Confidentiality; Public Announcements. Except as otherwise contemplated by Section 6.02(h) (and, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall limit the rights of the Company, the Company Board or the Special Committee under Section 6.02), the parties shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or public announcement with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions, including by providing each other with the opportunity to review and comment upon such press release or public announcement prior to its issuance, and none of the parties or their controlled Affiliates shall issue any such press release or public announcement prior to obtaining the other parties’ written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except that, after having consulted with the other parties in accordance with this Section 6.06, no such consent shall be necessary to the extent disclosure may be required by Applicable Law. The press release announcing the execution of this Agreement shall be issued only in such form as shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and Parent. Each of Company and Parent may, without the consent of the other party, communicate to its directors, officers, employees, customers, suppliers and consultants so long as such communication is not inconsistent with previous statements made jointly by the Company and Parent (or made by one party hereto in accordance with this Section 6.06) after having consulted with the other parties in accordance with this Section 6.06 or is consistent with a communications plan previously agreed to by Parent and the Company in which case such communications may be made consistent with such plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth therein or herein, the Company Confidentiality Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the Closing. Nothing in this Section 6.06 shall limit the ability of any party hereto to make additional disclosures that are consistent in all but de minimis respects with the prior public disclosures regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Confidentiality; Public Announcements. This Agreement is confidential, and neither Party shall disclose the terms and conditions of this Agreement to any other Person (other than such Party’s Affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, and advisors) or issue, or permit any of its Affiliates to issue, any press release or otherwise make any public statements or announcements regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of the other Party, except as otherwise determined to be necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable Law or any rules or regulations of any supervisory, regulatory or other Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over it or any of its Affiliates (including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange), in which case the Party required to make such disclosure or issue such press release or public announcement shall use reasonable efforts to provide the other Party a reasonable opportunity to comment on such disclosure, press release or public announcement in advance thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit either Party’s (or either Party’s respective Affiliates’) rights to disclose the existence of this Agreement and the general nature of the transactions described herein on any earnings call or in similar discussions with financial media or analysts, stockholders and other members of the investment community.
Confidentiality; Public Announcements. From and after the Closing, the Corporation and the Stockholders will treat and hold as such all of the Confidential Information, refrain from using any of the Confidential Information except in connection with this Agreement, and deliver promptly to the Buyer or destroy, at the request and option of the Buyer, all tangible embodiments (and all copies) of the Confidential Information which are within the Corporation or the Stockholders’ possession. In the event that the Corporation or any of the Stockholders, as the case may be, is requested or required (by oral question or request for information or documents in any legal proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand, or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information, the Corporation or any such Stockholder shall notify the Buyer promptly of the request or requirement so that the Buyer may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this subsection 20(c). If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Corporation or any such Stockholder, as the case may be, is, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential Information to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, the Corporation or any such Stockholder may disclose the Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided, however, that such Stockholder shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain, at the request of the Buyer at its sole expense, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information required to be disclosed as the Buyer shall designate. “Confidential Information” shall mean confidential information and trade secrets of the Corporation, including without limitation, (i) the identity, lists or descriptions of any customers, referral sources or organizations; (ii) financial statements, cost reports or other financial information; (iii) contracts proposals, or bidding information; (iv) business plans, product roadmaps and training operations, methods and manuals; (v) personnel records; and (vi) fee structure and management systems, policies or procedures, including related forms and manuals and (vii) any data, software, reports, formulae, drawings, sketches and other information disclosed by the Corporation to any Stockholder and was identified as confidential or proprietary in connection with such disclosure. The Representative shall consult with Buyer and ...
Confidentiality; Public Announcements. (i) The Lenders shall use its best efforts not to make public disclosure of any information designated by the Borrower in writing as confidential, including financial terms and financial and organizational information contained in any documents, statements, certificates, materials or information furnished, or to be furnished, by the Borrower in connection with the Bridge Notes contemplated by this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the foregoing shall not be construed, now or in the future, to apply to any information reflected in any recorded document, information which is independently developed by the Lenders, information obtained from sources other than the Borrower or information that is or becomes in the public domain, nor shall it be construed to prevent the Lenders from (i) making any disclosure of any information (A) if required to do so by any Requirement of Law, (B) to any Governmental Authority having or claiming authority to regulate or oversee any aspect of the Lenders' business or that of the corporate parent or affiliates of the Lenders in connection with the exercise of such authority or claimed authority, or (C) pursuant to subpoena; or (ii) to the extent the Lenders or its counsel deems necessary or appropriate to do so to effect or preserve its security, if any, for any applicable investment or financing or to enforce any remedy provided herein or in any applicable investment or financing documents or otherwise available by law; or (iii) making, on a confidential basis, such disclosures as the Lenders deems necessary or appropriate to such Lenders' legal counsel or accountants (including outside auditors) (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential); or (iv) making such disclosures as the Lenders reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to any bank or financial institution or other entity, and/or counsel to or other representatives of such bank or financial institution or other entity, to which the Lenders in good faith desires to sell an interest in any applicable investment or financing; provided, however, that such bank, financial institution or other entity or counsel to or representative thereof, agrees to take reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of such disclosures (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature...
Confidentiality; Public Announcements. (a) Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree to continue to be bound by the Amended & Restated Mutual Nondisclosure and Nonuse Agreement dated as of February 11, 2021, by and between Parent and the Company (as amended, the “Confidentiality Agreement”).
Confidentiality; Public Announcements. (i). The Parties undertake with each other that they shall treat as strictly confidential all information received or obtained by them or their employees, agents or advisers in connection with the entry into or the performance of this Agreement including information relating to the provisions of this Agreement, the negotiations leading up to this Agreement, the subject matter of this Agreement, and the business or affairs of any other Party and subject to the provisions of this section that they will not at any time hereafter make use of or disclose or divulge to any Person any such information and shall use all reasonable efforts to prevent the publication or disclosure of any such information.
Confidentiality; Public Announcements. (a) Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree to continue to be bound by the Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2014, by and between Parent and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”).
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Confidentiality; Public Announcements. (a) Each party shall keep the terms of this Agreement confidential and shall not disclose the same to any third party other than (i) by agreement of the parties hereto, or (ii) as required by Law or stock exchange regulation or an order of a competent court; provided that prior to disclosure pursuant to (ii) above, the disclosing party shall notify the nondisclosing party sufficiently prior to making such disclosure so as to allow the nondisclosing party adequate time to take whatever action it may deem to be appropriate to protect the confidentiality of the information.
Confidentiality; Public Announcements. (a) The Company, its Board of Directors and the Shareholders will hold in confidence all discussions and negotiations with Parent relating to the acquisition of the assets or any equity interest in the Company by Parent except for disclosure of such discussions and negotiations to its employees, legal counsel, accountants and other advisors necessary in connection with such acquisition and except for such disclosure as may be necessary pursuant to applicable securities laws or as may be required of, or advisable for, the Company's officers and directors to make in the exercise of their fiduciary duties, as advised by the Company's counsel. In addition, from the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, the Company, the Shareholders and their respective representatives will hold in confidence and not use any information obtained from Parent that is not publicly available except for disclosures of such information to sources of financing necessary in connection with this Agreement, which disclosures shall only be made subject to a reasonable form of confidentiality agreement customary in the industry. In the event that this Agreement is terminated, all information obtained by the Company, the Shareholders and their respective Representatives from Parent that is not publicly available will be returned to Parent and will continue to be kept in confidence and not used by the Company, the Shareholders and their respective Representatives; and all information obtained by Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Representatives from the Company, and the Shareholders that is not publicly available will be returned to Company and the Shareholders, respectively, and will continue to be kept in confidence and not used by Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Representatives.
