Public Involvement The NRCS State Conservationist will ensure the public is involved in the development of this State-based Prototype Agreement and participates in Section 106 review as set forth above in Section V (reference to other parties).
Public Interest It is in the public interest that the Executive Director issue orders under section 161 of the Act.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Platform; Borrower Materials The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”), and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information (or, if Holdings is not at the time a public reporting company, material information of a type that would not reasonably be expected to be publicly available if Holdings was a public reporting company) with respect to Holdings, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (i) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof, (ii) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Co-Manager, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as solely containing information that is either (A) publicly available information or (B) not material (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to Holdings, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that such Borrower Materials shall be treated as set forth in Section 9.16, to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute information subject to the terms thereof), (iii) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (iv) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”
Platform (a) The Borrower agrees that the Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on the Platform.
(b) The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees, advisors, shareholders, attorneys or Affiliates (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform, unless it is determined by a final and nonappealable judgment or court order that the damages were the result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent Party. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein that is distributed to the Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.
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.
