Except as and to the extent required by Law, without the prior written consent of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, neither New Operator nor Kindred (or any of their respective Affiliates) shall, and each shall direct its agents and representatives not to, directly or indirectly, make any public comment, statement or communication with respect to, or otherwise disclose or permit the disclosure of, the existence of discussions regarding a possible transaction between the parties hereto or any of the terms, conditions or other aspects of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any confidential information of the other party, except that such comments, statements, communications and disclosures may be made by each of New Operator and Kindred (a) to such of their agents, accountants, financial advisors, lenders and representatives as need to know such information for the purpose of evaluating or otherwise effecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) if it is required to do so by applicable securities Laws, provided that one party shall notify the other parties in advance of any such disclosure, (c) to Governmental Authorities and their agents as appropriate, and (d) for the purposes of obtaining Consents. Except with respect to subparagraph (c) above, if a party is required by Law to make any such disclosure, it shall provide the other party the contents of the proposed disclosure, the reasons such disclosure is required by Law, and the time and place that any such disclosure will be made.