This letter shall be treated as confidential and is being provided to Parent solely in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. This letter may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document, except with the prior written consent of the Equity Investor; provided , that no such written consent shall be required for disclosures by Parent to (i) the Company and the Other Equity Investors so long as the Company and the Other Equity Investors, as the case may be, agree to keep such information confidential on terms substantially as restrictive as the terms contained in this Section 9 or (ii) its Affiliates and Representatives who agree to keep such information confidential on terms substantially as restrictive as the terms contained in this Section 9 ; provided , further , that any party hereto may disclose the existence or content of this letter to the extent required by any applicable Law or the rules of any self-regulatory organization or securities exchange.