Common use of Investment of Escrow Cash Clause in Contracts

Investment of Escrow Cash. Upon receipt of any cash, including upon the sale or liquidation of, or the declaration of any cash dividend or distribution in respect of, any Escrow Shares (any such cash, the "Escrow Cash"), the Escrow Agent shall invest and re-invest such cash (i) solely at the risk of the beneficiaries of the Escrow Account; (ii) in the name of the Escrow Agent or its nominee; and (iii) in such amounts and in such Permitted Investments (as defined below) as DGSE may designate in writing from time to time. Income, if any, resulting from the investment of the Escrow Cash or the liquidation of Permitted Investments shall be retained by the Escrow Agent and will be considered, for all purposes of this Agreement, to be part of the Escrow Cash deposited in the Escrow Account. "Permitted Investments" means an investment in any of the following accounts, securities and instruments: (i) demand deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances, time deposits and other deposit accounts with commercial banks organized under the laws of the United States of American, or any State thereof, having an aggregate capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000 and, to the extent applicable, having a maturity of not more than 180 days from the date of investment therein; (ii) investments in marketable direct obligations of, or obligations unconditionally and fully guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America) and maturing not more than one year from the date of investment therein; (iii) open market commercial paper rated at least "A1" or "P1" or better by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and maturing not more than one year from the issuance thereof; (iv) money market and other mutual funds invested solely in (A) the types of Permitted Investments described in clauses (i) through (iii), inclusive, of this definition of Permitted Investments, and (B) investments pursuant to or arising under currency agreements or interest rate agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business. Any interest earnings from any Permitted Investment shall be credited upon receipt by the Escrow Agent to the Escrow Fund. [ DGSE and the Stockholder Agent each hereby acknowledges that pursuant to national banking regulations, it has been informed that it is entitled to receive separate written notification of every security transaction effected for the Escrow Account and wishes to waive receipt of such notification in view of the inclusion of such information in the transaction statements to be provided to it by the Escrow Agent. ]

Investment of Escrow Cash. Upon receipt of any cash, including upon the sale or liquidation of, or the declaration of any cash dividend or distribution (other than an Escrow Share Dividend) in respect of, any Escrow Shares (any such cash, the "“Escrow Cash"”), the Escrow Agent shall invest and re-invest such cash (i) solely at the risk of the beneficiaries of the Escrow Account; (ii) in the name of the Escrow Agent or its nominee; and (iii) in such amounts and in such Permitted Investments (as defined below) as DGSE may designate in writing from time to time. Income, if any, resulting from the investment of the Escrow Cash or the liquidation of Permitted Investments shall be retained by the Escrow Agent and will be considered, for all purposes of this Agreement, to be part of the Escrow Cash deposited in the Escrow Account. "“Permitted Investments" ” means an investment in any of the following accounts, securities and instruments: (i) demand deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances, time deposits and other deposit accounts with commercial banks organized under the laws of the United States of American, or any State thereof, having an aggregate capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000 and, to the extent applicable, having a maturity of not more than 180 days from the date of investment therein; (ii) investments in marketable direct obligations of, or obligations unconditionally and fully guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America) and maturing not more than one year from the date of investment therein; (iii) open market commercial paper rated at least "“A1" ” or "“P1" ” or better by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and maturing not more than one year from the issuance thereof; (iv) money market and other mutual funds invested solely in (A) the types of Permitted Investments described in clauses (i) through (iii), inclusive, of this definition of Permitted Investments, and (B) investments pursuant to or arising under currency agreements or interest rate agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business. Any interest earnings from any Permitted Investment shall be credited upon receipt by the Escrow Agent to the Escrow Fund. [ DGSE and the Stockholder Agent each hereby acknowledges that pursuant to national banking regulations, it has been informed that it is entitled to receive separate written notification of every security transaction effected for the Escrow Account and wishes to waive receipt of such notification in view of the inclusion of such information in the transaction statements to be provided to it by the Escrow Agent. ].