Access and Investigation Subject to the Confidentiality Agreement, during the period commencing on the Agreement Date and ending on the earlier of (a) the Acceptance Time and (b) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 (such period being referred to herein as the “Interim Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to: (i) provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective Representatives, properties, books, records, Tax Returns, material operating and financial reports, work papers, assets, executive officers, files related to Intellectual Property Rights, Contracts and other documents and information relating to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries; and (ii) promptly provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with such copies of the books, records, Tax Returns, work papers, files related to Intellectual Property Rights, Contracts and other documents and information relating to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, as Parent may reasonably request. Information obtained by Purchaser or Parent pursuant to this Section 5.1 will constitute “Confidential Information” under the Confidentiality Agreement and will be subject to the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement. Nothing in this Section 5.1 will require the Company to permit any inspection, or to disclose any information, that in the reasonable judgment of the Company (and after notice to Parent) would: (A) violate any of its or its Affiliates’ respective obligations under any Contracts with respect to confidentiality (provided, that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts during the Interim Period to provide Parent with redacted versions of any documents withheld in accordance with the foregoing sub-clause “(A)” to the extent the provision of which does not breach any confidentiality obligations); (B) result in a violation of applicable Law; or (C) result in loss of legal protection, including the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine (so long as the Company has reasonably cooperated with Parent to permit such inspection of or to disclose such information on a basis that does not waive such privilege with respect thereto), provided, that information shall be disclosed, as required above, subject to execution of a joint defense agreement in customary form, to external counsel for Parent to the extent reasonably required for the purpose of complying with applicable Antitrust Laws.
Litigation and Regulatory Cooperation During and after the Executive’s employment, the Executive shall cooperate fully with the Company in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence or which may be brought in the future against or on behalf of the Company which relate to events or occurrences that transpired while the Executive was employed by the Company. The Executive’s full cooperation in connection with such claims or actions shall include, but not be limited to, being available to meet with counsel to prepare for discovery or trial and to act as a witness on behalf of the Company at mutually convenient times. During and after the Executive’s employment, the Executive also shall cooperate fully with the Company in connection with any investigation or review of any federal, state or local regulatory authority as any such investigation or review relates to events or occurrences that transpired while the Executive was employed by the Company. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Executive’s performance of obligations pursuant to this Section 7(f).
Due Diligence Investigation Pubco shall be reasonably satisfied with the results of its due diligence investigation of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion.