obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company of which such Holder is aware), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the Investor without use of or reference to the Company’s confidential information, or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Holder by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company; provided, however, that a Holder may disclose confidential information (i) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company, provided such persons agree to hold such information confidentially as provided herein; (ii) to any prospective purchaser of any Registrable Securities from such Holder, if such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 2.3; (iii) to any existing or prospective Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, or wholly owned subsidiary of such Holder in the ordinary course of business, but only on the condition that such Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder or wholly owned subsidiary of such Holder shall only use such confidential information in connection with monitoring such Holder’s investment and not for any other purpose, and provided that such Holder informs such person or entity that such information is confidential and directs such person or entity to maintain confidential treatment of such information; or (iv) as may otherwise be required by law, provided that the Holder promptly notifies the Company of such disclosure and takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure.
2.4 Right to Conduct Activities. The Company hereby acknowledges that each of The Column Group, L.P. and its Affiliates (collectively, “TCG”), Ponoi Capital, LP, Ponoi Capital II, LP and their respective Affiliates (collectively, “Ponoi”), Beaming Star Global Limited (“Beaming Star”), Classic Key International Limited (“Classic Key”), Puccini Investments Holdings Limited (“Puccini”) and their respective Affiliates, and RA Capital (as defined below), Frazier Life Sciences Public Overage Fund, L.P., Frazier Life Sciences Public Fund, L.P. and their respective Affiliates (collectively, “Frazier”), Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners EG, L.P., Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P., VHCP Co-Investment Holdings III, LLC and their respective Affiliates (collectively “Venrock”), Franklin Strategic Series – Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund, Franklin Templeton Investment Funds – Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund and their respective Affiliates (collectively, “Franklin”), 5AM Opportunities II, L.P. and their respective Affiliates (collectively, “5AM”), Deep Track Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd. (“Deep Track” and collectively with RA Capital, Beaming Star, Classic Key, Puccini, TCG, Ponoi, Frazier, Venrock, Franklin and 5AM the “Funds”) are entities engaged in investment activities or are investment entities or investment funds, and as such invest in numerous portfolio companies and have Affiliates, some of which may be deemed competitive with the Company’s business. Neither any Fund nor its partners, employees, Affiliates, advisors or affiliated investment funds shall be liable to the Company for any claim arising out of, or based upon, (i) the investment by such Fund or any affiliated investment fund in any entity, or activities of such Affiliates, that may be competitive to the Company or (ii) actions taken by any partner, officer, advisor or other representative of such Fund in his, her or its capacity as such to assist any such competitive company; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve any Fund or any other party from liability associated with misuse of the Company’s confidential information as set forth in Section 2.3 above.
2.5 Right of First Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 2.5, the Company hereby grants to each Major Investor a right of first offer with respect to future sales by the Company of its Shares (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of this Section 2.5, Major Investor includes any and all Affiliates of a Major Investor. A Major Investor who chooses to exercise the right of first offer may designate as purchasers under such right itself or Affiliates, in such proportions as it deems appropriate.
Each time the Company proposes to offer any shares of, or securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of, any class of its capital stock, including but not limited to debt securities (“Shares”), the Company shall first make an offering of such Shares to each Major Investor in accordance with the following provisions:
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