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8.3 Mutual Assistance. Buyer and the Seller Parties agree that they will mutually cooperate in the expeditious filing of all notices,
reports and other filings with any federal, state, local or foreign governmental authority required to be submitted jointly by such Persons in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and/or the other agreements contemplated hereby and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
8.4 Press Release and Announcements. Unless required by law (in which case each of the Buyer and Seller agree to use reasonable
efforts to consult with the other party prior to any such disclosure as to the form and content of such disclosure), after the date hereof and
through and including the Closing Date, no press releases, announcements to the employees, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or other releases of information related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be issued or released without
the consent of Buyer and Seller; provided, that (i) the Buyer or Regis may issue a press release announcing this transaction following the
execution of this Agreement in substantially the form previously provided by Buyer to Seller (the " Initial Release "), and may thereafter discuss
and distribute the contents of such Initial Release and other information about the transactions contemplated herein as it deems reasonably
necessary in the course of its business, and (ii) following the issuance of the Initial Release the Seller, the Company and/or BeautyFirst may
issue its own press release announcing this transaction, in form agreed by the Buyer and the Seller, acting reasonably, and may thereafter discuss
and distribute the contents of such press release and other information about the transactions contemplated herein reasonably necessary in the
course of their relations with shareholders, employees, customers and suppliers. After the Closing, Buyer may issue any such releases of
information without the consent of any other party hereto.
8.5 Expenses.
Except as otherwise provided herein, Regis and Buyer shall pay all of their own and all of their Affiliates' fees, costs and
expenses (including fees, costs and expenses of legal counsel, accountants, investment bankers, brokers or other representatives and consultants
and appraisal fees, costs and expenses) incurred in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations
hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller (and/or the Company if paid prior to Closing) shall pay all
of its own and all of their Affiliates and all of the Company's and its Subsidiaries' fees, costs and expenses (including fees, costs and expenses of
legal counsel, accountants, investment bankers, brokers or other representatives and consultants and appraisal fees, costs and expenses) incurred
in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement, the performance of their respective obligations hereunder and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
8.6 Specific Performance. Each party acknowledges and agrees that the other parties would be damaged irreparably in the event any of
the provisions of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached. Accordingly, each party agrees
that the other parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce
specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in any court in the United States or in any state having
jurisdiction over the parties and the matter in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled pursuant hereto.
8.7 Further Assurances. In the event that at any time after the Closing any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the
purposes of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto will take such further action (including the execution and delivery of such further
instruments and documents) as any other party hereto reasonably may request. Seller Parties acknowledge and agree that, from and after the
Closing, Buyer will be entitled to possession of, and Seller Parties shall deliver to Buyer, all documents, books, records (including Tax records),
agreements and financial data of any sort relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries.
8.8 Confidentiality. Each Seller Party agrees not to disclose or use at any time (and shall cause each of its Affiliates not to use or
disclose at any time) any Confidential Information. Each Seller Party
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