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• Disclosure Obligations LAUSD expects Contractors and their Representatives to satisfy the following public disclosure obligations:

• Separate Obligations These obligations are independent of Borrower’s obligations and separate actions may be brought against Guarantor (whether action is brought against Borrower or whether Borrower is joined in the action).

• Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company The obligation of the Company to consummate and effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by the Company:

• Nondisclosure Obligations 2.1 Confidential Information of Disclosing Party shall be used by the Receiving Party solely for the purpose of evaluating whether or not the Receiving Party wishes to enter into an agreement for purchase of assets of the Disclosing Party and shall not be used for any other purpose. Receiving Party shall hold the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in strictest confidence at all times in perpetuity and shall not disclose Confidential Information without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party. Receiving party may disclose Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to Receiving Party’s employees, representatives, agents and consultants on a need-to-know basis provided that such employees and consultants shall have executed appropriate written agreements with such party to ensure compliance with all the provisions of this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to take all reasonable measures to protect the Confidential Information from falling into the public domain or the possession of persons other than those persons authorized to have any such Confidential Information, which measures shall include the highest degree of care that such party utilizes to protect its own information of a similar nature, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. 2.2 Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Receiving Party from disclosing Confidential Information if legally required to do so by judicial or governmental order or in a judicial or governmental proceeding (“Required Disclosure”); provided that the disclosing party shall (i) give the other party prompt notice of such Required Disclosure prior to disclosure; (ii) cooperate with the other party in the event that it elects to contest such disclosure or seek a protective order with respect thereto, and/or (iii) in any event only disclose the exact Confidential Information, or portion thereof, specifically requested by the Required Disclosure.

• Non-Disclosure Obligations 12.1 During the term of this Agreement, the parties may disclose certain Confidential Information to each other in the performance of their rights and obligations under this Agreement. Without the prior written authorization of the disclosing party, the receiving party shall not use or copy any Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specifically authorized by this Agreement, and shall not transfer or disclose any Confidential Information to any person, except for the purposes of performing its obligations and exercising its rights in accordance with this Agreement to the necessary extent. The receiving party shall take steps necessary or appropriate to protect Confidential Information against unauthorized disclosure or use, including, without limitation, ensuring that each of its personnel and any Authorized Users with access to Confidential Information is aware of and complies with the non-disclosure obligations set out in this Section. The receiving party shall promptly notify the disclosing party of any unauthorized disclosure or use of any Confidential Information that comes to the receiving party’s attention, and shall take all action that the disclosing party reasonably requests to prevent any further unauthorized use or disclosure of it. Each party expressly acknowledges and agrees that, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, at no time shall it acquire or retain, or appropriate for its own use, any right, title or interest in or to any Confidential Information of the other party. 12.2 The obligations set out in Section 12.1 shall not apply to the extent, that any Confidential Information (i) becomes generally available to the public through no fault of the receiving party; (ii) is or has been disclosed to the receiving party, directly or indirectly, by any person that is under no obligation of non-disclosure to the disclosing party or an affiliate of the disclosing party; or (iii) is required to be disclosed under any applicable law, rule, regulation or governmental order. 12.3 Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, each party shall continue to abide by the terms of the non- disclosure obligations with respect to Confidential Information as set out in this Section and indemnification as set out in Section 12.2 hereof.

• Additional Conditions to Obligations of Company The obligation of Company to consummate and effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by Company:

• Severance Obligations (i) Ashland and Buyer intend that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not result in a severance of employment of any Employee prior to or upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and that the Employees will have continuous and uninterrupted employment immediately before and immediately after the Closing Date, and Ashland and Buyer shall comply with any requirements under applicable Law to ensure the same. Subject to Section 7.5(b)(iv), Buyer shall bear any costs related to, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Ashland and the Asset Selling Corporations from and against, any claims made by any Employee for any statutory, contractual or common law severance or separation benefits and other legally mandated payment obligations (including the employer portion of any employment taxes, together with any compensation payable during any mandatory termination notice period related thereto, collectively, “Separation Benefits”), in each case, arising out of or in connection with the failure of Buyer or the Buyer Corporations to make offers of employment or continue the employment of any Employee, in each case in accordance with this Agreement and as required by applicable Law, and Ashland and the Asset Selling Corporations shall bear any costs related to, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and the Buyer Corporations from and against, any claims made by any Employee for any Separation Benefits that arise out of the refusal of such Employee to accept an offer of employment made in accordance with this Agreement and applicable Law by, or an objection by such Employee to an automatic transfer of employment to, Buyer or a Buyer Corporation or for the liabilities associated with the agreements listed in Schedule 7.5. (ii) Subject to Section 7.5(b)(iv), Buyer shall, or shall cause the Buyer Corporations to, provide each Transferred Employee whose employment is terminated within eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date with severance and other separation benefits substantially comparable to the severance and other separation benefits provided to such Transferred Employee by Ashland or the applicable Asset Selling Corporation as in effect as of the date of this Agreement.

• Compliance Obligations Partner will conduct operations in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in exercising its rights and obligations under this Agreement. Laws may include but not be limited to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, and local anticorruption legislation that may apply. Partner undertakes that no payments or transfers of value shall be made which have the purpose or effect of public or commercial bribery, or other unlawful or improper means of influencing or obtaining business. Partner agrees that such payment of money, kickback, or anything of value shall be deemed a material breach for purposes of this Agreement. Partner will comply with SAP’s Partner Code of Conduct, or its own code of conduct if comparable standards are established. Partner confirms that it is not listed by any government agency as debarred, suspended, or proposed for suspension or debarment or otherwise determined to be ineligible for government procurement programs.

• Nondisclosure Obligation All Information disclosed by one Party to the other Party hereunder shall be maintained in confidence by the receiving Party and shall not be disclosed to any Third Party or used for any purpose except as set forth herein without the prior written consent of the disclosing Party, except to the extent that such Information: 4.1.1 is known by the receiving Party at the time of its receipt, and not through a prior disclosure by the disclosing Party, as documented by the receiving Party’s business records; 4.1.2 is in the public domain by use and/or publication before its receipt from the disclosing Party, or thereafter enters the public domain through no fault of the receiving Party; 4.1.3 is subsequently disclosed to the receiving Party by a Third Party who may lawfully do so and is not under an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party; 4.1.4 is developed by the receiving Party independently of Information received from the disclosing Party, as documented by the receiving Party’s business records; 4.1.5 is disclosed to governmental or other regulatory agencies in order to obtain patents on Inventions in accordance with Article 7 herein or to gain or maintain approval to conduct clinical trials on Compound or Product or to market Product, but such disclosure may be only to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain such patents or approvals; 4.1.6 is deemed necessary by Merck to be disclosed to Related Parties, agent(s), consultant(s), and/or other Third Parties for any and all purposes Merck and its Affiliates deem necessary or advisable in the ordinary course of business to achieve the objectives of this Agreement on the condition that such Third Parties agree to be bound by confidentiality and non-use obligations that substantially are no less stringent than those confidentiality and non-use provisions contained in this Agreement; provided, however, that the term of confidentiality for such Third Parties shall be no less than ten (10) years; or 4.1.7 is deemed necessary by counsel to the receiving Party to be disclosed to such Party’s attorneys, independent accountants or financial advisors for the sole purpose of enabling such attorneys, independent accountants or financial advisors to provide advice to the receiving Party, on the condition that such attorneys, independent accountants and financial advisors agree to be bound by the confidentiality and non-use obligations contained in this Agreement; provided, however, that the term of confidentiality for such attorneys, independent accountants and financial advisors shall be no less than ten (10) years. 4.1.8 is deemed necessary by the receiving Party to be disclosed to such Party’s executives, management and other advisors, including but not limited to members of the Board of Directors and/or Scientific Advisory Board, consultants, bankers, lenders, existing and prospective bona fide investors, and prospective merger and/or acquisition partners (“Representatives”) on the following conditions: [***]. Any combination of features or disclosures shall not be deemed to fall within the foregoing exclusions merely because individual features are published or available to the general public or in the rightful possession of the receiving Party unless the combination itself and principle of operation are published or available to the general public or in the rightful possession of the receiving Party. If a Party is required by judicial or administrative process (including a request for discovery received in an arbitration or litigation proceeding), or by a statute, regulation or rule of law (e.g., securities laws, rules and regulations), to disclose information that is subject to the non-disclosure provisions of this Section 4.1 or Section 4.2, such Party shall promptly inform the other Party of the disclosure that is being sought in order to provide the other Party an opportunity to challenge or limit the disclosure obligations. Information that is disclosed by judicial or administrative process shall remain otherwise subject to the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Section 4.1 and Section 4.2, and the Party disclosing information pursuant to law or court order shall take all steps reasonably necessary, including without limitation obtaining an order of confidentiality, to ensure the continued confidential treatment of such information. The Parties will consult and cooperate fully with each other on the provisions of this Agreement to be redacted in any filings made by the Parties with the Securities and Exchange Commission or similar governmental agency in the U.S. or abroad, or as otherwise required by law.

• Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company The obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by the Company: