Document ID: 12651

Text:
5.8 Public Announcements. The Parties will keep the existence of this Agreement, the terms and conditions hereof and the Contemplated Transactions confidential, and the Parties will not, nor will they cause or permit any Related Person or Representative to, make any public announcement in respect of this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions without the prior written Consent of the other Party, which Consent may be given or withheld in any Partys sole discretion; provided, however that the foregoing confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations will not apply to: (1) Buyer if at Closing, if Buyer determines to issue a press release announcing the fact of the acquisition of the Companies, and (2) the Parties to the extent that (a) disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, (b) disclosure of such information is required pursuant to Legal Requirement (including the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended, and the rules of any national stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system) or an Order, (c) disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary for the Parties to enforce their rights under this Agreement, or (d) such information is already in the public domain other than as a result of a breach of this Section 5.8 or Section 5.5 or any other confidentiality or non-disclosure obligation owed to a Party by any Person (including the other Party). To the extent that any public announcement of this Agreement, any of the provisions hereof or the Contemplated Transactions is required of the Parties by Legal Requirement or Order, the Parties will cooperate reasonably with respect to reaching agreement on the contents and timing of such announcement. Prior to any public announcement of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Robert W. Guidry shall reasonably approve the contents and timing of such announcement. Any Consent required from Seller pursuant to this Section 5.8 or Section 5.5 shall require the Consent of Robert W. Guidry.

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Tokenized Text:
5
.
8
Public
Announcements
.
The
Parties
will
keep
the
existence
of
this
Agreement
,
the
terms
and
conditions
hereof
and
the
Contemplated
Transactions
confidential
,
and
the
Parties
will
not
,
nor
will
they
cause
or
permit
any
Related
Person
or
Representative
to
,
make
any
public
announcement
in
respect
of
this
Agreement
or
the
Contemplated
Transactions
without
the
prior
written
Consent
of
the
other
Party
,
which
Consent
may
be
given
or
withheld
in
any
Partys
sole
discretion
;
provided
,
however
that
the
foregoing
confidentiality
and
non-disclosure
obligations
will
not
apply
to
:
(
1
)
Buyer
if
at
Closing
,
if
Buyer
determines
to
issue
a
press
release
announcing
the
fact
of
the
acquisition
of
the
Companies
,
and
(
2
)
the
Parties
to
the
extent
that
(
a
)
disclosure
of
such
information
is
reasonably
necessary
to
consummate
the
Contemplated
Transactions
,
(
b
)
disclosure
of
such
information
is
required
pursuant
to
Legal
Requirement
(
including
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934
,
as
amended
,
and
the
rules
of
any
national
stock
exchange
or
automated
dealer
quotation
system
)
or
an
Order
,
(
c
)
disclosure
of
such
information
is
reasonably
necessary
for
the
Parties
to
enforce
their
rights
under
this
Agreement
,
or
(
d
)
such
information
is
already
in
the
public
domain
other
than
as
a
result
of
a
breach
of
this
Section
5
.
8
or
Section
5
.
5
or
any
other
confidentiality
or
non-disclosure
obligation
owed
to
a
Party
by
any
Person
(
including
the
other
Party
)
.
To
the
extent
that
any
public
announcement
of
this
Agreement
,
any
of
the
provisions
hereof
or
the
Contemplated
Transactions
is
required
of
the
Parties
by
Legal
Requirement
or
Order
,
the
Parties
will
cooperate
reasonably
with
respect
to
reaching
agreement
on
the
contents
and
timing
of
such
announcement
.
Prior
to
any
public
announcement
of
this
Agreement
or
the
consummation
of
the
transactions
contemplated
hereby
,
Robert
W
.
Guidry
shall
reasonably
approve
the
contents
and
timing
of
such
announcement
.
Any
Consent
required
from
Seller
pursuant
to
this
Section
5
.
8
or
Section
5
.
5
shall
require
the
Consent
of
Robert
W
.
Guidry
.