Seller and Purchaser hereby covenant and agree that, at all times after the Effective Date and continuing until the Closing, unless consented to in writing by the other party (which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the party whose consent is being requested), no press release or other public disclosure concerning this transaction shall be made by or on behalf of Seller or Purchaser, and each party agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent disclosure of this transaction by any third party. Additionally, Purchaser shall not be permitted to contact or communicate with any on-site employees of Seller or any affiliate of Seller, without Seller’s prior written consent, including, without limitation, any communication concerning future employment, until after expiration of the Inspection Period, provided that Purchaser shall provide Seller with not less than two business days’ advance notice regarding any such contact or communication, which notice may be given via telephone to Seller at the telephone number included in Seller’s notice address in Section 9.1 herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) each party shall be entitled to make disclosures concerning this Agreement and materials provided hereunder to its lenders, attorneys, accountants, employees, agents, other service professionals and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as may be reasonably necessary in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) each party shall be entitled to make such disclosures concerning this Agreement and materials provided hereunder as may be necessary to comply with any court order or directive of any applicable governmental authority, and (ii) Purchaser’s confidentiality obligations under this Section 9.16 shall not apply to any information which (a) was already in Purchaser’s possession prior to its receipt from Seller, (b) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by Purchaser, or (c) is independently developed by Purchaser without reliance on the Due Diligence Items. The provisions of this Section 9.16 shall survive Closing or any termination of this Agreement.