Records Retention PROVIDER will preserve all contracting information, as defined under Texas Government Code, Section 552.003 (7), related to the Agreement for the duration of the Agreement and for seven years after the conclusion of the Agreement.
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 Reports To maintain records and to prepare and file reports required by law to be filed by the Trustee or required by agreement with the Company;
Records; Audit Ophthotech and its Affiliates and Sublicensees shall keep and maintain for [***] years from the date of each payment of royalties and Sublicense Income Payments hereunder complete and accurate records of gross sales, Net Sales, and Sublicense Income received by Ophthotech and its Affiliates and Sublicensees of each Licensed Product, in sufficient detail to allow royalties to be determined accurately. Archemix shall have the right for a period of [***] years after receiving any such royalty payment to appoint at its expense an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Ophthotech to audit the relevant records of Ophthotech and its Affiliates and Sublicensees to verify that the amount of such payment was correctly determined. Ophthotech and its Affiliates and Sublicensees shall each make its records available for audit by such independent certified public accountant during regular business hours at such place or places where such records are customarily kept, upon [***] days written notice from Archemix, solely to verify that payments hereunder were correctly determined. Such audit right shall not be exercised by Archemix more than once in any Calendar Year or more than once with respect to sales of a particular Licensed Product in a particular period. All records made available for audit shall be deemed to be Confidential Information of Ophthotech or its Affiliates or Sublicensees, as applicable. In the event there was an underpayment by Ophthotech hereunder, Ophthotech shall promptly (but in any event no later than [***] days after such shortfall is finally determined) make payment to Archemix of any shortfall. Archemix shall bear the full cost of such audit unless such audit discloses an underreporting by Ophthotech of more than [***] percent ([***]%) of the aggregate amount of royalties or Sublicense Income Payments payable in any Calendar Year, in which case Ophthotech shall reimburse Archemix for all costs incurred by Archemix in connection with such audit. If either Party disputes the results of any such audit, then it may submit such matter for resolution pursuant to Section 10.2.2; provided that the Party not prevailing in such arbitration shall reimburse the other Party for [***] percent ([***]%) of the costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such other Party in connection with the conduct of such arbitration (including without limitation the Expert’s fees and any administrative fees of such arbitration). Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.