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• Disclosure Obligations LAUSD expects Contractors and their Representatives to satisfy the following public disclosure obligations:

• Non-Disclosure Obligations 12.1 During the term of this Agreement, the parties may disclose certain Confidential Information to each other in the performance of their rights and obligations under this Agreement. Without the prior written authorization of the disclosing party, the receiving party shall not use or copy any Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specifically authorized by this Agreement, and shall not transfer or disclose any Confidential Information to any person, except for the purposes of performing its obligations and exercising its rights in accordance with this Agreement to the necessary extent. The receiving party shall take steps necessary or appropriate to protect Confidential Information against unauthorized disclosure or use, including, without limitation, ensuring that each of its personnel and any Authorized Users with access to Confidential Information is aware of and complies with the non-disclosure obligations set out in this Section. The receiving party shall promptly notify the disclosing party of any unauthorized disclosure or use of any Confidential Information that comes to the receiving party’s attention, and shall take all action that the disclosing party reasonably requests to prevent any further unauthorized use or disclosure of it. Each party expressly acknowledges and agrees that, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, at no time shall it acquire or retain, or appropriate for its own use, any right, title or interest in or to any Confidential Information of the other party. 12.2 The obligations set out in Section 12.1 shall not apply to the extent, that any Confidential Information (i) becomes generally available to the public through no fault of the receiving party; (ii) is or has been disclosed to the receiving party, directly or indirectly, by any person that is under no obligation of non-disclosure to the disclosing party or an affiliate of the disclosing party; or (iii) is required to be disclosed under any applicable law, rule, regulation or governmental order. 12.3 Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, each party shall continue to abide by the terms of the non- disclosure obligations with respect to Confidential Information as set out in this Section and indemnification as set out in Section 12.2 hereof.

• Non-Disclosure Obligation Except as required by court order, subpoena, or Applicable Law, neither Party shall disclose to third parties any confidential or proprietary information regarding the other Party’s business affairs, finances, technology, processes, plans or installations, product information, know-how, or other information that is received from the other Party pursuant to this Agreement or the Parties’ relationship prior thereto or is developed pursuant to this Agreement, without the express written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Parties shall at all times use their respective reasonable efforts to keep all information regarding the terms and conditions of this Agreement confidential and shall disclose such information to third Persons only as reasonably required for the permitting of the Project; financing the development, construction, ownership, operation and maintenance of the Plant; or as reasonably required by either Party for performing its obligations hereunder and if prior to such disclosure, the disclosing Party informs such third Persons of the existence of this confidentiality obligation and only if such third Persons agree to maintain the confidentiality of any information received. This Article 13 shall not apply to information that was already in the possession of one Party prior to receipt from the other, that is now or hereafter becomes a part of the public domain through no fault of the Party wishing to disclose, or that corresponds in substance to information heretofore or hereafter furnished by third parties without restriction on disclosure.

• Nondisclosure Obligations 2.1 Confidential Information of Disclosing Party shall be used by the Receiving Party solely for the purpose of evaluating whether or not the Receiving Party wishes to enter into an agreement for purchase of assets of the Disclosing Party and shall not be used for any other purpose. Receiving Party shall hold the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in strictest confidence at all times in perpetuity and shall not disclose Confidential Information without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party. Receiving party may disclose Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to Receiving Party’s employees, representatives, agents and consultants on a need-to-know basis provided that such employees and consultants shall have executed appropriate written agreements with such party to ensure compliance with all the provisions of this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to take all reasonable measures to protect the Confidential Information from falling into the public domain or the possession of persons other than those persons authorized to have any such Confidential Information, which measures shall include the highest degree of care that such party utilizes to protect its own information of a similar nature, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. 2.2 Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Receiving Party from disclosing Confidential Information if legally required to do so by judicial or governmental order or in a judicial or governmental proceeding (“Required Disclosure”); provided that the disclosing party shall (i) give the other party prompt notice of such Required Disclosure prior to disclosure; (ii) cooperate with the other party in the event that it elects to contest such disclosure or seek a protective order with respect thereto, and/or (iii) in any event only disclose the exact Confidential Information, or portion thereof, specifically requested by the Required Disclosure.

• Nondisclosure Obligation All Information disclosed by one Party to the other Party hereunder shall be maintained in confidence by the receiving Party and shall not be disclosed to any Third Party or used for any purpose except as set forth herein without the prior written consent of the disclosing Party, except to the extent that such Information: 4.1.1 is known by the receiving Party at the time of its receipt, and not through a prior disclosure by the disclosing Party, as documented by the receiving Party’s business records; 4.1.2 is in the public domain by use and/or publication before its receipt from the disclosing Party, or thereafter enters the public domain through no fault of the receiving Party; 4.1.3 is subsequently disclosed to the receiving Party by a Third Party who may lawfully do so and is not under an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party; 4.1.4 is developed by the receiving Party independently of Information received from the disclosing Party, as documented by the receiving Party’s business records; 4.1.5 is disclosed to governmental or other regulatory agencies in order to obtain patents on Inventions in accordance with Article 7 herein or to gain or maintain approval to conduct clinical trials on Compound or Product or to market Product, but such disclosure may be only to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain such patents or approvals; 4.1.6 is deemed necessary by Merck to be disclosed to Related Parties, agent(s), consultant(s), and/or other Third Parties for any and all purposes Merck and its Affiliates deem necessary or advisable in the ordinary course of business to achieve the objectives of this Agreement on the condition that such Third Parties agree to be bound by confidentiality and non-use obligations that substantially are no less stringent than those confidentiality and non-use provisions contained in this Agreement; provided, however, that the term of confidentiality for such Third Parties shall be no less than ten (10) years; or 4.1.7 is deemed necessary by counsel to the receiving Party to be disclosed to such Party’s attorneys, independent accountants or financial advisors for the sole purpose of enabling such attorneys, independent accountants or financial advisors to provide advice to the receiving Party, on the condition that such attorneys, independent accountants and financial advisors agree to be bound by the confidentiality and non-use obligations contained in this Agreement; provided, however, that the term of confidentiality for such attorneys, independent accountants and financial advisors shall be no less than ten (10) years. 4.1.8 is deemed necessary by the receiving Party to be disclosed to such Party’s executives, management and other advisors, including but not limited to members of the Board of Directors and/or Scientific Advisory Board, consultants, bankers, lenders, existing and prospective bona fide investors, and prospective merger and/or acquisition partners (“Representatives”) on the following conditions: [***]. Any combination of features or disclosures shall not be deemed to fall within the foregoing exclusions merely because individual features are published or available to the general public or in the rightful possession of the receiving Party unless the combination itself and principle of operation are published or available to the general public or in the rightful possession of the receiving Party. If a Party is required by judicial or administrative process (including a request for discovery received in an arbitration or litigation proceeding), or by a statute, regulation or rule of law (e.g., securities laws, rules and regulations), to disclose information that is subject to the non-disclosure provisions of this Section 4.1 or Section 4.2, such Party shall promptly inform the other Party of the disclosure that is being sought in order to provide the other Party an opportunity to challenge or limit the disclosure obligations. Information that is disclosed by judicial or administrative process shall remain otherwise subject to the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Section 4.1 and Section 4.2, and the Party disclosing information pursuant to law or court order shall take all steps reasonably necessary, including without limitation obtaining an order of confidentiality, to ensure the continued confidential treatment of such information. The Parties will consult and cooperate fully with each other on the provisions of this Agreement to be redacted in any filings made by the Parties with the Securities and Exchange Commission or similar governmental agency in the U.S. or abroad, or as otherwise required by law.

• Basic Financial Information and Reporting (a) The Company will maintain true books and records of account in which full and correct entries will be made of all its business transactions pursuant to a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and will set aside on its books all such proper accruals and reserves as shall be required under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. (b) As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days thereafter, the Company will furnish each Investor a balance sheet of the Company, as at the end of such fiscal year, and a statement of income and a statement of cash flows of the Company, for such year, all prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail. Such financial statements shall be accompanied by a report and opinion thereon by independent public accountants of national standing selected by the Company's Board of Directors. (c) The Company will furnish each Investor, as soon as practicable after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, and in any event within forty-five (45) days thereafter, a balance sheet of the Company as of the end of each such quarterly period, and a statement of income and a statement of cash flows of the Company for such period and for the current fiscal year to date, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, with the exception that no notes need be attached to such statements and year-end audit adjustments may not have been made. (d) So long as an Investor (with its Affiliates) shall own not less than five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of Registrable Securities (as adjusted for stock splits and combinations) (a "MAJOR INVESTOR"), the Company will furnish each such Major Investor (i) at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year an annual budget and operating plans for such fiscal year (and as soon as available, any subsequent revisions thereto); and (ii) as soon as practicable after the end of each month, and in any event within twenty (20) days thereafter, a balance sheet of the Company as of the end of each such month, and a statement of income and a statement of cash flows of the Company for such month and for the current fiscal year to date, including a comparison to plan figures for such period, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, with the exception that no notes need be attached to such statements and year-end audit adjustments may not have been made. (e) So long as any Series B Investor (with its Affiliates) owns any shares of Registrable Securities, the Company will furnish to three (3) Investors appointed by Atlas (as designated in writing to the Company) (i) at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year an annual budget and operating plans for such fiscal year (and as soon as available, any subsequent revisions thereto); and (ii) as soon as practicable after the end of each month, and in any event within twenty (20) days thereafter, a balance sheet of the Company as of the end of each such month, and a statement of income and a statement of cash flows of the Company for such month and for the current fiscal year to date, including a comparison to plan figures for such period, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, with the exception that no notes need be attached to such statements and year end audit adjustments may not have been made; provided, however, that after the termination of that certain Consulting Agreement (the "Consulting Agreement") between the Company and Atlas, dated as of April 19, 1999, Investors who are holders of Registrable Securities issued or issuable upon conversion of Series B Stock, or upon exercise of the Warrants, shall only be furnished with balance sheets and statements of income pursuant to this subsection (e).

• Account Reporting Information Italian residents who, at any time during the fiscal year, hold foreign financial assets (including cash and shares of Common Stock) which may generate income taxable in Italy are required to report these assets on their annual tax returns (UNICO Form, RW Schedule) for the year during which the assets are held, or on a special form if no tax return is due. These reporting obligations will also apply to Italian residents who are the beneficial owners of foreign financial assets under Italian money laundering provisions.

• Reporting Obligations As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (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 Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

• SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Information Provided (a) All forms, reports and other documents required to be filed by the Company with the SEC since January 1, 2001 (including those that the Company may file after the date hereof until the Closing) are referred to herein as the “Company SEC Reports.” Except as set forth in Section 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company SEC Reports (i) were or will be filed on a timely basis and (ii) were or will be prepared in compliance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, applicable to such Company SEC Reports. None of the Company SEC Reports when filed, after giving effect to any amendments and supplements thereto filed prior to the date hereof, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the Company’s Subsidiaries has filed, or is obligated to file, any forms, reports, schedules, statements or other documents with the SEC. As used in this Section 3.4(a), the term “filed” shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC. (b) Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes and schedules) contained or to be contained in the Company SEC Reports (i) complied or will comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) were or will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act or for normal year-end adjustments) and (iii) fairly presented or will fairly present the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that have not been and are not expected to be material to the Company. The unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2004 is referred to herein as the “Company Balance Sheet.” (c) The information to be supplied by the Company for inclusion in the registration statement on Form S-4 pursuant to which the Company Series A Preferred Stock issued in the Merger and the Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Company Series A Preferred Stock will be registered under the Securities Act (including any amendments or supplements, the “Registration Statement”), shall not at the time the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or necessary in order to make the statements in the Registration Statement not misleading. The information to be supplied by the Company for inclusion in the joint proxy statement/prospectus (the “Proxy Statement”) to be sent to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the meeting of the Company’s stockholders to consider the adoption of this Agreement and the Merger (the “Company Meeting”) and the Partners in connection with the Fund Consent Solicitation (as herein defined) shall not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to stockholders of the Company and the Partners, at the time of the Company Meeting and at the Effective Time, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the circumstances under which it shall be made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made in the Proxy Statement not false or misleading; or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies for the Company Meeting or the solicitation of consents in connection with the Fund Consent Solicitation which has become false or misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event relating to the Company, any Affiliate (as defined below) of the Company, or any officers or directors of any of them, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly inform the Fund. As used in this Agreement, the term

• REPORTS AND DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACTS With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees, at the Company’s sole expense, to: a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; c. furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting and or disclosure provisions of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and d. take such additional action as is requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions to the Company’s Transfer Agent as may be requested from time to time by the Investor and otherwise fully cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144. The Company agrees that damages may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the terms and provisions of this Section 8 and that Investor shall, whether or not it is pursuing any remedies at law, be entitled to equitable relief in the form of a preliminary or permanent injunctions, without having to post any bond or other security, upon any breach or threatened breach of any such terms or provisions.