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• Records and Inspection The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain adequate books, records and accounts as may be required or necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements required to be delivered hereunder in accordance with sound business practices and GAAP. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, permit such Persons as the Agent may designate, at reasonable times during the Borrower’s regular office hours as often as may reasonably be requested and under reasonable circumstances, to (a) visit and inspect any of its properties, (b) inspect and copy its books and records, and (c) discuss with its officers, as the Agent may reasonably request, and its independent accountants, its business, assets, liabilities, results of operation or financial condition; provided that the Agent shall not have access to consumer information or any other similar restricted information if such access is prohibited by Applicable Law.

• Records; Audits Merck will keep, and will cause each of the other Selling Parties, as applicable, to keep, and Moderna will keep, adequate books and records of accounting for the purpose of calculating all royalties and other amounts payable by either Party to the other Party hereunder and ensuring each Party’s compliance hereunder. For the [***] following the end of the Calendar Year to which each will pertain, such books and records of accounting (including those of its Affiliates, as applicable) will be kept at each of their principal place of business. At the request of either Party, the other Party will permit (and procure its Affiliates, to permit) an independent certified public accounting firm of internationally recognized standing selected by the auditing Party and reasonably acceptable to the other Party to have access during normal business hours to such of the records as may be reasonably necessary to verify the accuracy of the payments [***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED due hereunder for any Calendar Year ending not more than [***] following the end of any Calendar Year. Such examinations may not be conducted more than once in any Calendar Year or be repeated for any Calendar Year. The accounting firm shall disclose to the auditing Party only whether the reports are correct or incorrect and the amount of any discrepancy. No other Confidential Information shall be provided. If such accounting firm correctly identifies a discrepancy made during such period, the appropriate Party shall pay the other Party the amount of the discrepancy within [***] of the date of delivery of such accounting firm’s written report so correctly concluding, or as otherwise agreed upon by the Parties. The fees charged by such accounting firm shall be paid by the auditing Party, provided that if the underpayment or overcharge exceeds [***], the audited Party shall pay the fees. Upon the expiration of [***] following the end of any Calendar Year, absent willful misconduct or fraud by a Party (its Affiliates, as applicable) the calculation of amounts payable with respect to such Calendar Year shall be binding and conclusive upon the Parties, and the Parties shall be released from any liability or accountability with respect to amounts payable for such Calendar Year. The auditing Party shall treat all financial information subject to review under this Section 8.6(c) in accordance with the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, and shall cause its accounting firm to enter into an acceptable confidentiality agreement with the audited Party obligating it to retain all such Confidential Information in confidence pursuant to such confidentiality agreement.

• Records; Inspection Toshiba and SanDisk shall keep complete, true and accurate books of account and records on its own behalf and on behalf of the Toshiba and SanDisk Affiliates for the purpose of determining the CDP Product Fee amounts, Non-CDP Product Fee amounts, and any amounts payable by Toshiba or SanDisk as applicable pursuant to Section 5.10, under this Agreement. Such books and records shall be kept at Toshiba and SanDisk for at least [*] years following the end of the calendar quarter to which they pertain. Such records will be open for inspection during such [*] year period by an independent auditor who is reasonably acceptable to the parties and agrees to be bound to confidentiality protections of similar scope to those set out in Section 8 hereof, solely for the purpose of verifying statements related to amounts payable hereunder. Such auditor shall be instructed to report only as to whether there is a discrepancy, and if so, the amount of such discrepancy. With reasonable prior notice in writing, such inspections may be made no more than once each calendar year Intermolecular Confidential [*] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. during regular business hours (other than during quarter-end or year-end financial closing periods), to the extent not unreasonably hindering any operations of Toshiba and SanDisk. Inspections conducted under this Section shall be at the expense of Intermolecular, unless a variation or error producing an increase exceeding [*] percent ([*]%) of the royalties payable for any period covered by the inspection is established and confirmed in the course of any such inspection, whereupon all reasonable and documented costs relating to the inspection for such period and any unpaid amounts that are discovered will be paid promptly by Toshiba and/or SanDisk, as applicable. Further, if the foregoing inspection indicates a need for a follow-up inspection, Intermolecular will have the right thereafter to conduct additional inspections from time to time within one year (in such case, the scope of the inspection shall be limited to those issues which Intermolecular needs to confirm the implementation of any corrective action therefor). Each party agrees to hold in confidence pursuant to Section 8 all information concerning payments and associated reports, and all information learned in the course of any audit or inspection, except to the extent necessary for that party to reveal such information in order to enforce its rights under this Agreement or if disclosure is required by law.

• Books, Records and Inspections The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, permit officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to visit and inspect any of the properties or assets of the Borrower and any such Subsidiary in whomsoever’s possession to the extent that it is within such party’s control to permit such inspection (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such inspection to be permitted to the extent that it is not within such party’s control to permit such inspection), and to examine the books and records of the Borrower and any such Subsidiary and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and of any such Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may desire (and subject, in the case of any such meetings or advice from such independent accountants, to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures); provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default (a) only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Required Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 9.2, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more than two times in any calendar year and (c) only one such visit shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided further that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent (or any of its respective representatives or independent contractors) or any representative of the Required Lenders may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants.

• Books and Records; Inspection and Examination The Borrower will keep accurate books of record and account for itself pertaining to the Collateral and pertaining to the Borrower's business and financial condition and such other matters as the Lender may from time to time request in which true and complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP and, upon the Lender's request, will permit any officer, employee, attorney or accountant for the Lender to audit, review, make extracts from or copy any and all corporate and financial books and records of the Borrower at all times during ordinary business hours, to send and discuss with account debtors and other obligors requests for verification of amounts owed to the Borrower, and to discuss the Borrower's affairs with any of its directors, officers, employees or agents. The Borrower will permit the Lender, or its employees, accountants, attorneys or agents, to examine and inspect any Collateral, other collateral covered by the Security Documents or any other property of the Borrower at any time during ordinary business hours.

• Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain proper books of record and account in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of Holdings, the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise visitation and inspection rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 5.08 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one such time shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided further that (a) when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice and (b) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give Holdings and the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with Holdings’ or the Borrower’s independent public accountants.

• Records; Audit Hyseq shall keep or cause to be kept such records as are required in sufficient detail to track and determine (in a manner consistent with GAAP) the accuracy of calculations of all sums or credits due under this License Agreement and to accurately account for the calculations of all Royalties due for Licensed Products under this License Agreement. Such records shall be retained for a period of the later of (i) a [***] period following the year in which any payments were made hereunder and/or (ii) the expiration of the applicable tax statute of limitations (or any extensions thereof), or such longer period as may be required by law. [***] per Calendar Year, Amgen shall have the option to engage (at its own expense) an independent certified public accountant, appointed by Amgen and reasonably acceptable to Hyseq, to examine in confidence the books and records of Hyseq as may be necessary to determine, with respect to any Calendar Year, the correctness or completeness of any report or payment required to be made under this License Agreement; provided however, that the books and records for any particular Calendar Year shall only be subject to one audit. The report of such accountant shall be limited to a certificate verifying any report made or payment submitted by Hyseq during such period but may include, in the event the accountant shall be unable to verify the correctness of any such payment, information relating to why such payment is unverifiable. All information contained in any such certificate shall be deemed the Confidential Information of Hyseq hereunder. If any audit performed under this Section 7.2 discloses a variance of more than [***] from the amount of the original report, showing the calculation of a Royalty under section 5.2 of this License Agreement or calculation of consideration due to Amgen under section 5.7 of this License Agreement, Hyseq shall bear the full cost of the performance of such audit. Upon the expiration of [***] following the end of any Calendar Year, the calculation of any such amounts payable with respect to such Calendar Year shall be binding and conclusive upon Amgen, and Hyseq shall be released from any liability or accountability with respect to such amounts for such Calendar Year.

• Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections Maintain all financial records in accordance with GAAP and permit any persons designated by the Administrative Agent or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and the properties of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries at reasonable times, upon reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, and as often as reasonably requested and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any persons designated by the Administrative Agent or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender upon reasonable prior notice to the Borrower to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with the officers thereof and independent accountants therefor (so long as the Borrower has the opportunity to participate in any such discussions with such accountants), in each case, subject to reasonable requirements of confidentiality, including requirements imposed by law or by contract.

• Books and Records; Inspections Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and accounts in which full, true and correct entries in conformity in all material respects with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any authorized representatives designated by the Administrative Agent at the request of the Requisite Lenders (including the right to appoint third party agents), at the Borrower’s expense (subject to the proviso below), to visit and inspect any of the properties of any Credit Party and any of its respective Subsidiaries, to inspect, copy and take extracts from its and their financial and accounting records, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers and independent public accountants (and an authorized representative of the Borrower shall be allowed to be present during such discussions), all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested, in each case, in a manner that does not unduly interfere with the business and operations of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries; provided that (i) the Borrower shall only be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders for the expenses of one such inspection per calendar year prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default; and (ii) any authorized representatives designated by any Lender (including the right to appoint third party agents) may accompany the Administrative Agent or its representative in connection with any inspection, in each case at such Lender’s sole expense; provided, further, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.6, none of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (a) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by law or any binding confidentiality obligation pursuant to any Contractual Obligation with any Third Party in effect prior to (and not entered into in contemplation of) such Credit Party’s or Subsidiary’s obligations under this Section 5.6 (it being understood and agreed that the Credit Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to provide such information in a manner which would comply with such confidentiality obligation) or (b) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

• Inspection of Records and Reports Every Trustee shall have the right at any reasonable time to inspect all books, records, and documents of every kind and the physical properties of the Trust. This inspection by a Trustee may be made in person or by an agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts of documents. No Shareholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book or document of the Trust that is not publicly available, except as conferred by the Trustees. The books and records of the Trust may be kept at such place or places as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine, except as otherwise required by law.