premise: 5. Neither party shall, without the other party's prior written consent  (a) disclose to any person or entity (other than the persons employed by either party who are actively and directly participating in the Stated Purpose) any information about the parties' discussions regarding the Stated Purpose or the terms, conditions or other facts relating thereto including the fact that discussions are taking place with respect thereto or the status thereof, or the fact that the Confidential Information has been made available to either party, except to the extent that such disclosure is required by applicable laws, rules or regulations or government requirement or court order (provided, however, that the Recipient shall promptly advise the Disclosing Party of its notice of any such requirement or order); or  (b) use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than the Stated Purpose, without limiting the foregoing, the Recipient shall not trade in the securities of the Disclosing Party while in the possession of Confidential Information relating to the Disclosing Party.