Manager shall keep confidential any nonpublic information obtained in connection with the services rendered under this Agreement and shall not disclose any such information (or use the same except in furtherance of its duties under this Agreement), except: (i) with the prior written consent of the Company; (ii) to legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors; (iii) to appraisers, consultants, financing sources and others in the ordinary course of the Company’s business; (iv) to governmental officials having jurisdiction over the Company; (v) in connection with any governmental or regulatory filings of the Company or disclosure or presentations to Company investors; or (vi) as required by law or legal process to which Manager or any Person to whom disclosure is permitted hereunder is a party. The foregoing shall not apply to information which has previously become available through the actions of a Person other than Manager not resulting from Manager’s violation of this Section 4(b). The foregoing is not intended to prevent Manager or its Affiliates from, and Manager is permitted to, bid on Properties offered for sale by the Company even if such bid utilizes confidential information; provided, however, prior to bidding or participating in any foreclosure sale of any of the Properties, (i) Manager or any Affiliate of Manager shall first notify Company and KBS REIT in writing of Manager’s or any of its Affiliate’s interest in bidding on any such foreclosure sales of any Properties, (ii) Manager shall represent and warrant to Company and KBS REIT in writing that Manager is unaware of any material information (whether written or oral) relating to the Properties offered for sale that is not available to the Company, and (iii) Manager shall recuse itself from the sales process for such Properties, and Manager shall not be privy to any other bids for such Properties.