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Confidentiality Obligation
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Each party shall keep strictly confidential this agreement and the other party’s business secret and technical information it obtains during performance of this agreement. The business secret includes but is not limited to any information relating to the other party’s network, sale, cost, and other undisclosed financial information, product and operation plan, design plan, and marketing data. Neither party may disclose any business secret of the other party to any third party without the other party’s written consent. Each party shall ensure its employee will comply with the confidentiality obligation hereof.

Exceptions to Confidentiality Obligation. Any obligation of confidentiality under this [Article 35.0] shall not apply to the extent that the Party seeking to avoid such obligation can show that:

Obligation. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective times (subject to all applicable notice requirements and cure periods), at the rates and in the currency herein prescribed.

Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the [[Consenting Lenders:Organization]] and the Issuing Bank agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed # to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), # to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority), # to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, # to any other party hereto, # in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, # subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to # any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or # any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, # with the consent of the Borrower, # to the extent such Information # becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or # becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower, # to “Gold Sheets” and other similar bank trade publications; such information to consist of deal terms and other information regarding the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement customarily found in such publications, # to a Person that is an investor or prospective investor in a Securitization (as defined below) that agrees that its access to information regarding the Borrower and the Loans is solely for purposes of evaluating an investment in such Securitization, # to a Person that is a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, noteholder or secured party in a Securitization in connection with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for such Securitization, or # to a nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information regarding the Obligors, the Loans and Loan Documents in connection with ratings issued with respect to a Securitization. For purposes of this Section, “Securitization” means a public or private offering by a Lender or any of its Affiliates or their respective successors and assigns, of securities which represent an interest in, or which are collateralized, in whole or in part, by the Loans or the Loan Documents.

Agent and Lenders each individually (and not jointly or jointly and severally) agree that material, non-public information regarding the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans (“Confidential Information”) shall be treated by Agent and the Lenders in a confidential manner, and shall not be disclosed by Agent and the Lenders to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement, except: # to attorneys for and other advisors, accountants, auditors, and consultants to any member of the Lender Group and to employees, directors and officers of any member of the Lender Group (the Persons in this clause (i), “Lender Group Representatives”) on a “need to know” basis in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and on a confidential basis, # to Subsidiaries and Affiliates of any member of the Lender Group (including the Bank Product Providers); provided, that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate shall have agreed to receive such information hereunder subject to the terms of this [Section 17.9], # as may be required by regulatory authorities so long as such authorities are informed of the confidential nature of such information, # as may be required by statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation; provided, that # prior to any disclosure under this [clause (iv)], the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior notice to Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the applicable statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation and # any disclosure under this [clause (iv)] shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation, # as may be agreed to in advance in writing by Borrowers, # as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any subpoena or other legal process; provided, that # prior to any disclosure under this [clause (vi)] the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior written notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior written notice to Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the subpoena or other legal process and # any disclosure under this [clause (vi)] shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such Governmental Authority pursuant to such subpoena or other legal process, # as to any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of prohibited disclosure by Agent or the Lenders or the Lender Group Representatives), # in connection with any actual or proposed assignment, participation or pledge of any Lender’s interest under this Agreement; provided, that prior to receipt of Confidential Information any such assignee, participant, or pledgee shall have agreed in writing to receive such Confidential Information either subject to the terms of this [Section 17.9] or pursuant to confidentiality requirements substantially similar to those contained in this [Section 17.9] (and such Person may disclose such Confidential Information to Persons employed or engaged by

Confidentiality. Except to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement or otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties agree that, for the term of this Agreement and for three (3) years thereafter, each Party (the “Receiving Party”), receiving any Confidential Information of the other Party (the “Disclosing Party”) hereunder shall keep such Confidential Information confidential and shall not publish or otherwise disclose or use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as provided for in this Agreement. “Confidential Information means any technical, scientific, regulatory, commercial, business or other information provided by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise relating to or disclosed during any transaction contemplated hereby (including information disclosed prior to the Effective Date under a confidentiality agreement in contemplation of this Agreement), including information relating to the terms of this Agreement or the Product, and the scientific, regulatory or business affairs or other activities of either Party; provided that, Confidential Information shall not include any information that the Receiving Party can establish:

Administrative Agent and each Lender shall use all reasonable efforts to keep confidential, in accordance with its customary procedures for handling confidential information and safe and sound lending practices, any material non-public information supplied to it by any Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, provided, that, nothing contained herein shall limit the disclosure of any such information: # to the extent required by statute, rule, regulation, subpoena or court order, # to bank examiners and other regulators, auditors and/or accountants, in connection with any litigation to which Administrative Agent or such Lender is a party or as may be requested or required by any Governmental Authority, # to any Lender (or its agents or other representatives) or Participant (or prospective Lender or Participant) or to any Affiliate of any Lender ,so long as such Lender (or its agents or other representatives) or Participant (or prospective Lender or Participant) or Affiliate shall have been instructed to treat such information as confidential in accordance with this [Section 13.5], or # to counsel for Administrative Agent or any Lender or Participant (or prospective Lender or Participant).

Confidentiality. Each Holder will, and will cause its officers, directors, employees, legal counsel, accountants, financial advisors and other representatives (the “Restricted Parties”) to, hold in confidence any material nonpublic information received by them pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation any material nonpublic information included in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus proposed to be filed with the SEC (until such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed) or provided pursuant to Section 5.1(i) hereof. This Section 11.2 shall not apply to any information which: # is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a non-permitted disclosure; # was already in the Holder’s possession from a non-confidential source prior to its disclosure by the Company; # is or becomes available to the Holder on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company; provided, that such source is not known by the Holder to be bound by confidentiality obligations; or # is required to be disclosed by law, an order of a court or by rules and regulations of an applicable regulatory authority. In the case of proposed disclosure pursuant to # above, such Person shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be required to give the Company written notice of the proposed disclosure prior to such disclosure and to cooperate with the Company, at the Company’s cost, in any effort the Company undertakes to obtain a protective order or other remedy. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or that the Company waives compliance with this provision, the Restricted Parties will furnish only that portion of such information that the Restricted Parties are advised by legal counsel is legally required and will exercise their commercially reasonable efforts, at the Company’s expense, to obtain an order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information.

Confidentiality. The Bank, including as Letter of Credit Issuer, agrees to hold any confidential information that it may receive from Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement in confidence, except for disclosure # to the extent they need to know in connection with the negotiation, administration or enforcement of the Loan Documents, to # its Affiliates, and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of any of the foregoing; and # to legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors to Borrowers or the Bank; # to regulatory officials having jurisdiction over the Bank; # as required by Law or legal process or in connection with any legal proceeding to which either of the Bank or Borrowers are adverse parties; # to another financial institution in connection with a disposition or proposed disposition to that financial institution of all or part of its interests hereunder or a participation interest in its proportionate share; or # if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent that the Bank determines such disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under the Loan Documents. For purposes of the foregoing, "confidential information" shall mean all information respecting Borrowers or their Affiliates or their respective businesses delivered to the Bank, other than # information that was publicly known prior to the time of such disclosure (including information previously filed with any Tribunal and available to the public), # information that subsequently becomes publicly known through no violation of this Section by the Bank, its Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of any of the foregoing and # information that otherwise becomes known to the Bank other than through non-confidential disclosure by, or on behalf of, Borrowers or any Affiliate thereof. Nothing in this Section 9.28 shall be construed to create or give rise to any fiduciary duty on the part of any of the Bank to Borrowers.

Seller and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, partners, managers, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives will not disclose any confidential information about Purchaser or any of its Affiliates obtained as a result of the exercise of its rights or performance of its obligations under this Agreement. The obligations of Seller under this Section will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

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