Maintenance and Transfer of Books and Records. (a) Through the Closing Date, Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, maintain the Books and Records in all material respects in the same manner and with the same care that the Books and Records have been maintained for the 12-month period prior to the execution of this Agreement. Books and Records of the type identified in Section 5.05(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, including, for the avoidance of doubt, Books and Records that (i) are necessary for Seller to provide services under the Transition Services Agreement (to the extent that such Books and Records cannot reasonably be duplicated and a copy retained by Seller or its applicable Affiliate(s)); or (ii) are not permitted to be disclosed or transferred under applicable Law (such Books and Records, the “Retained Books and Records”), shall not be transferred at the Closing but will instead be made available by Seller to Purchaser, at Seller’s expense, from and after the Closing in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Section 5.05(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Seller and its Affiliates shall not be required to transfer the Retained Books and Records at the Closing or on the Closing Date, and Seller and its Affiliates shall be entitled to retain copies of any Books and Records transferred to Purchaser at the Closing or on the Closing Date. Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, provide Purchaser and its Representatives reasonable access to such Retained Books and Records, and once any Retained Books and Records are no longer necessary for the provision of services under the Transition Services Agreement or are permitted to be transferred, as applicable, Seller shall cause such Retained Books and Records to be delivered to Purchaser (or a Person designated by Purchaser) or, at Purchaser’s option, to be destroyed. (b) At the Closing, Seller shall cause all Books and Records (except the Retained Books and Records) in the possession or control of Seller or any of its Affiliates to be delivered to Purchaser (or a Person designated by Purchaser) in accordance with the requirements and guidelines set forth in Section 5.05(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Master Transaction Agreement, Master Transaction Agreement (CVS HEALTH Corp), Master Transaction Agreement (Aetna Inc /Pa/)
Maintenance and Transfer of Books and Records. (a) Through the Closing Date, Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, maintain the Books and Records in all material respects in the same manner and with the same care that the Books and Records have been maintained for the 12-month period prior to the execution of this Agreement. At the Closing, Seller shall cause all Books and Records in the possession of Seller or any of its Affiliates to be delivered to Purchaser (or a Person designated by Purchaser), in accordance with the type identified requirements and guidelines set forth in Section 5.05(a) 5.05 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. Notwithstanding the foregoing, including, for Seller and its Affiliates shall not be required to transfer the avoidance of doubt, Books and Records that that: (i) are necessary for Seller to provide services under the Transition Services Agreement (to the extent that such Books and Records cannot reasonably be duplicated and a copy retained by Seller or its applicable Affiliate(s)); or (ii) are not permitted to be disclosed or transferred under applicable Law Applicable Law; provided, that (such Books and Records, the “Retained Books and Records”), shall not be transferred at the Closing but will instead be made available by Seller to Purchaser, at Seller’s expense, from and after the Closing in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Section 5.05(aA) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Seller and its Affiliates shall not be required to transfer the Retained Books and Records at the Closing or on the Closing Date, and Seller and its Affiliates shall be entitled to retain copies of any Books and Records transferred to Purchaser at the Closing or on the Closing Date. Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, provide Purchaser and its Representatives reasonable access to such Retained Books and Records, Records and (B) once any Retained such Books and Records are no longer necessary for the provision of such services under the Transition Services Agreement or are permitted to be transferred, as applicable, Seller shall cause such Retained Books and Records to be delivered to Purchaser (or a Person designated by Purchaser) or, at Purchaser’s option, to be destroyed.
(b) At . Notwithstanding anything to the Closingcontrary contained herein, but subject to Section 5.04(c), Seller and its Affiliates shall cause all be entitled to retain copies of any Books and Records (except the Retained Books and Records) in the possession or control of Seller or any of its Affiliates transferred to be delivered to Purchaser (or a Person designated by Purchaser) in accordance with the requirements and guidelines set forth in Section 5.05(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
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