(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 12(a) above, Harlan’s “Confidential Information” will be deemed not to include: (i) any information that is or becomes available to the public other than as a direct or indirect result of the disclosure of any of such information by the Counterparty or by any of the Counterparty’s Representatives in violation hereof; (ii) any information that was in the Counterparty’s or its Representatives’ possession (to the extent any such third party Representatives were acting on behalf of Counterparty) prior to the time it was first made available to the Counterparty or any of the Counterparty’s Representatives by or on behalf of Harlan or any of Harlan’s Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not and is not known to the Counterparty or any of the Counterparty’s Representatives to be bound by any contractual or other obligation of confidentiality to Harlan with respect to any of such information; (iii) any information that becomes available to the Counterparty or its Representatives (to the extent any such third party Representatives are acting on behalf of Counterparty) on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Harlan or any of Harlan’s Representatives, provided that such source is not known to the Counterparty or any of the Counterparty’s Representatives to be bound by any contractual or other obligation of confidentiality to Harlan with respect to any of such information; or (iv) any information which is or was independently developed by the Counterparty or its Representatives without violation hereof.
(c) In addition, each Party further agrees that, without the consent of the other Party, such Party will not, and will direct its Representatives not to: disclose to any Person (i) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that Confidential Information has been made available by Harlan to the Counterparty or any of the Counterparty’s Representatives; and (ii) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible Transaction, and the proposed terms of any such Transaction, provided that Harlan may disclose such information on a “no names” basis in a proxy statement, Form S-4, or other document filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
13. Miscellaneous.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, a Person’s “Representatives” will be deemed to include each Person that is or becomes (i) a subsidiary or other Affiliate of such first Person, or (ii) an officer, director, employee, partner, attorney, advisor, accountant, current or potential financing source, capital source or lender, agent or representative of such first Person or of any of such first Person’s subsidiaries or other Affiliates; provided that, (x) in each case, the Counterparty’s Representatives shall include only such Persons that (A) directly or indirectly act at the direction or encouragement of the Counterparty with respect to the matters contemplated by this Agreement or (B) actually receive or are aware of any of the Confidential Information from or on behalf of the Counterparty and (y) during the Standstill Period, no Representative of the Counterparty other than a Representative that is a Permitted Co-Investor shall be a source of equity financing of, or co-investor or co-acquirer with, the Counterparty with respect to the possible Transaction. “Permitted Co-Investors” shall mean and be deemed to include any Affiliate of the Counterparty.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all Persons directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, where control may be by either management authority, contract or equity interest. As used in this definition, control and correlative terms have the meanings ascribed to such words in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(c) The term “Person,” as used in this Agreement, will be broadly interpreted to include any individual and any corporation, partnership, entity, group, tribunal or governmental authority.
(d) The bold-faced captions appearing in this Agreement have been included only for convenience and shall not affect or be taken into account in the interpretation of this Agreement.
(e) Except as expressly set forth herein, all of the obligations of the Parties, including the confidentiality and non-use provisions herein, shall terminate on (i) the date stated above therefor in the
case of Sections 5, 6 and 7 or (ii) if not covered by such specific provisions, the earlier of the second anniversary of the date hereof and the date on which the Parties or their affiliates enter into a definitive transaction.
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