other existing designated representatives who have or have access to the other Party’s Confidential Information or other information as provided pursuant to Section 5.2 or this Article VII of their obligation to hold such persons may reasonably request information confidential in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably accordance with the business or operations provisions of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesthis Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary contrary, from and after the Effective Time until the end date specified in Section 6.03(aa written notice delivered by one Party to the other Party (the “Shared Access Period”), nothing in this Agreement shall require Infrastructurco agrees to cooperate with Flowco and the Company or any members of its Subsidiaries the Flowco Group to provide Parent or any enable Flowco and the members of its Representatives with the Flowco Group and their respective authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives to obtain access to any books, records, documents or other information Information relating to the extent Flowco Business that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss custody of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could any third party records management repository to which Infrastructurco has transferred information, including but not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements limited to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable LawIron Mountain. (c) All information provided Infrastructurco and Flowco each acknowledge and agree that each Party possesses certain Information reflecting the operations of the other Party for periods prior to the Effective Time in such archived electronic format as described in Schedule 7.2(c) (the “Archived Data”). Subject to the provisions of Section 7.7 below, each Party agrees to maintain the Archived Data in a manner materially consistent with the treatment of such Archived Data as of the Effective Date; provided, however, that neither Party is required to maintain any specific storage format, license, system, reporting functionality for such Archived Data or made available pursuant specific personnel to this Section 6.03 provide access to Parent the Archived Data. Access to the Archived Data will remain under the sole discretion and control of the custodian Party and, except as specifically set forth on Schedule 7.2(c), no personnel of either Party will be granted direct access to the other Party’s network or its Representatives systems and any requests for delivery of Archived Data shall be subject to governed by the Confidentiality Agreementsprovisions of Section 7.2(a). (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Separation and Distribution Agreement (SPX Corp), Separation and Distribution Agreement (SPX FLOW, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From Between the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsEffective Time, the Company will during ordinary business hours and upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, the Company shall (i) provide give the Parent and the Parent's authorized representatives all access the Parent shall reasonably request to Parent all of its books, records (and Parent’s officersincluding, directorswithout limitation, employeesthe workpapers of the Company's outside accountants), accountantscontracts, consultantscommitments, financial and legal advisorsplants, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) offices and other authorized representatives of Parent facilities and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records its personnel, representatives, accountants and agents; provided, however, that all such access shall take place after appropriate prior consultation with the officers of any Group the Company, (ii) permit the Parent to make such inspections thereof as it may reasonably request (including, without limitation, observing the Company's physical inventory of its assets), (iii) cause its officers and advisors to furnish to the Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and such other existing information with respect to its business, properties, assets, liabilities and personnel (including, without limitation, title insurance reports, real property surveys and environmental reports, if any), as the Parent may from time to time reasonably request, (iv) take such persons may actions as the Parent reasonably request in writingdeems appropriate to verify the existence and condition of equipment leased by the Company to its customers, and (iiiv) instruct its permit the Parent's accountants to conduct such confirmation and its Subsidiaries’ employeestesting procedures with respect to the Company's receivables as the Parent reasonably deems appropriate; provided, legal counselhowever, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that (A) any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the operation of the business or operations of the Company, (B) the Company shall not be required to take any action which would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege, (C) the Company need not supply the Parent with any information which it is under a legal obligation not to supply, and (D) until such time as the Parent and/or its affiliates are the beneficial owners of a majority of the outstanding Shares, any such activities by the Parent prior to the purchase by the Purchaser of Shares pursuant to the Offer shall be for the purposes of verifying the accuracy of representations and warranties of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with and the timely discharge compliance by the employees of the Company or with its Subsidiaries of their dutiescovenants contained in this Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding anything Any information provided pursuant to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require be held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives in accordance with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives and shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations terms of the parties heretoConfidentiality Agreement dated July 19, 1994 between the Company and the Parent (the "Confidentiality Agreement").

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Diebold Inc), Merger Agreement (Griffin Technology Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Law laws, each of Parent and Company, for the purposes of verifying the representations and warranties of the other and preparing for the Merger and the Confidentiality Agreementsother matters contemplated by this Agreement, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentshall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, afford to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantscounsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) advisors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such the other partiesparty, collectivelyaccess, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the officesEffective Time, to all its properties, books books, contracts, personnel, information technology systems, and records records, and each shall reasonably cooperate with the other party in preparing to execute after the Effective Time conversion or consolidation of systems and business operations generally (including by entering into customary confidentiality, non-disclosure and similar agreements with such service providers and/or the other party), and, during such period, during normal business hours and in a manner so as not to interfere with normal business operations, each of Parent and Company shall, and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to, make available to the other party such information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such party may reasonably request. Each party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any interference with the other party’s regular business operations during any such access. Neither Parent nor Company nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of Parent’s or Company’s, as the case may be, customers, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the institution in possession or control of such information (after giving due consideration to the existence of any Group Companycommon interest, joint defense or similar agreement between the parties) or contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties hereto will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply. (iib) furnish to Each of Parent and its Representatives Company shall hold all information furnished by or on behalf of the other party or any of such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request party’s Subsidiaries or representatives pursuant to Section 6.2(a) in writingconfidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the confidentiality agreement, dated February 23, 2017, between Parent and Company (iiithe “Confidentiality Agreement”). (c) instruct No investigation by either of the parties or their respective representatives shall affect or be deemed to modify or waive the representations and warranties of the other set forth herein. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give either party, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the other party prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, each party shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesrespective operations. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Capital Bank Financial Corp.), Merger Agreement (First Horizon National Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and or the earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Agreement, and subject to applicable Applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentAgreement, the Company shall (i) provide give to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsits counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Companysuch party, (ii) furnish to Parent and Parent, its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives authorized representatives such financial and operating data and other information as such Persons may reasonably request and (iii) instruct its employees, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and in its Representatives investigation; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to provide to Parent or its representatives any of the information specified in their investigationSection 6.04 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (or access thereto) until the condition set forth in Section 9.01(c) has been satisfied or waived. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Any investigation pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations conduct of the business of the Company. No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to this Section shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by any party hereunder. Neither the Company or nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be obligated to provide access to, or otherwise result in to disclose, any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of information to Parent if the Company reasonably determines that such access or its Subsidiaries disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the parties will at Parent’s request use reasonable efforts to provide Parent enter into a joint defense or any of its Representatives with similar agreement that permits access to any books, records, documents or other such information to by Parent while preserving the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawand its Subsidiaries. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Kla Tencor Corp), Merger Agreement (Ade Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and Time, subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentApplicable Law, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of give Parent and such other partiesits Representatives, collectivelyupon reasonable notice, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, personnel, facilities, properties, books and records of any Group Companythe Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons Persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its Representatives to cooperate reasonably with Parent in its investigation of the Company and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives . Any investigation pursuant to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation this ‎Section 6.03 shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Nothing in this ‎‎Section 6.03 shall require the Company to provide any access, or operations to disclose any information (A) if providing such access or disclosing such information would violate any Applicable Law (including Competition Laws and privacy laws) or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement or (B) protected by attorney-client privilege to the extent such privilege cannot be protected by the Company through exercise of its reasonable efforts; provided, that the Company shall give notice to Parent of the fact that it is withholding such information or documents and thereafter the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Parent to allow the disclosure of such information (or as much of it as possible) in a manner that would not violate clause (A) or (B). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither Parent nor its Representatives shall be provided access to any offices, facilities or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries to conduct any Phase II environmental audits or otherwise result in other invasive or intrusive sampling of any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company building materials, indoor or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesoutdoor air, water, soil, sediments or other environmental media. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available exchanged pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives ‎Section 6.03(a) shall be subject to the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Chase Corp), Merger Agreement (Chase Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable prior notice and subject to applicable Law law, each of Parent and the Confidentiality AgreementsCompany shall, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentand shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, afford to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s directors, officers, directorsmanagers, members, partners, employees, investment bankers, advisors, consultants, accountants, counsel, lenders, agents and representatives (collectively “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 to its officers, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized representatives representatives, in each case in a manner not unreasonably disruptive to the operation of the business of Parent or the Company and their Subsidiaries, and, during such period, Parent and the Company shall, and shall cause their Subsidiaries to, make available to Parent or the Company, as applicable all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent or the Company may reasonably request. At the request of Parent or the Company, the other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with its obligations under the preceding sentence by providing electronic access during normal business hours to such documents and information on the online data room established by the Company prior to the officesdate hereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, properties, books and records neither the Company nor any of any Group Companyits 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 its customers or employees, (iiB) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding jeopardize the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations attorney-client privilege of the Company institution in possession or its Subsidiaries control of such information, (C) contravene, violate or otherwise result in breach any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything binding agreement entered into prior to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in date of this Agreement shall require in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (D) be adverse to the interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent in any pending or any threatened litigation between the parties hereto over the terms of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawthis Agreement. (cb) All information provided or made available and materials furnished pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreements. Agreement, dated May 14, 2014, between Parent and the Company (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any the “Confidentiality Agreement”). The Company makes no representation or warranty in this Agreement as to the accuracy of any party hereto or information provided pursuant to Section 7.2(a), and neither Parent nor Merger Sub may rely on the accuracy of any condition to such information, in each case other than as expressly set forth in the obligations of the parties heretoCompany's representations and warranties contained in Section 4.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Enventis Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsLaw, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other partiesrepresentatives, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books books, records and records personnel of any Group Companysuch party, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their its investigation. Notwithstanding ; provided, however, that the foregoingCompany shall not be required to (A) furnish, or provide access to, any information to any person not a party or otherwise subject to the Confidentiality Agreement, or (B) provide access to or furnish any information if doing so would (x) violate any Contract with any Third Party or any applicable Law, or (y) waive or cause any Company Subsidiary to waive any privilege or work product protection with respect to such investigation information, provided that the Company shall be conducted in use commercially reasonable efforts to permit inspection of or to disclose such information on a manner as basis that does not to interfere unreasonably with the business waive any privilege or operations work product protection of the Company or its Subsidiaries any Company Subsidiary with respect thereto, including by means of a joint interest or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesdefense agreement. (b) Notwithstanding anything With respect to the contrary in information disclosed pursuant to Section 6.03(a), nothing in this the Parties shall comply with, and shall cause their respective Representatives to comply with, all of their respective obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement shall require or any similar agreement entered into between the Company and any person to whom the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries their Representatives provides information pursuant to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawthis Section 6.03. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Idg-Accel China Growth Fund Ii L P), Merger Agreement (MEMSIC Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From Subject to applicable Law, during the date hereof until the earlier of period prior to the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsTime, upon reasonable advance written notice from Parent, the Company shall (iand shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to) provide afford to Parent (and Parent’s the officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized representatives Representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access to executives of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to answer Parent’s questions concerning the business, operations and affairs of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and access, during normal business hours hours, to the officesCompany’s and each of the Company Subsidiaries’ employees, properties, books books, contracts, commitments and records of any Group Companyrecords, (ii) furnish to in each case, as reasonably requested by Parent; provided that Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shall conduct any such investigation shall be conducted activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably or materially with the business business, operations or operations personnel of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in the Company Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any significant interference with provision of this Agreement to the timely discharge by contrary, neither the employees Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or its Subsidiaries to disclose information if such access or disclosure would in the reasonable judgment of their dutiesthe Company (i) result in the disclosure of any Trade Secret of any third party or violate a third-party confidentiality obligation if the Company shall have used reasonable commercial efforts to obtain the consent of any such third party to such access or disclosure or (ii) in the Company’s reasonable judgment, jeopardize the work product privilege or the attorney-client privilege of the institution in possession or control of such information or violate any Law. (b) Notwithstanding anything Without limitation of the foregoing, all requests for access shall be made to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require such Representatives of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with as it shall designate, who shall be solely responsible for coordinating all such requests and access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawthereunder. (c) All The information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall 6.5(a) will be subject to used solely for the purpose of effecting the Transactions and will be governed by the terms of the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (RR Donnelley & Sons Co), Merger Agreement (Consolidated Graphics Inc /Tx/)

Access to Information. (a) From Subject to applicable Law and the date hereof until other provisions of this Section 6.7, the Company and Parent each shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to), upon request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Joint Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions. Each Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the other Party and its Representatives, during the period prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsterms of Section 8.1 of this Agreement, reasonable access, at reasonable times upon reasonable advance notice from Parentprior notice, to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, key employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) properties, offices and other authorized representatives facilities of Parent such Party and such other partiesits Subsidiaries and to their books, collectivelyrecords, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours contracts and documents and shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish reasonably promptly to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent other Party and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesbusiness, legal counselproperties, financial advisorscontracts, auditors records and personnel as may be reasonably requested, from time to time, by or on behalf of the other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent Party. Each Party and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shall conduct any such investigation shall be conducted activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company other Party or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in cause any significant unreasonable interference with the prompt and timely discharge by the employees of the Company or other Party and its Subsidiaries of their normal duties.. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (bi) Notwithstanding anything No Party shall be required to, or to cause any of its Subsidiaries to, grant access or furnish information, as applicable, to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)other Party or any of its Representatives to the extent that such information is regarding the value of the transaction or is subject to an attorney/client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine or that such access or the furnishing of such information, nothing in this Agreement shall require as applicable, is prohibited by applicable Law or an existing contract or agreement (provided, however, the Company or Parent, as applicable, shall inform the other Party as to the general nature of what is being withheld and the Company and Parent shall reasonably cooperate to make appropriate substitute arrangements to permit reasonable disclosure that does not suffer from any of the foregoing impediments, including through the use of commercially reasonable efforts to (A) obtain the required consent or waiver of any third party required to provide such information and (B) implement appropriate and mutually agreeable measures to permit the disclosure of such information in a manner to remove the basis for the objection, including by arrangement of appropriate clean room procedures, redaction or entry into a customary joint defense agreement with respect to any information to be so provided, if the Parties determine that doing so would reasonably permit the disclosure of such information without violating applicable Law or jeopardizing such privilege); (ii) No Party shall have access to personnel records of the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to individual performance or evaluation records, medical histories or other information that in the other Party’s good faith opinion the disclosure of which could subject the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any risk of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or liability; (iii) Each Party shall not be permitted to conduct any invasive or intrusive sampling or analysis (commonly known as a Phase II) of any environmental media or building materials at any facility of the disclosure other Party or its Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the other Party (which may be granted or withheld in such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law.Party’s sole discretion); and (civ) All No investigation or information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 6.7 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the Company, Parent or its Merger Sub herein and no Party shall, and each Party shall cause their respective Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation not, use any information obtained pursuant to this Section 6.03 6.7 for any purpose unrelated to the evaluation, negotiation or consummation of the Transactions. (b) The Confidentiality Agreement dated as of September 3, 2019 between Parent and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) shall affect any representation or warranty in survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall apply to all information furnished thereunder or hereunder. All information provided to any Party or its Representative pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement is deemed to be “Evaluation Material” as defined under the Confidentiality Agreement. From and after the date of any party hereto or any condition this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, each Party shall continue to provide access to the obligations other Party and its Representatives to the electronic data room relating to the Transactions maintained by or on behalf of it to which the parties heretoother Party and its Representatives were provided access prior to the date of this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Jagged Peak Energy Inc.), Merger Agreement (Parsley Energy, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From and after the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to in accordance with Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsIX, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentand subject to applicable Law, the Company each Party shall (iand shall cause its Subsidiaries to) provide afford to Parent (any other Party, its Affiliates and Parent’s its directors, officers, directorsagents, control persons, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources professional advisers (including potential financing sourcesattorneys, accountants and financial advisors) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, Financing Sources (“Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, to the offices, properties, books and records all of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesproperties, legal counselbooks, financial advisorsContracts, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any bookscommitments, records, documents or officers and employees and, during such period each Party shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish to the other Party all other information concerning it, its Subsidiaries and each of their respective businesses, properties and personnel as the requesting Party may reasonably request; provided that the Party receiving such request may restrict the foregoing access and the disclosure of information to the extent that that, in the good faith judgment of such Party, (i) any Law applicable to such books, records, documents Party or other information is subject its Subsidiaries requires such Party or its Subsidiaries to restrict or prohibit access to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)properties or information, (ii) the information is subject to confidentiality obligations to a Third Party, (iii) disclosure of any such books, records, documents information or other information would document could result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use (iv) such access would unreasonably disrupt the operations of common interest agreements such Party or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (any of its Subsidiaries; provided, further, that if the Party receiving such an agreement request shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the other Party such information in a manner that would not violate any such Law or arrangement can be used to maintain such confidentiality obligations or waive attorney-client privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable applicable. (b) With respect to the information disclosed pursuant to Section 7.9(a), each of Parent and the Company shall comply with, and shall cause such party’s Representatives to maintain such privilegecomply with, (x) or all of its obligations under the Confidentiality Agreements, which agreements shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms, and (iiiy) the disclosure of such bookswith respect to NPI, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Wmih Corp.), Merger Agreement (Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From During the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsPre-Closing Period, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentprior written notice, the Company shall (iand shall cause the respective Representatives of the Group Companies to): (a) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other partiesits authorized Representatives reasonable access, collectivelyin a manner not disruptive to the operations of the business of the Group Companies, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice throughout the Pre-Closing Period, to the offices, properties, books books, records and records of any other documents and information relating to the Group CompanyCompanies as may be reasonably requested in writing, (iib) furnish promptly to Parent such Representatives all information concerning the business, properties and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information personnel of the Group Companies as such persons may reasonably request be requested in writing, and (c) provide reasonable access to the Group Companies' Representatives and personnel, to the extent such individuals are not Affiliates of Parent; provided, that nothing herein shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to disclose any information to Parent if such disclosure would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, (i) cause significant competitive harm to the Company or its Subsidiaries if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, (ii) violate applicable Law, Order or the provisions of any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, (iii) instruct jeopardize any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable legal privilege, or (iv) give a third party the right to terminate or accelerate its rights under a Contract entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. All information obtained by the parties pursuant to this Section 7.2 shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreements and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationSection 10.12. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere unreasonably with the business or operations operation of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement, Plan of Merger

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsClosing Date, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentprior notice, the Company Sellers shall (i) provide to Parent (cause their and Parentthe Company’s and the Institution’s officers, directors, employees, accountantsagents, consultantsrepresentatives, financial accountants and legal advisorscounsel to: (i) afford the officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of the Purchaser and the Parent and such other partiesreasonable access, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, to the offices, properties, plants, other facilities and books and records of the Company and the Institution, and to those officers, directors, employees, agents, accountants, managers, personnel and counsel of the Sellers, the Company and the Institution who have any Group Companyknowledge relating to the Institution as they may reasonably request from time to time, provided that such access does not unreasonably interfere with the operations of the party providing such access; (ii) furnish to the officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel, financing sources and representatives of the Purchaser and the Parent and its Representatives such existing additional financial and operating data and other existing information regarding the assets, properties and Liabilities of the Company and the Institution (or legible copies thereof) as such persons they may from time to time reasonably request in writing, request; and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably otherwise cooperate with Parent the Purchaser, the Parent, and its Representatives their representatives in connection with their investigationdue diligence investigation or negotiations in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sellers shall not be required to provide access to any such investigation shall be conducted in such information or take any other action that would constitute a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations waiver of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesattorney-client privilege. (b) Notwithstanding anything Subject to the contrary in Section 6.03(a6.06 (relating to Tax matters), nothing until the later of (i) seven years after the Closing and (ii) the expiration of the relevant record retention period under any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency requirements, none of the Sellers, the Company, the Purchaser or the Parent will destroy or otherwise dispose of any of the books, records, files or documents in this Agreement shall require its possession that relate to the Company or the Institution for the periods prior to the Closing without giving the other party hereto at least 90 days’ prior written notice and an opportunity, at such other party’s cost and expense, to take possession or make extracts or copies thereof. “Books, records, files or documents” shall include copies of any of insurance policies, testing logs, applications for admission, all student records, including student accounts, accreditation reports, personnel files, financial statements, operational reports, policies and procedures, correspondence, all reports prepared for or provided to any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency, all records retained pursuant to relevant Governmental Authority or Educational Agency requirements and any other books, records, files or documents. After the Closing Date, each party hereto shall permit the other party, its Subsidiaries officers, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives during normal business hours and on reasonable prior written notice, to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with have access to and examine and make copies of any books, records, files or documents in its possession that relate to or other information concern the Institution or their operations for the periods prior to the extent Closing; provided that (i) such access does not unreasonably interfere with the operations of the party providing such access; provided, further, that the party requesting access to such books, records, files or documents or will bear any costs, other than wages and salaries and employee benefits of relevant personnel, of obtaining such access. All information is subject to any confidentiality agreement obtained shall be kept confidential in accordance with a Third Party the Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated June 6, 2008, by and between Lincoln Educational Services Corporation and BIT, as amended on July 23, 2008 and the Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated July 10, 2008, by and among Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, BIT and UGP (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party“Non-Disclosure Agreement”), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All Each Seller agrees to, and shall cause its agents, representatives, employees, officers and directors to, keep confidential all nonpublic information provided in their possession regarding the Assets, the Company, the Institution or Business (including any information made available to the Sellers pursuant to this Section 6.03 5.02) unless the Parent and the Purchaser consent to such disclosure; provided, however, that no Seller will be required to maintain as confidential any information that (i) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by any Seller or any of their respective agents, representatives, employees, officers and directors in breach of this Agreement; (ii) is subsequently received by the Company or the Institution or any of their Affiliates or representatives from a third party that is not under any obligation of confidentiality to the Parent or its Representatives shall the Purchaser with respect to such information or (iii) is required to be subject disclosed pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreements. terms of a valid subpoena or order by any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency or under any Law or other legal requirement; provided further that, in the event that any Seller or any such agent, representative, employee, officer or director becomes legally compelled to disclose any such information, (dA) No investigation pursuant to such Seller shall provide the Purchaser with prompt written notice of such requirement so that the Purchaser may seek a protective order or other remedy or waive compliance with this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation 5.02 and (B) in the event that such protective order or warranty in other remedy is not obtained or the Purchaser waives compliance with this Agreement Section 5.02, furnish only that portion of any party hereto or any condition such confidential information which is legally required to the obligations of the parties heretobe provided and exercise its best efforts to obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded such information.

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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Lincoln Educational Services Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, partners, shareholders, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group CompanyCompany (provided that such access shall not include any environmental testing or invasive or subsurface investigations), (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to or furnish any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used methods to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law; provided that the Company shall provide notice to Parent, Merger Sub and the Financing Sources promptly upon obtaining knowledge that any such books, records, documents or other information is being withheld. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements; provided that the Parent or its Representatives may disclose such information to the Financing Sources and parties to the Equity Commitment Letters provided such Persons are bound by confidentiality covenants that are substantially similar to the covenants contained in the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Nord Anglia Education, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until to the earlier Closing, each of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law Dynegy and the Confidentiality AgreementsContributors will, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s will cause their respective subsidiaries and their and their subsidiaries’ respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsauditors, counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) advisors and other authorized agents and representatives of Parent and such other parties, (collectively, “Representatives”) to (i) give to the other and its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the officesofficers, employees, agents, properties, books offices, plants and other facilities and to the books, personnel, Contracts and records of any Group Companyit and its respective subsidiaries, (ii) permit the other to make such copies and inspections thereof as the other may reasonably request, and (iii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives the other with such existing financial financial, trading, marketing and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingconcerning the business, properties, Contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and (iii) instruct its other aspects of it and its Subsidiaries’ employeessubsidiaries, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and as the other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoingmay from time to time reasonably request; provided, however, that any such investigation access to properties of a party or its subsidiaries shall be conducted at the other party’s expense, at a reasonable time, under the reasonable supervision of the applicable party’s personnel and in such a manner as to not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations operation of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees businesses of the Company party providing such access; provided further, that no party shall be required to provide access to any information (i) that is subject to attorney-client privilege to the extent doing so would reasonably be expected to cause such privilege to be waived, (ii) that is subject to contractual prohibition against disclosure to the extent doing so would violate such prohibition and the party to such contractual prohibition has been unsuccessful in obtaining an appropriate waiver thereof after using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such waiver, or its Subsidiaries (iii) to the extent providing any such access would be in violation of their dutiesany applicable Law. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with All such information and access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the confidentiality agreement dated June 26, 2006 (the “Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement”) among the LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC and Dynegy. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

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Samples: Plan of Merger, Contribution and Sale Agreement (Dynegy Inc /Il/)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and or the Effective Time, subject to applicable Law and Laws relating to the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentexchange of information, the Company shall (i) provide afford to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, Company’s properties, books, Contracts and records (including books and records of any Group Company, relating to Taxes) and the Company shall furnish promptly to Parent information concerning its business and properties (iiincluding Intellectual Property) furnish to as Parent may reasonably request (provided that Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, representatives shall conduct any such investigation shall be conducted activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company); provided, however, that if the Company reasonably and in good faith determines that the provision of such access or information would violate applicable Law or an obligation of confidentiality under a Contract with a third-party or jeopardize the protection of the attorney-client privilege, then the Company (i) may limit such access or information only to the extent the provision of such access or information is restricted and (ii) shall reasonably cooperate with Parent to eliminate or limit such restriction and allow such access or information to the maximum extent possible, including by providing such access or information to Parent’s attorneys, accountants, consultants or other advisors, providing a summary of such information and/or making such information available in a “clean room” or similar place where access is restricted to Persons permitted to view such information. Until the Effective Time, the information provided will be subject to the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in representatives not to, use such information for any significant interference purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (b) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent, Merger Sub and each of their representatives shall not contact and communicate with the timely discharge customers and suppliers of the Company and the Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the employees prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that the prior written consent of the Company shall not be required for Parent to contact or communicate with any customers or suppliers of the Company or its the Subsidiaries which are also customers or suppliers, as the case may be, of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents contact or other information communication is subject limited to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (discussions about the business of Parent and does not involve the Company or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, further, however, that at the request prior written consent of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts not be required for Parent to obtain a waiver from engage in discussions with any such Third Party), (ii) Person about the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that transactions contemplated hereby if such an agreement or arrangement can discussions are limited to matters contained in a script to be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested mutually agreed upon by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawand Parent. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (AOL Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until to the Closing Date or the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentVII of this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s cause its officers, directors, employees, accountantsindependent contractors and agents (and the officers, consultantsdirectors, financial managers, employees, independent contractors and legal advisorsagents thereof) to, afford the officers, employees and agents of Parent access at all reasonable times to the officers, employees, independent contractors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) properties, offices, plants and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, propertiesfacilities, books and records of any Group Companythe Company and shall furnish Parent with all financial, (ii) furnish to Parent operating and its Representatives such existing financial and operating other data and other existing information as such persons Parent, through its officers, employees or agents, may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationrequest. Notwithstanding Without limiting the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything prior to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of ParentClosing, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such promptly make available all books, records, documents or records and other information would result reasonably requested by the Auditor in connection with the loss performance of attorney-client the Audit, shall make available such personnel, and cause such personnel to devote such time and attention, as is required to complete the Audit in a timely manner, and shall promptly prepare and deliver to the Auditor the Historical Financials prepared in conformity with GAAP. From the date hereof to the Closing Date or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use the earlier date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilegethis Agreement, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or Company shall provide Parent with monthly and other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to financial statements of the Company to maintain such privilege) or as they become available internally (iii) but, in any event, not later than 15 days after the disclosure end of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by the applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) period). No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 6.11 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto. The Company shall not be required to take any action or provide any document that would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the Company’s attorney-client, work product or other privilege.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Zillow Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsClosing, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s cause its officers, directors, employees, accountantsagents, consultantsrepresentatives, financial accountants and legal advisorscounsel, and shall cause the Subsidiaries and each of the Subsidiaries’ officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, accountants and counsel to: (i) afford the officers, key employees, agents, accountants, counsel, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other partiesthe Purchaser reasonable access, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, to the offices, properties, plants, other facilities, books and records of the Company and each Subsidiary and to those officers, directors, key employees, agents, accountants and counsel of the Company and of each Subsidiary who have any Group knowledge relating to the Company, any Subsidiary or the Business and (ii) furnish to Parent the officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel, financing sources and its Representatives representatives of the Purchaser such existing additional financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingregarding the assets, properties, liabilities and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations goodwill of the Company Company, the Subsidiaries and the Business (or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with legible copies thereof) as the timely discharge by the employees of Purchaser may from time to time reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company or its Subsidiaries may restrict the foregoing access and the disclosure of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (iA) in the reasonable judgment of the Company, any Law applicable to the Company requires the Company or any Subsidiary to restrict or prohibit access to any such booksproperties or information, records(B) in the reasonable judgment of the Company, documents or other the information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with obligations to a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)third party, (iiC) the such disclosure would result in disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties or (D) disclosure of any such books, records, documents information or other information would document could result in the loss of attorney-client privilege; provided further that, without the Company’s prior written consent, no meetings and conversations with any officers, directors, agents, accountants or counsel of the Company or any Subsidiary shall take place without an officer or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use designated representative of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (the Company being present and participating; provided, however, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used with respect to maintain such privilegeclauses (A) through (D) of this Section 5.04(a), the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into Company shall use all reasonable efforts (without any obligation to make any payments) (x) to obtain the required consent of such agreement third party to provide such access or other arrangement disclosure or (y) to develop an alternative to providing such information so as to address such matters that is reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and the Company. (b) The Purchaser shall provide the Company with reasonable access to maintain information regarding the Purchaser for inclusion in Company materials and filings relating to this Agreement or the Transactions (including the Disclosure Statement) if the Company requests such privilege) or (iii) information and the disclosure inclusion of such books, records, documents or other the requested Purchaser information is prohibited required to be included in such materials or filings by applicable LawLaw or the Bankruptcy Code as required for the listing of the Reorganized Company Shares on a national securities exchange. (c) All information provided In order to facilitate the resolution of any claims made against or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject incurred by the Company prior to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 Closing, for a period of seven years after the Closing, the Purchaser shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition retain the books and records relating to the obligations Business, the Company and the Subsidiaries relating to periods prior to the Closing in a manner reasonably consistent with the prior practice of the parties heretoCompany and the Subsidiaries.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Pilgrims Pride Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time, subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentAgreement, the Company shall (i) provide give to Parent Parent, its counsel, lenders (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsincluding the Financing Sources), financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, upon reasonable advance notice, to the offices, properties, books facilities, assets, books, records, officers, employees, consultants and records agents of any Group Companythe Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) furnish to Parent Parent, its counsel, lenders, financial advisors, auditors and its Representatives other authorized representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information (including the work papers of the Company’s independent accountants upon receipt of any required consents from such accountants and subject to the execution of customary access letters) as such persons Persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ the employees, legal consultants, agents, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives authorized representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries to reasonably cooperate with Parent in its investigation of the Company and its Representatives in their investigationSubsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries. No information or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result knowledge obtained in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty in this Agreement made by the Company hereunder. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 6.03(a) shall not require and shall not be construed to require the Company to permit any party hereto access or any condition inspection or review, or to disclose or otherwise make available any information that the Company determines in its reasonable judgment, (i) would violate any applicable Law which restricts or otherwise prohibits access to such documents or information, (ii) would violate any obligations of the parties heretoCompany or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to confidentiality to any Third Party or otherwise breach, contravene or violate, constitute a default under, or give a Third Party the right to terminate or accelerate an obligation under, any then effective Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, (iii) would reasonably be expected to result in a waiver of any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege applicable to such documents or information, (iv) relate to the evaluation or negotiation of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or, subject to Section 6.04, an Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal, or (v) would result in the disclosure of personal information that would expose the Company to the risk of liability. In the event that the Company does not provide access or information in reliance on the preceding sentence, it shall use its reasonable best efforts to communicate the applicable information to Parent in a way that would not violate any applicable Law, Contract or obligation or waive any privilege. (c) From the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time, subject to applicable Law, the Company shall: (i) provide Parent with advance notice of and an opportunity for one designated Representative of Parent to participate as an observer in any meetings or conference calls the Company has with the FDA or its advisory committees, or any other similar Governmental Authority; (ii) consider in good faith and, to the extent reasonable to do so, incorporate, any comments or other input provided by Parent in respect of the foregoing; (iii) promptly notify Parent of any notice or other communication to the Company from the FDA or its advisory committees, or any other similar Governmental Authority, or a Review Board, and, subject to applicable Law, permit Parent to review in advance any proposed written communication to such Governmental Authority, as considered appropriate by Parent, and consider Parent’s reasonable comments; (iv) furnish Parent with non-confidential copies of all correspondence, filings and written communications between the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives, on one hand, and any such Governmental Authority or its staff, on the other hand; and (v) consult with Parent prior to making any significant submission to the FDA or any similar Governmental Authority, or a Review Board, relating to the Company’s business or any Company Product, or supplement or amendment thereto, response to any warning letter, untitled letter, or observation on FDA Form 483, and shall give Parent reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any such submission prior to its submission to such Governmental Authority. (d) From the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time, subject to applicable Law, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to: (i) diligently conduct its Patent prosecution practice in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and in material compliance with applicable Law and the rules of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or similar foreign office; (ii) promptly notify Parent of any notice or other communication to the Company or such Subsidiary from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or any similar foreign office, and consider in good faith and, to the extent reasonable to do so, incorporate, any comments or other input provided by Parent in respect of the foregoing; (iii) furnish Parent with non-confidential copies of all correspondence, filings and written communications between the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives, on one hand, and any such office or its staff, on the other hand; and (iv) consult with Parent prior to making any significant submission to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or any similar foreign office relating to the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s Patent prosecution practice, response to any rejection or any similar communication from such office, and shall give Parent reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any such submission prior to its submission to any such office. (e) Parent and the Company shall comply with, and shall cause their respective Representatives to comply with, all of their respective obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth therein, and the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement shall apply to any information obtained by Parent, its counsel, lenders (including the Financing Sources), financial advisors, auditors or other authorized representatives in connection with any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 6.03.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon Upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, the Company shall (iand shall cause its Subsidiaries to) provide afford to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours hours, during the period prior to the officesEffective Time, propertiesto its officers, employees, properties and offices and to all books and records records, in each case to the extent Parent reasonably requests, and, during such period, the Company shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to Parent and its Representatives, consistent with its legal obligations, all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably request. (b) The Company shall promptly provide to Parent, as and when available (and in any event within 10 Business Days after each month end), (i) copies of any Group monthly financial statements for the Company and its Subsidiaries, including balance sheet and income statement, certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently using the accrual method of accounting (except that they need not include footnotes) and shall present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Company at the dates of said statements and the results of its operations for the periods covered thereby, (ii) furnish to Parent complete and correct information regarding the aggregate assets under management by the Company and its Representatives Subsidiaries (broken out by product type) as of such existing financial month end, and operating data investment performance and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingclient flows for the month then ended, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeessuch other correct information regarding such assets under management as of such month end, legal counselbroken out by category of Client, financial advisorsproduct type, auditors and other Representatives asset class and/or similar types of information, in the case of this clause (iii) to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any extent such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of information already is prepared by the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawordinary course. (c) All Parent shall hold any such information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject that is non-public in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the letter dated October 31, 2009 between the Company and Parent (the “Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No Agreement”). Any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 by the Company or Parent shall not affect any representation the representations and warranties or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition the conditions to the obligations of the parties heretoCompany or Parent, as the case may be.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Highbury Financial Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsLaw, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Companysuch party, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingrequest, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their its investigation. Notwithstanding ; provided, that the foregoingCompany shall not be required to (A) furnish, or provide access to, any such investigation shall be conducted in such information to any person not a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries party to, or otherwise result in covered by, the Confidentiality Agreements or any significant interference similar agreement with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company respect to such information, or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (bB) Notwithstanding anything provide access to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)or furnish any information if doing so would (x) violate any Contract with any Third Party or any applicable Law, nothing in this Agreement shall require or (y) cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, upon advice of outside legal counsel, waive any privilege with respect to provide Parent such information, provided that the Company shall take all commercially reasonable steps to permit inspection of or to disclose such information on a basis that does not waive the Company’s or any of its Representatives Subsidiaries’ privilege with access to any booksrespect thereto, recordsincluding, documents without limitation, by means of a joint interest or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawdefense agreement. (cb) All With respect to the information provided disclosed pursuant to Section 6.03(a), the Parties shall comply with, and shall cause their respective Representatives to comply with, all of their respective obligations under the Confidentiality Agreements or made available any similar agreement entered into between the Company and any person to whom the Company, any Subsidiary or Representative of the Company provides information pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements6.03. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Focus Media Holding LTD)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Upon reasonable prior notice and subject to applicable Law law, each of Parent and the Confidentiality AgreementsCompany shall, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentand Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s directors, officers, directorsmanagers, members, partners, employees, investment bankers, advisors, consultants, accountants, counsel, agents and representatives (collectively “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 to its officers, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) counsel and other authorized representatives representatives, in each case in a manner not unreasonably disruptive to the operation of the business of Parent or the Company and Parent’s Subsidiaries, and, during such other partiesperiod, collectivelyParent and the Company shall, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours and Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to, make available to Parent or the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to as applicable all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons or the Company may reasonably request. At the request in writingof Parent or the Company, the other party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with its obligations under the preceding sentence by providing electronic access to such documents and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding information on the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations online data rooms established by each of the Company or and Parent prior to the date hereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Company, on the one hand, nor Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries on the other hand, shall be required to provide access to or otherwise result to disclose information where such access or disclosure would (A) violate or prejudice the rights of its customers or employees, (B) jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the institution in possession or control of such information, (C) contravene, violate or breach any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or fiduciary duty or any binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (D) be adverse to its interests in any significant interference with pending or threatened litigation between the timely discharge by parties hereto over the employees terms of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesthis Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available and materials furnished pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated May 18, 2022, between Parent and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation Agreement”). The Company makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any information provided pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect 7.5(a), and Parent and Merger Sub hereby expressly disclaim any representation or warranty in this Agreement as to the accuracy of any party hereto information provided by the Company pursuant to Section 7.5(a) that is not expressly set forth in Article 4. Parent and Merger Sub make no representation or any condition warranty as to the obligations accuracy of any information provided pursuant to Section 7.5(a), and the parties heretoCompany hereby expressly disclaims any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any information provided by Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to Section 7.5(a) that is not expressly set forth in Article 5.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Inpixon)

Access to Information. (a) From Subject to Section 6.04(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, from the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII Time, and subject to applicable Applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentAgreement, the Company shall (ia) provide give to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsits counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent the Company and its Representatives such existing financial Subsidiaries (including Tax records, Tax and operating data accounting work papers, Tax and general ledgers, subsidiary ledgers, accounting documents and other existing information financial related information), to the extent available as such persons may reasonably request of the date hereof, or to the extent created by or received by, or in writingthe possession of, the Company after the date hereof, and (iiib) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives authorized representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationsuch access. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation Any access pursuant to this Section shall be conducted under supervision of appropriate personnel of the Company and in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the request, the Company shall deliver or operations make available to Parent information, books and records relating to the distribution arrangements (including with respect to revenue recognition) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with its controlled Affiliates (the timely discharge by the employees of the Company “Distributor Information”) as Parent has reasonably requested or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesmay reasonably request. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a6.04(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information (i) to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any the terms of a confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) to the extent that the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) to the extent the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Applicable Law. (c) All ; provided that the Company shall take all commercially reasonable steps to permit inspection of or to disclose such information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent on a basis that does not waive the Company’s or its Representatives shall be subject to Subsidiary’s, as the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.case may be, privilege with respect thereto

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Montage Technology Group LTD)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon Upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, the Company shall (iand shall cause its Subsidiaries to) provide afford to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours hours, during the period prior to the officesEffective Time, propertiesto all its officers, employees, properties and offices and to all books and records and, during such period, the Company shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to Parent and its Representatives, consistent with its legal obligations, all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that, in the Company's reasonable judgment, (i) providing such access would result in the disclosure of any Group Companytrade secrets of third parties or violate any of its obligations with respect to confidentiality if the Company shall have used all reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such third party to such access, (ii) furnish any law, treaty, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to Parent and the Company requires the Company or its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing Subsidiaries to restrict access to any properties or information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and or (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesproviding such access would result in the Company waiving or otherwise losing any privilege with respect to any such information or if such information constitutes attorney work product. Without limiting the foregoing, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably the Company shall cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in all reasonable respects (including without limitation by providing reasonable access to the Company's and its Subsidiaries' records, personnel, Clients and other customers) in connection with, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to assist Parent and its Representatives or, at Parent's option, an independent third party consultant in their investigationefforts following the date of this Agreement to, verify all of the information regarding Clients and other customers described in Section 3.l(aa)(vi) of this Agreement (and the other statements set forth in such section), including without limitation if requested by Parent by requesting confirmation of such information and statements from Clients and other customers, provided that the Company shall have the right to participate jointly in any communications by Parent or its Representatives with Clients except to the extent it may otherwise agree in writing. Notwithstanding In addition and without limiting the foregoing, (a) the Company shall promptly advise Parent of any Client-related or other operational (e.g., trade settlement) matters involving material risks to the Company and its Subsidiaries as an economic, liability or public relations matter (e.g., any such investigation matters discussed at the Company's risk management meetings), and shall provide Parent such other risk management information as Parent may reasonably request, (b) the Company shall promptly notify Parent of any negative change of more than 15% from the levels set forth in the Company's balance sheet as of March 31, 2003 in excess capital, (c) the Company shall promptly notify Parent if it becomes aware of any material changes in the credit quality or other financial status of Clients that would reasonably be expected to present material economic, liability or public relations risks to the Company, or in the event of any material disputes with Clients involving material fees or other payments to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (d) the Company shall promptly provide to Parent, as and when available, copies of (i) monthly financial statements for the Company and its Subsidiaries, including balance sheet and income statement, (ii) the Company's Management Information Systems reports with respect to operations and middle office and (iii) subject to the proviso in the first sentence of the preceding paragraph, all monthly FOCUS reports received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company further acknowledges and agrees that prior to the Closing Date, Parent's risk management team will complete a review of all margin lending activities conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the Company agrees to reasonably cooperate in such a manner efforts. Parent shall hold any such information that is non-public in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the letter dated April 22, 2003, as amended, between the Company and Parent and the letter dated July 7, 2003 between Parent and the Company (collectively, the "Confidentiality Agreements"). Any investigation by the Company or Parent shall not affect the representations and warranties or the conditions to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with Parent, as the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiescase may be. (b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)contrary, nothing in any party to this Agreement shall require the Company (and any employee, representative, or other agent of any of its Subsidiaries party to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access this Agreement) may disclose to any books45 and all persons, recordswithout limitation of any kind, documents the U.S. federal income tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Transactions") and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to it relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided, however, that neither party (nor any employee, representative or other agent thereof) shall disclose any information (a) that is not relevant to an understanding of the U.S. federal income tax treatment or tax structure of the Transactions, including the identity of any party to this Agreement (or its employees, representatives, or other agents) or other information that could lead any person to determine such identity, (b) to the extent that such disclosure could result in a violation of any federal or state securities laws or (c) until the earliest of (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject the date of the public announcement of discussions relating to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)Transactions, (ii) the disclosure date of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss public announcement of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or Transactions and (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations date of the parties heretoexecution of an agreement to enter into the Transactions.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Neuberger Berman Inc)

Access to Information. During the Pre-Closing Period, the Debtors agree to provide (a) From the date hereof until Backstop Parties with such other material information regarding, but with respect to Delta, to the earlier extent not constituting competitively-sensitive information with respect to the Debtors and their Affiliates, their securities, the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and Debtors, in each case as the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons Backstop Parties may reasonably request in writing, from time to time and (iiib) instruct its and its Subsidiariesupon request, provide the Backstop Partiesemployees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives Advisors who have signed customary confidentiality agreements information (to the extent practically available) reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of requested regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with Subsidiaries; provided that the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement foregoing obligation shall not require the Company or any Debtor or any of its Subsidiaries their employees, officers, advisors or other representatives to (1) take any action or share any information which is restricted or prohibited by obligations of confidentiality binding on the Company or any Debtor, applicable Law or the rules of any applicable securities exchange (provided, that such Company or Debtor, as applicable, must only withhold the portion of such information or materials that are actually subject to such confidentiality obligations, applicable Law or rules of any applicable securities exchange, and unless otherwise restricted from doing so by any of the aforementioned, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Parent such withheld information or materials to the Backstop Parties’ Advisors pursuant to a confidentiality agreement); provided further, that, except with respect to Delta (or any of its Representatives with Related Purchasers or Ultimate Purchasers that are Affiliates) or the Debtors, the foregoing shall not in any event permit any other party to the Restructuring Support Agreement (or such party’s representatives or Affiliates) to have access to any bookscontracts between any of the Debtors and Delta or its Affiliates, recordsother than the Transaction Agreements, documents nor (2) disclose any document or other share any information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, over which the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) or any Debtor asserts any legal professional privilege nor waive or forego the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement benefit of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties heretoapplicable legal professional privilege.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Backstop Commitment Agreement

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of to the Effective Time Time, the Company shall, and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII shall cause its directors, officers, employees, auditors, counsel, financial advisors and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsother agents, to, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, to the Company shall extent it will not cause a disruption in the business of the Company, (ix) provide to Parent (and Parent’s allow all designated officers, directorsfinancial advisors, attorneys, accountants and other representatives of the Purchaser such access as the Special Committee shall determine is reasonable to their officers, agents, employees, accountantsoffices, consultantsrecords, files, correspondence, audits and properties, as well as to all information relating to its commitments, contracts, titles and financial and legal advisorsposition, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours or otherwise pertaining to the offices, properties, books business and records affairs of any Group Company, the Company and its subsidiaries; (iiy) furnish to Parent the Purchaser and its Representatives aforementioned representatives such existing financial financial, operating and operating other data and other existing information as the Special Committee has determined such persons may reasonably request in writing, request; and (iiiz) instruct certain of its employees, counsel, auditors and financial advisors and other agents to cooperate with the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries’ employeesinvestigation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries in such ways as the Special Committee shall determine are reasonable. From the date hereof to the Effective Time, legal the Purchaser shall (a) furnish to the Company, its counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to authorized representatives such financial and operating data and other information as such persons may reasonably cooperate with Parent request, and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything instruct its officers, counsel and financial advisors to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require cooperate reasonably with the Company or any in its investigation of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any the businesses of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that Purchaser. Except as may be required (i) such books, records, documents by Laws; (ii) in connection with fulfilling its obligations under the terms of this Agreement; (iii) in connection with the defense of or other involvement in any claim or adversarial proceeding relating to the Company, the Purchaser or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether among the Parties or involving any third party; or (iv) as otherwise consented to in writing by the other party, the parties shall, and shall cause their officers, employees, agents, consultants and affiliates to, hold all information obtained pursuant to this Agreement in confidence and in the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, each party shall promptly return or destroy all nonpublic documents obtained from the other party and any copies made of such documents and all documentation and other material prepared based on written nonpublic information furnished by the other party shall be destroyed. If either party receives a request to disclose all or any part of the information obtained pursuant to this Agreement, that party will (i) promptly notify the other party of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such request so that the other party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and (ii) in the event no such protective order or other remedy is obtained and disclosure of such information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (providedrequired, that at the request of Parentother party’s cost and expense, the Company shall use its exercise all commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Third Party), (ii) portion of the disclosure of such books, records, documents disclosed information that the other party so designates. No information or other information would result knowledge obtained in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall 6.3 will affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto contained herein or any condition the conditions to the obligations of the parties heretoto consummate the Merger.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Johnson Outdoors Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From During the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentInterim Period, the Company shall (i) provide give, and shall direct its Representatives to Parent (and Parent’s officersgive, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of the Parent and such other partiesits Representatives, collectively, “Representatives”) at reasonable access times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, access to the officesall offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records of any Group Companyrecords, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to the Company, as such persons the Parent or its Representatives may reasonably request in writingregarding the Company and its businesses, assets, liabilities, Tax Liabilities, Indebtedness, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (iiisubject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any)) and instruct its InnoHold and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives Affiliates to reasonably cooperate with the Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding ; provided, however, that (A) the foregoing, Parent and its Representatives shall conduct any such investigation shall be conducted activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company; and (B) nothing herein shall require the Company to provide access to, or to disclose any information to, the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries Representatives if such access or otherwise result disclosure, in the good faith reasonable belief of the Company, (x) would waive any significant interference with legal privilege or (y) would be in violation of applicable laws or regulations of any Governmental Authority (including any Antitrust Laws) or the timely discharge by provisions of any agreement to which the employees Company is a party (taking into account the confidential nature of the disclosure). Other than as expressly provided in this section, the Parent is not authorized to and shall not (and shall cause its employees, agents, representatives and Affiliates not to) contact any officer, director, employee, customer, supplier, joint-venture partner, lessor, lender or other material business relation of the Company prior to the Effective Time without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Parent shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, abide by the terms of any confidentiality agreement with respect to such access and any information furnished to it or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesRepresentatives. (b) Notwithstanding anything During the Interim Period, the Parent shall give, and shall direct its Representatives to give, the Company and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, access to all offices and other facilities, to the contrary in Section 6.03(aemployees necessary to respond to the Parent’s inquiries, and all properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to the Parent, as the Company or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding the Parent and its businesses, assets, liabilities, Tax Liabilities, Indebtedness, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (subject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any)) and instruct each of the Parent’s Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the Company and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that (A) the Company and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Parent; and (B) nothing in this Agreement herein shall require the Parent to provide access to, or to disclose any information to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries Representatives if such access or disclosure, in the good faith reasonable belief of the Parent, (x) would waive any legal privilege or (y) would be in violation of applicable laws or regulations of any Governmental Authority (including any Antitrust Laws) or the provisions of any agreement to provide which the Company is a party (taking into account the confidential nature of the disclosure). Other than as expressly provided in this section, the Company is not authorized to and shall not (and shall cause its employees, agents, representatives and Affiliates not to) contact any officer, director, employee, customer, supplier, joint-venture partner, lessor, lender or other material business relation of the Parent prior to the Effective Time without the prior written consent of the Parent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or any of conditioned. The Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives with access to any booksto, records, documents or other information to abide by the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to terms of any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts respect to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other access and any information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements furnished to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent it or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality AgreementsRepresentatives. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Global Partner Acquisition Corp.)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement, upon reasonable advance notice in writing from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing . Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide give access to or disclose any information to Parent or any of its Representatives with if such access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that disclosure would (i) such booksviolate any Contract entered into prior to the date of this Agreement, records, documents applicable Law or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party Order (provided, provided that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain cause such information be provided in a waiver from manner that would not result in such Third Partyviolation), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of jeopardize any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such applicable privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) give a Third Party the disclosure right to terminate or accelerate the rights under a Contract entered into prior to the date of this Agreement (provided that the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to cause such books, records, documents information be provided in a manner that would not result in such jeopardy for right to terminate or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawaccelerate). (cb) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement. (dc) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (O2micro International LTD)

Access to Information. (aExcept as otherwise set forth herein, each Member shall be entitled to obtain from the Company, to the extent permitted by Law, any information that such Member may reasonably request concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries, subject to Section 18-305(c) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time Act and termination any limitations on such information rights under applicable Law; provided, however, that this Section 3.07 shall not obligate the Company or the Managing Member to create any information or reports that do not already exist at the time of this Agreement pursuant such request (other than to Article VIII convert existing information from one medium to another, such as providing a printout of information that is stored in a computer database), except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 9.03(a) and subject to applicable Law and Section 9.03(b). Each Member shall also have the Confidentiality Agreementsright, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, and at reasonable times during usual business hours, to inspect the properties of the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial its Subsidiaries and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) the books of account and other authorized representatives records and reports of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its Company and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors subject to Section 18-305(c) of the Act and any other Representatives to reasonably cooperate limitations on information rights under applicable Law; provided that no such inspection or 896060.22-WILSR01A - MSW access by a Member may unreasonably interfere with Parent and the operation of any Project or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Representatives in their investigationSubsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any other provision of this Agreement, no Member shall have the right to inspect, obtain copies of, or otherwise have access to any document, report, or other information that (a) is subject to any contractual or legal obligation of confidentiality which, notwithstanding such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company Member or its Subsidiaries designated officer, employee, or otherwise result in Representative being subject to Section 3.08 or any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company Comparable Confidentiality Obligation (as applicable), prohibits such Member (or its Subsidiaries of their duties. designated officer, employee or Representative, as the case may be) from obtaining access to such document, report, or other information, (b) Notwithstanding anything to is protected by the contrary attorney-client or other applicable privilege, or (c) the Managing Member has determined in Section 6.03(a), nothing good faith is competitively sensitive or in this Agreement shall require the nature of trade secrets or the disclosure of which would damage the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses. A Member’s rights under this Section 3.07 may be exercised through any officer or employee of such Member designated in writing by it or by any Representative so designated, if such officer, employee, or Representative is subject to provide Parent a Comparable Confidentiality Obligation (it being understood that such Member shall be responsible to the Company for any breach of such Comparable Confidentiality Obligation). The Member making the request shall bear all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Member’s exercise of its rights under this Section 3.07. The Members agree to reasonably cooperate, and to cause their respective Representatives to reasonably cooperate, in connection with access any such request. All Confidential Information obtained by or on behalf of any Member, or to which any booksMember has been provided access, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives 3.07 shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreementsprovisions of Section 3.08. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Nextera Energy Partners, Lp)

Access to Information. (a) From Subject to applicable Law and without limiting Section 6.13, during the period from the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and in accordance with Section 8.01 (the Confidentiality Agreements“Pre-Closing Period”), upon solely for purposes of furthering the Transactions or integration planning relating thereto, on reasonable advance notice from Parentto the Company, the Company shall, and shall (i) cause the Company Subsidiaries to, provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other partiesits Affiliates, collectively, “Representatives”) and its and their Representatives with reasonable access during the Company’s normal business hours to the offices, Company’s properties, books and records of any Group Companybooks, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingcontracts, commitments, personnel, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, records; provided that any such investigation access (i) shall be conducted at Parent’s expense, at a reasonable time, under the supervision of appropriate personnel of the Company and in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere unreasonably with the normal operation of the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries any Company Subsidiary or otherwise result create material risk of damage or destruction to any material asset or property and (ii) may be reasonably and in any significant interference with the timely discharge good faith limited by the employees Company to comply with any applicable COVID-19 Measure and to ensure that such access, in light of COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measure, does not jeopardize the health and safety of any of the Company Company’s Representatives or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything commercial partners. Any such access shall be subject to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)Company’s reasonable security measures and insurance requirements and shall not include invasive testing or sampling of soil, nothing sediment, groundwater, building material, vapor, air, or any other environmental media. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company to disclose or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any booksinformation if such disclosure would, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement determined after consultation with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)outside legal counsel, (iiA) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of jeopardize any attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use or (B) contravene any applicable Law, fiduciary duty or the confidentiality provisions of common interest agreements any Contract to which the Company or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (any Company Subsidiary is a party; provided, further, that if such an the Company may, in its sole discretion, require that information be disclosed subject to execution of a joint defense agreement or arrangement can in customary form, and disclosure may be used limited to maintain such privilegeexternal counsel for Parent, to the extent the Company determines doing so may be reasonably required for the purpose of complying with applicable Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Parent with access to the Company to maintain such privilegerequested information in a manner that would not contravene clauses (A) or and (iiiB) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Lawthis Section 5.01(a). (cb) All With respect to the information provided or made available disclosed pursuant to this Section 6.03 5.01, Parent shall comply with, and shall instruct Parent’s Representatives to Parent or comply with, all of its Representatives shall be subject to obligations under the Confidentiality Agreements. Agreement, dated October 27, 2023 among the Company and affiliates of Parent (d) No investigation the “Confidentiality Agreement”). All requests for information made pursuant to this Section 6.03 5.01 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition be directed to the obligations Persons listed on Section 5.01 of the parties heretoCompany Disclosure Schedule.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Catalent, Inc.)

Access to Information. (a) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsin accordance with its terms, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, and subject to restrictions contained in the confidentiality agreements to which the Group Companies are subject, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s its authorized representatives reasonable access to all books and records of the Group Companies and all officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) employees and other personnel of the Group Companies, in each case, during normal business hours (in a manner so as to not interfere with the normal business operations of any Group Company). From and after the date immediately following the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act (or any other Antitrust Law), (a) the Company shall permit a limited number of authorized representatives of Parent to attend any and all meetings of the Company Executive Committee (or any sub-committee thereof) and meetings of the board of directors and any committee thereof (or similar governing body) of each Group Company and to receive all written materials and communications related to such other partiesmeetings at the same time as (or promptly thereafter) management or the board or committee (or similar governing body) receives such materials or communications, collectivelyprovided that the Group Companies shall be entitled to require that any representative(s) of Parent recuse themselves from any portion of any such meeting, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours and the Group Companies shall be entitled to redact or withhold any such materials or communications, to the officesextent that the representative(s)’ participation in the portion of such meeting, propertiesor the provision of such materials or communications to the representative(s), books and records of would be reasonably likely to (x) jeopardize any Group Companyattorney-client or other legal privilege, (iiy) furnish contravene any applicable Laws or (z) breach any confidentiality obligations of the Group Companies under contracts with third parties and (b) solely to the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and its Representatives such existing financial authorized representatives shall be permitted to offer advice and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writingguidance to the Group Companies on their business operations, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives which the Group Companies shall consider in their investigation. Notwithstanding respective sole discretion, provided that, for the foregoingavoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Group Companies be obligated to follow or implement any such investigation advice or guidance. All of such information shall be conducted in such a manner treated as not confidential information pursuant to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations terms of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with Confidentiality Agreement, the timely discharge provisions of which are by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) this reference hereby incorporated herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of ParentAgreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts not be required to obtain a waiver from disclose any information to Parent (including pursuant to Section 6.1) if such Third Party), disclosure would be reasonably likely to (iix) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of jeopardize any attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use privilege, (y) contravene any applicable Laws or (z) breach any confidentiality obligations of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (the Group Companies under contracts with third parties; provided, however, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure shall notify Parent in writing with a general description of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available each item not disclosed pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreementsclause. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation (Enstar Group LTD)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and Closing or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, the Seller shall cause the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s each Subsidiary and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, financial advisors, accountants, consultantscounsel and other representatives to (i) afford the Purchaser and its officers, financial and legal advisorsdirectors, employees, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) financial advisors, accountants, counsel, lenders and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books personnel and books, contracts, commitments, Tax Returns and records of any Group Company, the Company and each Subsidiary and (ii) furnish to Parent the officers, directors, employees and its Representatives authorized agents, financial advisors, accountants, counsel, lenders and other representatives of the Purchaser such existing additional financial and operating data and other existing information regarding the Business (or copies thereof) as such persons the Purchaser may from time to time reasonably request in writingrequest; provided, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeeshowever, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that any such investigation access or furnishing of information shall be conducted at the Purchaser's expense, during normal business hours, and in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or normal operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a)this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement the Seller shall require the Company or not be required to disclose any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that Purchaser if such disclosure would (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to jeopardize any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the (ii) contravene any applicable parties shallLaws, if requested by Parent, enter fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable prior to the Company to maintain such privilege) or date hereof, (iii) disrupt any material customer or vendor relationship or (iv) include Tax information pertaining to the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent Seller or its Representatives shall be subject to Affiliates other than the Confidentiality AgreementsCompany and the Subsidiaries. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Davita Inc)

Access to Information. (a) From and after the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreementsin accordance with its terms, upon reasonable advance notice from Parentnotice, the Company shall provide, or cause to be provided, to PTAC and its Representatives during normal business hours reasonable access to all of the employees, properties, Contracts, and books and records of the Group Companies (iin a manner so as to not interfere with the normal business operations of the Group Companies); provided that such access may be limited by the Group Companies in response to COVID-19 Changes to the extent reasonably necessary (1) provide to Parent (protect the health and Parent’s safety of such Group Companies managers, officers, directors, partners, members, equityholders, employees, accountantsadvisors, consultants, financial and legal advisorsagents or other representatives, agentsor customers, financing sources lessors, suppliers, vendors or other commercial partners or (including potential financing sources2) in order to comply with any applicable COVID-19 Measures (provided that, in case of each of (1) and (2), the Company shall, and shall cause the other authorized representatives Group Companies to, use reasonable best efforts to provide (x) such access as can be provided (or otherwise convey such information regarding the applicable matter as can be conveyed) or (y) such information, in a manner without risking the health and safety of Parent and such other parties, collectively, Persons or violating such COVID-19 Measures). All of such information shall be treated as Representatives”Confidential Information” (or the applicable equivalent term) reasonable access during normal business hours pursuant to the officesterms of the Confidentiality Agreement, properties, books and records the provisions of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigationwhich are by this reference hereby incorporated herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation none of the Group Companies shall be conducted in such a manner as not required to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything disclose to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent PTAC or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information (i) if and to the extent that doing so (iA) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to would violate any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)applicable Law, (iiB) could, as reasonably determined upon the disclosure advice of such booksoutside legal counsel, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of the ability to successfully assert any attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such work product privilege (providedprovided that, that if in case of each of (A) and (B), the Company shall, and shall cause the other Group Companies to, use reasonable best efforts to provide (x) such an agreement or arrangement access as can be used to maintain provided (or otherwise convey such information regarding the applicable matter as can be conveyed) or (y) such information in a manner without violating such privilege, Contract or Law), or (ii) if any Group Company, on the applicable one hand, and PTAC or any of its Representatives, on the other hand, are adverse parties in a litigation and such information is reasonably pertinent thereto; provided that the Company shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to in the Company to maintain such privilegecase of clause (i) or (iii) the disclosure of such booksii), records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations provide prompt written notice of the parties hereto.withholding of access or information on any such basis, or (C)

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (PropTech Acquisition Corp)

Access to Information. (a) From and after the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to in accordance with Article VIII IX, upon reasonable advance notice and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent(including any applicable COVID-19 Measures), the Company shall (iand shall cause its Subsidiaries to) provide afford to Parent (Parent, its Affiliates and Parent’s its directors, officers, directorsagents, control persons, employees, accountants, consultants, financial consultants and legal advisors, agents, financing sources professional advisors (including potential financing sourcesattorneys, accountants and financial advisors) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, (“Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours hours, to the offices, properties, books and records all of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeesproperties, legal counselbooks, financial advisorsContracts, auditors commitments, records, officers and Employees and, during such period, the Company shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish to Parent all other Representatives information concerning it, its Subsidiaries and each of their respective businesses, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably request; provided that the Company may restrict the foregoing access and the disclosure of information to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives the extent that, in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoinggood faith judgment of the Company, (i) any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not Law (including any COVID-19 Measures) applicable to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of requires the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information, (bii) Notwithstanding anything the information is subject to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require confidentiality obligations to a Third Party pursuant to a Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information is bound and was entered into prior to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)date hereof, (iiiii) the disclosure of any such books, records, documents information or other information would document could result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or (iv) such access would unreasonably disrupt the operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, further, that the Company shall give notice to Parent of the fact that it is withholding such information or documents and thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Parent such information (or as much of such information as possible) in a manner that would not violate any such Law or confidentiality obligations, waive attorney-client privilege or cause such unreasonable disruption, as applicable (including through counsel-to-counsel disclosure, redaction or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied customary procedures (and, with respect to any contractual confidentiality obligations, by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements taking commercially reasonable efforts to maintain seek a waiver with respect to such privilege contractual confidentiality obligations)). (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable b) With respect to the Company information disclosed pursuant to maintain such privilege) or (iii) Section 7.6(a), Parent shall comply with all of its obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement, which agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms; provided that the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available to any of the Debt Financing Source Parties pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent Agreement or its Representatives otherwise shall be subject not require the prior written consent of the Company pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation Agreement and may be made pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation the Debt Commitment Letter or warranty other customary confidentiality undertakings from such Debt Financing Source Parties in this Agreement the context of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties heretocustomary syndication practices.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Domtar CORP)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law law and the Non-Disclosure Agreement dated as of November 1, 1997 between the Company and Parent (the "Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentAgreement"), the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and give Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultantsits counsel, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) auditors and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable full access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Companythe Company and the Subsidiaries, (ii) furnish to Parent and Parent, its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives authorized representatives such financial and operating data and other information as such Persons may reasonably request and (iii) instruct the employees, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries to reasonably cooperate with Parent in its investigation of the Company and its Representatives in their investigationSubsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Any investigation pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries. No information or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result knowledge obtained by Parent in any significant interference with the timely discharge investigation pursuant to this Section shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutieshereunder. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the The Company shall use its not be required to permit any inspection or to disclose any information, which in the reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party)judgment of the Company, (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss disclosure of attorney-client any trade secrets of third parties or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use violate any obligation of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company with respect to maintain such privilege) or (iii) confidentiality if the disclosure Company shall have used reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such books, records, documents third party for such inspection or other disclosure. All requests for information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 7.03 shall be directed to an executive officer of the Company or such person as may be designated by any such executive officer. Upon termination of this Agreement, Parent will collect and deliver to the Company all such documents obtained by it or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreementsrepresentatives then in its possession and any copies thereof. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Gn Great Nordic LTD)

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from ParentTime, the Company shall (i) provide give to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books books, records, Contracts, Governmental Authorizations, documents, directors, officers and records employees of any Group Companythe Company and its Subsidiaries during normal business hours, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial financial, Tax and operating data and other existing information as such persons Persons may reasonably request in writing(including using reasonable best efforts to provide the work papers of KPMG LLP upon receipt of any required consent from KPMG LLP), and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their its investigation. Notwithstanding ; provided, however, that the foregoing, Company may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that (A) any Applicable Law or applicable COVID-19 Measure requires the Company to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information (it being understood, however, that the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts to provide such access in a manner that does not violate such COVID-19 Measure or such Applicable Law), (B) such disclosure would, based on the advice of such party’s counsel, result in a waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege applicable to such information or (C) the disclosure of such information would violate confidentiality obligations owed to a third party and such confidentiality obligations were in effect prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement (it being understood, however, that, with respect to clauses (A), (B) and (C), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts to develop an alternative method for providing such information to Parent). Any investigation pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations conduct of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees business of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their dutiesCompany. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (CERNER Corp)

Access to Information. Subject to compliance with applicable law: (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time Company and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII its Subsidiaries will provide BPW and subject to applicable Law BPW’s counsel, accountants and the Confidentiality Agreementsother representatives and agents with reasonable access, upon reasonable advance prior notice from Parentand during normal business hours, to the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s facilities, properties, officers, directors, employees, vendors, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, propertiesassets, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) the Company and the Company will furnish to Parent and its Representatives BPW with such existing financial and operating data and other existing information with respect to the business, personnel and properties of the Company or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements as such persons may BPW shall from time to time reasonably request in writingrequest; provided, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employeeshowever, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any that such investigation shall be conducted upon reasonable prior notice, and in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations operation of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees business of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties.Company; (b) Notwithstanding anything BPW will provide the Company and the Company’s counsel, accountants and other representatives and agents with reasonable access, upon prior notice and during normal business hours, to books and records of BPW; provided, however, that such investigation shall be conducted upon reasonable prior notice, and in such manner as not to interfere with the contrary in operation of the business of BPW; and (c) notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.03(a6.4(a) and (b), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents either Party may withhold any document or other information that (A) is subject to any the terms of a confidentiality agreement with a Third Party in effect as of the date of this Agreement (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company withholding party shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from the required consent of such Third Party to such access or disclosure; provided, further, that neither BPW nor the Company will be obligated to pay for the consent of any Third Party)) or (B) is subject to any attorney-client privilege (provided, that the withholding party shall use its reasonable best efforts to allow for such access or disclosure (iior as much of it as possible) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would in a manner that does not result in the a loss of attorney-client privilege), and (ii) if, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (providedBPW, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilegeas the case may be, the any law applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company or BPW, as the case may be, requires such Party or, in the case of the Company, its Subsidiaries, to maintain restrict or prohibit access to any such privilege) properties or (iii) information, such Party or, in the disclosure case of the Company, its Subsidiaries, may so restrict or prohibit such booksaccess. If any material is withheld by such Party pursuant to the preceding sentence, records, documents or such Party shall inform the other information Party as to the general nature of what is prohibited by applicable Law. (c) being withheld. All information provided or made available exchanged pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives 6.4 shall be subject to the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement. (d) No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (BPW Acquisition Corp.)

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