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MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

This Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into between Curaleaf, Inc.
(“Curaleaf”), a Delaware Corporation whose address is 301 Edgewater Place #405, Wakefield, MA 01880, and
_________________________________[Name] (the “Non-Curaleaf Party”), a ________________________
[State of Organization] ________________________________[Type of Entity], with its principal place of
business located at ______________________________________________________, each referred to herein
individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties,” as of the _____day of _____________, 20___ (the
“Effective Date”), to evidence the mutual agreement of the Parties to protect the confidentiality of certain
information (“Confidential Information” as identified in Paragraph 1 hereof) which either Party may furnish for
review or disclose to the other Party in connection with their consideration of a business relationship, transaction
or business opportunity of mutual interest (“Disclosure Purpose”). Each Party furnishing or disclosing its
Confidential Information to the other for the Disclosure Purpose is referred to herein as “Disclosing Party” and
each Party to whom such Confidential Information is disclosed or furnished for review for the Disclosure Purpose
is herein referred to as “Receiving Party.” Each Party agrees that its use as Receiving Party of the Confidential
Information furnished for review or disclosed by the other Party as Disclosing Party shall be limited to purposes
reasonably related to the Disclosure Purpose. The Parties acknowledge that Curaleaf, Inc. is a subsidiary of an
entity that is publicly traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange and is subject to certain rules regarding material
non-public information that it may not be permitted to disclose.
1. Confidential Information. The training techniques and materials), (ii) trade secrets
Confidential Information protected hereby is defined concerning the business and affairs of Disclosing Party
as that non-public information of a Disclosing Party and its affiliates, product specifications, data, know-
furnished for review by or disclosed to a Receiving how, formulae, compositions, processes, designs,
Party hereunder in writing, orally, by electronic sketches, photographs, graphs, drawings, samples,
transmittal or by demonstration or inspection of inventions and ideas, past, current, and planned
tangible objects (including without limitation research and development, current and planned
prototypes, samples and the like) whether or not manufacturing or distribution methods and processes,
designated as “confidential” or “proprietary” or by customer lists, current and anticipated customer
some similar designation, which the Disclosing Party requirements, pricelists, market studies, business
would not provide to the Receiving Party except upon plans, computer software and programs (including
the Receiving Party’s agreement to maintain the object code and source code), computer software and
confidentiality and security thereof and to restrict its database technologies, systems, structures and
use thereof to the Disclosure Purpose. The parties architectures (and related processes, formulae,
stipulate that Confidential Information includes by composition, improvements, devices, know-how,
way of example, but not of limitation, (i) information inventions, discoveries, concepts, ideas, designs,
concerning the business and affairs of Disclosing Party methods and information), and any other information,
(which includes historical financial statements, however documented, that is a trade secret of
financial projections and budgets, historical and Disclosing Party and/or its affiliates within the
projected sales, capital spending budgets and plans, the meaning of applicable law, and (iii) material non-
names and backgrounds of key personnel, personnel public information, as such term may be defined under

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applicable securities laws. Notwithstanding the containing, or who are otherwise bound contractually
foregoing, the Parties acknowledge that Curaleaf, Inc. or professionally by confidentiality obligations at least
is a subsidiary of an entity that is publicly traded on the as restrictive as those contained herein; and (iv)
Canadian Securities Exchange and is subject to certain immediately notifying Disclosing Party upon
rules regarding material non-public information that it discovery of any loss or unauthorized disclosure of the
may not be permitted to disclose. Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information. The
Parties agree that neither Party will knowingly
Confidential Information does not include any communicate any information to the other Party in
information which: (i) was publicly known and made violation of the proprietary rights of any third party.
generally available in the public domain prior to the
time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party; (ii) 3. No License Granted. Confidential Information
becomes publicly known and made generally available is and shall remain the sole property of the Disclosing
after disclosure by the Disclosing Party to the Party. Each Party as Receiving Party recognizes and
Receiving Party through no action or inaction of the agrees that nothing contained in this Agreement shall
Receiving Party; (iii) is already legally in the be construed as granting Receiving Party any title or
possession of the Receiving Party at the time of property rights or rights of use by license or otherwise,
disclosure by the Disclosing Party as shown by the to any of Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information,
Receiving Party’s files and records immediately prior or to any invention or any patent, copyright, trademark,
to the time of disclosure; (iv) is obtained by the or other intellectual property right based on such
Receiving Party from a third party without a breach of Confidential Information. Receiving Party shall not
such third party’s obligations of confidentiality; or (v) make, have made, use or sell for any purpose any
is independently developed by the Receiving Party product or other item using, incorporating or derived
without use of or reference to the Disclosing Party’s from any of Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Confidential Information, as shown by documents and Information. Neither this Agreement nor the disclosure
other competent evidence in the Receiving Party’s of any Confidential Information hereunder shall result
possession. in any obligation on the part of either Party to enter into
any business relationship, transaction or further
2. Confidentiality Obligations. Each Party as agreement with the other Party. Each Party reserves the
Receiving Party of Confidential Information of the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate any discussions
other Party agrees to undertake all reasonable efforts to related to the Disclosure Purpose and to have the return
protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure and of its Confidential Information.
unauthorized use of the Disclosing Party’s
Confidential Information including by: (i) 4. Restrictions. Receiving Party will not reproduce
implementing reasonable measures to ensure the or store the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
protection, confidentiality, and security of any Information in any form except as required for the
Confidential Information of Disclosing Party in its Disclosure Purpose. Any copy of a Disclosing Party’s
possession (exercising no less care in doing so than the Confidential Information in any form remains the
degree of care employed by Receiving Party to property of Disclosing Party and will contain all
preserve and safeguard its own confidential confidential or proprietary notices or legends that
information, but in no event less than a reasonable appear on the original, unless otherwise authorized in
degree of care), (ii) limiting its use of the Disclosing writing by Disclosing Party. Receiving Party will not
Party’s Confidential Information to the Disclosure modify, reverse engineer, decompile, create other
Purpose; (iii) restricting access to the Disclosing works from, or disassemble any device, process,
Party’s Confidential Information to those of Receiving prototype, hardware or software programs constituting
Party’s executives, employees, professional advisers, or containing the Confidential Information unless
consultants or authorized representatives having a need otherwise authorized in writing by Disclosing Party.
to know the information for the Disclosure Purpose
and who have signed confidentiality agreements 5. Term; Continuing Obligations. This Agreement

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will commence on the earlier of the Effective Date or or options to acquire any voting securities of
the date of the first disclosure by either party of any of Curaleaf or any of its parent or subsidiaries, or
its Confidential Information to the other as Receiving of any successor to or person in control of
Party for the Disclosure Purpose and each Party’s Curaleaf, or any assets of Curaleaf or of its
obligations as a Receiving Party hereunder shall divisions or of any such successor or
survive until the earlier of (i) two years from the controlling person;
Effective Date and (ii) such time as the Confidential
(b) make, or in any way participate, directly or
Information of which it is the Receiving Party
indirectly, in any, “solicitation” of “proxies”
hereunder becomes publicly known through no action
(as such terms are used under applicable
or inaction of itself as Receiving Party; provided,
securities law), or any other activity in order to
however, that any trade secrets disclosed to the
vote, advise or seek to influence any person
Receiving Party by the Disclosing Party hereunder
with respect to the voting of any voting
shall remain subject to this Agreement until any such
securities of Curaleaf or any of its subsidiaries;
trade secret is no longer deemed a trade secret by the
Disclosing Party. All documents and other tangible (c) make any public announcement with respect to,
objects containing or representing Confidential or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or
Information of a Disclosing Party, and all copies without conditions) any tender or exchange
thereof, which are in the possession of a Receiving offer, take-over bid, amalgamation, plan of
Party, shall be promptly returned by the Receiving arrangement, merger, recapitalization,
Party upon termination of discussions or review related reorganization, restructuring, liquidation,
to the Disclosure Purpose. dissolution, business combination or other
extraordinary transaction involving Curaleaf or
6. Disclaimers. ANY AND ALL CONFIDENTIAL any of its subsidiaries or any of their securities
INFORMATION FURNISHED BY A DISCLOSING or assets;
PARTY HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED AS IS AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY OR (d) form, join or in any way participate in a
COMPLETENESS EITHER EXPRESS OR “group” to attempt to influence the conduct of
IMPLIED AND ANY RELIANCE THEREON BY the holders of voting securities of Curaleaf or
THE RECEIVING PARY IS AT THE RECEIVING take any other action to seek to control or
PARTY’S OWN RISK. influence the directors, management or policies
of Curaleaf or to obtain representation on the
7. STANDSTILL board of directors of Curaleaf;
For a period of 12 months from the date of this (e) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others
Agreement, the Non-Curaleaf Party will not, and the (including, without limitation, by providing
Non-Curaleaf Party will cause its representatives or financing to another party), to seek or offer to
affiliates not to, in any manner, directly or indirectly, control or influence the management, board of
alone or jointly or in concert with any other person directors, policies or affairs of Curaleaf;
(including by providing financing to any other person), (f) attempt to induce any person not to make or
without the prior written consent of Curaleaf (which, conclude any proposal with respect to Curaleaf,
for the purposes of this section 7, includes its parent, by threatening or indicating that the Non-
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.) or its board of directors, Curaleaf Party or its representatives or
effect, seek, offer or propose, or in any way assist, affiliates may take any of the foregoing actions;
advise or encourage any other person to effect, seek,
offer or propose, in each case whether publicly or (g) make any public or private disclosure of any
otherwise, any of the following: consideration, intention, plan or arrangement to
do or take any of the foregoing;
(a) acquire, offer to acquire, or agree to acquire,
directly or indirectly, by purchase or otherwise,
any voting securities or direct or indirect rights

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(h) make any public or private disclosure of any subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the
consideration, intention, plan or arrangement to foregoing will be null and void.
do or take any of the foregoing; 8.4 Notices. Each Party must deliver all notices or
(i) enter into any discussions or arrangements with other communications required or permitted under this
respect to, or act as a financing source for, any Agreement in writing to the other Party at the address
of the foregoing actions; listed, by courier, by certified or registered mail
(postage prepaid and return receipt requested), or by a
(j) take any action which might require us to make nationally-recognized express mail service. Notice
public disclosure regarding any of the will be effective upon receipt or refusal of delivery.
foregoing; Each Party may change its address for receipt of notice
(k) advise, assist or encourage any other persons in by giving notice of such change to the other Party.
connection with any of the foregoing; or 8.5 Injunctive Relief. Receiving Party acknowledges
that its breach of this Agreement will cause irreparable
(l) request Curaleaf or any of its representatives, damage to Disclosing Party for which monetary
directly or indirectly, to amend or waive any damages would not be an adequate remedy and agrees
provision of this paragraph. that the Parties will be entitled to seek injunctive relief
The Non-Curaleaf Party will promptly advise Curaleaf under this Agreement in any jurisdiction in which a
of any inquiry or proposal made to the Non-Curaleaf Party alleged to have made or threatened an
Party with respect to any of the foregoing. unauthorized disclosure maintains its principal place of
business or where any unauthorized disclosure occurs
8. GENERAL PROVISIONS. or is threatened, without the necessity of posting bond
or proving that it has no adequate remedy at law.
8.1 Applicable Law. This Agreement will be 8.6 Cumulative Remedies. The rights and remedies
interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws provided to each Party in this Agreement are
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without cumulative and in addition to any other rights and
giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles that remedies available to such party at law or in equity.
require the application of the law of a different state. 8.7 Waiver. Any waiver or failure to enforce any
Each Party agrees that an action for injunction may be provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not
brought in the jurisdiction in which a Party hereto that be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such
is alleged to have made or threatened an unauthorized provision on any other occasion.
disclosure maintains its principal place of business or
8.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the final
where any unauthorized disclosure occurs or is
and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to
threatened.
the subject matter hereof. No modification or waiver of
8.2 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement
any rights under this Agreement will be effective
is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable,
unless in writing and signed by the Parties.
the other provisions of this Agreement will be
unimpaired and the invalid or unenforceable provision 8.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
will be deemed modified so that it is valid and in separate counterparts (including via facsimile or
enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. PDF), each of which is deemed to be an original and
all of which taken together constitute one and the same
8.3 No Assignment. Receiving Party will not assign
agreement.
or transfer any rights or obligations under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of
Disclosing Party and any attempted assignment,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement to be executed under seal
on the dates below to be effective as of the Effective Date.

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Curaleaf, Inc. _______________________________________

By: By:

Name: __________________________________ Name:___________________________________

Title: __________________________________ Title: ___________________________________

Date: Date:

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