Obligations After Closing For a period of two years following the Closing, Purchaser, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose, or permit any of its Entity Representatives to disclose, to any third party the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions (including all or any portion of the Purchase Price) (collectively, “Confidential Information”) without the written consent of the other Parties. Further, from and after the Closing, Seller shall not use or disclose to any third party, and shall cause each of its Affiliates not to use or disclose to any third party, any Purchaser Confidential Information (including geological or geophysical data or any other Purchaser Confidential Information concerning or included in the Acquired Assets), and shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to enforce, and cause any of its existing or future Affiliates to enforce, any agreements with their respective employees, independent contractors, consultants, representatives and agents relating to such Purchaser Confidential Information. This Section 10.12(b) shall not prevent disclosure by a Party: (i) pursuant to Section 10.12(c) or Section 10.13; (ii) of information that, at the time of disclosure, is generally available to the public (other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement (including Section 10.13) or any other confidentiality agreement to which such Party is a party or of which it has Knowledge), as evidenced by generally available documents or publications; (iii) to the extent disclosure is necessary or advisable, to its Affiliates or to such Party’s or any such Affiliate’s Entity Representatives for the purpose of performing their respective obligations under this Agreement; (iv) to banks or other financial institutions or agencies or any independent accountants or legal counsel or investment advisors employed by such Party or its Affiliates, to the extent disclosure is necessary or advisable to obtain financing; (v) by Purchaser to one or more potential purchasers of any of the Acquired Assets; (vi) to Governmental Authorities to the extent necessary to comply with its obligations under this Agreement and Law with respect to the HSR Act; (vii) as required by applicable securities or other Laws or the applicable rules of any stock exchange having jurisdiction over the disclosing Party or its Affiliates; (viii) to third Persons holding preferential rights to purchase or rights of consent or rights to receive notice that may be applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as reasonably necessary to obtain waivers of such right or such consents or to provide such notice; or (ix) to the extent necessary to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or to enforce this Agreement; provided, however, that in each case of disclosure under clauses (iii), (iv), or (v), the Persons to whom disclosure is made are provided with a copy of this confidentiality provision, and the Party making such disclosure shall be liable and responsible for any breach by such Person of this confidentiality obligation.
Retained Obligations Buyer does not assume or agree to discharge or perform and will not be deemed by reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any agreement, instrument or document delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or otherwise by reason of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, to have assumed or to have agreed to discharge or perform, any liabilities, obligations or commitments of Seller of any nature whatsoever whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise and whether or not disclosed to Buyer, other than the Assumed Obligations (the "Retained Obligations").
Seller’s Obligations at Closing At Closing, Seller shall:
Assumed Obligations At the Closing, Purchaser shall assume, and agree to satisfy and discharge as the same shall become due, (i) all trade accounts payable and accrued expenses that have been incurred in the ordinary course of Seller's business (excluding, for purposes of clarification and not limitation, any and all professional fees, costs and other expenses incurred by the Seller in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby after October 31, 2003, all of which shall be governed by Section 14.4 hereof), (ii) Seller's liabilities and other obligations arising subsequent to the Closing under all contracts entered into by Seller in the ordinary course of its business (including open purchase orders) after the date hereof, and (iii) the obligations listed on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto (collectively the "Assumed Obligations"). Except as expressly set forth in this paragraph (c), Purchaser shall not assume or be responsible at any time for any liability, obligation, debt or commitment of Seller, whether absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, asserted or unasserted, or otherwise, including but not limited to any liabilities, obligations, debts or commitments of Seller incident to, arising out of or incurred with respect to, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (except to the extent contemplated by Section 14.5 hereof). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller expressly acknowledges and agrees that Seller shall retain, and that Purchaser shall not assume or otherwise be obligated to pay, perform, defend or discharge, (a) any liability of Seller for Taxes, whether measured by income or otherwise, (b) any product liability pertaining to products sold by Seller prior to the Closing Date, (c) any liability or obligation of Seller relating to any default taking place before the Closing Date under any of the Assumed Obligations to the extent such default created or increased the liability or obligation, (d) any obligation of Seller to its shareholders, any Affiliate of Seller or its shareholders, or any Person claiming to have a right to acquire any capital stock or other securities of Seller, or (e) the Distribution Agreement by and between KMS and Seller effective as of September 26, 2002, together with any and all liabilities or obligations (including professional fees) arising out of or relating thereto or to any prior or subsequent agreements between the parties. All obligations which are not Assumed Obligations, including but not limited to the foregoing, are hereinafter referred to as the "Excluded Obligations."
Actions at Closing At the Closing, the following actions will take place:
Seller’s Closing Obligations At Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer the following:
Seller’s Obligations at the Closing At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser the following:
Seller’s Closing Conditions The obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject, at the option of Seller, to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions:
Retained Liabilities The Retained Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of and shall be retained, paid, performed and discharged solely by Seller. “Retained Liabilities” shall mean every Liability of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities, including:
Final Adjustment After Closing If final bills are not available or cannot be issued prior to Closing for any item being prorated under Section 8.1, then Purchaser and Seller agree to allocate such items on a fair and equitable basis as soon as such bills are available, final adjustment to be made as soon as reasonably possible after the Closing. Payments in connection with the final adjustment shall be due within thirty (30) days of written notice. All such rights and obligations shall survive the Closing.
