Common use of Accounting and Audit Clause in Contracts

Accounting and Audit. (a) PTI agrees to keep clear, accurate and complete records for a period of at least [* * *] years (or such longer period as may correspond to PTI’s internal records retention policy) for each reporting period in which sales occur showing the manufacturing, sales, use and other disposition of the Licensed Products in sufficient detail to enable the share of Net Sales payable hereunder to be determined, and further agrees to permit its books and records to be examined by an independent accounting firm selected by DURECT and reasonably satisfactory to PTI, from time-to-time to the extent necessary, but not more frequently than [* * *] a year. Such accounting firm shall report to DURECT only whether payment reports provided hereunder are accurate, and, if not accurate, the amount of any discrepancy. Such examination by an independent accounting firm under this Section 9.8(a) is to be made at the expense of DURECT, except that if the results of the audit for any year reveal that PTI has underpaid DURECT with respect to any country by an amount exceeding the audit fees in any individual country of the Territory for such year, then the audit fees *** Material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and such material has been filed separately with the SEC. shall be paid by PTI. The amount of any such underpayment will be promptly paid to DURECT. All information accessed or learned by DURECT and its accounting firm pursuant to this Section 9.8(a) shall be deemed to be the Confidential Information of PTI pursuant to Article XIII.

Accounting and Audit. (a) PTI agrees to keep clear, accurate and complete records for a period of at least [* * *] years (or such longer period as may correspond to PTI’s internal records retention policy) for each reporting period in which sales occur showing the manufacturing, sales, use and other disposition of the Licensed Products in sufficient detail to enable the share of Net Sales payable hereunder to be determined, and further agrees to permit its books and records to be examined by an independent accounting firm selected by DURECT and reasonably satisfactory to PTI, from time-to-time to the extent necessary, but not more frequently than [* * *] a year. Such accounting firm shall report to DURECT only whether payment reports provided hereunder are accurate, and, if not accurate, the amount of any discrepancy. Such examination by an independent accounting firm under this Section 9.8(a) is to be made at the expense of DURECT, except that if the results of the audit for any year reveal that PTI has underpaid DURECT with respect to any country by an amount exceeding the audit fees in any individual country of the Territory for such year, then the audit fees *** Material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and such material has been filed separately with the SEC. shall be paid by PTI. The amount of any such underpayment will be promptly paid to DURECT. All information accessed or learned by DURECT and its accounting firm pursuant to this Section 9.8(a) shall be deemed to be the Confidential Information of PTI pursuant to Article XIII.

Accounting and Audit. (a) PTI agrees to keep clear, accurate and complete records for a period of at least [* * *] years (or such longer period as may correspond to PTI’s internal records retention policy) for each reporting period in which sales occur showing the manufacturing, sales, use and other disposition of the Licensed Products in sufficient detail to enable the share of Net Sales payable hereunder to be determined, and further agrees to permit its books and records to be examined by an * * * Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been granted with respect to the omitted portions. independent accounting firm selected by DURECT and reasonably satisfactory to PTI, from time-to-time to the extent necessary, but not more frequently than [* * *] a year. Such accounting firm shall report to DURECT only whether payment reports provided hereunder are accurate, and, if not accurate, the amount of any discrepancy. Such examination by an independent accounting firm under this Section 9.8(a) is to be made at the expense of DURECT, except that if the results of the audit for any year reveal that PTI has underpaid DURECT with respect to any country by an amount exceeding the audit fees in any individual country of the Territory for such year, then the audit fees *** Material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and such material has been filed separately with the SEC. shall be paid by PTI. The amount of any such underpayment will be promptly paid to DURECT. All information accessed or learned by DURECT and its accounting firm pursuant to this Section 9.8(a) shall be deemed to be the Confidential Information of PTI pursuant to Article XIII.