Each of the Company and Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, shall hold and shall cause their respective representatives to hold in strict confidence, unless required or compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law, all documents and information concerning the other party furnished to it by such other party or its representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including in each case the existence of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or any negotiations or discussions with respect thereto (except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (a) previously known by the party to which it was furnished, (b) in the public domain through no fault of such party or (c) later lawfully acquired on a non-confidential basis from another source, which source is not the agent of the other party, by the party to which it was furnished, without any breach by such source of any obligation of confidentiality to the other party), and each party shall not release or disclose such information to any other Person, except its representatives in connection with this Agreement. In the event that any party believes that it is required to disclose any such confidential information pursuant to applicable Laws, such party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, give timely written notice to the other party so that such party may have an opportunity to obtain a protective order or other appropriate relief, and such party shall only disclose the minimum amount of such confidential information that is so required to be disclosed. The parties acknowledge that some previously confidential information will be required under applicable Law to be disclosed in the Proxy Statement.