Common use of Exception to Obligation to Provide Services or Access to Facilities Clause in Contracts

Exception to Obligation to Provide Services or Access to Facilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, including Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, no Provider shall be obligated to (and no Party shall be obligated to cause any Provider to) provide any Service or access to any Facility, if the provision of such Service or access to such Facility would (a) violate any applicable Law, (b) violate any agreement, license or promise to customers; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation with respect to agreements, licenses and promises shall only apply to any such agreement, license or promise entered into with an unaffiliated third party prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement (each, a “Pre-Signing Agreement”); provided, further, that Provider shall promptly notify Recipient of any such Pre-Signing Agreement and any Service or access to Facility affected thereby; or (c) result in the disclosure of information subject to any applicable privileges (including the attorney-client or similar privilege); provided, however, that the Parent and the Acquiror shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (w) subject to Section 5.05(e) and Section 5.17 of the Purchase Agreement, obtain or cause to be obtained Third Party Consents such that the Services or access to the Facilities might be provided without violation of Law or any Pre-Signing Agreements, (x) make any commercially reasonable changes with respect to the Services or access to the Facilities such that they might be provided without violation of Law or any Pre-Signing Agreements or disclosure of information subject to applicable privileges, (y) if no such changes are reasonably possible, provide commercially reasonable alternative sources of such Services or Facilities and disclose or cause to be disclosed such information or its substantial equivalent in such a way as to not constitute disclosure of privileged information; and provided, further, the Provider shall continue to be obligated to provide the Service or access to Facility to the extent that doing so would not result in a violation of applicable Law, or any Pre-Signing Agreements, or disclosure of privileged information. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.08 is intended to relieve a Party of its obligations, or to modify the obligations, under Section 5.05(e) or Section 5.17 of the Purchase Agreement or Section 2.14 hereof.

Exception to Obligation to Provide Services or Access to Facilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, including Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, no Provider shall be obligated to (and no Party shall be obligated to cause any Provider to) provide any Service or access to any Facility, if the provision of such Service or access to such Facility would (a) violate any applicable Law, (b) violate any agreement, license or promise to customers; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation with respect to agreements, licenses and promises shall only apply to any such agreement, license or promise entered into with an unaffiliated third party prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement (each, a “Pre-Signing Agreement”); provided, further, that Provider shall promptly notify Recipient of any such Pre-Signing Agreement and any Service or access to Facility affected thereby; or (c) result in the disclosure of information subject to any applicable privileges (including the attorney-client or similar privilege); provided, however, that the Parent and the Acquiror shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (w) subject to Section 5.05(e6.06(e) and Section 5.17 6.13 of the Purchase Agreement, obtain or cause to be obtained Third Party Consents such that the Services or access to the Facilities might be provided without violation of Law or any Pre-Signing Agreements, (x) make any commercially reasonable changes with respect to the Services or access to the Facilities such that they might be provided without violation of Law or any Pre-Signing Agreements or disclosure of information subject to applicable privileges, (y) if no such changes are reasonably possible, provide commercially reasonable alternative sources of such Services or Facilities and disclose or cause to be disclosed such information or its substantial equivalent in such a way as to not constitute disclosure of privileged information; and provided, further, the Provider shall continue to be obligated to provide the Service or access to Facility to the extent that doing so would not result in a violation of applicable Law, or any Pre-Signing Agreements, or disclosure of privileged information. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.08 is intended to relieve a Party of its obligations, or to modify the obligations, under Section 5.05(e6.06(e) or Section 5.17 6.13 of the Purchase Agreement or Section 2.14 hereof.

Exception to Obligation to Provide Services or Access to Facilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, including Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, no Provider shall be obligated to (and no Party shall be obligated to cause any Provider to) provide provide, or continue to provide, any Service or access to any Facility, if the provision of such Service or access to such Facility would (a) violate any applicable Law, (b) violate any agreement, license or promise documented commitment to customers; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation with respect to agreements, licenses and promises shall only apply to any such agreement, license or promise entered into with an unaffiliated third party prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement customers (each, a “Pre-Signing AgreementCommitment”); provided, further, that Provider shall promptly notify Recipient of any such Pre-Signing Agreement and any Service or access to Facility affected thereby; or (c) result in the disclosure of information subject to any applicable privileges (including the attorney-client or similar privilege), or (d) be used by or for any line of business, or other material asset acquired by, assumed or otherwise transferred to, such other Party following the Effective Date; provided, however, that (i) the Parent foregoing limitation with respect to agreements, licenses and Commitments shall only apply to any such agreement, license or Commitment entered into with an unaffiliated third party prior to the Acquiror Effective Date (each, a “Pre-Signing Agreement”) and Provider shall promptly notify Recipient of any Service or access to any Facility affected thereby; (ii) with respect to (a) and (b) above, Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (w) subject to Section 5.05(e) and Section 5.17 of the Purchase Agreement, obtain or cause to be obtained Third Third-Party Consents such that the Services or access to the Facilities might be provided provided, or continue to be provided, without violation of Law or any Pre-Signing Agreementsagreement, license or Commitment, including as of the Disaffiliation Date, if applicable; (iii) with respect to (a), (b) and (c) above, Provider shall (x) make any commercially reasonable changes with respect to the such Services or access to the such Facilities such that they might be provided provided, or continue to be provided, without violation of Law or any Pre-Signing Agreements agreement, license or Commitment, or disclosure of information subject to applicable privilegesprivileges (which changes, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be deemed to be Required Changes), (y) if no such changes are reasonably possible, provide commercially reasonable alternative sources of such Services or Facilities and disclose or cause to be disclosed such information or its substantial equivalent in such a way as to not constitute disclosure of privileged information; , and provided, further, the Provider shall (z) continue to be obligated to provide the such Service or access to such Facility to the extent that doing so would not result in a violation of applicable Law, or any Pre-Signing Agreements, or disclosure of privileged information; and (iv) with respect to (d) above, the Recipient may request a Change to a Service or access to a Facility in order for such Service or Facility to be used by or for any line of business, or other material asset acquired by, assumed or otherwise transferred to, the Recipient, and that such Provider will consider such Change Request as contemplated in Section 2.12(b). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.08 is intended to relieve a Party of its obligations, or to modify the obligations, under Section 5.05(e) or Section 5.17 of the Purchase Agreement or Section 2.14 hereof2.14.