Seller and Buyer each hereby covenant and agree that, except as expressly permitted by Section  8.4 , neither Seller nor Buyer (nor any affiliate thereof) shall issue any press release or similar public statement with respect to the Transaction or this Agreement without the prior consent of the other, which consent may be granted or withheld in such party’s sole discretion. The provisions of this Section  8.3 shall survive Closing (and not be merged into the Ground Lease Assignment Agreement) or the earlier termination of this Agreement.