Common use of METALS AND NEWCO Clause in Contracts

METALS AND NEWCO. METALS and NEWCO recognize and acknowledge that they had in the past and currently have access to certain confidential information of the COMPANY, such as operational policies, and pricing and cost policies that are valuable, special and unique assets of the COMPANY's business. METALS and NEWCO agree that, prior to the Closing, or if the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, they will not disclose such confidential information to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any purpose or reason whatsoever, except (a) to authorized representatives of the COMPANY, (b) to counsel and other advisers, provided that such advisers (other than counsel) agree to the confidentiality provisions of this Section 14.1, (c) to the Other Founding Companies and their representatives pursuant to Section 7.1(a), unless (i) such information becomes known to the public generally through no fault of METALS or NEWCO, (ii) disclosure is required by law or the order of any governmental authority under color of law, provided, that prior to disclosing any information pursuant to this clause (ii), METALS and NEWCO shall, if possible, give prior written notice thereof to the COMPANY and the STOCKHOLDERS and provide the COMPANY and the STOCKHOLDERS with the opportunity to contest such disclosure, or (iii) the disclosing party reasonably believes that such disclosure is required in connection with the defense of a lawsuit against the disclosing party, and (d) to the public to the extent necessary or advisable in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement and the IPO and the securities laws applicable thereto and to the operation of METALS as a publicly held entity after the IPO. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by METALS or NEWCO of the provisions of this Section, the COMPANY and the STOCKHOLDERS shall be entitled to an injunction restraining METALS and NEWCO from disclosing, in whole or in part, such confidential information. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the COMPANY and the STOCKHOLDERS from pursuing any other available remedy for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages.