Common use of Stockholders Clause in Contracts

Stockholders. The Stockholders recognize and acknowledge that they had in the past, currently have, and in the future may possibly have, access to certain confidential information of the Company, the Other Founding Companies, and/or IES, such as operational policies, customer lists, and pricing and cost policies that are valuable, special and unique assets of the Company's, the Other Founding Companies' and/or IES's respective businesses. The Stockholders agree that they will not disclose such confidential information to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any purpose or reason whatsoever, except (a) to authorized representatives of IES, (b) following the Closing, such information may be disclosed by the Stockholders as is required in the course of performing their duties for IES or the Company and (c) to counsel and other advisers, provided that such advisers (other than counsel) agree to the confidentiality provisions of this Section 14.1, unless (i) such information becomes known to the public generally through no fault of the Stockholders, (ii) disclosure is required by law or the order of any governmental authority under color of law, provided, that