premise: For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall include, without limitation, any information or other data relating to the Disclosing Party or any of its Affiliates, which is disclosed to the Receiving Party, whether prior to the conclusion of this Agreement, in terms of this Agreement or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction (including but not limited to the Transaction itself and any negotiations in relation to the Transaction), including this Agreement, its contents and the negotiations leading up to the conclusion of this Agreement - 2.3.1 in whatever format whether written, oral or graphic, recorded or not (and if recorded, whether recorded in writing, on any electronic medium or otherwise howsoever) which is intended or by its nature could reasonably be expected to be confidential, which is disclosed or communicated to the Receiving Party by the Disclosing Party, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, officers, directors and advisers, or which otherwise comes to the knowledge of the Receiving Party, by whatever means, before or after the date on which this Agreement is signed by the last Party signing it ("Signature Date"); and