Common use of Information to Competitor Clause in Contracts

Information to Competitor. The Company may, without violation of this Section 9, refuse to provide any information or grant access to any Person that is a competitor or its Representatives to the extent it determines that provision of such information or access to such Person or its Representatives would be reasonably likely to cause economic or competitive harm to the Company or its Subsidiaries or would be reasonably likely to result in a violation of applicable law; provided that, no Person or its Representatives may be prevented from receiving such information or access as a result of the Company’s determination that provision of such information or access would cause a violation of applicable securities law if such Person or its Representatives acknowledge in writing the restrictions under applicable securities law about trading on material nonpublic information.

Information to Competitor. The Company may, without violation of this Section 9, refuse to provide any information or grant access to any Person that is a competitor or its Representatives to the extent it determines that provision of such information or access to such Person or its Representatives would be reasonably likely to cause economic or competitive harm to the Company or its Subsidiaries or would be reasonably likely to result in a violation of applicable law; provided that, no Person or its Representatives may be prevented from receiving such information or access solely as a result of the Company’s determination that provision of such information or access would cause a violation of applicable securities law if such Person or its Representatives acknowledge in writing the restrictions under applicable securities law about trading on material nonpublic information.