Non-Public Information The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
Public Information The State will comply with Government Code, Chapter 552, the Public Information Act, and 43 Texas Administrative Code §3.10 et seq. in the release of information produced under this contract.
Material Non-Public Information Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company and the Agent agree that the Company shall not deliver any Issuance Notice to the Agent, and the Agent shall not be obligated to place any Shares, during any period in which the Company is in possession of material non-public information.
Current Public Information At all times after the Company has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the requirements of either the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act, the Company will file all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, and will take such further action as any holder or holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required to enable such holders to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act (as such rule may be amended from time to time) or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Nonpublic Information A. The Financial Agent shall take appropriate measures to ensure the confidentiality of nonpublic information and to prevent its inappropriate use, and shall document these measures in sufficient detail to demonstrate compliance. Nonpublic information shall include any information that the Treasury provides to the Financial Agent pursuant to this FAA, or that the Financial Agent obtains or develops pursuant to this FAA, until the Treasury determines the information is otherwise in writing, or until the information becomes part of the body of public information from a source other than the Financial Agent. Nonpublic information includes, but is not limited to, information about the Treasury’s business, economic, and policy plans, financial and asset information, trade secrets, information subject to the Privacy Act, personally identifiable information (PII) , and sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information.
B. SBU information is defined as any information that the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of could adversely affect the national interest or the conduct of Federal programs. This definition includes trade secret or other information protected by the Trade Secrets Act, and may include other information designated by the Treasury or as defined by other Federal Government sources not mentioned above.
C. PII means any information about an individual, including, but not limited to, education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and information which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as their name, social security number, date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, biometric records, etc., including any other personal information which is linked or linkable to an individual. This definition includes information that the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of could adversely affect the privacy that individuals are entitled to under the Privacy Act.
D. The Financial Agent shall use such nonpublic information solely for the purposes of fulfilling its duties under this FAA and not for its own commercial purposes or for those of a third party. The Financial Agent may disclose such nonpublic information only to those employees of the Treasury or the Financial Agent or its affiliates or contractors, who have a legitimate need to know the information to assist in the proper performance of services required by this FAA, consistent with 31 CFR Part 31 and with the conflict of interest mitigation and information barrier measures identified in Exhibit F. The Financial Agent shall require any affiliate or contractor that provides services under this FAA to agree in writing to confidentiality obligations substantially the same as those in this FAA.
E. The measures required by this Section to protect nonpublic information shall include, but are not limited to, (i) security measures to prevent unauthorized access to facilities and storage containers where nonpublic information is stored, (ii) security measures to detect and prevent unauthorized access to computer equipment and data storage devices that store or transmit nonpublic information, in accordance with Section 9, (iii) periodic training to ensure that persons receiving nonpublic information know their obligations to maintain its confidentiality and to use it solely for purposes contemplated by this FAA, and (iv) programs designed to ensure compliance with Federal securities laws, including laws relating to xxxxxxx xxxxxxx.
F. The Treasury may periodically issue other policy statements or guidance to clarify the Financial Agent’s obligations regarding nonpublic information. If the Financial Agent has any questions on the designation or proper handling of nonpublic information, it shall immediately seek clarification from the Treasury whose decision shall be binding upon the Financial Agent.
G. The Financial Agent’s agreement with respect to nonpublic information is a continuing one that shall survive the termination or expiration of this FAA. However, the Financial Agent shall not be required to protect nonpublic information that becomes part of the body of public information from a source other than the Financial Agent.
H. The Financial Agent shall strictly enforce the terms of confidentiality agreements it has with its employees, affiliates, and contractors that provide services under this FAA. In addition, the Financial Agent shall ensure that each employee of the Financial Agent and all affiliate and contractor personnel to whom nonpublic information is or may be disclosed review and sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement containing substantially the provisions and obligations in Exhibit E.
I. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, the Financial Agent may disclose nonpublic information if required pursuant to a lawful court order or valid subpoena, or if required by a body duly charged with oversight of the Act, including the Government Accountability Office, the Special Inspector General created under the Act, the Treasury Office of the Inspector General and the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Act, after giving prior notice to the Treasury.
Public Information Act Contractor understands that HHS will comply with the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code) as interpreted by judicial rulings and opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Texas. Information, documentation, and other material prepared and submitted in connection with this Contract or any related Solicitation may be subject to public disclosure pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act. In accordance with Section 2252.907 of the Texas Government Code, Contractor is required to make any information created or exchanged with the State pursuant to the Contract, and not otherwise excepted from disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act, available in a format that is accessible by the public at no additional charge to the State.
Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information (a) The Company shall not disclose non-public information to the Investor, advisors to or representatives of the Investor unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being non-public information and provides the Investor, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such non-public information for review. The Company may, as a condition to disclosing any non-public information hereunder, require the Investor's advisors and representatives to enter into a confidentiality agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Investor.
(b) Nothing herein shall require the Company to disclose non-public information to the Investor or its advisors or representatives, and the Company represents that it does not disseminate non-public information to any investors who purchase stock in the Company in a public offering, to money managers or to securities analysts, provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company will, as hereinabove provided, immediately notify the advisors and representatives of the Investor and, if any, underwriters, of any event or the existence of any circumstance (without any obligation to disclose the specific event or circumstance) of which it becomes aware, constituting non-public information (whether or not requested of the Company specifically or generally during the course of due diligence by such persons or entities), which, if not disclosed in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement would cause such prospectus to include a material misstatement or to omit a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements, therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. Nothing contained in this Section 8.2 shall be construed to mean that such persons or entities other than the Investor (without the written consent of the Investor prior to disclosure of such information) may not obtain non-public information in the course of conducting due diligence in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and nothing herein shall prevent any such persons or entities from notifying the Company of their opinion that based on such due diligence by such persons or entities, that the Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
Non Public Information Confidentiality (a) Each Lender and L/C Issuer acknowledges and agrees that it may receive material non-public information hereunder concerning the U.S. Loan Parties and their Affiliates and Securities and agrees to use such information in compliance with all relevant policies, procedures and Contractual Obligations and applicable Requirements of Laws (including United States federal and state securities laws and regulations).
(b) Each Lender, L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and each U.S. Collateral Agent agrees to use all reasonable efforts to maintain, in accordance with its customary practices, the confidentiality of information obtained by it pursuant to this Agreement and designated by the Borrower as confidential, except that such information may be disclosed (i) with the Borrower’s consent, (ii) to Related Persons of such Lender or Agent or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, or to any Person that any L/C Issuer causes to Issue Letters of Credit hereunder, that are advised of the confidential nature of such information and are instructed to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms hereof, (iii) to the extent such information presently is or hereafter becomes (A) publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 11.20 or any other confidentiality obligations owing to any U.S. Loan Party or any of its Affiliates or (B) available to such Lender, L/C Issuer or such Agent or any of their Related Persons, as the case may be, from a source (other than any U.S. Loan Party) not known to them to be subject to disclosure restrictions, (iv) to the extent disclosure is required by applicable Requirements of Law or other legal process or requested or demanded by any Governmental Authority (in which case (except with respect to any routine or ordinary course audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental or bank regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Person or its Affiliates exercising examination or regulatory authority or any regulatory reporting requirements of any Lender) such person shall promptly notify the Borrower if and to the extent permitted by law), (v) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, any examiner or any nationally recognized rating agency or otherwise to the extent consisting of general portfolio information that does not identify the U.S. Loan Parties, (vi) to current or prospective assignees, SPVs, grantees of any option described in Section 11.2(f) or participants, direct or contractual counterparties to any Hedging Agreement permitted hereunder and to their respective Related Persons, in each case to the extent such assignees, participants, counterparties or Related Persons agree to be bound by provisions substantially similar to the provisions of this Section 11.20 (and such Person may disclose information to their respective Related Persons in accordance with clause (ii) above), (vii) to any other party hereto and (viii) in connection with the exercise or enforcement of any right or remedy under any U.S. Loan Document, in connection with any litigation or other proceeding to which such Lender, L/C Issuer or such Agent or any of their Related Persons is a party or bound, to the extent necessary to respond to public statements or disclosures by the U.S. Loan Parties or their Related Persons referring to a Lender, L/C Issuer or such Agent or any of their Related Persons. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Section 11.20 and those of any other Contractual Obligation entered into with any U.S. Loan Party (whether or not a U.S. Loan Document), the terms of this Section 11.20 shall govern. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of information as provided in this Section 11.20 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information. In addition, each U.S. Loan Party consents to the publication by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any tombstones, advertising or other promotional materials relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement using such U.S. Loan Party’s name, product photographs, logo or trademark, in each case to the extent necessary or customary for inclusion in league table measurements or in any tombstone or other advertising materials; provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall provide a draft of any such advertising or other material to the Borrower for review and comment prior to the publication thereof.
Furnishing of Information; Public Information (a) Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
(b) At any time during the period commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “Public Information Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities, an amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate Subscription Amount of such Purchaser’s Securities on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Shares and Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
Public Information and Confidentiality Information related to the performance of this Contract may be subject to the Public Information Act and will be withheld from public disclosure or released to the public only in accordance therewith. Performing Agency shall make any information required under the Public Information Act available to the System Agency in portable document file (“.pdf”) format or any other format agreed between the Parties. To the extent permitted by law, Performing Agency and the System Agency agree to keep all information confidential, in whatever form produced, prepared, observed, or received by Performing Agency or the System Agency. The provisions of this section remain in full force and effect following termination or cessation of the services performed under this Contract.
