Investment of Fund. (a) The Escrow Agent offers the custody of funds placed, at the direction of the Parties, in bank account deposits. The Escrow Agent will not provide any investment advice in connection with this service. During the term of this Agreement, the Funds shall be held in three (3) separate accounts – one bank account for the Funds related to the Expenses Escrow Amount, a second bank account for the Funds related to the NWC Escrow Amount and a third bank account for the Funds related to the Indemnity Escrow Amount – each of which shall be deposited in one or more interest-bearing accounts to be maintained by the Escrow Agent in the name of the Escrow Agent at one or more of the banks listed in Schedule 3 to this Agreement, each of which shall be a commercial bank with capital exceeding $500,000,000 (each such bank an “Approved Bank”). The deposit of each of the Escrow Deposits in any of the Approved Banks shall be deemed to be at the direction of the Parties. At any time and from time to time, the Parties may direct Escrow Agent by written notice (i) to deposit all or any of the Escrow Deposits with a specific Approved Bank, (ii) not to deposit any new amounts in any Approved Bank specified in the notice and/or (iii) to withdraw all or any of the Escrow Deposits that may then be deposited with any Approved Bank specified in the notice. With respect to any withdrawal notice, the Escrow Agent will endeavor to withdraw such amount specified in the notice as soon as reasonably practicable and the Parties acknowledge and agree that such specified amount remains at the sole risk of the Parties prior to and after such withdrawal, absent the gross negligence, bad faith or wiful misconduct of the Escrow Agent as set forth in Section 5(b). Such withdrawn amounts shall be deposited with any other Approved Bank or any Approved Bank specified by the Parties in the notice. (b) The Escrow Agent shall pay interest on each of the Funds at a rate equal to the then current Federal Funds target minus fifty (50) basis points. Such interest shall accrue to the Fund within three (3) Business Days of each month end. Escrow Agent shall be entitled to retain for its own benefit, as partial compensation or benefit for its services hereunder, including reduced bank charges, any amount of interest earned on the Escrow Deposit that is not payable pursuant to this Section 3(b) or herein. (c) The Funds in custody by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement are at the sole risk of the Parties and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of any of the Escrow Deposits which may result from any deposits made pursuant to this Agreement, including any losses resulting from a default by an Approved Bank or any other credit losses (whether or not resulting from such default) or other losses on any deposit required to be liquidated in order to make a payment required hereunder, in each case except for the gross negligence, bad faith or wiful misconduct of the Escrow Agent as set forth in Section 5(b). The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Escrow Agent is acting prudently and at their direction when depositing each of the Escrow Deposits at any Approved Bank, and the Escrow Agent is not required to make any further inquiries in respect of any Approved Bank.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Creative Realities, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Creative Realities, Inc.)
Investment of Fund. (a) The Escrow Agent offers the custody of funds placed, at the direction of the Parties, in bank account deposits. The Escrow Agent will not provide any investment advice in connection with this service. During the term of this Agreement, the Funds Fund shall be held in three (3) separate accounts – one a bank account for the Funds related to the Expenses Escrow Amountaccount, a second bank account for the Funds related to the NWC Escrow Amount and a third bank account for the Funds related to the Indemnity Escrow Amount – each of which shall be deposited in one or more interest-bearing accounts to be maintained by the Escrow Agent in the name of the Escrow Agent at one or more of the banks listed in Schedule 3 to this Agreement, each of which shall be a commercial bank with capital exceeding $500,000,000 (each such bank an “Approved Bank”). The deposit of each of the Escrow Deposits Amount in any of the Approved Banks shall be deemed to be at the direction of the Parties. At any time and from time to time, the Parties may direct Escrow Agent by joint written notice (i) to deposit all or any of the Escrow Deposits Amount with a specific Approved Bank, (ii) not to deposit any new amounts in any Approved Bank specified in the notice and/or (iii) to withdraw all or any of the Escrow Deposits Amount that may then be deposited with any Approved Bank specified in the notice. With respect to any withdrawal notice, the Escrow Agent will endeavor to withdraw such amount specified in the notice as soon as reasonably practicable and the Parties acknowledge and agree that such specified amount remains at the sole risk of the Parties prior to and after such withdrawal, absent the gross negligence, bad faith or wiful misconduct of the Escrow Agent as set forth in Section 5(b). Such withdrawn amounts shall be deposited with any other Approved Bank or any Approved Bank specified by the Parties in the notice.
(b) The Escrow Agent shall pay interest on each of the Funds Fund at a rate equal to the then current Federal Funds target minus fifty (50) basis pointsthree month US Treasury Xxxx rate. Such interest shall accrue to the Fund within three (3) Business Days of each calendar month end. Escrow Agent shall be entitled to retain for its own benefit, as partial compensation or benefit for its services hereunder, including reduced bank charges, any amount of interest earned on the Escrow Deposit Amount that is not payable pursuant to this Section 3(b) or herein).
(c) The Funds amounts held in custody by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement are at the sole risk of the Parties and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of any of the Escrow Deposits Amount which may result from any deposits made pursuant to this Agreement, including any losses resulting from a default by an a Approved Bank or any other credit losses (whether or not resulting from such default) or other losses on any deposit required to be liquidated in order to make a payment required hereunder, in each case except for the gross negligence, bad faith or wiful misconduct of the Escrow Agent as set forth in Section 5(b). The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Escrow Agent is acting prudently and at their direction when depositing each of the Escrow Deposits Amount at any Approved Bank, and the Escrow Agent is not required to make any further inquiries in respect of any Approved Bank.
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Investment of Fund. (a) The Escrow Agent offers the custody of funds placed, at the direction of the PartiesCompany, in bank account deposits. The Escrow Agent will not provide any investment advice in connection with this service. During the term of this Agreement, the Funds Fund shall be held in three (3) separate accounts – one a bank account for the Funds related to the Expenses Escrow Amountaccount, a second bank account for the Funds related to the NWC Escrow Amount and a third bank account for the Funds related to the Indemnity Escrow Amount – each of which shall be deposited in one or more interest-bearing accounts to be maintained by the Escrow Agent in the name of the Escrow Agent at one or more of the banks listed in Schedule 3 4 to this Agreement, each of which shall be a commercial bank with capital exceeding $500,000,000 (each such bank an “Approved Bank”). The deposit of each of the Escrow Deposits Deposit in any of the Approved Banks shall be deemed to be at the direction of the PartiesCompany. At any time and from time to time, the Parties Company may direct Escrow Agent by written notice (i) to deposit all or any of the Escrow Deposits Deposit with a specific Approved Bank, (ii) not to deposit any new amounts in any Approved Bank specified in the notice and/or (iii) to withdraw all or any of the Escrow Deposits Deposit that may then be deposited with any Approved Bank specified in the notice. With respect to any withdrawal notice, the Escrow Agent will endeavor to withdraw such amount specified in the notice as soon as reasonably practicable practicable, and the Parties acknowledge and agree that such specified amount remains at the sole risk of the Parties prior to and after such withdrawal, absent the gross negligence, bad faith or wiful misconduct of the Escrow Agent as set forth in Section 5(b). Such withdrawn amounts shall be deposited with any other Approved Bank or any Approved Bank specified by the Parties Company in the notice.
(b) The Escrow Agent shall pay interest on each of the Funds Fund at a rate equal to 50% of the then current Federal Funds target minus fifty (50) basis points1 Month Treasury Xxxx rate. Such interest shall accrue to the Fund within three (3) Business Days of each month end. The Parties acknowledge that Escrow Agent shall may, as a result of investing the Fund with any Approved Bank, be entitled to retain for its own benefitcertain benefits with such Approved Banks; provided, as partial compensation or benefit for its services hereunderhowever, including reduced bank charges, that any amount of interest earned on such benefits shall not affect the Escrow Deposit that is not payable pursuant to this Section 3(b) or hereinFund.
(c) The Funds amounts held in custody by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement are at the sole risk of the Parties and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of any of the Escrow Deposits Deposit which may result from any deposits made pursuant to this Agreement, including any losses resulting from a default by an Approved Bank or any other credit losses (whether or not resulting from such default) or other losses on any deposit required to be liquidated in order to make a payment required hereunder, in each case except for the gross negligence, bad faith or wiful misconduct of the Escrow Agent as set forth in Section 5(b). The Parties acknowledge Company acknowledges and agree agrees that the Escrow Agent is acting prudently and at their its direction when depositing each of the Escrow Deposits Deposit at any Approved Bank, and the Escrow Agent is not required to make any further inquiries in respect of any Approved Bank.
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Samples: Escrow Agreement (Positive Physicians Holdings,inc.)
Investment of Fund. (a) The Escrow Agent offers the custody of funds placed, at the direction of the PartiesCompany, in bank account deposits. The Escrow Agent will not provide any investment advice in connection with this service. During the term of this Agreement, the Funds Fund shall be held in three (3) separate accounts – one a bank account for (the Funds related to the Expenses “Escrow AmountAccount”), a second bank account for the Funds related to the NWC Escrow Amount and a third bank account for the Funds related to the Indemnity Escrow Amount – each of which shall be deposited in one or more interest-bearing accounts to be maintained by the Escrow Agent in the name of the Escrow Agent at one or more of the banks listed in Schedule 3 4 to this Agreement, each of which shall be a commercial bank with capital exceeding $500,000,000 (each such bank an “Approved Bank”). The deposit of each of the Escrow Deposits Deposit in any of the Approved Banks shall be deemed to be at the direction of the PartiesCompany. At any time and from time to time, the Parties Company may direct Escrow Agent by written notice (i) to deposit all or any of the Escrow Deposits Deposit with a specific Approved Bank, (ii) not to deposit any new amounts in any Approved Bank specified in the notice and/or (iii) to withdraw all or any of the Escrow Deposits Deposit that may then be deposited with any Approved Bank specified in the notice. With respect to any withdrawal notice, the Escrow Agent will endeavor to withdraw such amount specified in the notice as soon as reasonably practicable and the Parties acknowledge and agree that such specified amount remains at the sole risk of the Parties prior to and after such withdrawal, absent the gross negligence, bad faith or wiful misconduct of the Escrow Agent as set forth in Section 5(b). Such withdrawn amounts shall be deposited with any other Approved Bank or any Approved Bank specified by the Parties Company in the notice.
(b) Any interest accrued, paid or payable on the Escrow Deposit shall belong to the Company. The Escrow Agent shall pay represents that the initial Escrow Account is expected to accrue interest on each of the Funds Fund at a rate equal to 50% of the then current Federal Funds target minus fifty (50) basis points1 Month Treasury Xxxx rate. Such interest shall accrue to the Fund within three (3) Business Days of each month end. The Parties acknowledge that Escrow Agent shall may, as a result of investing the Fund with any Approved Bank, be entitled to retain for its own benefitcertain benefits with such Approved Banks; provided, as partial compensation or benefit for its services hereunderhowever, including reduced bank charges, that any amount of interest earned on such benefits shall not affect the Escrow Deposit that is not payable pursuant to this Section 3(b) or hereinFund.
(c) The Funds amounts held in custody by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement are at the sole risk of the Parties and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of any of the Escrow Deposits Deposit which may result from any deposits made pursuant to this Agreement, including any losses resulting from a default by an Approved Bank or any other credit losses (whether or not resulting from such default) or other losses on any deposit required to be liquidated in order to make a payment required hereunder, in each case except for the gross negligence, bad faith or wiful misconduct of the Escrow Agent as set forth in Section 5(b). The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Escrow Agent is acting prudently and at their direction when depositing each of the Escrow Deposits Deposit at any Approved Bank, and the Escrow Agent is not required to make any further inquiries in respect of any Approved Bank.
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Samples: Escrow Agreement (Vericity, Inc.)