Delivery to Escrow Agent You may tender your escrow securities to a person or company in a business combination. At least five business days prior to the date the escrow securities must be tendered under the business combination, you must deliver to the Escrow Agent:
(a) a written direction signed by you that directs the Escrow Agent to deliver to the depositary under the business combination any share certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities and a completed and executed cover letter or similar document and, where required, transfer power of attorney completed and executed for transfer in accordance with the requirements of the depositary, and any other documentation specified or provided by you and required to be delivered to the depositary under the business combination; and
(b) any other information concerning the business combination as the Escrow Agent may reasonably request.
Notice to Escrow Agent Documents will be considered to have been delivered to the Escrow Agent on the next business day following the date of transmission, if delivered by fax, the date of delivery, if delivered by hand during normal business hours or by prepaid courier, or 5 business days after the date of mailing, if delivered by mail, to the following: [Name, address, contact person, fax number]
The Escrow Agent In exercising the rights, duties and obligations prescribed or confirmed by this Agreement, the Escrow Agent will act honestly and in good faith and will exercise that degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. The Purchaser and the Company jointly and severally covenant and agree from time to time and at all times hereafter well and truly to save, defend and keep harmless and fully indemnify the Escrow Agent, its successors, and assigns, from and against all loss, costs, charges, suits, demands, claims, damages and expenses which the Escrow Agent, its successors or assigns may at any time or times hereafter bear, sustain, suffer or be put unto for or by reason or on account of its acting pursuant to this Agreement or anything in any manner relating thereto or by reason of the Escrow Agent's compliance in good faith with the terms hereof. In case proceedings should hereafter be taken in any court respecting the Subscription Proceeds, the Escrow Agent will not be obliged to defend any such action or submit its rights to the court until it has been indemnified by other good and sufficient security in addition to the indemnity given in Clause 4.2 against its costs of such proceedings. The Escrow Agent will have no responsibility in respect of loss of the Subscription Proceeds except the duty to exercise such care in the safekeeping thereof as it would exercise if the Subscription Proceeds belonged to the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent may act on the advice of counsel but will not be responsible for acting or failing to act on the advice of counsel. The Escrow Agent will not be bound in any way by any contract between the parties hereto whether or not it has notice thereof or of its terms and conditions and the only duty, liability and responsibility of the Escrow Agent will be to hold the Subscription Proceeds as herein directed and to pay and deliver the same to such persons and other such conditions as are herein set forth. The Escrow Agent will not be required to pass upon the sufficiency of any of the Subscription Proceeds or to ascertain whether or not the person or persons who have executed, signed or otherwise issued or authenticated the said documents have authority to so execute, sign or authorize, issue or authenticate the said documents or any of them, or that they are the same persons named therein or otherwise to pass upon any requirement of such instruments that may be essential of their validity, but it shall be sufficient for all purposes under this Agreement insofar as the Escrow Agent is concerned that the said documents are deposited with it as herein specified by the parties executing this Agreement with the Escrow Agent. In no event will the Escrow Agent be deemed to have assumed any liability or responsibility for the sufficiency, form and manner of making any notice or demand provided for under this Agreement or of the identity of the persons executing the same, but it shall be sufficient if any writing purporting to be such a notice, demand or protest is served upon the Escrow Agent in any manner sufficient to bring it to its attention. In the event that the Subscription Proceeds are attached, garnished or levied upon under any court order, or if the delivery of such property is stayed or enjoined by any court order or if any court order, judgment or decree is made or entered affecting such property or affecting any act by the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent may, in its sole discretion, obey and comply with all writs, orders, judgments or decrees so entered or issued, whether with or without jurisdiction, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary. If the Escrow Agent obeys and complies with any such writs, order, judgment or decrees it will not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person, firm or corporation by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding that such writs, orders, judgments or decrees may be subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated. Except as herein otherwise provided, the Escrow Agent is authorized and directed to disregard in its sole discretion any and all notices and warnings which may be given to it by any of the parties hereto or by any other person, firm, association or corporation. It will, however, obey the order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, and it is hereby authorized to comply with and obey such orders, judgements or decrees and in case of such compliance, it shall not be liable by reason thereof to any of the parties hereto or to any other person, firm, association or corporation, even if thereafter any such order, judgment or decree may be reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated. If the Escrow Agent receives any written instructions contrary to the instructions contained in this Agreement, the Escrow Agent may continue to hold the Subscription Proceeds until the lawful determination of the issue between the parties hereto. The Escrow Agent may resign as Escrow Agent by giving not less then ten (10) days' written notice thereof to each of the Purchaser or the Company. The Purchaser and the Company may terminate the Escrow Agent by giving to the Escrow Agent a notice of termination executed by each of them not less than ten (10) days prior to the proposed date of termination. The resignation or termination of the Escrow Agent will be effective and the Escrow Agent will cease to be bound by this Agreement on the date that is ten (10) days after the date of receipt of the termination notice given hereunder or on such other date as the Escrow Agent, the Purchaser and the Company may agree upon. All indemnities granted to the Escrow Agent will survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or termination of the Escrow Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Escrow Agent may act upon any written instructions given by the Company and the Purchaser jointly. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event of any dispute arising between the Purchaser and the Company or between any other persons or between any of them with respect to the Subscription Agreement, this Agreement or any matters arising thereto, or with respect to the Subscription Proceeds, the Escrow Agent may in its sole discretion deliver and interplead the Subscription Proceeds into court and such delivery and interpleading will be an effective discharge to the Escrow Agent.
Deposits into the Escrow Account All Subscribers will be directed by the Issuer and its agents to transmit their data and subscription amounts, via Escrow Agent’s technology systems (“Issuer Dashboard”), directly to the Escrow Account to be held for the benefit of Subscribers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable regulations. All Subscribers will transfer funds directly to the Escrow Agent (with checks, if any, made payable to “Prime Trust, LLC as Escrow Agent for Investors in [●]”) for deposit into the Escrow Account. Escrow Agent shall process all Escrow Amounts for collection through the banking system, shall hold such funds, and shall maintain an accounting of each deposit posted to its ledger, which also sets forth, among other things, each Subscriber’s name and address, the quantity of Securities purchased, and the amount paid. All monies so deposited in the Escrow Account and which have cleared the banking system are hereinafter referred to as the "Escrow Amount." No interest shall be paid to Issuer or Subscribers on balances in the Escrow Account. Issuer shall promptly, concurrent with any new or modified Subscription Agreement and/or offering documents, provide Escrow Agent with a copy of the Subscriber’s subscription and other information as may be reasonably requested by Escrow Agent in the performance of their duties under this Agreement. Escrow Agent is under no duty or responsibility to enforce collection of any funds delivered to it hereunder. Issuer shall assist Escrow Agent with clearing any and all AML and ACH exceptions. Funds Hold — clearing, settlement and risk management policy: All parties agree that funds are considered “cleared” as follows: * Wires — 24 hours after receipt of funds * Checks — 10 days after deposit * ACH — As transaction must clear in a manner similar to checks, and as Federal regulations provide investors with 60 days to recall funds. For risk reduction and protection, in making an effort to provide flexibility to Issuer, the Escrow Agent shall at its discretion post funds as cleared starting 10 calendar days after receipt. Of course, regardless of this operating policy, Issuer remains liable to immediately and without protestation or delay return to Prime Trust any funds recalled for whatever reason pursuant to Federal regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, cleared funds remain subject to internal compliance review in accordance with internal procedures and applicable rules and regulations. Escrow Agent reserves the right to deny, suspend or terminate participation in the Escrow Account of any Subscriber to the extent Escrow Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems it advisable or necessary to comply with applicable laws or to eliminate practices that are not consistent with laws, rules, regulations or best practices.
Direction to Escrow Agent The Issuer and the Securityholders direct the Escrow Agent to hold the escrow securities in escrow until they are released from escrow under this Agreement.
Deliveries at Closing (a) At or prior to the Closing, the Company, TopCo, or the Members’ Representative shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Buyer:
(i) evidence of the issuance of the Purchased Units in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer, vesting all right, title and interest in such Purchased Units in Buyer;
(ii) the Transaction Documents executed by the Company, TopCo, and the Members, as applicable, and all other agreements, documents, instruments or certificates required to be delivered by the Company, TopCo, and the Members at or prior to the Closing pursuant to Article VII;
(iii) the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Members’ Representative and TopCo;
(iv) the Payment Agent Agreement, duly executed by the Members’ Representative, TopCo, and the Payment Agent;
(v) the Company Closing Certificate;
(vi) written certification by the Chief Executive Officer of each of the Company and Pearl of the closing of the acquisition of the assets of Pearl in accordance with the Pearl Acquisition Agreement on the Closing Date (such acquisition, the “Pearl Acquisition”), including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of all documents required for closing and the satisfaction of all other conditions to closing subject only to funding of the Pearl Purchase Price on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement;
(vii) the Payoff Letters and evidence in form satisfactory to Buyer that all Liens relating to the Company and Company Assets shall have been released in full, other than Permitted Liens;
(viii) a written acknowledgement by TopCo in form satisfactory to Buyer that the Company Note is to be satisfied in full upon the payment of the Purchase Price;
(ix) an IRS Form W-9 (or other proof of exemption from withholding under Section 1445 and 1446(f) of the Code in connection with the Transactions reasonably satisfactory to Buyer) validly executed by each Member and TopCo;
(x) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer that all security interests and other Liens, other than Permitted Liens, in any assets of the Company have been released prior to or shall be released simultaneously with the Closing;
(xi) evidence of termination of the agreements listed on Schedule 7.9;
(xii) the deliverables of the Company and Members set forth in Article VII;
(xiii) completion of the RSM Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx audit and delivery of the RSM report;
(xiv) a finalized forgiveness application in the form prescribed by the PPP Lender (the “PPP Forgiveness Application”) with all supporting documentation including, but not limited to, evidence of each of the amounts used in the forgiveness amount calculation therein, together with a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, certifying that the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application was submitted to the PPP Lender and attaching a copy of each of the PPP Forgiveness Application and the resolutions of the Managers of the Company approving the PPP Forgiveness Application (such resolutions the “PPP Forgiveness Board Authorization”).
(b) At or prior to the Closing, Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following:
(i) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Payment Agent on behalf of the Company for further payment to the Members on behalf of TopCo pursuant to the Redemption, cash in an amount equal to the Estimated Cash Consideration, less the sum of (y) the Escrow Funds, plus (z) the Representative Expense Fund (the “Closing Cash Consideration”), and less the Pearl Purchase Price;
(ii) to the Exchange Agent the Buyer Shares for the account of the Company for immediate distribution to TopCo in connection with the Company Note Repayment, and then to the Members pursuant to the Redemptions (the “Closing Buyer Shares Consideration” and, together with the Closing Cash Consideration, the “Closing Payment”), which Buyer Shares will be delivered in book entry (electronic form);
(iii) cash in an amount equal to the Pearl Purchase Price to Pearl on behalf of the Company, by wire transfer of immediately available funds as set forth in the Initial Consideration Spreadsheet;
(iv) cash in an amount equal to the Representative Expense Fund to the Members’ Representative, by wire transfer of immediately available funds as set forth in the Initial Consideration Spreadsheet;
(v) cash in an amount equal to the Company Transaction Expenses set forth in the Initial Consideration Spreadsheet, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to each of the payees set forth in such Initial Consideration Spreadsheet;
(vi) cash in an amount equal to the Closing Indebtedness Amount set forth in the Initial Consideration Spreadsheet each of the payees set forth in such Initial Consideration Spreadsheet, to the extent applicable;
(vii) cash in an amount equal to the PPP Loan Escrow Amount, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to the PPP Lender as set forth in the Initial Consideration Spreadsheet;
(viii) the Buyer Closing Certificate to the Members’ Representative;
(ix) the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by Buyer and the Escrow Agent, to the Members’ Representative and TopCo;
(x) the Payment Agent Agreement, duly executed by Buyer, to the Members’ Representative; and
(xi) to the Members’ Representative and TopCo, the Transaction Documents executed by Buyer, as applicable, including all other agreements, documents, instruments or certificates required to be delivered by Buyer at or prior to the Closing pursuant to Article VIII.
Acceptance by Escrow Agent The Escrow Agent hereby accepts and agrees to perform its obligations hereunder, provided that:
(a) The Escrow Agent may act in reliance upon any signature believed by it to be genuine, and may assume that any person who has been designated by Underwriter or the Company to give any written instructions, notice or receipt, or make any statements in connection with the provisions hereof has been duly authorized to do so. Escrow Agent shall have no duty to make inquiry as to the genuineness, accuracy or validity of any statements or instructions or any signatures on statements or instructions. The names and true signatures of each individual authorized to act singly on behalf of the Company and Underwriter are stated in Schedule II, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. The Company and Underwriter may each remove or add one or more of its authorized signers stated on Schedule II by notifying the Escrow Agent of such change in accordance with this Agreement, which notice shall include the true signature for any new authorized signatories.
(b) The Escrow Agent may act relative hereto in reliance upon advice of counsel in reference to any matter connected herewith. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any mistake of fact or error of judgment or law, or for any acts or omissions of any kind, unless caused by its willful misconduct or gross negligence.
(c) Underwriter and the Company agree to indemnify and hold the Escrow Agent harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, costs, liabilities, damages, suits, demands, judgments or expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees) claimed against or incurred by Escrow Agent arising out of or related, directly or indirectly, to this Escrow Agreement unless caused by the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(d) In the event that the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to (i) refrain from taking any action other than to keep safely the Escrow Funds until it shall be directed otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) deliver the Escrow Funds to a court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) The Escrow Agent shall have no duty, responsibility or obligation to interpret or enforce the terms of any agreement other than Escrow Agent’s obligations hereunder, and the Escrow Agent shall not be required to make a request that any monies be delivered to the Escrow Account, it being agreed that the sole duties and responsibilities of the Escrow Agent shall be to the extent not prohibited by applicable law (i) to accept checks or other instruments for the payment of money and wire transfers delivered to the Escrow Agent for the Escrow Account and deposit said checks and wire transfers into the non-interest bearing Escrow Account, and (ii) to disburse or refrain from disbursing the Escrow Funds as stated above, provided that the checks received by the Escrow Agent have been collected and are available for withdrawal.
Delivery of Escrow Funds Upon confirmation by Escrow Agent that the following conditions have been satisfied, Escrow Agent shall disburse the Escrow Funds to Recipient in connection with the closing of the purchase of the Property or other interest therein:
(a) Escrow Agent has confirmed that Recipient has sufficient funds to complete the purchase of, or acquisition of other interest approved by the Director in and to, the Property (the “Closing”) and to pay all costs, fees and expenses to be paid by Recipient with respect thereto as disclosed on the settlement statement prepared by Escrow Agent and signed by Recipient and Seller (the “Settlement Statement”).
(b) Upon recording of the Conveyance Instrument (as defined in subsection (d) of this Section 2), (i) Recipient will hold marketable title to the Property or (ii) if Recipient is acquiring an interest in the Property other than fee simple, as approved by the Director, Seller holds marketable title to the Property and has granted a valid interest in the Property to Recipient pursuant to the Contract.
(c) If the Contract requires, or Recipient has requested and agreed to pay for, a title insurance policy with respect to the Property (the “Title Policy”), Escrow Agent, as title insurer or agent therefor, is prepared to issue the Title Policy to Recipient.
(d) Escrow Agent is prepared to record, on the date of Closing, (i) the deed, or other instrument appropriate for the interest in the Property to be conveyed pursuant to the Contract, from Seller to Recipient with respect to the Property (the “Conveyance Instrument”), and (ii) the deed restrictions approved by the Director with respect to the Property (the “Deed Restrictions”).
(e) If Escrow Agent is an agent of a title insurance company, Escrow Agent has caused an insured closing letter to be issued to OPWC by such title insurance company with respect to Escrow Agent’s acts in connection with the Closing and Escrow Agent’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
Disbursement of the Escrow Shares 3.1 The Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrow Shares during the period (the “Escrow Period”) commencing on the date hereof and (i) for 50% of the Escrow Shares, ending on the earlier of (x) six months after the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (as described in the Registration Statement, hereinafter a “Business Combination”) and (y) the date on which the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after the Company’s initial Business Combination and (ii) for the remaining 50% of the Escrow Shares, ending six months after the date of the consummation of an initial Business Combination. The Company shall promptly provide notice of the consummation of a Business Combination to the Escrow Agent. Upon completion of the Escrow Period, the Escrow Agent shall disburse such amount of each Initial Shareholder’s Escrow Shares (and any applicable share power) to such Initial Shareholder; provided, however, that if the Escrow Agent is notified by the Company pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof that the Company is being liquidated at any time during the Escrow Period, then the Escrow Agent shall promptly destroy the certificates representing the Escrow Shares; provided further, however, that if, within six months after the Company consummates an initial Business Combination, the Company (or the surviving entity) subsequently consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the shareholders of such entity having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property, then the Escrow Agent will, upon receipt of a notice executed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or other authorized officer of the Company, in form reasonably acceptable to the Escrow Agent, certifying that such transaction is then being consummated or such conditions have been achieved, as applicable, release the Escrow Shares to the Initial Shareholders. The Escrow Agent shall have no further duties hereunder after the disbursement or destruction of the Escrow Shares in accordance with this Section 3.1.
3.2 Notwithstanding Section 3.1, if the Underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 750,000 Units of the Company in full within 45 days of the date of the Prospectus (as described in the Underwriting Agreement), the Initial Shareholders agree that the Escrow Agent shall return to the Company for cancellation, at no cost, the number of Escrow Shares held by the Initial Shareholders listed on Exhibit B determined by multiplying (a) the product of (i) 187,500 multiplied by (ii) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the number of Escrow Shares held by each such holder, and (y) the denominator of which is the total number of Escrow Shares, by (b) a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is 750,000 minus the number of shares of Common Stock purchased by the Underwriters upon the exercise of their over-allotment option, and (ii) the denominator of which is 750,000. The Company shall promptly provide notice to the Escrow Agent of the expiration or termination of the Underwriters’ over-allotment option and the number of Units, if any, purchased by the Underwriters in connection with their exercise thereof.
Seller’s Deliveries at Closing At the Closing and unless otherwise waived in writing by the Buyer, the Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer the following, each of which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Buyer (collectively, "Sellers' Closing Documents"):
(a) The Bill of Sale, duly executed and notarized by XeQute;
(b) All Third Party Consents and the release of all Liens on the Assets by the Lien Holders, together with the Instruments of Assignment and Assumption, duly executed by XeQute;
(c) The Sellers' Officer's Certificates, duly executed on behalf of Vertex and XeQute;
(d) Certified copies of any resolutions required to duly authorize and approve the Contemplated Transaction and the execution, performance and delivery of this Agreement, Sellers' Closing Documents and of all of the other documents to be executed and performed by the Sellers in connection with the Contemplated Transaction;
(e) The duly executed opinion of the Sellers' counsel, dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to the Buyer ("Sellers' Opinion"), in form and substance as set forth in the form annexed to this Agreement as Exhibit C and subject to the standard exceptions set forth in Sellers' Opinion. In rendering Sellers' Opinion, the Sellers' counsel may rely upon certificates of governmental officials and may place reasonable reliance upon certificates of the Sellers; and
(f) Such other instrument and documents, as the Buyer and the Buyer's counsel reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to consummate the Contemplated Transaction, including without limitation evidence of the Sellers having taken all steps required to be taken by them prior to or at Closing under Article VI and Article VII hereof, including evidence of having obtained directors and officers liability insurance with the coverage described therein and paid the premium for same at the Closing.
