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Exhibit 10.34 NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-Disclosure agreement, (hereinafter "Agreement") having an effective date of September 18,2012, is made and entered into among the Parties listed in Schedule A each individually referred to as "Party" and collectively called "Parties." WHEREAS each Party is considering disclosing certain technical, marketing, and business information, including ideas, discoveries, inventions, software code, prototypes, price information, future product plans, manufacturing methods, and other ideas of a technical or economic nature, which is considered to be confidential or proprietary (hereinafter "Proprietary Information"). WHEREAS the Parties have concluded that it is in their mutual interest for them to disclose Proprietary Information each to the other for the purpose of their assessing the possibility of entering into a business transaction amongst themselves ("Purpose"). In consideration of the mutual understanding of the Parties, it is agreed as follows: 1. As used in this Agreement, in each case where a party is disclosing Proprietary Information that party is referred to as the "Disclosing Party" and the party receiving such Confidential Information is referred to as the "Recipient". 2. Recipient agrees to hold Proprietary Information in confidence and to protect it against disclosure to the public and third parties. Accordingly, Recipient shall employ protective measures fully commensurate with those used by Recipient to protect its own trade secrets and other confidential information from disclosure to the public and to third parties. Such measures shall include restricting access to Proprietary Information only to Recipient's employees or agents whose access is reasonably necessary to carry out the Purpose and who have legally enforceable obligations to Recipient that would conform to the obligations of this Agreement. 3. Recipient agrees to use Proprietary Information only for the Purpose. Proprietary Information shall not be reproduced in any other form except as required to accomplish the Purpose 4. Recipient agrees not to reverse-engineer or have a third party reverse-engineer the Proprietary Information without first obtaining the express, written consent of Discloser. 5. The obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use set forth in Paragraph 2 above do not apply to information that Recipient can demonstrate by competent physical evidence: (a) Was already known by Recipient prior to receipt from Discloser or becomes known by Recipient independently of Discloser through no wrongful act of Recipient; (b) is now, or becomes, publicly known through no violation of this Agreement; (c) is disclosed pursuant to law, regulation or lawful order or process, provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser so as to permit Discloser to oppose or limit such disclosure; or (d) is approved in writing by Discloser for disclosure to a third party by Recipient. Proprietary Information disclosed by Discloser to Recipient shall not be deemed to come under the above exceptions merely because it is embraced by more general information that is or becomes subject to the above exceptions. In addition, any combination of features shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions merely because individual features are in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient, but only if the combination itself and its principle of operation are in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient. 6. Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the disclosure of any Proprietary Information hereunder, shall be construed as granting Recipient any immunity or license to use Proprietary Information in any way {whether expressly, by implication, estoppel or otherwise), or any right to ownership, with respect to Proprietary Information or other intellectual property right(s) now or hereafter owned or controlled by Discloser. 7. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to impose any obligation on Discloser to disclose information to the Recipient, or to enter into any other agreement of any nature. This Agreement is for protecting Proprietary Information only. No rights or obligations other than those expressly recited herein are granted or to be implied from this Agreement. 8. Discloser makes no representations, extends no warranties of any kind, either express or implied, and assumes no responsibilities whatsoever with respect to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness, operability, fitness for a particular purpose, or utility of any information, including Proprietary Information, obtained or used by Recipient under this Agreement. The information, including Proprietary Information, is provided "AS IS," without warranty or guarantee of any kind and Discloser shall not be liable to the Recipient for any damages, loss, expense or claim of loss arising of any kind from the use of or reliance upon such information, including Proprietary Information. 9. This Agreement, and the relationship between the Parties pursuant thereto, shall be construed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of Province of Ontario without reference to any conflict of law provisions thereof. 10. Recipient agrees to comply with all export and import laws and regulations of all countries involved in the data transfers. 11. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties related to confidentiality and limited use of Proprietary Information. 12. Duplicate counterparts of this Agreement may be executed and delivered, each of which shall be considered an original. All additions or modifications to this Agreement must be made in writing and executed by the Parties. 13. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period two (2) years, unless terminated earlier on thirty (30) days written notice provided by either Party. However, the obligations of confidentiality and limited use of Proprietary Information shall survive the termination of the Agreement. 14. This Agreement is divisible and separable so that if any provision or provisions hereof shall be held to be invalid, void, voidable or unenforceable, such holding shall not impair the remaining provisions hereof. If any provision hereof is held to be too broad to be enforced, such provision shall be construed to create an obligation to the full extent allowable. 15. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Recipient of any of the provisions of the Agreement, Discloser, in addition to any other remedies available to it under law, at equity or otherwise, shall be entitled to seek an injunction restraining Recipient from the performance of acts that constitute a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement. 16. This Agreement may not be assigned, delegated, sold or transferred, whether by operation of law or otherwise, by Recipient without the prior written consent of Discloser, and any attempted delegation or transfer of rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement without such written consent shall be void and of no effect. 17. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent to the Party being served by facsimile or certified mail return receipt requested at that Party's address specified above or at such address of which such Party shall give notice as aforesaid, and marked for the attention of that Party's signatory to this Agreement. The date of service shall be deemed to the day following the day on which the notice was transmitted or posted as the case may be. This Agreement is agreed to and accepted by the following individuals having signatory authority to bind the Parties: Schedule A Parties to the Agreement The Parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below. KLEEN-FLO TUMBLER INDUSTRIES LIMITED 75 ADVANCE BLVD, BRAMPTON, ON, L6T 4N1 /s/ K.J. Osborne Per (print) K.J. Osborne SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 ECO-TEK GROUP INC. Address: 15-65 WOODSTREAM BLVD, WOODBRIDGE, ON, L4L 7X6 Per: Per (print) ____________________________
Receiving Party shall notify Disclosing Party in case Receiving Party is required by law, regulation or judicial process to disclose any Confidential Information.
Entailment
Exhibit 10.34 NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-Disclosure agreement, (hereinafter "Agreement") having an effective date of September 18,2012, is made and entered into among the Parties listed in Schedule A each individually referred to as "Party" and collectively called "Parties." WHEREAS each Party is considering disclosing certain technical, marketing, and business information, including ideas, discoveries, inventions, software code, prototypes, price information, future product plans, manufacturing methods, and other ideas of a technical or economic nature, which is considered to be confidential or proprietary (hereinafter "Proprietary Information"). WHEREAS the Parties have concluded that it is in their mutual interest for them to disclose Proprietary Information each to the other for the purpose of their assessing the possibility of entering into a business transaction amongst themselves ("Purpose"). In consideration of the mutual understanding of the Parties, it is agreed as follows: 1. As used in this Agreement, in each case where a party is disclosing Proprietary Information that party is referred to as the "Disclosing Party" and the party receiving such Confidential Information is referred to as the "Recipient". 2. Recipient agrees to hold Proprietary Information in confidence and to protect it against disclosure to the public and third parties. Accordingly, Recipient shall employ protective measures fully commensurate with those used by Recipient to protect its own trade secrets and other confidential information from disclosure to the public and to third parties. Such measures shall include restricting access to Proprietary Information only to Recipient's employees or agents whose access is reasonably necessary to carry out the Purpose and who have legally enforceable obligations to Recipient that would conform to the obligations of this Agreement. 3. Recipient agrees to use Proprietary Information only for the Purpose. Proprietary Information shall not be reproduced in any other form except as required to accomplish the Purpose 4. Recipient agrees not to reverse-engineer or have a third party reverse-engineer the Proprietary Information without first obtaining the express, written consent of Discloser. 5. The obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use set forth in Paragraph 2 above do not apply to information that Recipient can demonstrate by competent physical evidence: (a) Was already known by Recipient prior to receipt from Discloser or becomes known by Recipient independently of Discloser through no wrongful act of Recipient; (b) is now, or becomes, publicly known through no violation of this Agreement; (c) is disclosed pursuant to law, regulation or lawful order or process, provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser so as to permit Discloser to oppose or limit such disclosure; or (d) is approved in writing by Discloser for disclosure to a third party by Recipient. Proprietary Information disclosed by Discloser to Recipient shall not be deemed to come under the above exceptions merely because it is embraced by more general information that is or becomes subject to the above exceptions. In addition, any combination of features shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions merely because individual features are in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient, but only if the combination itself and its principle of operation are in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient. 6. Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the disclosure of any Proprietary Information hereunder, shall be construed as granting Recipient any immunity or license to use Proprietary Information in any way {whether expressly, by implication, estoppel or otherwise), or any right to ownership, with respect to Proprietary Information or other intellectual property right(s) now or hereafter owned or controlled by Discloser. 7. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to impose any obligation on Discloser to disclose information to the Recipient, or to enter into any other agreement of any nature. This Agreement is for protecting Proprietary Information only. No rights or obligations other than those expressly recited herein are granted or to be implied from this Agreement. 8. Discloser makes no representations, extends no warranties of any kind, either express or implied, and assumes no responsibilities whatsoever with respect to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness, operability, fitness for a particular purpose, or utility of any information, including Proprietary Information, obtained or used by Recipient under this Agreement. The information, including Proprietary Information, is provided "AS IS," without warranty or guarantee of any kind and Discloser shall not be liable to the Recipient for any damages, loss, expense or claim of loss arising of any kind from the use of or reliance upon such information, including Proprietary Information. 9. This Agreement, and the relationship between the Parties pursuant thereto, shall be construed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of Province of Ontario without reference to any conflict of law provisions thereof. 10. Recipient agrees to comply with all export and import laws and regulations of all countries involved in the data transfers. 11. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties related to confidentiality and limited use of Proprietary Information. 12. Duplicate counterparts of this Agreement may be executed and delivered, each of which shall be considered an original. All additions or modifications to this Agreement must be made in writing and executed by the Parties. 13. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period two (2) years, unless terminated earlier on thirty (30) days written notice provided by either Party. However, the obligations of confidentiality and limited use of Proprietary Information shall survive the termination of the Agreement. 14. This Agreement is divisible and separable so that if any provision or provisions hereof shall be held to be invalid, void, voidable or unenforceable, such holding shall not impair the remaining provisions hereof. If any provision hereof is held to be too broad to be enforced, such provision shall be construed to create an obligation to the full extent allowable. 15. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Recipient of any of the provisions of the Agreement, Discloser, in addition to any other remedies available to it under law, at equity or otherwise, shall be entitled to seek an injunction restraining Recipient from the performance of acts that constitute a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement. 16. This Agreement may not be assigned, delegated, sold or transferred, whether by operation of law or otherwise, by Recipient without the prior written consent of Discloser, and any attempted delegation or transfer of rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement without such written consent shall be void and of no effect. 17. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent to the Party being served by facsimile or certified mail return receipt requested at that Party's address specified above or at such address of which such Party shall give notice as aforesaid, and marked for the attention of that Party's signatory to this Agreement. The date of service shall be deemed to the day following the day on which the notice was transmitted or posted as the case may be. This Agreement is agreed to and accepted by the following individuals having signatory authority to bind the Parties: Schedule A Parties to the Agreement The Parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below. KLEEN-FLO TUMBLER INDUSTRIES LIMITED 75 ADVANCE BLVD, BRAMPTON, ON, L6T 4N1 /s/ K.J. Osborne Per (print) K.J. Osborne SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 ECO-TEK GROUP INC. Address: 15-65 WOODSTREAM BLVD, WOODBRIDGE, ON, L4L 7X6 Per: Per (print) ____________________________
Receiving Party may acquire information similar to Confidential Information from a third party.
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Exhibit 10.34 NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-Disclosure agreement, (hereinafter "Agreement") having an effective date of September 18,2012, is made and entered into among the Parties listed in Schedule A each individually referred to as "Party" and collectively called "Parties." WHEREAS each Party is considering disclosing certain technical, marketing, and business information, including ideas, discoveries, inventions, software code, prototypes, price information, future product plans, manufacturing methods, and other ideas of a technical or economic nature, which is considered to be confidential or proprietary (hereinafter "Proprietary Information"). WHEREAS the Parties have concluded that it is in their mutual interest for them to disclose Proprietary Information each to the other for the purpose of their assessing the possibility of entering into a business transaction amongst themselves ("Purpose"). In consideration of the mutual understanding of the Parties, it is agreed as follows: 1. As used in this Agreement, in each case where a party is disclosing Proprietary Information that party is referred to as the "Disclosing Party" and the party receiving such Confidential Information is referred to as the "Recipient". 2. Recipient agrees to hold Proprietary Information in confidence and to protect it against disclosure to the public and third parties. Accordingly, Recipient shall employ protective measures fully commensurate with those used by Recipient to protect its own trade secrets and other confidential information from disclosure to the public and to third parties. Such measures shall include restricting access to Proprietary Information only to Recipient's employees or agents whose access is reasonably necessary to carry out the Purpose and who have legally enforceable obligations to Recipient that would conform to the obligations of this Agreement. 3. Recipient agrees to use Proprietary Information only for the Purpose. Proprietary Information shall not be reproduced in any other form except as required to accomplish the Purpose 4. Recipient agrees not to reverse-engineer or have a third party reverse-engineer the Proprietary Information without first obtaining the express, written consent of Discloser. 5. The obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use set forth in Paragraph 2 above do not apply to information that Recipient can demonstrate by competent physical evidence: (a) Was already known by Recipient prior to receipt from Discloser or becomes known by Recipient independently of Discloser through no wrongful act of Recipient; (b) is now, or becomes, publicly known through no violation of this Agreement; (c) is disclosed pursuant to law, regulation or lawful order or process, provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser so as to permit Discloser to oppose or limit such disclosure; or (d) is approved in writing by Discloser for disclosure to a third party by Recipient. Proprietary Information disclosed by Discloser to Recipient shall not be deemed to come under the above exceptions merely because it is embraced by more general information that is or becomes subject to the above exceptions. In addition, any combination of features shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions merely because individual features are in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient, but only if the combination itself and its principle of operation are in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient. 6. Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the disclosure of any Proprietary Information hereunder, shall be construed as granting Recipient any immunity or license to use Proprietary Information in any way {whether expressly, by implication, estoppel or otherwise), or any right to ownership, with respect to Proprietary Information or other intellectual property right(s) now or hereafter owned or controlled by Discloser. 7. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to impose any obligation on Discloser to disclose information to the Recipient, or to enter into any other agreement of any nature. This Agreement is for protecting Proprietary Information only. No rights or obligations other than those expressly recited herein are granted or to be implied from this Agreement. 8. Discloser makes no representations, extends no warranties of any kind, either express or implied, and assumes no responsibilities whatsoever with respect to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness, operability, fitness for a particular purpose, or utility of any information, including Proprietary Information, obtained or used by Recipient under this Agreement. The information, including Proprietary Information, is provided "AS IS," without warranty or guarantee of any kind and Discloser shall not be liable to the Recipient for any damages, loss, expense or claim of loss arising of any kind from the use of or reliance upon such information, including Proprietary Information. 9. This Agreement, and the relationship between the Parties pursuant thereto, shall be construed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of Province of Ontario without reference to any conflict of law provisions thereof. 10. Recipient agrees to comply with all export and import laws and regulations of all countries involved in the data transfers. 11. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties related to confidentiality and limited use of Proprietary Information. 12. Duplicate counterparts of this Agreement may be executed and delivered, each of which shall be considered an original. All additions or modifications to this Agreement must be made in writing and executed by the Parties. 13. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period two (2) years, unless terminated earlier on thirty (30) days written notice provided by either Party. However, the obligations of confidentiality and limited use of Proprietary Information shall survive the termination of the Agreement. 14. This Agreement is divisible and separable so that if any provision or provisions hereof shall be held to be invalid, void, voidable or unenforceable, such holding shall not impair the remaining provisions hereof. If any provision hereof is held to be too broad to be enforced, such provision shall be construed to create an obligation to the full extent allowable. 15. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Recipient of any of the provisions of the Agreement, Discloser, in addition to any other remedies available to it under law, at equity or otherwise, shall be entitled to seek an injunction restraining Recipient from the performance of acts that constitute a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement. 16. This Agreement may not be assigned, delegated, sold or transferred, whether by operation of law or otherwise, by Recipient without the prior written consent of Discloser, and any attempted delegation or transfer of rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement without such written consent shall be void and of no effect. 17. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent to the Party being served by facsimile or certified mail return receipt requested at that Party's address specified above or at such address of which such Party shall give notice as aforesaid, and marked for the attention of that Party's signatory to this Agreement. The date of service shall be deemed to the day following the day on which the notice was transmitted or posted as the case may be. This Agreement is agreed to and accepted by the following individuals having signatory authority to bind the Parties: Schedule A Parties to the Agreement The Parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below. KLEEN-FLO TUMBLER INDUSTRIES LIMITED 75 ADVANCE BLVD, BRAMPTON, ON, L6T 4N1 /s/ K.J. Osborne Per (print) K.J. Osborne SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 ECO-TEK GROUP INC. Address: 15-65 WOODSTREAM BLVD, WOODBRIDGE, ON, L4L 7X6 Per: Per (print) ____________________________
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some of Receiving Party's employees.
Entailment
Exhibit 10.34 NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-Disclosure agreement, (hereinafter "Agreement") having an effective date of September 18,2012, is made and entered into among the Parties listed in Schedule A each individually referred to as "Party" and collectively called "Parties." WHEREAS each Party is considering disclosing certain technical, marketing, and business information, including ideas, discoveries, inventions, software code, prototypes, price information, future product plans, manufacturing methods, and other ideas of a technical or economic nature, which is considered to be confidential or proprietary (hereinafter "Proprietary Information"). WHEREAS the Parties have concluded that it is in their mutual interest for them to disclose Proprietary Information each to the other for the purpose of their assessing the possibility of entering into a business transaction amongst themselves ("Purpose"). In consideration of the mutual understanding of the Parties, it is agreed as follows: 1. As used in this Agreement, in each case where a party is disclosing Proprietary Information that party is referred to as the "Disclosing Party" and the party receiving such Confidential Information is referred to as the "Recipient". 2. Recipient agrees to hold Proprietary Information in confidence and to protect it against disclosure to the public and third parties. Accordingly, Recipient shall employ protective measures fully commensurate with those used by Recipient to protect its own trade secrets and other confidential information from disclosure to the public and to third parties. Such measures shall include restricting access to Proprietary Information only to Recipient's employees or agents whose access is reasonably necessary to carry out the Purpose and who have legally enforceable obligations to Recipient that would conform to the obligations of this Agreement. 3. Recipient agrees to use Proprietary Information only for the Purpose. Proprietary Information shall not be reproduced in any other form except as required to accomplish the Purpose 4. Recipient agrees not to reverse-engineer or have a third party reverse-engineer the Proprietary Information without first obtaining the express, written consent of Discloser. 5. The obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use set forth in Paragraph 2 above do not apply to information that Recipient can demonstrate by competent physical evidence: (a) Was already known by Recipient prior to receipt from Discloser or becomes known by Recipient independently of Discloser through no wrongful act of Recipient; (b) is now, or becomes, publicly known through no violation of this Agreement; (c) is disclosed pursuant to law, regulation or lawful order or process, provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser so as to permit Discloser to oppose or limit such disclosure; or (d) is approved in writing by Discloser for disclosure to a third party by Recipient. Proprietary Information disclosed by Discloser to Recipient shall not be deemed to come under the above exceptions merely because it is embraced by more general information that is or becomes subject to the above exceptions. In addition, any combination of features shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions merely because individual features are in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient, but only if the combination itself and its principle of operation are in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient. 6. Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the disclosure of any Proprietary Information hereunder, shall be construed as granting Recipient any immunity or license to use Proprietary Information in any way {whether expressly, by implication, estoppel or otherwise), or any right to ownership, with respect to Proprietary Information or other intellectual property right(s) now or hereafter owned or controlled by Discloser. 7. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to impose any obligation on Discloser to disclose information to the Recipient, or to enter into any other agreement of any nature. This Agreement is for protecting Proprietary Information only. No rights or obligations other than those expressly recited herein are granted or to be implied from this Agreement. 8. Discloser makes no representations, extends no warranties of any kind, either express or implied, and assumes no responsibilities whatsoever with respect to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness, operability, fitness for a particular purpose, or utility of any information, including Proprietary Information, obtained or used by Recipient under this Agreement. The information, including Proprietary Information, is provided "AS IS," without warranty or guarantee of any kind and Discloser shall not be liable to the Recipient for any damages, loss, expense or claim of loss arising of any kind from the use of or reliance upon such information, including Proprietary Information. 9. This Agreement, and the relationship between the Parties pursuant thereto, shall be construed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of Province of Ontario without reference to any conflict of law provisions thereof. 10. Recipient agrees to comply with all export and import laws and regulations of all countries involved in the data transfers. 11. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties related to confidentiality and limited use of Proprietary Information. 12. Duplicate counterparts of this Agreement may be executed and delivered, each of which shall be considered an original. All additions or modifications to this Agreement must be made in writing and executed by the Parties. 13. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period two (2) years, unless terminated earlier on thirty (30) days written notice provided by either Party. However, the obligations of confidentiality and limited use of Proprietary Information shall survive the termination of the Agreement. 14. This Agreement is divisible and separable so that if any provision or provisions hereof shall be held to be invalid, void, voidable or unenforceable, such holding shall not impair the remaining provisions hereof. If any provision hereof is held to be too broad to be enforced, such provision shall be construed to create an obligation to the full extent allowable. 15. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Recipient of any of the provisions of the Agreement, Discloser, in addition to any other remedies available to it under law, at equity or otherwise, shall be entitled to seek an injunction restraining Recipient from the performance of acts that constitute a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement. 16. This Agreement may not be assigned, delegated, sold or transferred, whether by operation of law or otherwise, by Recipient without the prior written consent of Discloser, and any attempted delegation or transfer of rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement without such written consent shall be void and of no effect. 17. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent to the Party being served by facsimile or certified mail return receipt requested at that Party's address specified above or at such address of which such Party shall give notice as aforesaid, and marked for the attention of that Party's signatory to this Agreement. The date of service shall be deemed to the day following the day on which the notice was transmitted or posted as the case may be. This Agreement is agreed to and accepted by the following individuals having signatory authority to bind the Parties: Schedule A Parties to the Agreement The Parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below. KLEEN-FLO TUMBLER INDUSTRIES LIMITED 75 ADVANCE BLVD, BRAMPTON, ON, L6T 4N1 /s/ K.J. Osborne Per (print) K.J. Osborne SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 ECO-TEK GROUP INC. Address: 15-65 WOODSTREAM BLVD, WOODBRIDGE, ON, L4L 7X6 Per: Per (print) ____________________________
Receiving Party shall not use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than the purposes stated in Agreement.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party shall not reverse engineer any objects which embody Disclosing Party's Confidential Information.
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Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party shall destroy or return some Confidential Information upon the termination of Agreement.
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Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Agreement shall not grant Receiving Party any right to Confidential Information.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party shall not disclose the fact that Agreement was agreed or negotiated.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Confidential Information shall only include technical information.
Contradiction
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
All Confidential Information shall be expressly identified by the Disclosing Party.
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Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Some obligations of Agreement may survive termination of Agreement.
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Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party may independently develop information similar to Confidential Information.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party may retain some Confidential Information even after the return or destruction of Confidential Information.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Confidential Information may include verbally conveyed information.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party shall not solicit some of Disclosing Party's representatives.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some third-parties (including consultants, agents and professional advisors).
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party may create a copy of some Confidential Information in some circumstances.
NotMentioned
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party shall notify Disclosing Party in case Receiving Party is required by law, regulation or judicial process to disclose any Confidential Information.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party may acquire information similar to Confidential Information from a third party.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some of Receiving Party's employees.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between RetailMeNot, Inc. (“RetailMeNot”), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Valassis”). 1. Background. RetailMeNot and Valassis intend to engage in discussions and negotiations concerning a possible transaction involving RetailMeNot and/or its Affiliates in which Valassis and/or one or more of its Affiliates would acquire all or a substantial portion of the equity interests or business of RetailMeNot (“Possible Transaction”). An “Affiliate” of a specified person or entity includes any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person or entity. For the purpose of evaluating, discussing, negotiating and/or implementing the Possible Transaction (the “Purpose”), it is anticipated that certain confidential information concerning each party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) and/or its respective Affiliates, including without limitation, confidential information and materials developed by or concerning the business, operations, plans, procedures, properties, assets, locations and financial affairs, pricing, supplier and customer information, names and expertise of employees and consultants, trade secrets and intellectual property of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates, and past, present or future products or services, research, development, improvements, procedures, processes, techniques, designs, data, drawings, compilations, information, and technical information and data related to the business affairs and operations of the Disclosing Party and/or its Affiliates (the “Confidential Information”) has been disclosed or delivered or will be disclosed or delivered, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or delivered in written, electronic or other form or media, by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the other party (in such capacity, the “Recipient”) and to certain of its Affiliates, and its and their respective general partners, managing members, directors, officers, employees, advisors and other representatives of the Recipient or such Affiliates, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers and financing sources (collectively, “Representatives”). The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the Purpose and whom the Recipient shall make aware of, and direct to comply with, the terms set forth herein. The Recipient shall be responsible for any breach or failure to perform obligations expressly applicable to Representatives under this Agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Valassis will not share, and will not permit its Affiliates or Representatives to share, any Confidential Information with financing sources without the prior written consent of RetailMeNot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. RetailMeNot hereby consents to Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corporation and each of their respective Affiliates serving as debt financing sources to Valassis and/or its Affiliates. 2. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent they contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” does not include information which Recipient can demonstrate (a) was known by the Recipient or its Affiliates or Representatives in their capacity as such prior to the time of disclosure to the Recipient by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (b) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of its disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (c) was, is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives in their capacity as such from a third party who is not known by the Recipient or such Representative to be under any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party with respect thereto or otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information by any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, or (d) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives without use of the Confidential Information. 3. Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient, and its Representatives who have received Confidential Information pursuant hereto, shall use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose. The Confidential Information shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Recipient and such Representatives shall hold the Confidential Information in confidence, and provide it with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances, and shall not disclose any Confidential Information, except as permitted by paragraph 1 hereof or where such disclosure is requested or required by law, regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any organized securities exchange, market or automated quotation system on which any of an entity’s securities are listed or quoted), regulatory body, judicial process, or listing agreement (collectively, “Law”). The Recipient agrees, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to give the Disclosing Party notice of any such request or requirement as soon as reasonably practicable so that the Disclosing Party may, at the Disclosing Party’s own expense, seek a protective order, confidential treatment request or other appropriate remedy, and the Recipient shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Disclosing Party in obtaining such order or remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order, the Recipient is nonetheless compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the Recipient may disclose without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled to disclose. 4. Additional Non-Disclosure Obligations. Except where such disclosure is requested or required by Law (and then subject to the applicable terms of Section 3 above), without the prior written consent of the other party, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient will not, and each will direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any person or entity (other than its Representatives) (a) that the Confidential Information has been made available to the Recipient or its Representatives, (b) that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning a Possible Transaction, or (c) any terms or other facts with respect to the Possible Transaction, including the status or existence thereof. 5. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer ownership of Confidential Information or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Recipient is granted or implied under this Agreement. 6. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party may elect at any time to terminate further access by the Recipient and its Representatives to the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall, upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, at its sole election, promptly, and in any event within 10 business days, either return or destroy all Confidential Information received by the Recipient and its Representatives (and all copies and reproductions thereof). Any destruction of materials shall be confirmed by the Recipient in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives may each retain copies of the Confidential Information for compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, bona fide data retention policies or to establish its rights under this Agreement. Any Confidential Information that cannot be or is not returned or destroyed (such as oral Confidential Information) shall remain confidential, subject to the terms of this Agreement. 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information, except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its representatives shall have any liability to the Recipient or any of the Recipient’s Representatives relating to or resulting from the Recipient’s or their use of the Confidential Information or any errors therein or omissions therefrom except as may be set forth in a definitive agreement with respect to the Possible Transaction. To the extent Confidential Information includes materials subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Disclosing Party is not waiving, and shall not be deemed to have waived or diminished, its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing any Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the Recipient or any of its Representatives. 8. No Obligation to Consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement binds the parties only with respect to the matters expressly set forth herein. As such, unless and until a definitive written agreement regarding a Possible Transaction between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient has been executed, (a) neither the Disclosing Party nor the Recipient nor their respective Representatives or Affiliates will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever to negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction and (b) neither party will have any claim whatsoever against the other party or its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, shareholders or representatives arising out of or relating to any Possible Transaction, except pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement, and that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for breach of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to a party. 10. No Waiver. No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. 11. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the term hereof regardless of whether the parties negotiate or consummate a Possible Transaction. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the earlier of (a) 24 months after the date hereof, or (b) the date on which a definitive binding agreement, if any, with respect to the Possible Transaction is entered into between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient or their respective Affiliates. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States applicable in Delaware, as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party further agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 13. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Disclosing Party shall not assign this Agreement, or delegate its duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Recipient. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and unenforceable. 14. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that it possesses all necessary powers and authority to enter into and be bound by this Agreement. 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 16. Costs. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Possible Transaction, including the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement and its evaluation and review of any Confidential Information. 17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth above or to such other address as either party may provide in writing. 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, written or oral, (ii) may not be amended, except in writing executed by duly authorized officers or agents of each of the parties and (iii) may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the United States federal ESIGN Act of 2000). 19. Non-Solicitation. For a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees not to, directly or indirectly, induce, recruit, encourage or solicit for employment, offer employment to, employ, or engage as an independent contractor (the “Prohibited Activities”), (i) any members of the executive management team of the Disclosing Party or (ii) any other employee of the Disclosing Party to whom the Recipient was introduced, exposed, or whom it became aware of as a result of the consideration, evaluation or negotiation of a Possible Transaction (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “Covered Employee”); provided that the Recipient shall not be restricted from placing in general circulation (which shall include websites or mobile applications such as Indeed, Linkedin, Monster.com, Craigslist or the like) any solicitation for employment (including advertisements placed by a recruiting firm or similar organization) not specifically directed toward any of the Covered Employees or from employing any person who responds thereto; provided, further, that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Covered Employee who has not been employed by the Disclosing Party for a period of at least three months prior to such solicitation or hiring, as the case may be. 20. Standstill. In consideration of, and only upon, the Confidential Information being furnished to Valassis pursuant to this Agreement, Valassis agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the date of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period”), Valassis shall not, directly or indirectly (through any of its Affiliates or its and their respective Representatives with knowledge of the Possible Transaction), unless specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors of RetailMeNot (the “Board”) in writing: (a) in any manner acting alone or in concert with others, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal or offer to acquire or effect, directly or indirectly, by means of purchase, merger, business combination or in any other manner, beneficial ownership of any securities of RetailMeNot, direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of RetailMeNot (including any derivative securities, rights or options with economic equivalents of ownership of any of such securities), any right to vote or to direct the voting of any securities of RetailMeNot or any assets of RetailMeNot, (b) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to any voting securities of RetailMeNot, (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management, board of directors, governing instruments, policies or affairs of RetailMeNot, (e) make any public disclosure, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make any public disclosure, with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law), (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing (except as required by applicable Law), or (g) enter into any agreements, or advise, assist or encourage any other persons (other than its Representatives or RetailMeNot or its representatives) in connection with any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20 or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall restrict Valassis or any other person from taking the actions set forth in clauses (a) − (g) following termination of the Standstill Period, (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Valassis or any person acting on its behalf from making any proposal regarding a business combination or other transaction directly to the Board or Chief Executive Officer of RetailMeNot on a confidential basis and from discussing such proposal with such persons if such proposal would not reasonably be expected to require RetailMeNot to make a public announcement and (iii) the Standstill Period shall terminate, and the restrictions set forth in this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, (A) if RetailMeNot enters into a definitive agreement with a party other than Valassis or its Affiliates with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then-outstanding equity securities or assets (or equity securities of subsidiaries of RetailMeNot holding assets) constituting 35% or more of the consolidated assets of RetailMeNot and its subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise) (an “Alternative Transaction”), (B) if RetailMeNot publicly announces or confirms that it is in discussions with one or more parties with respect to an Alternative Transaction, or (C) in the event of any announcement or commencement by any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a tender or exchange offer to acquire RetailMeNot’s equity securities which, if successful, would result in such person, entity or group owning, when combined with any other equity securities of RetailMeNot owned by such person, entity or group, 30% or more of RetailMeNot’s then outstanding equity securities. In the event that, during the Standstill Period, in connection with the evaluation, discussion, negotiation and/or implementation of a possible Alternative Transaction (i) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that does not include “standstill” restrictions similar to those included in this Section 20, or (ii) RetailMeNot enters into a confidentiality agreement that includes “standstill” restrictions for a term shorter than twelve months or otherwise less restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions set forth in this Section 20, then RetailMeNot shall promptly inform Valassis in writing and, in the case of the preceding clause (i), the Standstill Period shall terminate or, in the case of the preceding clause (ii), such shorter term and/or other materially less restrictive provision(s) shall supersede and be deemed to replace the twelve month restrictive period and/or other more restrictive provision(s) set forth in this Section 20, in each case immediately and without any further action of the parties. 21. Certain Acknowledgements of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient and/or its Affiliates are engaged in businesses similar to or the same as the Disclosing Party, and that neither the execution of this Agreement nor receipt of Confidential Information is intended to or shall restrict their ability to compete with the Disclosing Party in the ordinary course of business without using Confidential Information in that capacity. The parties have executed this Agreement on the last date set forth below. RETAILMENOT, INC By: /s/ Jonathan Kaplan Name: Jonathan Kaplan Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: 1/10/2017 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701 Attention: General Counsel kaplan@rmn.com VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Edward Taibi Name: Edward Taibi Title: Director Date: 1/10/2017 Address:35 E. 62 Street NY NY 10065 [Signature Page to Confidentiality Agreement]
Receiving Party shall not use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than the purposes stated in Agreement.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Receiving Party shall not reverse engineer any objects which embody Disclosing Party's Confidential Information.
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Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Receiving Party shall destroy or return some Confidential Information upon the termination of Agreement.
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Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Agreement shall not grant Receiving Party any right to Confidential Information.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Receiving Party shall not disclose the fact that Agreement was agreed or negotiated.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Confidential Information shall only include technical information.
Contradiction
Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
All Confidential Information shall be expressly identified by the Disclosing Party.
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Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
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Entailment
Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
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Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Receiving Party may retain some Confidential Information even after the return or destruction of Confidential Information.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
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Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Receiving Party shall not solicit some of Disclosing Party's representatives.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some third-parties (including consultants, agents and professional advisors).
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
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Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Receiving Party shall notify Disclosing Party in case Receiving Party is required by law, regulation or judicial process to disclose any Confidential Information.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
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Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some of Receiving Party's employees.
Entailment
Exhibit (d)(3) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of September, 2018, by and between Tower International, Inc. (the “Disclosing Party”) and Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. (the “Recipient” or “AGG”). RECITALS A. The Recipient has expressed an interest in having the Disclosing Party provide certain financial, business, legal or other information to the Recipient in connection with a potential transaction involving the Disclosing Party, on the one hand, and the Recipient or any controlled affiliate thereof, on the other hand (the “Proposed Transaction”). B. In connection with the provision of such information, the Recipient has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of, and agreed to restrict the use of, such information and to certain other restrictions as set forth herein. AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and the agreements hereafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings stated in this Section 1: “Evaluation Material” means (a) all confidential and/or proprietary information, data, agreements, documents, reports, “know-how”, interpretations, plans, studies, forecasts, projections and records (whether in oral or written form, electronically stored or otherwise) containing or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Disclosing Party, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, their respective businesses or assets and other similar information whether received before (but following August 2, 2018), on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all memoranda, notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents to the extent the same reflect, were developed based upon or which include any such Evaluation Material (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise), whether prepared by the Disclosing Party, the Recipient or any other Person, and (c) this Agreement, the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the existence or purpose of this Agreement or the Proposed Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including without limitation, the fact that the parties are discussing a Proposed Transaction or the status thereof (such information described in this clause (c), “Transaction Information”); provided, however, that “Evaluation Material” does not include, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, (i) information that was already in the possession of the Recipient or its Representatives prior to receipt hereunder and that was not acquired or obtained from the Disclosing Party or a source that was known by the Recipient or its applicable Representatives to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (ii) information that is obtained by the Recipient from a source other than the Disclosing Party unless such source is known by the Recipient or its Representatives after reasonable inquiry to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information that prohibited such disclosure, (iii) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient or its Representatives through personnel who have not had access to the Evaluation Material. “Contact Persons” means James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten, Nanette Dudek, and any other individual designated in writing to the Recipient or its Representatives as an additional Contact Person by James Gouin, Jeffrey Kersten or Nanette Dudek. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization of any kind, including, without limitation, a governmental authority or agency. “Representative” of a Person means such Person’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, controlled affiliates, accountants, attorneys, financial advisors, consultants, other agents or representatives, but shall not include financing sources (other than, with respect to the Recipient, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and each of the lenders listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Lenders”)); provided that, with respect to Recipient, “Representative” shall also include KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) (and its respective Representatives), and Representatives of the Lenders; provided further that upon disclosure of Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall be deemed to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient and its affiliates and AGG shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Recipient by KPS. Prior to disclosure of any Evaluation Material to KPS, KPS shall execute and deliver to the Disclosing Party a joinder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. With respect to KPS, its “Representatives” shall include only its officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors, and, with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) certain of the current limited partners of funds affiliated with, or managed by, KPS (and their respective officers, directors, accountants, attorneys, consultants and advisors). “Trade Secret” means that portion of the Evaluation Material that consists of (i) all software code and technology, and (ii) such other Evaluation Material reasonably designated as a Trade Secret by the Disclosing Party at the time such Evaluation Material is provided by providing such information in a folder identified as containing Trade Secrets in the electronic data room used to facilitate the sharing of Evaluation Material. Section 2. Agreement Not to Disclose or Use Evaluation Material. (a) Non-Disclosure of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge, publish or otherwise make known any of the Evaluation Material to any Person, except as provided in Section 2(c) or Section 7 below. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Recipient shall treat the Evaluation Material as confidential at all times. (b) Limitations on Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating or consummating the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (c) Permitted Disclosure. The Recipient may disclose the Evaluation Material to its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, KPS) who (x) need to know such information to enable the Recipient to evaluate, negotiate, consummate or finance the Proposed Transaction, (y) are informed of the confidential nature of the Evaluation Material and (z) who agree (or are otherwise obligated) to treat the Evaluation Material in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and are informed that they may use the Evaluation Material only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. AGG shall be fully responsible for any violation of this Agreement by any of its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). (d) Ownership. The Evaluation Material provided by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives (including to the extent reflected or included in derivative works) is owned solely and exclusively by the Disclosing Party, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and the Recipient shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Evaluation Material or any material developed from the Evaluation Material except for the limited rights to use the Evaluation Materials herein. Section 3. Standstill. Recipient agrees, for the period commencing on the date first written above and ending eighteen (18) months from the date hereof that, unless specifically invited in writing by the Disclosing Party, it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates (that have received Evaluation Material) not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert with others (and shall not assist, provide or arrange financing to or for others or otherwise encourage others to): (a) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or sale of, or acquire or sell or agree, offer or propose to acquire or sell (or request permission to do so), by purchase or otherwise, ownership (including, without limitation, beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) of (i) the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (ii) any material portion of the assets or property of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) any debt or equity securities of, or direct or indirect rights to acquire any debt or equity securities of, the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) any other debt (including without limitation, institutional debt (bank or otherwise), commercial paper, notes, debentures, and bonds of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, (v) any rights or options to acquire or sell such ownership (including from a third party), or (vi) any derivatives or other contract rights the value of which in whole or in substantial part derives from or is based upon the trading prices of any securities or instruments issued by the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (b) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), or seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Disclosing Party; (d) solicit or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, purchase of a material portion of the assets or property of or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (e) seek or propose to influence or control the management or the policies of the Disclosing Party or any its affiliates or to obtain representation on the Board of Directors of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates, or solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, any proxies or consents with respect to any securities or instruments of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates; (f) take any action which might require the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding the types of matters set forth in (a) through (e) above in this sentence; (g) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangement or understandings with any third party (other than Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction) with respect to any of the foregoing; or (h) make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall limit the Recipient or any of its affiliates from making any proposal regarding a Proposed Transaction directly to the Disclosing Party’s board of directors or a Contact Person on a confidential basis so long as such proposal does not require any party to make a public announcement regarding this letter agreement or such proposal. Section 4. Non-Solicit. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its affiliates that have received Evaluation Material hereunder not to, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, solicit or employ any Covered Employee (as defined below) of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates without the written consent of the Disclosing Party; provided, that, the Recipient shall not be precluded from soliciting or hiring any person who (i) responds to a general solicitation or advertisement not targeted specifically at employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates (whether posted on a public internet site or in a magazine, newspaper or other publication), (ii) is submitted to the Recipient or its affiliates by a bona fide search firm so long as the Recipient or its applicable affiliates do not direct such search firm to target such individual or the employees of the Disclosing Party or its affiliates, (iii) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates for at least six (6) months at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual resigned from the Disclosing Party or (iv) has ceased to be employed by the Disclosing Party and its affiliates at the time he or she enters into discussions for employment with the Recipient or its affiliates if such individual’s employment was terminated by the Disclosing Party. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, nothing in this Section 4 shall limit the rights of the Recipient’s affiliates that have not been provided Evaluation Material. “Covered Employee” means those officers and employees listed on Schedule II hereto. Section 5. Non-Contact. The Recipient shall not and shall cause its affiliates which receive Evaluation Material not to and direct its other Representatives (acting on the Recipient’s or its affiliates’ behalf) not to initiate or maintain contact with any individual or entity known by the Recipient or such affiliate or such other Representative to be a customer, supplier, lender, officer, director, manager, member, or employee of the Disclosing Party or any of its affiliates regarding the Proposed Transaction (or any similar transaction), except through, or as directed by, the Contact Persons, it being understood that contact and conduct in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices unrelated to the Proposed Transaction shall not be prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient and its Representatives shall not be prohibited from conducting customary general market diligence activities through expert networks, so long as (a) the experts are specifically approved in advance by the Disclosing Party (such approval is hereby given in respect of Oliver Wyman), and (b) the Disclosing Party is not identified and no Evaluation Material is disclosed in connection with such diligence activities. All (i) communications regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (ii) requests for additional information regarding the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, (iii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, and (iv) discussions or questions regarding procedures in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any similar transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Contact Persons or counsel to the Disclosing Party, who will, as they deem appropriate, arrange for contacts for due diligence purposes. The Recipient confirms and agrees that it is not acting as a broker for any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), and that the Recipient and its affiliates are considering the Proposed Transaction only for investment by or through AGG. Section 6. No Restrictions on Debt Finance Sources. Without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall not, and the Recipient’s Representatives shall not on the behalf of Recipient or any other Representative of Recipient, enter into any contract, arrangement or understanding expressly prohibiting any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing, including without limitation, the Lenders, from providing or seeking to provide debt financing or financial advisory services to any other Person in connection with the Proposed Transaction; provided, however, that any customary “tree” arrangements with financial institutions or financing sources by which a deal team at each institution works on providing financial advisory services or obtaining or providing potential financing for Recipient and/or its Representatives for a Proposed Transaction (and is not permitted to work on obtaining or providing financial advisory services or potential financing for any other bidder pursuing a potential transaction) but other deal teams at such institution may provide financial advisory services or work on obtaining or providing potential debt financing for other bidders pursuing a potential transaction, shall be deemed not to so prohibit bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt financing. For the avoidance of doubt, references in Sections 3-6 of this Agreement to a “Representative” of the Recipient are not intended to restrict such a Representative if not acting on behalf of the Recipient or its affiliates. Section 7. Compelled Disclosure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Recipient or any of its Representatives are required or requested to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or other administrative, regulatory, self-regulatory or legal process (collectively, “Law”), the Recipient shall promptly (unless prohibited by Law and except pursuant to routine regulatory audits, examinations, inquiries or requests, in each case, of Recipient or any of its Representatives and not specific to the Proposed Transaction) notify the Disclosing Party in writing of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party to obtain such a protective order or other remedy. If such order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which they are advised by counsel that they are legally required to so disclose and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Disclosing Party’s expense) to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material so disclosed. Section 8. Return or Destruction of Evaluation Material. As promptly as practicable following the written request of the Disclosing Party (but in any event within seven (7) calendar days), the Recipient shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, destroy all Evaluation Material in tangible form (whether in written form, electronically stored or otherwise) furnished to Recipient and in Recipient’s possession or in the possession of any of its Representatives, and neither the Recipient nor any of its Representatives shall retain any copies thereof, except to the extent required to comply with applicable Law or bona fide internal record retention policies or procedures for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided, that nothing contained herein shall require any Person to destroy Evaluation Material in electronic form (including any computer systems, back-up and archive tapes or other electronic backup systems) to the extent that such destruction is not commercially practicable and any retained Evaluation Material is not accessed by Recipient or its Representatives’ personnel except by any legal, compliance or information technology personnel in the course of their respective duties. Upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Recipient shall as promptly as practicable confirm in writing such destruction to the Disclosing Party as required by this Section 8 (e-mail being sufficient). Section 9. No Representations and Warranties; No Liability; Definitive Agreement. (a) No Representations and Warranties. The Evaluation Material is being provided to the Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material nor will any of them have any liability to Recipient or its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. The Recipient understands and agrees that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is under any duty or obligation to provide the Recipient with access to any information, and nothing herein is intended to impose any such obligation on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives. The above Section 9(a) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. ー 6 ー (b) No Liability. Recipient understands and agrees that the Evaluation Materials prepared by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives were prepared for their internal purposes only, and thus may not be suitable for the Recipient’s purposes. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Recipient will make its own independent evaluation of the Proposed Transaction and will not be relying on the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives in connection with the Proposed Transaction and that neither the Disclosing Party nor any of its Representatives is acting as the Recipient’s broker or advisor in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, pursue any action, suit or proceeding against the Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives arising from or relating to the provision by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives to the Recipient and its Representatives of the Evaluation Material or the information contained therein. The above Section 9(b) is qualified in its entirety by any provision to the contrary in a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. (c) Definitive Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement or obligation to reach a final and definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction and no contract or agreement providing for any transaction shall be deemed to exist until a final and definitive agreement has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered. Unless and until such a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction has been negotiated, fully executed and delivered, none of the Disclosing Party, its affiliates, or the Recipient (or its affiliates) shall be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction, or any other transaction or matter, by virtue of this Agreement, except for the matters specifically set forth herein. The Disclosing Party reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all offers and proposals made by the Recipient and to terminate discussions with the Recipient at any time. Section 10. Specific Performance. (a) Acknowledgment. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are of a special and unique nature, the breach of which may not be accurately compensated for in damages by an action at law, and that the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party may cause the other party irreparable harm and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by either party. (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives that the other party and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions (without the requirement of posting a bond, other security or any similar requirement or proving any actual damages), to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other party or any of its Representatives and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties or their respective Representatives may be entitled at law or in equity. Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted] Section 12. Securities Laws. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that Recipient shall advise its Representatives who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws place certain restrictions on any person who has material, non-public information concerning an issuer, with respect to purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Section 13. Additional Matters. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Disclosing Party acknowledges that the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may be engaged in business in which the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives may compete with the Disclosing Party. Subject to compliance with the express restrictions herein, this Agreement shall not prevent the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives from conducting discussions or entering into transactions that are similar to the Proposed Transaction with other third parties or from engaging in business that is the same as, or similar to, the business conducted by the Disclosing Party or its affiliates. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “affiliates” of the Disclosing Party shall mean controlled affiliates of the Disclosing Party. (c) The Disclosing Party acknowledges that one or more of KPS’s employees, consultants and advisors may serve as board members, officers, employees or advisors of its portfolio companies (including the Recipient) (such individuals, “Dual Role Persons”). No such portfolio company (other than Recipient) will be deemed to have received, or to have been made aware of, Evaluation Material solely due to such dual roles of such Dual Role Persons, so long as such Dual Role Persons do not provide any Evaluation Material to the other board members, officers, employees or advisors of such company (excluding other Dual Role Persons). KPS is not permitted to share Evaluation Material with its portfolio companies (other than the Recipient) without the further written approval of the Disclosing Party. (d) Without the Recipient’s prior written consent, the Disclosing Party shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, disclose to any Person, any Transaction Information that would reasonably be expected to identify the Recipient or the identity of any of its affiliates. The Disclosing Party shall be responsible for any and all breaches of the terms of this clause by its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by its Representatives to comply with directions required hereunder). However, the foregoing shall not restrict any disclosures which the Disclosing Party or its Representatives determine in their discretion are required or advisable for legal or regulatory reasons, including disclosures to regulatory or self-regulatory authorities or pursuant to stock exchange rules or other disclosures which are customary for listed companies. Section 14. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party or given under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by overnight delivery or courier or by registered mail to the parties at the address specified for such parties on the signature pages hereto (or at such other address as may be specified by a party in writing given at least five business days prior thereto). (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. ー 8 ー (c) Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. (d) Successors and Assigns; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of, the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment or attempted assignment in contravention of this subsection shall be void ab initio and shall not relieve the assigning party of any obligation under this Agreement. (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state, without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. (f) Integration. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any conflicting terms and conditions connected to a virtual dataroom or other document sharing platform, this Agreement shall control. (g) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, public policy or other reason, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the protections afforded hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. (h) No Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege. A single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. (i) No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Disclosing Party, the Recipient and their respective Representatives and no Person may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder, except for the rights of the Indemnified Persons under Section 11 hereof. The parties acknowledge and agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the parties hereto intend that the Disclosing Party’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries hereof. (j) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY AND THE RECIPIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. ー 9 ー (k) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient hereby (i) agrees that any lawsuit, proceeding or action with respect to this Agreement may be brought only in the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, (ii) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any lawsuit, proceeding or action in those jurisdictions, and (iv) irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the courts referred to above in any lawsuit, proceeding or action by the mailing of copies of the process to the parties hereto as provided in clause (a) above. Service effected as provided in this manner will become effective ten calendar days after the mailing of the process. (l) Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the date which is two (2) years from the date hereof; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to Evaluation Material that is a Trade Secret under applicable law, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply so long as such Evaluation Material remains a trade secret under applicable law and (ii) with respect to Evaluation Material that is retained pursuant to Section 8, the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall continue to apply for an additional five (5) years following such termination. (m) No Strict Construction. This Agreement was negotiated fully and equally between the parties and their legal counsel, and any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against any particular party as a result of the drafting hereof. [Signature page follows] ー 10 ー IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first written above. DISCLOSING PARTY: Address for Notices: Tower International, Inc. Tower International, Inc. 17672 Laurel Park Drive N Suite 400E Livonia, Michigan 48152 Attn: Nanette Dudek By: /s/ James C. Gouin Name: James C. Gouin Title: Chief Executive Officer RECIPIENT: Address for Notices: Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. Autokiniton Global Group, Inc. 17757 Woodland Drive New Boston, MI 48164 Attn: George Thanopoulos By: /s/ George Thanopoulos Name: George Thanopoulos Title: CEO
Receiving Party shall not use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than the purposes stated in Agreement.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party shall not reverse engineer any objects which embody Disclosing Party's Confidential Information.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party shall destroy or return some Confidential Information upon the termination of Agreement.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Agreement shall not grant Receiving Party any right to Confidential Information.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party shall not disclose the fact that Agreement was agreed or negotiated.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Confidential Information shall only include technical information.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
All Confidential Information shall be expressly identified by the Disclosing Party.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Some obligations of Agreement may survive termination of Agreement.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party may independently develop information similar to Confidential Information.
Entailment
Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party may retain some Confidential Information even after the return or destruction of Confidential Information.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Confidential Information may include verbally conveyed information.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party shall not solicit some of Disclosing Party's representatives.
Entailment
Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some third-parties (including consultants, agents and professional advisors).
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party may create a copy of some Confidential Information in some circumstances.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party shall notify Disclosing Party in case Receiving Party is required by law, regulation or judicial process to disclose any Confidential Information.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party may acquire information similar to Confidential Information from a third party.
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Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some of Receiving Party's employees.
Entailment
Execution Version NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of February 14, 2019, by and between The KeyW Holding Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates, the “Company”), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (including, where the context requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Recipient”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, to induce the Company to provide certain information to Recipient and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement do hereby agree as follows: 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall collectively refer to all information or material disclosed or provided by the Company to Recipient, either orally or in writing, or obtained by Recipient from a third party or any other source, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, concerning any aspect of the business or affairs of the Company or its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Confidential Information also includes any notes, analyses, compilations, data, forecasts, reports, summaries, studies or other material or documents prepared by Recipient which contain, reflect or are based, in whole or in part, on the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or material that (i) is publicly available or becomes publicly available through no action or fault of Recipient, (ii) was already in Recipient’s possession or known to Recipient prior to being disclosed or provided to Recipient by or on behalf of the Company, provided, that, the source of such information or material was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect thereto, (iii) was or is obtained by Recipient from a third party, provided, that, such third party was not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) is independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 2. Restrictions on Disclosure and Use. Recipient does hereby covenant and agree with the Company as follows: 2.1 Non-disclosure. Recipient shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any person or entity, (i) any information about a potential transaction between Recipient and the Company (the “Transaction”) or the fact that Recipient has received, or may receive, Confidential Information and is considering the Transaction and all discussions between the Company and Recipient related thereto, including the existence of this Agreement, except that (subject to Section 2.2 below) Recipient may make such disclosure if it has received the reasonable written advice of its outside counsel that such disclosure must be made in order that Recipient not commit a violation of law, and (ii) the Confidential Information, except to those officers, employees or other authorized Representatives (as defined herein) and who shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Company. Recipient shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used or obtained by any person or entity except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient agrees not to contact any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, customers, or suppliers of the Company or its affiliates with respect to the Transaction or for the purpose of obtaining information for use in evaluating the Transaction, without the Company’s prior written consent. Recipient further agrees that all inquiries, requests for information and other communications concerning the Transaction shall be made only through Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”). Company agrees that, without Recipient’s prior written consent, it and its Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that Recipient is considering the Transaction, that this Agreement exists, that the Confidential Information has been made available to Recipient, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning the Transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto including the status thereof, the valuation, or indicative offers, or proposals. 2.2 Request for Production of Confidential Information. In the event that Recipient is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by any law, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or regulatory authority) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, Recipient shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, Recipient is nonetheless, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Confidential Information which outside counsel advises, in writing, Recipient is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Recipient shall use its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information by such tribunal. 2.3 Ownership. The Confidential Information is owned solely and exclusively by the Company and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. No right, title or interest in or to any of the Confidential Information or any material developed therefrom is transferred to Recipient hereby or by its delivery to Recipient hereunder. 2.4 Use. Recipient agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions regarding the Transaction. Recipient agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to anyone, except to those directors, officers, employees, or Representatives of the Recipient who are required to have the information in order to evaluate or engage in discussions concerning the Transaction. Recipient shall not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which embody the Company’s Confidential Information and which are provided to the Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to (1) directors, officers, and employees of its parent company or, (2) directors, officers, and employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of its parent company or, (3) directors, officers employees of the Recipient’s wholly owned subsidiaries, or, (4) agents or advisors of Recipient, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are party to an associated non-disclosure agreement with Recipient, provided that such Representatives have a need to know for the purposes of this Agreement and are under an obligation to hold such information in confidence. Prior to providing the Confidential Information to any Representative, the Recipient shall notify each Representative to whom such disclosure is made that such Confidential Information is received in confidence and direct such Representative to maintain such confidentiality and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than its evaluation of the Transaction. Recipient agrees that it will be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the confidentiality and non-use provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Representative shall have entered into its own definitive confidentiality agreement with the Company. 3. No Solicitation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement, Recipient will not directly or indirectly (and will not cause or permit any person controlled by Recipient to), solicit for employment, offer to hire, employ, hire, otherwise contract for the services of, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates and who is named in the Confidential Information Memorandum furnished by Company (or other similar document) or whom Recipient learns of by name through due diligence efforts provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any person (i) who responds to a general employment advertisement, social media, or whose resume is posted on social media sites, or use of employment agencies, not specifically directed at the Company’s employees, (ii) who has been terminated by the Company prior to commencement of employment discussions with Recipient or its Representatives, (iii) with whom Recipient is currently engaged in employment discussion (as evidenced by written documentation in the event of a dispute), or (iv) who was solicited for employment, offered to hire, employed, hired, or otherwise contracted for the services of the Company with the Company’s prior written consent. 4. Return of Confidential Information. Recipient shall, upon accomplishing the limited purpose of evaluating the Transaction, or at any time upon the request of the Company, immediately destroy or return to the Company all Confidential Information (including notes, writings and other material developed therefrom by Recipient) and all copies thereof and retain none for its files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Recipient nor its Representatives will be required to erase electronically stored Confidential Information that has been saved to a back-up file or other electronic medium in accordance with its or its Representatives’ ordinary back-up practices. Notwithstanding such return or destruction, Recipient shall continue to be bound by this Agreement. 5. Anti-Clubbing. 5.1 The Recipient hereby represents and warrants that the Recipient is not acting as a broker for any other Person in connection with the Transaction, and is considering the Transaction only for its own account and for the account of its affiliates. Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that (i) it will not act as a joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to the Transaction, and (ii) the Recipient will not enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) with any other person regarding the Transaction, other than the Company and its representatives, and the Recipient’s Representatives (to the extent permitted hereunder). 5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any actual or potential sources of financing (debt, equity or otherwise). 6. Standstill. Unless approved in advance in writing by the board of directors of the Company, the Recipient agrees that it will not, for a period of one (1) year after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly: 6.1 make any statement or proposal to the board of directors of any of the Company, any of the Company’s Representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media) (i) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition of any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, (iv) any proposal to seek representation on the board of directors of the Company or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, board of directors or policies of any of the Company, (v) any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement or (vi) any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including this Section 6; 6.2 instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including forming a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in clause 6.1 above; 6.3 acquire (or offer, propose or agree to acquire), or solicit an offer to acquire, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in concert, by purchase or otherwise, any loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the Company’s loans, debt securities, equity securities or assets, except that Recipient may beneficially own up to 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding loans, debt securities and equity securities and may own an amount in excess of such percentage solely to the extent resulting exclusively from actions taken by the Company; 6.4 acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (i) any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; 6.5 arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any voting securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any voting securities or assets of the Company, except for such assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its affiliates; or 6.6 take any action which would reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its affiliates to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in clauses 6.1-6.3 above. 6.7 The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any of the Recipient’s Representatives effecting or recommending transactions in securities (a) in the ordinary course of its business as an investment advisor, broker, dealer in securities, market maker, specialist or block positioner and (b) not at the direction or request of the Recipient. 6.8 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s equity securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise). 7. No Representations or Warranties. The Confidential Information is being provided to Recipient “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness or other quality of the Confidential Information. In no event shall the Company or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) have any liability to Recipient relating to or arising out of any use of the Confidential Information. 8. Indemnification. Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Recipient or any breach for which Recipient is responsible hereunder. In any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or judgments arising out of or related to this agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses. 9. Equitable Remedies. Recipient hereby agrees that its failure to perform any obligation or duty which it has agreed to perform under this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company, which harm cannot be adequately compensated for by money damages. It is further agreed by Recipient that an order of specific performance or for injunctive relief against Recipient in the event of a breach or default under the terms of this Agreement would be equitable and would not work a hardship on Recipient. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or default by Recipient hereunder, the Company, without any bond or other security being required and in addition to whatever other remedies are or might be available at law or in equity, shall have the right either to compel specific performance by, or to obtain injunctive relief against, Recipient, with respect to any obligation or duty herein or breach thereof. 10. No Licenses Granted. The Company grants no licenses, by implication or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights by disclosing Confidential Information under this Agreement. 11. Definitive Agreement. The Company and the Recipient understand and agree that no contract or agreement providing for any transaction involving the Company or Recipient shall be deemed to exist between Recipient and the Company unless and until a final definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, and the Company and the Recipient hereby waive in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) in connection with any such transaction unless and until Recipient and the Company shall have entered into a final definitive agreement. The Company and the Recipient also agree that unless and until a final definitive agreement between Recipient and the Company has been executed and delivered, neither Recipient nor the Company will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such a transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by Recipient and to terminate discussions and negotiations with Recipient at any time. Recipient further understands that (i) the Company shall be free to conduct any process for any transaction involving the Company, if and as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine (including, without limitation, negotiating with any other interested party and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to Recipient or any other person), (ii) any procedures relating to such process or transaction may be changed at any time in the Company’s sole discretion without notice to Recipient or any other person, and (iii) Recipient shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim) arising out of or relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than any claims against the parties to a definitive agreement with Recipient in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a definitive agreement is entered into with Recipient, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. 12. Trading in Securities. Recipient acknowledges that it is aware, and agrees to advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the Transaction from purchasing or selling securities of a company that may be a party to such Transaction or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 13. Export. Recipient and its employees shall abide by all export laws, rules and regulations of the United States Government, or any agency thereof, including, but not limited to, the Export Control Regulations of the US Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the US Department of State, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M), in connection with the disclosure, use, export and/or re-export of all information disclosed under this Agreement. 14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but this Agreement shall not be assignable by Recipient without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. The section headings used herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction in such state and voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland, in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended and no provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. The KeyW Holding Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. By: /s/ Philip Luci, Jr. By: /s/ Jeff Goldfarb Title: EVP & General Counsel Title: SVP, Corporate Development
Receiving Party shall not use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than the purposes stated in Agreement.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party shall not reverse engineer any objects which embody Disclosing Party's Confidential Information.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party shall destroy or return some Confidential Information upon the termination of Agreement.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Agreement shall not grant Receiving Party any right to Confidential Information.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party shall not disclose the fact that Agreement was agreed or negotiated.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Confidential Information shall only include technical information.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
All Confidential Information shall be expressly identified by the Disclosing Party.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Some obligations of Agreement may survive termination of Agreement.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party may independently develop information similar to Confidential Information.
Entailment
Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party may retain some Confidential Information even after the return or destruction of Confidential Information.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Confidential Information may include verbally conveyed information.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party shall not solicit some of Disclosing Party's representatives.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some third-parties (including consultants, agents and professional advisors).
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party may create a copy of some Confidential Information in some circumstances.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party shall notify Disclosing Party in case Receiving Party is required by law, regulation or judicial process to disclose any Confidential Information.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party may acquire information similar to Confidential Information from a third party.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some of Receiving Party's employees.
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Appendix B CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, including but not limited to data, techniques, protocols or results, or business, financial, commercial or technical information, disclosed by one Party (each a “Discloser” as applicable) to the other Party (each a “Recipient” as applicable) in connection with the terms of that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated December , 2016 (the “License Agreement”) and identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Appendix that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed in the License Agreement to which this Appendix is attached and made a part thereof. 2. Exclusions. “Confidential Information” under this Agreement shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; (ii) was known by Recipient prior to disclosure by Discloser, as evidenced by tangible records; (iii) becomes known to Recipient after disclosure from a third party having an apparent bona fide right to disclose it without any confidentiality obligation; (iv) is independently developed or discovered by Recipient without use of Discloser’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by tangible records; or (v) is disclosed to another party by Discloser without restriction on further disclosure. The obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement shall not apply with respect to any information that Recipient is required to disclose or produce pursuant to applicable law, court order or other valid legal process provided that Recipient promptly notifies Discloser prior to such required disclosure, discloses such information only to the extent so required and cooperates reasonably with Discloser’s efforts to contest or limit the scope of such disclosure. 3. Permitted Purpose. Recipient shall have the right to, and agrees that it will, use Discloser’s Confidential Information solely for the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the License Agreement (the “Purpose”), except as may be otherwise specified in a separate definitive written agreement negotiated and executed between the parties. 4. Restrictions. For the term of the License Agreement and a period of [***] thereafter (and indefinitely with respect to any individually identifiable health information disclosed by BIDMC to Licensee, if any), each Recipient agrees that: (i) it will not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified herein; and (ii) it will use reasonable efforts (but no less than the efforts used to protect its own confidential and/or proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other person or entity except as expressly permitted hereunder or the License Agreement. Recipient may, however, disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information only on a need-to-know basis to its and its Affiliates employees, staff members and agents (“Receiving Individuals”) who are directly participating in the Purpose and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information, provided Recipient shall be responsible for compliance by Receiving Individuals with the terms of this Agreement and any breach thereof Each party further agrees not to use the name of the other party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective trustees, directors, officers, staff members, employees, students or agents in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of the party or individual whose name is to be used, in the case of BIDMC such approval to be given by the Public Affairs Department. This Section 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 5. Right to Disclose. Discloser represents that to the best of its knowledge it has the right to disclose to each Recipient all of Discloser’s Confidential Information that will be disclosed hereunder. 6. Ownership. All Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation all written and tangible forms thereof, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, if requested by Discloser, Recipient shall return or destroy at Discloser’s discretion all of Discloser’s Confidential Information, provided that Recipient shall be entitled to keep one copy of such Confidential Information in a secure location solely for the purpose of determining Recipient’s legal obligations hereunder. 7. No License. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring, expressly or impliedly, any rights by license or otherwise, under any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Discloser relating to Confidential Information, except as specifically set forth in the License Agreement. 8. Remedies. Each party acknowledges that any breach of this Agreement by it may cause irreparable harm to the other party and that each party is entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. 9. Export Restrictions. The Confidential Information is subject to the export and customs laws and regulations of the United States and any other applicable country and neither party will export, re-export or transship, directly or indirectly, such information to any country without first obtaining proper governmental approval, as necessary. Licensee will not disclose any export controlled information to BIDMC without the express prior written consent of BIDMC Technology Ventures Office. Licensee will indemnify BIDMC for any and all claims, actions, damages or liabilities of any kind related to Company’s failure to comply with this section. 10. General. These Confidentiality Terms and Conditions, along with the License Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties relating to confidential treatment of information. Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of these Confidentiality Terms and Conditions shall survive any expiration or termination of the License Agreement.
Receiving Party shall not use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than the purposes stated in Agreement.
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Receiving Party shall not reverse engineer any objects which embody Disclosing Party's Confidential Information.
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Receiving Party shall destroy or return some Confidential Information upon the termination of Agreement.
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Agreement shall not grant Receiving Party any right to Confidential Information.
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Receiving Party shall not disclose the fact that Agreement was agreed or negotiated.
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Some obligations of Agreement may survive termination of Agreement.
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Receiving Party shall not solicit some of Disclosing Party's representatives.
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some third-parties (including consultants, agents and professional advisors).
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Receiving Party shall notify Disclosing Party in case Receiving Party is required by law, regulation or judicial process to disclose any Confidential Information.
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Receiving Party may acquire information similar to Confidential Information from a third party.
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Receiving Party may share some Confidential Information with some of Receiving Party's employees.
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EXECUTION COPY AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), by and between JDA Software Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “JDA”), and RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries and New Mountain Capital, LLC, “RHI”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), is dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto. 1. General. In connection with the consideration of a possible transaction involving RHI and JDA (a “Possible Transaction”), the Party referred to as the “Provider” is prepared to make available to the Party referred to as the “Recipient” certain “Evaluation Material” (as defined in Section 2 below) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions as hereinafter set forth. 2. Definitions. (a) The term “Evaluation Material” means information concerning the Provider which is furnished on or after November 8, 2011 to the Recipient or its Representatives (as defined below) on the Recipient's behalf in connection with the Recipient’s evaluation of a Possible Transaction, including its business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, and includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by the Recipient or its Representatives to the extent containing or which are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished by the Provider hereunder, The term Evaluation Material does not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within the Recipient’s or its Representatives possession prior to its being furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Provider, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, (iii) is or becomes available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Provider or its Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not known by the Recipient or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Provider with respect to such information, or (iv) was or is independently developed by the Recipient or the Recipient’s Representatives without the use of or reference to any Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of Provider or its Representatives. (b) The term “Representatives” in the case of JDA shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of JDA. The term “Representatives” in the case of RHI shall mean the directors, officers, employees, counsel, and with prior written consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), investment bankers, financial advisors, potential sources of capital or financing (debt or equity), agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or auditors of RHI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of RHI to discuss with, or engage, Greenhill & Co, or Bain & Company to act as its consultant, investment banker or financial advisor in connection with a Possible Transaction or to discuss with, or engage, Deloitte as its advisor or accountant in connection with a Possible Transaction. (c) The term “Person” includes the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. 3. Use of Evaluation Material. The Recipient and its Representatives will use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction and, subject to Section 5, will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that any of such information may be disclosed to the Recipient’s Representatives for the purpose of helping the Recipient evaluate a Possible Transaction. The Recipient agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of the Recipient’s Representatives, other than those of Recipient’s unaffiliated Representatives who have entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Provider. This Agreement does not grant the Recipient or any of its Representatives any license to use the Provider’s Evaluation Material except as provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, RHI agrees that it shall not disclose any of the Evaluation Material provided by or on behalf of JDA to any of its affiliates that are not included in the definition of RHI. 4. Non-Disclosure of Discussions. Subject to Section 5, each Party agrees that, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such Party and its Representatives will not disclose to any other Person (i) that Evaluation Material has been exchanged between the Parties, (ii) that discussions or negotiations are taking place between the Parties concerning a Possible Transaction or (iii) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof); provided, however, that JDA may make such disclosure if it does not identify RHI by name or by identifiable description. RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf or at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior consent of JDA (not to be unreasonably withheld), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding a Possible Transaction (including, without limitation, financing thereof). RHI represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to JDA or its outside counsel prior to the date hereof, neither RHI nor any Representative of RHI have, prior to the date hereof, taken any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing, RHI agrees that neither RHI nor any Representative (to the extent acting on behalf and at the direction of RHI) of RHI will, without the prior written consent of JDA, enter into any exclusive arrangement with respect to the provision of debt financing in connection with a Possible Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, any agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether written or oral, with any potential debt financing source which does, or could be reasonably expected to, legally or contractually limit, restrict or otherwise impair in any manner, directly or indirectly, such financing source from acting as a potential debt financing source to any other party with respect to a Potential Transaction shall be deemed an exclusive arrangement. 5. Legally Required Disclosure. If the Recipient or its Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, other requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4 above, the Recipient or such Representative shall provide the Provider with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Provider, the Recipient or any of its Representatives is nonetheless legally compelled or required by law to disclose Evaluation Material or any of the facts disclosure of which is prohibited under Section 4, the Recipient or its Representatives may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such requiring Person only that portion of such Evaluation Material or any such facts which the Recipient or its Representatives is legally compelled or required by law to disclose; provided that the Recipient and/or its Representatives exercise its commercially reasonable efforts, at the Provider’s sole expense, to preserve the confidentiality of such Evaluation Material or any of such facts, including, without limitation, by reasonably cooperating with the Provider to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Evaluation Material or such facts by the Person receiving the material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient and its Representatives may disclose such information, and need not provide such notice, in connection with a routine blanket audit or proceeding (including in response to oral questions or requests for information or documents) involving the Recipient or its Representatives, as applicable, by a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Recipient or such Representative where neither the Provider nor the Possible Transaction is the target of such proceeding or audit. In either case, the Recipient and its Representatives shall take reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment with respect to any such information disclosed. 6. No Contacts. Neither Party nor any of its Representatives will, in connection with its consideration of a Possible Transaction, initiate or maintain any contact with any officer, director, employee, agent, supplier, customer, lender or competitor of the other Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party. If discussions between the Parties regarding a Possible Transaction are terminated, the Parties and their Representatives shall promptly cease all such contacts that may have been previously authorized. Unless otherwise consented to by RHI or JDA, as applicable, in writing, all communications regarding a Possible Transaction, including (i) requests for information, (ii) requests for facility tours or management meetings, (iii) discussions or questions regarding procedures, and (iv) requests for any consent required under this Agreement, will be submitted or directed (a) in the case of RHI, to Jack Qian at New Mountain Capital LLC (212-220-5040; jqian@newmountaincapital.com), or Paul Ilse at RHI (678-639-5398; Paul.IIse@RedPrairie.com), and (b) in the case of JDA, to David Lubeck (415- 315-8612; david.w.lubeck@jpmorgan.com) or Drago Rajkovic (415-315-8100; drago.rajkovic@jpmorgan.com) of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or their designees. 7. “Click Through” Agreements. The terms of this Agreement shall control over any additional purported confidentiality requirements imposed by an offering memorandum or electronic database, dataroom, or similar repository of Evaluation Material to which the Recipient or its Representatives are granted access in connection with this Agreement or a Possible Transaction, notwithstanding acceptance of such an offering memorandum or submission of an electronic signature, “clicking” on an “I Agree” icon or other indication of assent to such additional confidentiality conditions, it being understood and agreed that the Recipient’s and its Representatives’ confidentiality obligations with respect to the Evaluation Material are exclusively governed by this Agreement and may not be enlarged except by an agreement executed by the Parties hereto in traditional written format. 8. Termination of Discussions. If either Party decides that it does not wish to proceed with a Possible Transaction, it will promptly inform the other Party of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the written request of the Provider for any reason, the Recipient will, and will direct its Representatives to, within five business days after receipt of such notice or request, destroy or return all Evaluation Material in any way relating to the Provider or its products, services, employees or other assets or liabilities, and no copy or extract thereof (including electronic copies) shall be retained (except that one copy may be maintained by outside legal counsel to the Recipient for archival purposes), and the term of this Agreement shall be extended by a like number of days for each day that the Recipient or any of its Representatives is in non-compliance of this Section 8. The Recipient shall provide to the Provider a certificate of compliance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, the Recipient and its Representatives will continue to be bound by the Recipient’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Evaluation Material. 9. No Solicitation. The Recipient will not, within one year from the date of this Agreement, solicit the employment or consulting services of any of the officers of the Provider with whom it has had contact in connection with its evaluation of a Possible Transaction, so long as they are employed by the Provider. The Recipient is not prohibited from: (i) soliciting by means of a general advertisement not directed at any particular individual or the employees of the Provider generally, or (ii) engaging any recruiting firm or similar organization to identify or solicit individuals for employment on behalf of the Recipient (and soliciting any person identified by any such recruiting firm or organization) so long as the Recipient does not identify the individuals to be solicited by such recruiting firm or organization. 10. Standstill. RHI agrees that, for a period ending on the earlier of (x) one year after the date of this Agreement, (y) the date a public announcement is made of the entry by JDA into a binding definitive agreement with any third party to effect a purchase, tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination that, if consummated, would result in a third party owning at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA or all or substantially all of the assets of JDA and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (z) the date of commencement by a third party of a tender or exchange offer for at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JDA (the “Standstill Period”), unless specifically invited in writing by JDA or its Representatives, neither RHI nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) which has been furnished with Evaluation Material pursuant hereto (including New Mountain Capital LLC) or Representatives (acting on its behalf) will in any manner, directly or indirectly: (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other Person to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of the equity securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or any material assets of JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving JDA or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to JDA or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of JDA; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the 1934 Act with respect to the voting securities of JDA; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving JDA or its voting securities or assets; (d) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to change, control or influence the management, Board of Directors or policies of JDA; (e) take any action which might force JDA to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a) above; (f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (g) make any public announcement inconsistent with the agreements contained in this Section, RHI also agrees during the Standstill Period not to request (either directly or through its affiliates or Representatives) that JDA (or its directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 10 (including this sentence) if such request would require JDA to publicly disclose such request. In no event shall this Section 10 be construed as prohibiting the taking of any of the aforementioned actions with respect to any Person other than JDA or any of its subsidiaries notwithstanding the fact that, at the time such action is taken, JDA (or a subsidiary thereof) may be a subsidiary of such Person. 11. Maintaining Privileges. If any Evaluation Material includes materials or information subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, each Party understands and agrees that the Parties have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the Parties that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege. All Evaluation Material provided by a Party that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this Agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine. 12. Compliance with Securities Laws. The Recipient and its Representatives agree not to use any Evaluation Material of the Provider in violation of applicable securities laws. 13. Not a Transaction Agreement. Each Party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Possible Transaction exists between the Parties unless and until a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, and each Party hereby waives, in advance, any claims (including, without limitation, breach of contract) relating to the existence of a Possible Transaction unless and until both Parties shall have entered into a final definitive agreement for a Possible Transaction. Each Party also agrees that, unless and until a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction has been executed and delivered, neither Party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to such Possible Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. 14. No Representations or Warranties: No Obligation to Disclose. The Recipient understands and acknowledges that neither the Provider nor its Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material furnished by or on behalf of the Provider and shall have no liability to the Recipient, its Representatives or any other Person relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material furnished to the Recipient or its Representatives or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. As to the information delivered to the Recipient, the Provider will only be liable for those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding a Possible Transaction, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating a Party to provide, or to continue to provide, any information to any Person. 15. Modifications and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement can be waived or amended in favor of either Party except by written consent of the other Party, which consent shall specifically refer to such provision and explicitly make such waiver or amendment. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 16. Remedies. Each Party understands and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by either Party or any of its Representatives and that the Party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach or threat thereof without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either Party of this Agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Party against which such breach is committed. If a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order, determines that the Recipient or any of its Representatives has breached this Agreement, the Recipient shall pay the reasonable costs (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Provider in enforcing this Agreement. 17. Governing Law. This Agreement is for the benefit of each Party and its successors (including any purchaser of such Party) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement may be enforced by any Person with which the Recipient enters into a transaction. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, New Castle County, for the purpose of any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in any such court, and further agree that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth in this Agreement will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each Party hereby also irrevocably and unconditionally (i) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any such federal and state courts, and (ii) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 18. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and if a covenant or provision is determined to be unenforceable by reason of its extent, duration, scope or otherwise, then the Parties intend and hereby request that the court or other authority making that determination shall only modify such extent, duration, scope or other provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and enforce them in their modified form for all purposes of this Agreement. 19. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship at any of the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Term. This Agreement shall terminate two years after the date of this Agreement. 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter (including that certain Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated November 8, 2011, between JDA Software Group, Inc. and RedPrairie Holding, Inc.). 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned entities has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative as of the date written below. REDPRAIRIE HOLDING, INC. JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. By: LOGO By: LOGO Name: Laura L Fese Name: David Kennedy Title: Chief Legal Officer Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Date: 9/4/12 Date: Address: 20700 Swenson Drive, Waukesha,WI 53186 Address: 14400 N. 87 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260-3649th NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC By: LOGO Name: Jack Qian Title: Vice President Date: Address: 787 Seventh Avenue, 49 Floor, New York, NY 10019th
Receiving Party shall not use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than the purposes stated in Agreement.
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EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
Receiving Party shall not reverse engineer any objects which embody Disclosing Party's Confidential Information.
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EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
Receiving Party shall destroy or return some Confidential Information upon the termination of Agreement.
Entailment
EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
Agreement shall not grant Receiving Party any right to Confidential Information.
Entailment
EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
Receiving Party shall not disclose the fact that Agreement was agreed or negotiated.
Entailment
EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
Confidential Information shall only include technical information.
Contradiction
EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
All Confidential Information shall be expressly identified by the Disclosing Party.
NotMentioned
EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
Some obligations of Agreement may survive termination of Agreement.
Entailment
EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
Receiving Party may independently develop information similar to Confidential Information.
Entailment
EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
Receiving Party may retain some Confidential Information even after the return or destruction of Confidential Information.
Entailment
EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
Confidential Information may include verbally conveyed information.
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EXHIBIT (d)(5) MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective July 31, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949 (“BioMarin”), and Prosensa Holding N.V., a Netherlands corporation with offices at J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH, Leiden, The Netherlands. (“Prosensa”). Each of BioMarin and Prosensa may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.” WHEREAS, the Parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to disclose certain confidential information to one another in order to evaluate a potential business or collaborative relationship. (In the capacity of disclosing information, each Party is referred to as the “Disclosing Party”, and in the capacity of receiving information, each party is referred to as the “Receiving Party”.) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The Parties have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the transfer of information between them and/or one or more of their Affiliates in order for the Parties to evaluate whether or not to pursue a potential business opportunity or collaboration with respect to the development and commercialization of Prosensa’s products including, but not limited to, Drisapersen (the “Purpose”), and solely for that Purpose, the Parties have disclosed or may disclose to each other information that is proprietary and/or confidential to the Disclosing Party which it desires be treated as confidential. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to a Party, “Affiliate” shall mean a company controlled by, under the control of, or in common control with such Party. 2. Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all technical and non-technical information previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed or provided by Disclosing Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates to Receiving Party and/or one or more of its Affiliates in written, oral or electronic form. Confidential Information will be deemed to include, without limitation: (a) any technology, inventions, products, chemical compounds and compositions, formulations, molecules, precursors, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays; clinical information such as raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, observations, records, databases, dosing regimes, clinical studies or protocols, posters, presentations and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific, clinical or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of the Disclosing Party; and (b) any memorandum, analysis, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for the Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly upon any information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above; (c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that information of the type referred to in Section 2(a) above has been made available to the Receiving Party; and (d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction. 3. Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and ends on the date one (1) year thereafter. Receiving Party’s obligations to protect Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Receiving Party, its heirs, successors, and assigns for a period of five (5) years from expiration or termination of this Agreement. 4. Treatment of Confidential Information. (a) Use; Disclosure. Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose defined above. Receiving Party shall not use the Confidential Information for any other purpose, including but not limited to using it in connection with the development or commercialization of any process or product, or using it in connection with any submission to any governmental agency, including any patent office or regulatory authority, or the like, without the express written permission of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall disseminate Confidential Information only to those employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates, on a “need to know” basis in order for Receiving Party to carry out the Purpose, and Receiving Party warrants that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, or Affiliates shall be advised of the confidential nature of the information received and that all such employees, independent contractors, advisors, Affiliates shall be bound in writing by obligations no less stringent than the terms set forth in this Agreement. Receiving Party agrees to notify Disclosing Party immediately in writing upon any loss, misuse, misappropriation, or other unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party that may come to Receiving Party’s attention. (b) Degree of Care. Receiving Party shall hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Confidential Information at all times from unauthorized disclosure, publication, or use, including, without limitation, using at least the same degree of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information of like nature (but in any event no less than a reasonable degree of care), acting in a manner consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. (c) Exclusions. The confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations of this Agreement shall not apply to Confidential Information disclosed to the Receiving Party that: (i) can be shown by written evidence to be in the Receiving Party’s possession before receipt of the Confidential Information from Disclosing Party; (ii) is independently developed by Receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information as evidenced by written records; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; or (iv) is rightfully received by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party without breach of a duty of confidentiality to Disclosing Party. As used herein, the term “publicly available” shall mean readily accessible to the public in a written publication, and shall not mean information the substance of which must be pieced together from a number of different publications or other sources. (d) Legally Required Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Receiving Party from making any disclosure of Confidential Information that is required by applicable law or regulation or by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party uses best efforts to limit the scope of the required disclosure, provides notification to Disclosing Party of such requirement as soon as reasonably possible, and cooperates with Disclosing Party in seeking an appropriate protective order, confidential treatment, or similar remedy limiting the subsequent use and disclosure of any information required to be disclosed. (e) No Obligation to Proceed. Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to proceed with any transaction between them, and each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the discussions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a binding agreement to enter into any definitive agreement. Receiving Party understands that nothing herein requires the disclosure of any Confidential Information by Disclosing Party, which shall be disclosed, if at all, at the discretion of Disclosing Party. (f) Return of Materials. Immediately upon (a) termination or expiration of this Agreement, (b) the decision by either Party not to enter into the business or scientific relationship contemplated above, or (c) a request by Disclosing Party at any time, Receiving Party will promptly turn over to Disclosing Party, or destroy, all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party and all documents, media, and other tangible materials containing any such Confidential Information and any and all extracts thereof. In the event that Receiving Party destroys Confidential Information, upon the destruction thereof, Receiving Party will issue to Disclosing Party a certificate as proof of compliance with Disclosing Party’s request. Notwithstanding this Section 4(f), the Receiving Party shall not be required to purge Confidential Information from its computer system’s historical back-up media, provided that such Confidential Information that is retained will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. (g) No Transfer or License. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant or transfer any right to Receiving Party under any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of Disclosing Party, nor shall this Agreement grant or transfer to the Receiving Party any right in or to the Confidential Information except as expressly set forth herein. None of the Confidential Information which may be disclosed by Disclosing Party shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or other rights of third persons. (h) Both parties hereby acknowledges that in its review the other party’s Confidential Information it and its representatives will have access to material non-public information concerning this other party. Each Party acknowledges, that it and its representatives are aware, that the United States or other applicable securities laws prohibit any person, who has received from an issuer material non-public information relating to an issuer of securities, from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Use of Names; Publicity. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right on Receiving Party to use in any manner Disclosing Party’s name or any trade name or trademark. Receiving Party will make no public announcement or other public statement concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Parties’ respective performances hereunder without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which may be withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulations. (b) Assignment. Receiving Party shall not transfer or assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party, which consent may be given or withheld in Disclosing Party’s sole and absolute discretion. (c) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect, to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as evidenced by this Agreement as a whole. (d) Waivers. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. (e) Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by personal delivery or reputable expedited delivery service with signature required. All such notices or reports will be deemed given upon receipt. Notices will be sent to the addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, in this section, or such other addresses as either Party may specify in writing. (f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement is made under and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of law principles that would provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Any disputes under this Agreement may be brought in the state courts and the Federal courts located in the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of these courts. (g) Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information without the express written permission of Disclosing Party will cause Disclosing Party irreparable harm and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party will entitle Disclosing Party to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal and/or equitable remedies available to it. Notwithstanding clause (f), Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (h) Independence. The Parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created between them by this Agreement. (i) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, negotiations or understandings between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by all Parties. (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Non-Disclosure Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date. PROSENSA HOLDING N.V. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. By: /s/ Luc Dochez By: /s/ Joshua Grass Name: Luc Dochez Name: Joshua Grass Title: Chief Business Officer Title: SVP, Business and Corporate Development
Receiving Party shall not solicit some of Disclosing Party's representatives.
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