Access to Information Clause Samples

Access to Information. (a) Sellers agree that, until the earlier of the Executory Contract Designation Deadline and the termination of this Agreement, Purchaser shall be entitled, through its Representatives or otherwise, to have reasonable access to the executive officers and Representatives of Sellers and the properties and other facilities, businesses, books, Contracts, personnel, records and operations (including the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities) of Sellers and their Subsidiaries, including access to systems, data, databases for benefit plan administration; provided however, that no such investigation or examination shall be permitted to the extent that it would, in Sellers’ reasonable determination, require any Seller, any Subsidiary of any Seller or any of their respective Representatives to disclose information subject to attorney-client privilege or in conflict with any confidentiality agreement to which any Seller, any Subsidiary of any Seller or any of their respective Representatives are bound (in which case, to the extent requested by Purchaser, Sellers will use reasonable best efforts to seek an amendment or appropriate waiver, or necessary consents, as may be required to avoid such conflict, or restructure the form of access, so as to permit the access requested); provided further, that notwithstanding the notice provisions in Section 9.2 hereof, all such requests for access to the executive officers of Sellers shall be directed, prior to the Closing, to the Chief Financial Officer of Parent or his designee, and following the Closing, to the Chief Restructuring Officer of Parent or his or her designee. If any material is withheld pursuant to this Section 6.1(a), Seller shall inform Purchaser in writing as to the general nature of what is being withheld and the reason for withholding such material. (b) Any investigation and examination contemplated by this Section 6.1 shall be subject to restrictions set forth in Section 6.24 and under applicable Law. Sellers shall cooperate, and shall cause their Subsidiaries and each of their respective Representatives to cooperate, with Purchaser and its Representatives in connection with such investigation and examination, and each of Purchaser and its Representatives shall use their reasonable best efforts to not materially interfere with the business of Sellers and their Subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, subject to Section 6.1(a), such investigation and examination shall include reason...

Access to Information. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential financing sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided, that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege that could not reasonably be remedied by use of common interest agreements or other arrangements to maintain such privilege (provided, that if such an agreement or arrangement can be used to maintain such privilege, the applicable parties shall, if requested by Parent, enter into such agreement or other arrangement as is reasonably acceptable to the Company to maintain such privilege) or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents...

Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.

Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has reviewed the disclosure materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company’s representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents.

Access to Information. (a) As further set forth in Section 6.4 and subject to applicable Legal Requirements and the provisions of Section 12.2, from the date hereof until the Merger Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.1 (the “Pre-Closing Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries, and shall cause the Representatives of any of the Acquired Companies to, (a) afford the Buyer Parties and their respective Representatives, following reasonable advance notice from Parent to the Company, reasonable access during normal business hours to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices, plants and other Facilities, Contracts, books and records of any of the Acquired Companies and all other financial, operating and other data and information relating to any of the Acquired Companies and as Parent may reasonably request, (b) assist in providing the Buyer Parties and their respective Representatives with access to, and facilitate discussions with, the managers of the Properties, the franchisors under the Franchise Agreements, the members, partners, officers, employees and agents of the Acquired Companies and the lenders of each of the Acquired Companies as Parent may reasonably request during normal business hours upon reasonable notice, (c) permit the Buyer Parties and their respective Representatives to make copies and inspections thereof as Parent may reasonably request, (d) with respect to fiscal months ending after the date of this Agreement, furnish to Parent promptly, unaudited monthly consolidated balance sheets of the Acquired Companies for each fiscal month then ended and related consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows and (e) make available to the Buyer Parties and their respective Representatives all information concerning the business, properties, Contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other aspects of the Acquired Companies as Parent and its Representatives may reasonably request. Without limiting the foregoing, the Buyer Parties and their respective Representatives shall have the right to conduct appraisal and environmental and engineering inspections of each of the Properties; provided, however, that neither the Buyer Parties nor their respective Representatives shall have the right to perform any invasive testing procedure on any building or property, except as agreed to in writing by the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed provided that Pa...

Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company’s representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents. Such Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

Access to Information. From the date hereof until the Closing, the Sellers shall, and shall cause the Company to: (a) afford Buyer and its Representatives access to and the right to inspect all of the Company’s Real Property, properties, assets, premises, books and records, contracts, agreements and other documents and data related to the Company Parties; (b) furnish Buyer and its Representatives with such financial, operating and other data and information related to the Company Parties as Buyer or any of its Representatives may reasonably request; and (c) instruct the Representatives of Sellers and the Company to cooperate fully with Buyer in its investigation of the Company; provided, however, that any such investigation shall be conducted with reasonable advance notice to the Sellers’ Representative, under the supervision of Sellers’ designated personnel and in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the normal operations of the Company. All requests by Buyer for access pursuant to this Section 7.2 shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Sellers’ Representative or such other individuals as the Sellers may designate in writing from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Sellers nor the Company Parties shall be required to disclose any information to Buyer if such disclosure would be reasonably likely to: (i) cause significant competitive harm to the Company Parties or the Company Business if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, provided that disclosure of the Transaction and the Company Business after Closing shall be deemed not to cause competitive harm; (ii) jeopardize attorney-client privilege; or (iii) contravene any applicable Law, fiduciary duty or Contract entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the Closing, Buyer shall not contact any suppliers to, or customers of, the Company, and Buyer shall have no right to perform invasive or subsurface investigations of any of the Real Property, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Sellers, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

Access to Information. (a) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, DS Bancor shall, and shall cause each DS Bancor Subsidiary to, afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of Webster, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and, during such period, DS Bancor shall, and shall cause each DS Bancor Subsidiary to, make available to Webster (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of Federal securities laws or Federal or state banking laws and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may reasonably request. Two designated representatives of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be invited to attend all meetings of the boards of directors (except for the portion of such meetings which relate to the Merger or an Acquisition Transaction or such other matters deemed confidential by the Boards of Directors of DS Bancor or Derby) and such meetings of committees of the boards of directors and management of DS Bancor and each DS Bancor Subsidiary which pertains to ALCO and loan approvals. Webster will hold all such information in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the confidentiality agreement which Webster entered into with DS Bancor. (b) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, Webster shall, and shall cause ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank to, afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of DS Bancor, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to such information regarding Webster and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank as shall be reasonably necessary for DS Bancor to fulfill its obligations pursuant to this Agreement or which may be reasonably necessary for DS Bancor to confirm that the representations and warranties of Webster contained herein are true and correct and that the covenants of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ contained herein have been performed in all material respects. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Webster will cause one or more of its designated representatives to confer monthly with representatives of DS Bancor and to report the general status of the ongoing operations of Webster, Webster ...

Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate of the Placement Agent has provided such Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality of the Securities and the Placement Agent and any Affiliate may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Company which such Purchaser agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Securities to such Purchaser, neither the Placement Agent nor any of its Affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to such Purchaser. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.