A boilerplate clause that prevents a party from issuing press releases or other public documents about a transaction without the approval of the other parties. Long and short-form versions are provided.

This clause is adapted from a boilerplate clause designed for use in documents governed by English law, which can be found at Standard Clause, Announcements. (For a clause-by-clause guide to the value of boilerplate clauses and the effect of omitting them from business-to-business contracts, see Practice Note, Boilerplate: Do I Really Need this Clause and Why?.)

This standard clause is available in Chinese. To download a Word version of this standard document in Chinese, click Standard Clause, Announcements: China (Chinese Language Version).