Permitted Disclosure. Nothing in this Plan or any agreement between a Participant and the Company restricts or prohibits a Participant from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiries from, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting possible violations of law or regulation to, or from filing a claim or assisting with an investigation directly with a self-regulatory authority or a government agency or entity, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General (collectively, the “Regulators”), or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of state or federal law or regulation. This Plan does not limit a Participant’s right to receive an award from any Regulator that provides awards for providing information relating to a potential violation of law. A Participant does not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in conduct protected by this paragraph, and a Participant does not need to notify the Company that the Participant has engaged in such conduct.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to the extent required, as advised by counsel, in response to a valid order of a court or other governmental body or as required by law, regulation or stock exchange rule. But the Recipient will advise the Disclosing Party in advance of the disclosure and limit the required disclosure to the extent practicable and permissible by the order, law, regulation or stock exchange rule and any other applicable law, will reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party, if required, in seeking an appropriate protective order or other remedy, and will otherwise continue to perform its obligations of confidentiality set out in this Agreement. If any public disclosure is required by Applicable Law, the parties will consult, to the extent practicable, concerning the form of announcement prior to the public disclosure being made.

Notwithstanding the obligation of non-use and non-disclosure set forth in Section 18.1, the Parties recognize the need for certain exceptions to this obligation, specifically set forth below, with respect to press releases, patent rights, publications, certain commercial considerations and for the purposes of complying with Applicable Law.

Permitted Disclosure. Nothing in this Appendix A shall prohibit or impede a Participant from communicating, cooperating or filing a complaint with any United States federal, state or local governmental or law enforcement branch, agency or entity (collectively, a “Governmental Entity”) with respect to possible violations of any United States federal, state or local law or regulation, or otherwise making disclosures to any Governmental Entity, in each case, that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any such law or regulation, provided that in each case such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law. Each Participant understands and acknowledges that # an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any U.S. federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made # in confidence to a U.S. federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or # in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and # an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. A Participant does not need to give prior notice to (or get prior authorization from) the Company regarding any such communication or disclosure. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph or under applicable law, under no circumstance is a Participant authorized to disclose any information covered by attorney-client privilege or attorney

Permitted Disclosure. Atara and Institute may use and disclose the other Party’s Confidential Information to their Affiliates, employees, agents, consultants, contractors, and, in the case of the Atara, its Sublicensees, in each case on a need to know basis for the purposes of such Affiliates, Sublicensees and Third Parties performing activities under this Agreement or the License Agreement, provided that such parties are bound by a like duty of confidentiality as that found in this Article 6. Furthermore, Atara may disclose Institute’s Confidential Information to: # Atara’s potential or actual collaborators, partners, licensees and Sublicensees, and # potential or actual investment bankers, acquirers, lenders or investors, and # advisors of Atara or any of the foregoing in (a) and (b); each of whom, prior to disclosure, must be bound by similar obligations of confidentiality and non-use as set forth in this Article 6.

Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Discloser’s Confidential Information to the extent required by law or regulation; provided, that prior to making any such legally required disclosure, the Recipient shall give the Discloser as much prior notice of the requirement for and contents of such disclosure as is practicable under the circumstances. Any such disclosure, however, shall not relieve the Recipient of its obligations contained herein.

Permitted Disclosure. Atara and Institute may use and disclose the other Party’s Confidential Information to their Affiliates, employees, agents, consultants, contractors, and, in the case of the Atara, its Sublicensees, in each case on a need to know basis for the purposes of such Affiliates, Sublicensees and Third Parties performing activities under this Agreement or the License Agreement, provided that such parties are bound by a like duty of confidentiality as that found in this Article 6. Furthermore, Atara may disclose Institute’s Confidential Information to: # Atara’s potential or actual collaborators, partners, licensees and Sublicensees, and # potential or actual investment bankers, acquirers, lenders or investors, and # advisors of Atara or any of the foregoing in (a) and (b); each of whom, prior to disclosure, must be bound by similar obligations of confidentiality and non-use as set forth in this Article 6.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to the extent required, as advised by counsel, in response to a valid order of a court or other governmental body or as required by law, regulation or stock exchange rule. But the Recipient will advise the Disclosing Party in advance of the disclosure and limit the required disclosure to the extent practicable and permissible by the order, law, regulation or stock exchange rule and any other applicable law, will reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party, if required, in seeking an appropriate protective order or other remedy, and will otherwise continue to perform its obligations of confidentiality set out in this Agreement. If any public disclosure is required by law, the parties will consult concerning the form of announcement prior to the public disclosure being made.

Permitted Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.5, a receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the disclosing Party to the extent such disclosure is # made in response to a valid order or subpoena of a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental body of a country or any political subdivision thereof of competent jurisdiction; provided, that receiving Party provides the other Party with prior written notice of such disclosure (if practicable) in order to permit the other Party to seek a protective order or other confidential treatment of such Confidential Information; and provided further that any Confidential Information so disclosed will be limited to that information that is legally required to be disclosed in such response to such court or governmental order or subpoena; # otherwise required by Applicable Law; provided, that receiving Party provides the disclosing Party with prior written notice of such disclosure (if practicable) in order to permit the disclosing Party to seek a protective order or confidential treatment of such Confidential Information; and provided further that any Confidential Information so disclosed will be limited to that information that is legally required by Applicable Law to be disclosed; # made by the receiving Party to an Agency, as required to obtain or maintain Regulatory Approvals; provided that reasonable efforts shall be used to ensure confidential treatment of such Confidential Information; # made by the receiving Party to a Third Party as may be necessary or useful in connection with the commercialization of a Product (including the manufacture of a Product); provided the Third Party is bound by written confidentiality obligations no less protective that those set forth in this Agreement; # made by receiving Party to a U.S. or foreign tax authority to the extent legally required by Applicable Law to be disclosed; # made by receiving Party to its representatives or to Third Parties in connection with sublicensing or financing activities of the receiving Party; provided that the Third Party is bound by written confidentiality obligations no less protective that those set forth in this Agreement; # made by receiving Party to comply with Applicable Laws related to securities laws disclosure requirements or any disclosure requirements of any applicable stock market or securities exchange; or # made in accordance with Section 9.7.

Permitted Disclosure. Recipient may provide Discloser’s Confidential Information to its Affiliates, and to its and their directors, employees, consultants, independent contractors and agents; provided however, that # any such Affiliates, directors, employees, consultants, independent contractors and agents are bound by written obligations of confidentiality with respect to the Discloser’s Confidential Information that are at least as restrictive as those set forth in this Agreement; # Recipient remains liable for the compliance of such Affiliates, directors, employees, consultants, independent contractors and agents with such obligations; and # such disclosure is only permitted to the extent necessary for a Party to carry out its obligations under this Agreement.