Common use of Preservation of Books and Records Clause in Contracts

Preservation of Books and Records. After the Closing Date, Buyer shall provide to Seller and its Affiliates and representatives (without charge to Seller other than the costs of copying, if any) reasonable access to, including the right to make copies of, all books and records included in and otherwise related to the Purchased Assets, to the extent necessary to permit Seller to determine any matter relating to their respective rights and obligations hereunder or to any period ending on or before the Closing Date (for example, for purposes of any Tax or accounting audit or any claim or litigation matter) or otherwise related to the Excluded Assets, for periods prior to the Closing and shall preserve such books and records until the latest of (a) such period as shall be consistent with Buyer’s records retention policy in effect from time to time, (b) the retention period required by applicable Law, (c) the conclusion of all bankruptcy proceedings relating to the Chapter 11 Cases, including the closing of the Chapter 11 Cases and (d) in the case of books and records relating to Taxes, the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to such Taxes. Such access shall include access to any information in electronic form to the extent reasonably available. Buyer acknowledges that Seller has the right to retain originals or copies of all of books and records included in or related to the Purchased Assets for periods prior to the Closing.

Preservation of Books and Records. After the Closing Date, Buyer shall provide to Seller and its Affiliates and representatives Representatives (without charge to Seller other than the costs of copying, if any) reasonable access to, including the right to make copies of, all books and records included in and otherwise related to the Purchased AssetsCompany, to the extent necessary to permit Seller to determine any matter relating to their respective rights and obligations hereunder or to any period ending on or before the Closing Date (for example, for purposes of any Tax or accounting audit or any claim or litigation matter) or otherwise related to the Excluded AssetsCompany, for periods prior to the Closing and shall preserve such books and records until the latest of (a) such period as shall be consistent with Buyer’s records retention policy in effect from time to time, (b) the retention period required by applicable Law, (c) the conclusion of all bankruptcy proceedings relating to the Chapter 11 Cases, including the closing of the Chapter 11 Cases and (d) in the case of books and records relating to Taxes, the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to such Taxes. Such access shall include access to any information in electronic form to the extent reasonably available. Buyer acknowledges that Seller has the right to retain originals or copies of all of books and records included in or related to the Purchased Assets Company for periods prior to the Closing.