Access to Information; Confidentiality Sample Clauses

Access to Information; Confidentiality. (a) Upon reasonable advance written notice, subject to applicable logistical restrictions or limitations as a result of COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures and solely for purposes of furthering the Merger Transactions, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent, Merger Sub and their respective representatives reasonable access during normal business hours during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII, to all their respective properties, assets, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to Parent: (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 or state securities Laws and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent or Merger Sub may reasonably request (including Tax Returns filed and those in preparation and the workpapers of its auditors). Nothing herein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.2(a) and Section 5.2(b)) shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide such access or information to the extent that such action (A) would reasonably be expected to result in a waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or similar privilege, (B) specifically relates to the evaluation, deliberation or minutes of the Company Board (or any committee or subcommittee thereof) related to the Merger Transactions, the strategic and financial alternatives process leading thereto, or any information or materials provided to the Company Board (or any committee or subcommittee thereof) in connection therewith or (C) would reasonably be expected to violate any applicable Law or any confidentiality obligation owing to a third party so long as the Company shall promptly notify Parent of any such confidentiality obligations or access restrictions and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such third party to provide such information and otherwise provide such access to Parent, if requested and (b) generally describe the type of information that cannot be disclosed to Parent (to the extent not prohibited by law or the underlying document). No investigation pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall affect an...
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Access to Information; Confidentiality. Subject to applicable law, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall afford to Parent, Merger Sub and their financing sources and their respective accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives (the "Parent Representatives") reasonable access during normal business hours upon reasonable notice throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to their respective properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and, during such period, shall furnish promptly such information concerning its businesses, properties and personnel as Parent or Merger Sub shall reasonably request; provided, however, such investigation shall not unreasonably disrupt the Company's operations. All nonpublic information provided to, or obtained by, Parent, Merger Sub or any such financing source in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be "Confidential Information" for purposes of the Confidentiality Agreement dated February 19, 2003 between Parent and the Company (the "Confidentiality Agreement"), the terms of which shall continue in force until the Effective Time; provided that Parent, Merger Sub and the Company may disclose such information as may be necessary in connection with seeking the Parent Required Statutory Approvals and the Company Required Statutory Approvals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any information which it reasonably believes it may not provide to Parent by reason of applicable law, rules or regulations, which constitutes information protected by attorney/client privilege, or which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to keep confidential by reason of contract, agreement or understanding with third parties; provided that, with respect to any such information, the Company shall, or shall cause the relevant Subsidiary to, provide the maximum amount of that information (or shall endeavor to otherwise convey that information in a manner) that is consistent with the applicable law, rule or regulation, the maintenance of that privilege or the terms of the relevant contract, as applicable. No investigation pursuant to this Section 5.04(a) shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any party to this Agreement (and each employee, representative, or other agent of such parties) may disclose to any and all persons...
Access to Information; Confidentiality. (a) The Company shall afford to Acquiror and its Representatives full access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to all of the Company's properties, books, contracts, commitments and records (including without limitation Tax Returns) and, during such period, shall furnish promptly upon request (i) to the extent not provided for pursuant to the preceding clause, all financial records, ledgers, workpapers and other sources of financial information possessed or controlled by the Company or its accountants deemed by Acquiror or its Representatives necessary or useful for the purpose of performing an audit of the Company and certifying financial statements and financial information, and (ii) such other information concerning any of the foregoing as Acquiror shall reasonably request. In addition, each Party shall furnish promptly upon request a copy of each report, schedule and other document filed or received by it pursuant to the requirements of any Applicable Law (including without limitation federal or state securities laws) or filed by it or any of its Subsidiaries with any Authority in connection with the Transactions or which may have a material effect on their respective businesses, operations, properties, prospects, personnel, condition, (financial or other), or results of operations. The Company and Acquiror acknowledge that they have heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement, dated February 27, 1997, as executed by the Company on March 7, 1997 (the "Confidentiality Agreement"), which separately and as incorporated herein shall remain in full force and effect after and notwithstanding the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and that information obtained from the Company by Acquiror or its Representatives or from Acquiror by the Company or its Representatives, pursuant to Section 5.1(a), the Confidentiality Agreement or otherwise, shall be subject to the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement.
Access to Information; Confidentiality. (a) The Company shall, and shall cause its officers, employees, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives to, afford to Pubco and its representatives reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time to its and to the Company’s properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause its officers, employees and representatives to, furnish promptly to Pubco all information concerning its business, properties, financial condition, operations and personnel as such other party may from time to time reasonably request. For the purposes of determining the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Pubco set forth herein and compliance by Pubco of its obligations hereunder, during the period prior to the Effective Time, Pubco shall provide the Company and its representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to its properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records as may be necessary to enable the Company to confirm the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Pubco set forth herein and compliance by Pubco of its obligations hereunder, and, during such period, Pubco shall, and shall cause its officers, employees and representatives to, furnish promptly to the Company upon its request (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities laws and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties, financial condition, operations and personnel as such other party may from time to time reasonably request. Except as required by law, each of the Company and Pubco will hold, and will cause its respective directors, officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives and affiliates to hold, any nonpublic information in confidence.
Access to Information; Confidentiality. (a) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, from and after the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01, the Company shall afford to Purchaser, and to Purchaser’s officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other Representatives, reasonable access (including for the purpose of planning for post-merger integration activities and transition planning with the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries) during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company to all its and its Subsidiaries’ properties, books, Contracts, commitments, personnel and records as Purchaser may from time to time reasonably request, but only to the extent that such access does not unreasonably disrupt, impair or interfere with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and, during such period, the Company shall furnish promptly to Purchaser all information concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ business, properties and personnel as Purchaser may reasonably request; provided, however, that no access or information pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement; and, provided, further, that the Company shall not be required to (or to cause any of its Subsidiaries to) afford such access or furnish such copies or other information to the extent that doing so would (x) violate applicable Law or any obligation of confidentiality owing to a third party (provided, that in the case of any such confidentiality obligations, the Company shall have used its reasonable best efforts to have obtained the consent of such third party to such access, copies or information), or result in the loss of attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or similar privilege. Purchaser shall hold any such copies or information provided pursuant to this Section 6.03(a) that is non-public in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the letter agreement dated December 10, 2009, as amended on August 1, 2011 between Purchaser and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), which Confidentiality Agreement will remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
Access to Information; Confidentiality. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries to, afford to the Purchasers’ Representative and to the Purchasers’ Representative’s officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the Closing (as long as such access is not unreasonably disruptive to the business of the Company or its subsidiaries) to all their respective properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to the Purchasers’ Representative (a) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of Japanese securities laws and (b) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as the Purchasers’ Representative may reasonably request; provided, however, that either party may withhold (i) any document or information that is subject to the terms of a confidentiality agreement with a third party, (ii) such portions of documents or information relating to output, pricing or other matters that are highly sensitive if the exchange of such documents (or portions thereof) or information, as determined by such party’s counsel, would reasonably be expected to raise antitrust concerns for such party (or any of its affiliates) or (iii) such portions of documents or information that would reasonably be expected to jeopardize any attorney-client privilege or contravene any Law or fiduciary duty (provided that each party shall in good faith seek and implement a reasonable alternative to provide Purchasers’ Representative’s counsel with access to such document or information. All information exchanged pursuant to this Section 6.02 shall be subject to the terms of the confidentiality agreement dated September 29, 2005, between RHJI and Mercury (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) as if each applicable Purchaser was a party thereto with the same obligations thereunder as Mercury.
Access to Information; Confidentiality. Subject to applicable Law relating to the exchange of information, the Company shall afford to Parent and Parent’s Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement to all of its and its Subsidiaries’ properties, books, Contracts, personnel and records and the Company shall furnish promptly to Parent (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities Laws to the extent copies of such reports, schedules and other documents are not accessible via the SEC’s XXXXX database, (ii) other information concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ business, properties and personnel as Parent or any of its Representatives may reasonably request; and (iii) instruct its employees, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized Representatives to cooperate with Parent in its investigation of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company may restrict the foregoing access if the Company determines, in its reasonable judgment, that doing so would violate applicable Law or a Contract or obligation of confidentiality owing to a third-party or jeopardize the protection of an attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine. The information provided will be subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement. Parent, Merger Sub and their representatives may not conduct any environmental sampling or require that the Company do so (which in all cases shall be at Parent’s sole expense), without the Company’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.7 or information provided, made available or delivered to Parent pursuant to this Agreement (other than, subject to Section 9.8, information contained in the Company Disclosure Schedule) will affect any of the representations or warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or the conditions hereunder to the obligations of the parties hereto.
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Access to Information; Confidentiality. (a) From the date of this Agreement until the Closing (or the earlier termination of this Agreement), the Company and SPAC shall (and shall cause their respective subsidiaries to): (i) provide to the other party (and the other party’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, agents and other representatives, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access at reasonable times upon prior notice to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of such party and its subsidiaries and to the books and records thereof; and (ii) furnish promptly to the other party such information concerning the business, properties, Contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other aspects of such party and its subsidiaries as the other party or its Representatives may reasonably request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor SPAC shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where the access or disclosure would jeopardize the protection of attorney-client privilege or contravene applicable Law or Contract (it being agreed that the parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause such information to be provided in a manner that would not result in such jeopardy or contravention).
Access to Information; Confidentiality. (a) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws relating to the confidentiality of information, each of Seller and Buyer shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel, advisors, agents and other representatives of the other Party, reasonable access, during normal business hours during the period before the Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records, and, during such period, such Party shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, make available to the other Party (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 or insurance laws (other than reports or documents that such Party is not permitted to disclose under applicable law) and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as the other Party may reasonably request (in the case of a request by Seller, information concerning Buyer that is reasonably related to the prospective value of Buyer Common Stock or to Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby). Neither Seller nor Buyer, nor any of their Subsidiaries, shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of such Party or its Subsidiaries or contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into before the date of this Agreement. The Parties shall make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply.
Access to Information; Confidentiality. Except as required pursuant to any confidentiality agreement or similar agreement or arrangement to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party (which such Person will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the counterparty thereto to waive), and except as would result in the loss or waiver of any attorney-client, work product or other applicable privilege, from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company will, and will cause each Company Subsidiary and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, advisors, agents and other representatives, (collectively, “Representatives” and, with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, the “Company Representatives”) to: (i) provide to Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Representatives (the “Parent Representatives”) reasonable access at reasonable times during normal operating hours upon prior notice to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of such party and its Subsidiaries and to the books and records thereof (including Tax Returns) and (ii) furnish promptly such information concerning the business, properties, Contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other aspects of such party and its Subsidiaries as Parent or the Parent Representatives may reasonably request, provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the Company herein or any of the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto under this Agreement. The information referred to in the previous sentence shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement, dated November 16, 2012, by and between the Company and Parent (the “Confidentiality Agreement”).
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