Each of the Lenders, each Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent agrees that it shall maintain in confidence any information relating to Parent, the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties furnished to it by or on behalf of Parent, the Borrowers or the other Loan Parties (other than information that has become generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by any such party) and shall not reveal the same other than to its directors, trustees, officers, employees and advisors with a need to know or to any person that approves or administers the Loans on behalf of such Lender (so long as each such person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 9.16 and such Lender, such Issuing Bank and such Agent shall be responsible for its Affiliates’ compliance with this Section except to the extent such Affiliate shall sign a written confidentiality agreement in favor of the Borrowers), except: (A) to the extent necessary to comply with law or any legal process or the requirements of any Governmental Authority, self-regulatory authorities (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) or of any securities exchange on which securities of the disclosing party or any affiliate of the disclosing party are listed or traded (in which case such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers, in advance, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law or the rules governing the process requiring such disclosure (except with respect to any routine or ordinary course audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority) and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any such information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment), (B) to its parent companies, affiliates, auditors, assignees, transferees and participants (so long as each such person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with provisions not less restrictive than this Section 9.16 and such Lender, such Issuing Bank and such Agent shall be responsible for its Affiliates’ compliance with this Section; provided that no such disclosure shall be made by such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Agent or any of their respective Affiliates to any such person that is a Disqualified Institution), (C) to the extent applicable and reasonably necessary or advisable in order to enforce its rights under any Loan Document in a legal proceeding (in which case it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any such information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment), (D) to any pledgee under Section 9.04(d) or any other existing or prospective assignee of, or existing or prospective Participant in, any of its rights under this Agreement (so long as such person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 9.16 or other provisions at least as restrictive as this Section 9.16 ), in each case other than a Disqualified Institution, (E) to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in Swap Agreements or such contractual counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 9.16 ), and (F) with the consent of the Borrowers. In addition, each Agent and each Lender may disclose the existence of this Agreement and the information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any Swap Agreement to which a Lender Counterparty is a party.