COVENANTS PRIOR TO CLOSING 37 7.1 Access and Cooperation; Due Diligence...........................37 7.2 Conduct of Business Pending Closing.............................38 7.3
Cooperation Following the Closing Following the Closing, each Party shall deliver to the other Parties such further information and documents and shall execute and deliver to the other Parties such further instruments and agreements as any other Party shall reasonably request to consummate or confirm the transactions provided for herein, to accomplish the purpose hereof or to assure to any other Party the benefits hereof.
Conduct Pending the Closing Acquirer, Target and the Shareholder covenant that between the date of this Agreement and the Closing as to each of them:
Covenants of the Company and Purchaser Regarding Indemnification (a) The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, reimburse and defend the Purchasers, the Purchasers’ officers, directors, agents, Affiliates, counsel, control persons, and principal shareholders, against any claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Purchaser or any such person which results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material misrepresentation by Company or breach of any warranty by Company in this Agreement, or other agreement delivered pursuant hereto; or (ii) after any applicable notice and/or cure periods, any breach or default in performance by the Company of any covenant or undertaking to be performed by the Company hereunder, or any other agreement entered into by the Company and Purchaser relating hereto.
Confidentiality; Press Releases 11.1 Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure. Salton agrees that any and all information in any form that is provided to Salton or any of its representatives as part of this Agreement is provided and received in confidence, and Salton, shall at all times preserve and protect the confidentiality of such information, and of any other proprietary or non-public information of or relating to Kmart or any of its related companies of which it or any of its representatives becomes aware or acquires during the performance of this Agreement (such information is hereinafter referred to as "Confidential Information"). Salton also agrees that it shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that such Confidential Information will not be disclosed to, or used by any person, association or entity except its own employees, and then only to the extent necessary to permit it to perform this Agreement. Each of Salton and Kmart agrees to keep the Minimum Product Orders, pricing, and Term of this Agreement (including rights of extension and termination) strictly confidential, except that each of Salton and Kmart shall be permitted to disclose any and all information concerning the transactions contemplated hereby to the extent it is legally required to do so, whether under applicable securities laws or otherwise, provided, that Salton will use its reasonable best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other applicable regulator or court a request for confidential treatment of the pricing and other business terms set forth in this Agreement. In the course of performance of this Agreement, Salton may disclose certain information to Kmart which Salton considers proprietary and confidential. In order to be considered as proprietary and confidential and, thus, subject to the following restrictions, Salton must comply with both of the following requirements prior to disclosure of the information: (i) the information must be clearly and conspicuously identified in writing as "PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF SALTON'; and (ii) Salton must limit its dissemination of the information to an authorized representative of Kmart (i.e., one listed on attached Exhibit E) with a need to know such information in furtherance of the performance of this Agreement (the "Authorized Recipient") Provided Salton has complied with (i) and (ii) above, the Authorized Recipient shall maintain the confidentiality of such information to the same extent Kmart protects its own proprietary information and shall not disclose it to anyone other than Kmart employees, agents and/or consultants with a need to know who shall also be subject to this restriction. Confidential Information shall not include information that a party can demonstrate by written evidence:
Covenants of Seller Prior to Closing Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing:
Confidentiality and Press Releases (a) Unless required by law, rule or regulation, neither Purchaser nor Seller shall disclose the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to any person or entity without the express written consent of the other party prior to the Closing; provided, however, that either party may, without consent, disclose the terms hereof and the transactions contemplated hereby (a) to its respective advisors, consultants, attorneys, accountants, investors, potential investors, lenders, potential lenders (and to the respective advisors, consultants, attorneys and accountants of their investors, potential investors, lenders, and potential lenders) (collectively, the “Transaction Parties”),without the express written consent of the other party, so long as any such Transaction Parties to whom disclosure is made shall also agree to keep all such information confidential in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) if disclosure is required by law, regulation or legal process, provided that in such event Seller or Purchaser, as applicable, shall notify the other party in writing of such required disclosure, shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the confidential documents or information, as the case may be, including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the other party to obtain an appropriate order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such confidential documents or information, as the case may be, by such tribunal and shall disclose only that portion of the confidential documents or information which it is legally required to disclose. The foregoing confidentiality obligations shall not apply to the extent such information is or becomes a matter of public record. In addition, prior to the Closing Date, neither Purchaser nor Seller shall issue any press releases (or other public statements) with respect to the transaction contemplated in this Agreement without approval of the other party, which approval may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion.
Following the Closing Seller shall permit Buyer and its representatives (including, without limitation, their counsel and auditors), during normal business hours, to have reasonable access to, and examine and make copies of, all books and records of Seller and its Affiliates relating to the Hospital, which books and records, are retained by Seller and which relate to transactions or events contemplated by this Agreement occurring prior to the Closing, to the maximum extent permitted by law. For a period of three (3) years after the Closing, Seller agrees that, prior to the destruction or disposition of any such books or records, Seller shall provide not less than forty-five (45) days', nor more than ninety (90) days' prior written notice to Buyer of such proposed destruction or disposal. If Buyer desires to obtain any such documents, it may do so by notifying Seller in writing at any time prior to the date scheduled for such destruction or disposal. In such event, Seller shall not destroy such documents and the parties shall then promptly arrange for the delivery of such documents to Buyer, its successors or assigns. All out-of-pocket costs associated with the delivery of the requested documents shall be paid by Buyer.
Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing From the date hereof until the Closing, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or consented to in writing by Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to, (x) conduct the business of the Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (y) use reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact the current organization, business and franchise of the Company and to preserve the rights, franchises, goodwill and relationships of its employees, customers, lenders, suppliers, regulators and others having business relationships with the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, Seller shall:
Confidentiality; Press Release All information, data and materials furnished or to be furnished to either party with respect to the other party in connection with this transaction or pursuant to this Agreement are confidential. Each party agrees that prior to Closing (a) it shall not disclose or otherwise make available, at any time, any such information, data or material to any person who does not have a confidential relationship with such party; (b) it shall protect such information, data and material with a high degree of care to prevent the disclosure thereof; and (c) if, for any reason, this transaction is not consummated, all information, data or material concerning the other party obtained by such party, and all copies thereof, will be returned to the other party. After Closing, neither party will disclose or otherwise make available to any person any of such information, data or material concerning the other party, except as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the operation of the Station by Buyer. Each party shall use its reasonable efforts to prevent the violation of any of the foregoing confidentiality provisions by its respective representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall prohibit Buyer or Seller from:
