9. Confidentiality – Each Party agrees to keep in confidence and not to disclose any information that the other Party may disclose to it in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder (the “Confidential Information”) unless it has previously obtained the written consent of such other Party. The obligation to keep in confidence the Confidential Information shall not apply to (i) information already in the public domain or already within public knowledge prior to the execution of this Agreement; (ii) information obtained from a third party who is not under any obligation of confidence to the Party in possession of such information; (iii) information required to be disclosed to the financing parties or to such financing parties’ or a Party’s legal counsel, advisers or consultants for the purpose of furthering the implementation of the Project or the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, provided, however, that the Party disclosing such information under this item (iii) shall obtain the agreement of the party to whom the said information will be disclosed to maintain the confidentiality of the said information; and (iv) information required to be disclosed in compliance with the requirement of any applicable law, statute, ordinance, decree, judicial or administrative order, rule or regulation.