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.
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) Subject to Section 4.4 hereof, until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, Seller shall cause its officers, directors, employees and other agents to afford the officers, directors, employees and other agents of Buyer reasonable access during normal business hours to the officers, directors, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their books and records, and shall furnish Buyer with such financial, operating and other data and information with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, as Buyer, through its officers, employees or agents, may reasonably request. In exercising its rights hereunder, Buyer shall conduct itself so as not to interfere in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to Closing. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that any contact by Buyer and its agents and representatives with officers, employees, customers or agents of the Company and its Subsidiaries hereunder shall be arranged and supervised by representatives of Seller, unless Seller otherwise expressly consents with respect to any specific contact. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates (including the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall be required to disclose to Buyer or any agent or representative thereof any (i) information (A) except as already provided to Buyer, relating to any sale or divestiture process conducted by Seller or its Affiliates for the Company or its business or Seller’s or its Affiliates’ (or their representatives’) evaluation of the Company or its business in connection therewith, including projections, financial or other information relating thereto or (B) if doing so could violate any Contract or Law to which Seller or any of its Affiliates (including the Company and its Subsidiaries) is a party or is subject or which it believes in good faith could result in a loss of the ability to successfully assert a claim of privilege (including without limitation, the attorney-client and work product privileges) or (ii) consolidated, combined, unitary or similar Tax Return of which Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) is the common parent or any other information relating to Taxes or Tax Returns other than information relating solely to the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Access to Information. (a) From the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, upon reasonable prior notice, and except as determined in good faith to be appropriate to ensure compliance with any applicable Laws and subject to any applicable privileges (including the attorney-client privilege) and contractual confidentiality obligations, the Sellers shall use, and shall cause their Affiliates to use, reasonable best efforts to cause each of their respective Representatives to, (i) afford the Representatives of the Buyer reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the offices, properties, books and records of the Business and (ii) furnish to the Representatives of the Buyer such additional financial and operating data and other information regarding the Business or the Transferred Assets as the Buyer may from time to time reasonably request for the purpose of preparing to operate the Business following the Closing; provided, however, that such investigation shall not unreasonably interfere with any of the businesses or operations of the Sellers or any of their Affiliates; and provided, further, that the auditors and accountants of the Sellers or any of their Affiliates shall not be obliged to make any work papers available to any Person except in accordance with such auditors’ and accountants’ normal disclosure procedures and then only after such Person has signed a customary agreement relating to such access to work papers in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such auditors or accountants. If so requested by the Sellers, the Buyer shall enter into a customary joint defense agreement with the Sellers and such of their Affiliates as they request with respect to any information to be provided to the Buyer or its Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.02(a). Without limiting the foregoing, prior to the Closing, the Buyer shall not conduct, without the prior written consent of the Sellers, any environmental investigation at any property owned or leased by any Seller in the operation of the Business, and in no event may any such environmental investigation include any sampling or other intrusive investigation of air, surface water, groundwater, soil or anything else at or in connection with any such properties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, prior to the Closing, without the prior consent of the Sellers, which shall not be unreasonably withheld (and which must be in writing only for contacts with suppliers or customers), neither the...
Access to Information. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.3, upon reasonable notice, Camco shall afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of STC, 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, Camco shall furnish promptly to STC or a designated member of the STC Affiliated Group (a) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to SEC requirements and (b) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as STC or the other members of the STC Affiliated Group may reasonably request. Upon reasonable notice, STC shall provide the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of Camco such information and materials concerning STC and the other members of the STC Affiliated Group as is reasonably necessary for Camco to complete its due diligence with respect to this Merger Agreement and the Transaction Agreement. Camco agrees that neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries or any representatives of any of the foregoing entities will use any information obtained pursuant to this Section 5.1 for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Merger Agreement and the Transaction Agreement. STC agrees that no member of the STC Affiliated Group, or any representative of any member of the STC Affiliated Group will use any information obtained pursuant to this Section 5.1 for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Merger Agreement and the Transaction Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Camco nor STC shall be required to give the other party any information that is subject to a confidentiality agreement and that relates primarily to a party other than Camco and its subsidiaries on the one hand or a member of the STC Affiliated Group on the other. The Confidentiality Agreements dated as of May 11, 1998 between STC and Camco (the "Confidentiality Agreements") shall apply with respect to information furnished thereunder or hereunder and any other activities contemplated thereby.
Access to Information. Subject to applicable Law, upon reasonable notice, the Company shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) afford (i) the Lead Investors and their Representatives and (ii) the Ad Hoc Counsel and any Co-Investors and/or their Representatives that sign a customary confidentiality agreement with the Company on terms reasonably acceptable to the Company and such party, reasonable access, during normal business hours and without unreasonable disruption or interference with the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business or operations, throughout the Pre-Closing Period, to the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ senior managers, properties, books, contracts and records and, during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to such parties all information concerning the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business, properties and personnel as may reasonably be requested by any such party, provided, that the foregoing shall not require the Company (a) to permit any inspection, or to disclose any information, that in the reasonable judgment of the Company would cause the Company to violate any of its obligations with respect to confidentiality to a third party if the Company shall have used its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, but failed to obtain, the consent of such third party to such inspection or disclosure, (b) to disclose any legally privileged information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (c) to violate any Laws; provided, further, that the Company shall deliver to the Lead Investors, the Ad Hoc Counsel and any Co-Investors and/or their Representatives that sign a customary confidentiality agreement with the Company on terms reasonably acceptable to the Company and such party, a schedule setting forth a description of any information not provided to the Lead Investors, the Ad Hoc Counsel, any Co-Investors and their Representatives that sign a customary confidentiality agreement with the Company pursuant to clauses (a) through (c) above (in the case of clause (a), to the extent not prohibited from doing so). All requests for information and access made pursuant to this Section 7.10 shall be directed to an executive officer of the Company or such person as may be designated by the Company’s executive officers. All information acquired by any Investor or its Representatives pursuant to this Section 7.10 shall be subject to any confidentiality agreement between the Company and such Investor.
Access to Information. The Engineer is required to make any information created or exchanged with the state pursuant to this contract, and not otherwise excepted from disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act, available in a format that is accessible by the public at no additional charge to the state.
Access to Information. From the Agreement Date until the earlier of the Share Acceptance Time and the termination of this Agreement, the Company shall (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to) afford to officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, accountants and other authorized representatives (“Representatives”) of the Parent and the Purchaser reasonable access, in a manner not materially disruptive to the operations of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, to the properties, books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, during such period, shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to such Representatives all information concerning the business, properties and personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries in each case as may reasonably be requested and necessary to consummate the Transactions (and not to conduct further due diligence or other investigation of the Company); provided, however, that nothing herein shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to disclose any information to the Parent or the Purchaser if such disclosure would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, (a) violate applicable Law or the provisions of any agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (provided that the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain waivers of any such restrictions) or (b) waive attorney-client privilege. Promptly after the Agreement Date, the Company shall provide to the Parent a copy of each Company financial advisor’s fairness opinion, a summary of the analysis underlying each fairness opinion and a copy of the relevant portions of each Company financial advisor’s presentation to the Company Board related thereto. That certain letter agreement, dated April 28, 2010, by and between the Company and the Parent (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) shall apply with respect to information furnished hereunder by the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Company’s Representatives (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement).
Access to Information. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII and the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to (a) provide to Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the operation of any business conducted by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to the books and records (including Tax Returns and supporting documentation) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, and (b) furnish promptly such information concerning the business, properties, offices and other facilities, Contracts, assets, liabilities, employees, officers and other aspects of the Company and Company Subsidiaries as Parent or its Representatives may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (or to cause any Company Subsidiary to) afford such access or furnish such information to the extent that the Company is advised by counsel that doing so would: (i) result in the loss of attorney-client privilege (provided that the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow for such access or disclosure in a manner that does not result in a loss of attorney-client privilege); (ii) violate any confidentiality obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to any third party or otherwise breach, contravene or violate any then effective Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is party (provided that the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the required consent of such third party to such access or disclosure and implement appropriate procedures to enable the disclosure of such information); (iii) result in a competitor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary receiving information that is competitively sensitive; or (iv) breach, contravene or violate any applicable Law (including any Antitrust Law). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII and the Effective Time, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and shall cause their respective Representatives acting on their behalf not to, contact any customer, partner, vendor,...
