premise: Selling Parties recognize and acknowledge that the Company's trade secrets and all other confidential and proprietary information of a business, financial or other nature, including without limitation, proprietary information of the Company, as it exists from time to time (collectively, "Confidential Information"), are valuable and unique assets of the Company and therefore agree that, during the Restriction Period, except as otherwise required by Applicable Laws, or the rules of any exchange on which any securities of Zenith are or will be listed, they will not, and will use their best efforts to ensure that their directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents and consultants do not, disclose any Confidential Information concerning the Company and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates, to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity, for any reason whatsoever, unless previously authorized in writing to do so by Meritage. 