Access and Information. The Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the other hand, shall each afford to the other and to the other’s accountants, counsel and other representatives full access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to all of its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records (including but not limited to tax returns) and during such period, each shall furnish promptly to the other all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request, provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section 6.01 shall affect any representations or warranties made herein. Each party shall hold, and shall cause its employees and agents to hold, in confidence all such information (other than such information that (a) is already in such party’s possession or (b) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party or its directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or advisors or (c) becomes available to such party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a party hereto or its advisors, provided that such source is not known by such party to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to a party hereto or another party until such time as such information is otherwise publicly available; provided, however, that (i) any such information may be disclosed to such party’s directors, officers, employees and representatives of such party’s advisors who need to know such information for the purpose of evaluating the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood that such directors, officers, employees and representatives shall be informed by such party of the confidential nature of such information), (ii) any disclosure of such information may be made as to which the party hereto furnishing such information has consented in writing and (iii) any such information may be disclosed pursuant to a judicial, administrative or governmental order or request; provided, further, that the requested party will promptly so notify the other party so that the other party may seek a protective order or appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with this Agreement and if such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or the other party waives compliance with this provision, the requested party will furnish only that portion of such information that is legally required and will exerc...
Access and Information. 14.1 The Contractor shall provide access at all reasonable times to the Department's internal auditors or other duly authorised staff or agents to inspect such documents as the Department considers necessary in connection with this Contract and where appropriate speak to the Contractors employees.
Access and Information. Upon reasonable prior notice and subject to applicable Law, from the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries and the Representatives of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to, afford to Gannett and its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours and without undue disruption of normal business activity, during the period prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement to all of its books, records, properties, premises and personnel and all other financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries as Gannett may reasonably request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall not be obligated to provide access to any information that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, (a) would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege with respect to such information (provided, that the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow for such access or disclosure in a manner that would not reasonably be expected to jeopardize the attorney-client privilege), (b) would result in a breach of any Contract to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party (except for Contracts that must be disclosed for the Company to comply with its obligations hereunder), or (c) the disclosure of which, after the Company’s consultation with counsel, would violate any applicable Law; provided, that the Company shall provide access to such information to the maximum extent that disclosure would not result in the events described in clauses (a) through (c), and, upon Gannett’s written request, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain a waiver in respect of information subject to clause (b). All information provided pursuant to this Section 6.1 shall be subject to the terms of the letter agreement between Gannett and the Company, dated November 28, 2012 (the “Nondisclosure Agreement”), to the extent such information constitutes “Company Evaluation Materials” as defined therein; provided, this Agreement shall amend the Nondisclosure Agreement to (i) permit use and disclosure of Company Evaluation Materials in connection with the parties’ obligations under Section 6.5 and in connection with any Legal Proceeding in respect of this Agreement, the Restruct...
Access and Information. (a) From the date hereof until the Closing Date, subject to any applicable Law and subject to any applicable privileges (including the attorney-client privilege), trade secrets, and contractual confidentiality obligations, upon reasonable prior notice, Seller shall afford Buyer and its Representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the books and records, offices and properties of the Company, furnish to Buyer such additional financial and operational data and other information regarding the Company as Buyer may from time to time reasonably request and make reasonably available to Buyer the employees of the Company, Seller or its Affiliates whose assistance and expertise is necessary to assist Buyer in connection with Buyer’s preparation to integrate the Company into Buyer’s organization following the Closing; provided, however, that Buyer will not be entitled to (i) any information relating to bids received from others in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and information and analysis (including financial analysis) relating to such bids, (ii) any information the disclosure of which would jeopardize any privilege available to Seller, the Company or their respective Affiliates, (iii) any information the disclosure of which would cause Seller, the Company or their respective Affiliates to breach a confidentiality obligation or (iv) any information the disclosure of which would result in a violation of Law. Any such access or requests shall (x) be supervised by such Persons as may be designated by Seller and (y) be conducted in such a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with any of the businesses or operations of Seller, the Company or their respective Affiliates and shall not contravene any applicable Law; provided further, however, that Seller and the Company will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements, if available, under circumstances in which the restrictions of the foregoing provision apply (other than with respect to the restrictions in clause (i) above). Buyer shall not conduct any sampling, boring, drilling or other invasive investigation activities on any property owned, leased or used by the Company without the prior written consent of Seller. All requests for information made pursuant to this Section 6.1(a) shall be directed to such Person or Persons as may be designated by Seller, and Buyer shall not directly or indirectly contact any Representative of Seller, the Com...
Access and Information. 5.2.1 During the period commencing on the Execution Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (a) the Closing and (b) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE 9 (the “Pre-Closing Period”), upon reasonable notice, Seller shall, at Purchaser’s sole cost and expense: (i) afford Purchaser, its Representatives and potential financing sources reasonable access to the properties and the Product Records Controlled by Seller to the extent related to the Product Business, the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the Product Inventory; and (ii) furnish to Purchaser, its Representatives and potential financing sources such additional financial and operating data and other information regarding the Product Business (or copies thereof) Controlled by Seller as Purchaser, its Representatives and potential financing sources may from time to time reasonably request, in each case (A) to facilitate the Financing; or (B) as may be agreed by Purchaser and Seller as useful and allowable for post-Closing integration planning; provided, however, that such access shall not unreasonably disrupt Seller’s ordinary course operations; provided, further, that Seller shall not be required to furnish any information to Purchaser’s financing sources to facilitate the Financing that is not publicly available unless and until such financing sources are bound by a confidentiality agreement, in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller, to keep all such information acquired from Seller confidential. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Seller shall not be required to disclose any information or provide any such access if such disclosure or access would reasonably be expected, in the reasonable judgment of Seller’s outside counsel, to (i) violate applicable Law, including applicable antitrust Laws; (ii) jeopardize any attorney/client privilege or other established legal privilege; (iii) violate any term or confidentiality obligations owed to Third Parties; or (iv) disclose any Trade Secrets not included in Seller Intellectual Property; provided, however, that to the extent any such information is withheld pursuant to any the reasons set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of this sentence, Seller shall provide to Purchaser, to the extent permissible based on the advice of Seller’s outside counsel, written summaries of such withheld information.
Access and Information. (a) During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1 or the Closing (the “Interim Period”), subject to Section 6.14, the Company shall give, and shall cause its Representatives to give, the Purchaser and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, reasonable access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to the Company, as the Purchaser or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding the Company and its businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (subject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any)) and cause each of the Company’s Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the Purchaser and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that the Purchaser and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide to the Purchaser or any of its Representatives any information (i) if and to the extent doing so would (A) violate any Laws to which the Company is subject, (B) result in a breach of any Contract between the Company and a third party, (C) violate any legally-binding obligation of the Company with respect to confidentiality, non-disclosure or privacy or (D) jeopardize protections afforded to the Company under the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine (provided that, in case of each of clauses (A) through (D), the Company shall use reasonable efforts to (x) provide such access as can be provided (or otherwise convey such information regarding the applicable ma...
Access and Information. Upon reasonable prior notice and subject to Applicable Law relating to the exchange of information, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent and its Representatives reasonably access during normal business hours and without undue disruption of normal business activity during the period prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement to all of its books, records, properties, contracts, commitments, premises, Representatives and the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, make available to Parent all financial, operating and other data and information as Parent may reasonably request; provided that (i) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall not be obligated to provide access to (A) any information that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, would result in the loss of attorney-client or other privilege with respect to such information (provided that the Company shall use reasonable efforts to allow such access or disclosure in a manner that does not result in loss or waiver of such privilege, including, but not limited to, entering into appropriate common interest or similar agreements), (B) any information that would result in a breach of an agreement to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party (provided that the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain any required consent or waiver of such counterparty to allow such access or disclose such information, and failing the receipt of such consent or waiver, to make appropriate substitute disclosure and/or access arrangements), or (C) any information that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, would violate any Applicable Law or any request or requirement of any Governmental Entity, or may cause significant harm to the Company or its Subsidiaries if the Merger were not consummated, (ii) no investigation pursuant to this Section 8.1 shall affect any representations or warranties made herein or the conditions to the obligations of the respective parties to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall not be required to conduct, or permit Parent or any of its Representative to conduct, any environmental investigation or sampling of soil, air, surface water, building material, groundwater or other environmental media relating to any Company Real Property, and (iv) in any event, the parties heret...
Access and Information. (a) During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1 or the Closing (the “Interim Period”), subject to Section 5.15, the Company shall give, and shall cause its Representatives to give, the Purchaser and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, reasonable access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to the Target Companies, as the Purchaser or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding the Target Companies and their respective businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (subject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any)) and cause each of the Company’s Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the Purchaser and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that the Purchaser and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Target Companies.
Access and Information. (a) During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.1 or the Closing (the “Interim Period”), subject to Section 7.13, each of the Company, Pubco, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub shall give, and shall cause its Representatives to give, Purchaser and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and at reasonable intervals and upon reasonable advance notice, reasonable access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to the Target Companies, Pubco, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub as Purchaser or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding the Target Companies, Pubco or Merger Sub and their respective businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (subject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any)) and cause each of the Representatives of the Company, Pubco, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub to reasonably cooperate with Purchaser and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that Purchaser and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Target Companies, Pubco, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub.
Access and Information. (a) From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, subject to the terms of this Section 6.1 and the confidentiality obligations set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement and this Agreement and any applicable Law (including any Antitrust Law) (as determined by Seller in its reasonable discretion in the case of clause (i) below or by Buyer in its reasonable discretion in the case of clause (ii) below), (i) Seller shall and shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives to (A) afford Buyer and its Representatives reasonable access, during regular business hours and upon reasonable advance notice, to the Employees, the Books and Records, the Contracts, the assets and properties of the Transferred Entities and the employees and Representatives of Seller who have knowledge relating directly to the BGI Business, in each case, in order that Buyer and its Representatives shall have the reasonable opportunity to make such investigation as Buyer and its Representatives shall reasonably require in connection with any matters relating to the Transferred Entities and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Buyer and its Representatives any financial and operating data and other information that is reasonably available to Seller and its Representatives with respect to the Transferred Entities or the BGI Business as Buyer and its Representatives from time to time may reasonably request, (C) instruct the Employees and the employees and Representatives of Seller and its Affiliates who have knowledge relating directly to the BGI Business to cooperate reasonably with Buyer and its Representatives in their investigation of the BGI Business and any matters relating thereto and to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (D) cooperate reasonably with Buyer in connection with any approvals, applications, waivers, consents or any other request for information or requirements of any Government Entity to be made, filed or obtained by Buyer, and (ii) Buyer shall and shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives to (A) afford Seller and its Representatives reasonable access, during regular business hours and upon reasonable advance notice, to information relating to Buyer in connection with such investigation as Seller and its Representatives shall reasonably require in connection with any matters relating to the transactions contemplate...
