Access and Investigation. During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending as of the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7 or the Acceptance Time (the “Pre-Closing Period”), subject to applicable Legal Requirements (including attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine) and the terms of any confidentiality restrictions under Contracts of a party as of the date hereof (subject to an obligation of the applicable party to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such restrictions to be waived), upon reasonable notice the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and each of their respective Representatives to: (a) provide the Representatives of Parent with reasonable access during normal business hours to its Representatives and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to such Entity or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case as reasonably requested by Parent; and (b) provide the Representatives of Parent with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to such Entity and its Subsidiaries as reasonably requested by Parent. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period (but subject to applicable Legal Requirements, and except in the case of any document relating to any Acquisition Proposal, Superior Offer or Triggering Event), the Company and Parent shall each promptly provide the other with copies of any notice, report or other document filed with or sent to any Governmental Body on behalf of any of the Target Companies or Parent or Purchaser in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions a reasonable time in advance of the filing or sending of such document in order to permit a review thereof. Nothing herein shall require the Company or Parent to disclose any information if, under the reasonable advice of counsel, such disclosure would jeopardize any attorney-client privilege or contravene any applicable Legal Requirement or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement; provided that the parties shall cooperate to disclose the portion of such information that would not jeopardize such privilege or contravene such Legal Requirements or binding agreements. All information exchanged pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement.
Access and Investigation. Subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, which the Parties agree will continue in full force following the date of this Agreement, during the Pre-Closing Period, upon reasonable notice, Parent, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Party’s Representatives to: (a) provide the other Party and such other Party’s Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to such Party’s Representatives, personnel, property and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to such Party and its Subsidiaries; (b) provide the other Party and such other Party’s Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers, product data, and other documents and information relating to such Party and its Subsidiaries, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding such Party and its Subsidiaries as the other Party may reasonably request; (c) permit the other Party’s officers and other employees to meet, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, with the chief financial officer and other officers and managers of such Party responsible for such Party’s financial statements and the internal controls of such Party to discuss such matters as the other Party may deem necessary or appropriate and; (d) make available to the other Party copies of unaudited financial statements, material operating and financial reports prepared for senior management or the board of directors of such Party, and any material notice, report or other document filed with or sent to or received from any Governmental Body in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; provided, that the Notification and Report Form and documentary attachments thereto made under the HSR Act need not be provided to the other Party; provided, further, that if a Governmental Body commences an investigation of the Contemplated Transactions under the HSR Act, any submission by a Party to such Governmental Body to respond to any requests by such Governmental Body for information or documents will be shared with the other Party, but may be restricted to the other Party’s outside counsel. Any investigation conducted by either Parent or the Company pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the busines...
Access and Investigation. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Priveco, on the one hand, and Pubco, on the other hand, will, and will cause each of their respective representatives to:
(a) afford the other and its representatives full and free access to its personnel, properties, assets, contracts, books and records, and other documents and data;
(b) furnish the other and its representatives with copies of all such contracts, books and records, and other existing documents and data as required by this Agreement and as the other may otherwise reasonably request; and
(c) furnish the other and its representatives with such additional financial, operating, and other data and information as the other may reasonably request. All of such access, investigation and communication by a party and its representatives will be conducted during normal business hours and in a manner designed not to interfere unduly with the normal business operations of the other party. Each party will instruct its auditors to co-operate with the other party and its representatives in connection with such investigations.
Access and Investigation. (a) Acquiror and its Representatives shall, at all times during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice prior to the Closing Date, have full and continuing access to the facilities, operations, records and properties of Heritage and its Subsidiaries in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Acquiror and its Representatives may, prior to the Closing Date, make or cause to be made such reasonable investigation of the operations, records and properties of each of Heritage and its Subsidiaries and of their respective financial and legal condition as Acquiror shall deem necessary or advisable to familiarize itself with such records, properties and other matters; provided, that such access or investigation shall not interfere unnecessarily with the normal operations of Heritage and its Subsidiaries. Upon request, each of Heritage and its Subsidiaries will furnish to Acquiror or its Representatives, attorneys' responses to auditors' requests for information regarding Heritage or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and such financial and operating data and other information reasonably requested by Acquiror (provided with respect to attorneys, such disclosure would not result in the waiver by Heritage or any of its Subsidiaries of any claim of attorney-client privilege), and will permit Acquiror or its Representatives to discuss such information directly with any individual or firm performing auditing or accounting functions for Heritage or any of its Subsidiaries, and such auditors and accountants shall be directed to furnish copies of any reports or financial information as developed to Acquiror or its Representatives. No investigation by Acquiror shall affect the representations and warranties made by Heritage in this Agreement. This Section shall not require the disclosure of any information the disclosure of which to Acquiror would be prohibited by law.
(b) Heritage shall allow a representative of Acquiror to attend as an observer: (i) all meetings of the Board of Directors of Heritage and its Subsidiaries; and (ii) all meetings of the committees of each such Board, including without limitation the audit and executive committees thereof, except for any such meeting if and to the extent that any amendment to this Agreement or the Stock Option Agreement or the merits of any Acquisition Transaction described in Section 6.7 hereof is discussed. Heritage shall give reasonable notice to Acquiror of any such meeting and, if known, t...
Access and Investigation. During the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time (the "Pre-Closing Period"), the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to: (a) provide Parent and Parent's Representatives with reasonable access to the Company's Representatives, personnel and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Company; and (b) provide Parent and Parent's Representatives with copies of such existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Company, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Company, as Parent may reasonably request.
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Access and Investigation. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Sellers will, and will cause each Acquired Company and its Representatives to, (a) afford Buyer and its Representatives (collectively, “Buyer’s Advisors”) full and free access to each Acquired Company’s personnel, properties (including subsurface testing), contracts, books and records, and other documents and data, (b) furnish Buyer and Buyer’s Advisors with copies of all such contracts, books and records, and other existing documents and data as Buyer may reasonably request, and (c) furnish Buyer and Buyer’s Advisors with such additional financial, operating, and other data and information as Buyer may reasonably request.
Access and Investigation. During the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 (the “Pre-Closing Period”), upon reasonable advance notice to the Company, the Acquired Corporations shall, and shall cause the respective Representatives of the Acquired Corporations to: (a) provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours of the Company to the Company’s Representatives, personnel, and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Acquired Corporations; and (b) promptly provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with all reasonably requested information regarding the business of the Acquired Corporations, including copies of the existing books, records, databases (to the extent transferable), reports, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Acquired Corporations, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Acquired Corporations, as Parent may reasonably request; provided, however, that any such access shall be conducted at a reasonable time, under the supervision of appropriate personnel of the Acquired Corporations and in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the normal operation of the business of the Acquired Corporations or create material risk of damage or destruction to any material assets or property. Nothing herein shall require the Acquired Corporations to disclose any information to Parent if such disclosure would (i) jeopardize any attorney-client or other legal privilege (so long as the Acquired Corporations have reasonably cooperated with Parent to permit such inspection of or to disclose such information on a basis that does not waive such privilege with respect thereto) or (ii) contravene any applicable Legal Requirement, fiduciary duty or binding confidentiality agreement entered into by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement (so long as the Acquired Corporations have reasonably cooperated with Parent to permit the inspection, or to disclose such information, on a basis that does not contravene any applicable Legal Requirement, fiduciary duty or confidentiality agreement); provided, further, that information shall be disclosed subject to execution of a joint defense agreement in customary form, and disclosure may be limited to external counsel for P...
Access and Investigation. During the period from the date of this Agreement through the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Pre-Closing Period”), subject to applicable Legal Requirements and antitrust laws, data privacy/protection Legal Requirements and regulations relating to the exchange of information, the Company shall, and shall cause the Representatives of the Acquired Companies to: (i) provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice to the respective Representatives, personnel and assets of the Acquired Companies and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Acquired Companies; and (ii) make available to Parent and Parent’s Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Acquired Companies, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Acquired Companies, as Parent may reasonably request. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, subject to applicable antitrust laws and regulations relating to the exchange of information, the Company shall promptly provide Parent with copies of: (A) all material operating and financial reports prepared by the Company for the Company Board, including (1) copies of the unaudited monthly consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and the related unaudited monthly consolidated statements of operations, statements of shareholders’ equity and statements of cash flows and (2) copies of any sales forecasts, marketing plans, development plans, discount reports, write-off reports, hiring reports and capital expenditure reports prepared for the Company Board; (B) any written materials or communications sent by or on behalf of the Company to its shareholders; (C) any material notice, document or other communication sent by or on behalf of any of the Acquired Companies to any party to any Acquired Company Contract (other Excluded Contracts) or sent to any of the Acquired Companies by any party to any Acquired Company Contract (other than Excluded Contracts and any communication that relates solely to commercial transactions between the Company and the other party to any such Acquired Company Contract and that is of the type sent...
Access and Investigation. Subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement which the parties agree will continue in full force following the date of this Agreement, during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending at the Effective Time, upon reasonable notice each party shall, and shall cause such party’s directors, officers, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, investment bankers, advisors, agents and other representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) to: (a) provide the other party and such other party’s Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to such party’s Representatives, personnel and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to such party and its Subsidiaries; (b) provide the other party and such other party’s Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers, product data, and other documents and information relating to such party and its Subsidiaries, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding such party and its Subsidiaries as the other party may reasonably request; and (c) permit the other party’s officers and other employees to meet, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, with the chief financial officer and other officers and managers of such party responsible for such party’s financial statements and the internal controls of such party to discuss such matters as the other party may deem necessary or appropriate in order to enable the other party to satisfy its obligations under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the rules and regulations relating thereto. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending at the Effective Time, each party shall promptly provide the other party with copies of:
(i) the unaudited monthly consolidated balance sheets of such party as of the end of each calendar month and the related unaudited monthly consolidated statements of operations, statements of stockholders’ equity and statements of cash flows for such calendar month, which shall be delivered within thirty days after the end of such calendar month;
(ii) all material operating and financial reports prepared by such party for its senior management, including development plans, hiring reports and capital expenditure reports prepared for its senior management;
(iii) any writt...
