Common use of Commencement of Duties Clause in Contracts

Commencement of Duties. Upon receipt by the Escrow Agent of the shares of DGSE Common Stock provided in Section 1.2, (i) the Escrow Agent shall deliver a notice to DGSE and to the Stockholder Agent acknowledging such receipt, and (ii) the Escrow Agent shall hold any Escrow Cash (defined below) the Escrow Shares (defined below) and any proceeds of the foregoing in escrow pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall hold and safeguard the Escrow Account during the Escrow Period (defined below), shall treat such accounts as trust funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and not as the property of the Escrow Agent, DGSE, the Stockholders or the Stockholder Agent and shall hold and dispose of the cash and shares in the Escrow Account only in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement.