Closing Escrow The Closing shall take place by means of a so called “New York style” escrow (the “Closing Escrow”), and, at or prior to the Closing, the Parties shall enter into a closing escrow agreement with the Escrow Agent with respect to the Closing Escrow in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Seller, Purchaser and the Escrow Agent (the “Closing Escrow Agreement”) pursuant to which (i) the Purchase Price to be paid by Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.3 shall be deposited with Escrow Agent, (ii) all of the documents required to be delivered by Seller and Purchaser at Closing pursuant to this Agreement shall be deposited with Escrow Agent, and (iii) at Closing, the Purchase Price (as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.1) and the Xxxxxxx Money shall be disbursed to Seller and the documents deposited into the Closing Escrow shall be delivered to Seller and Purchaser (as the case may be) pursuant to the Closing Escrow Agreement.
Indemnity Escrow On the Closing Date, Purchaser shall, on behalf of Seller, pay to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent to Purchaser and Seller (the “Escrow Agent”), in immediately available funds, to the account designated by the Escrow Agent (the “Indemnity Escrow Account”), an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Purchase Price (the “Indemnity Escrow Amount”), in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and that certain Escrow Agreement by and among Purchaser, Seller and the Escrow Agent, dated as of November 8, 2013, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F (the “Escrow Agreement”). Any payment Seller is obligated to make to any Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to this Article X shall be recovered solely by release of funds to the Purchaser Indemnified Parties from the Indemnity Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement and shall accordingly reduce the Indemnity Escrow Amount; provided, however, that to the extent, and solely to the extent, (a) Seller is obligated to make a payment to any Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to this Article X with respect to a claim based upon, attributable to or resulting from a breach of the Specified IP Representation and (b) the Escrow Agent has released the Indemnity Escrow Amount (to the extent not utilized to pay Purchaser Indemnified Parties for any indemnification claim) to Seller, then Seller shall pay directly the remaining sums due in connection with such claim following the payments made from the Indemnity Escrow Account in connection therewith; provided, further, however that to the extent, and solely to the extent, (a) Seller is obligated to make a payment to any Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to this Article X with respect to a claim based upon, attributable to or resulting from a Fundamental Representation of Seller, Seller Fraud, or pursuant to Section 10.2(a)(ii), Section 10.2(a)(iii), Section 10.2(a)(iv) or Section 10.2(a)(v) and (b) the Indemnity Escrow Amount is insufficient to pay such claim, then Seller shall pay directly the remaining sums due in connection with such claim following the payments made from the Indemnity Escrow Account in connection therewith; provided, further, however, that, other than in cases of Seller Fraud, the maximum aggregate Liability of Seller under this Agreement, including this Article X, shall in no event exceed the Final Purchase Price. On the earlier of (a) the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days following the General Survival Date and (b) the Business Day immediately following the date on which Purchaser delivers the Attrition Rate Statement, the Escrow Agent shall release the Indemnity Escrow Amount (to the extent not utilized to pay Purchaser Indemnified Parties for any indemnification claim) to Seller, except that the Escrow Agent shall retain an amount (up to the total amount then held by the Escrow Agent) equal to the sum of (a) the amount of claims for indemnification under this Article X asserted prior to the General Survival Date but not yet resolved and (b) Purchaser’s Attrition Claim to the extent not resolved at such time in writing or pursuant to Section 3.5 (such claims, the “Unresolved Claims”). The Indemnity Escrow Amount retained for Unresolved Claims shall be released by the Escrow Agent (to the extent not utilized to pay Purchaser Indemnified Parties for any such claims resolved in favor of Purchaser Indemnified Parties) upon the resolution of such Unresolved Claims in accordance with this Article X, Section 3.5 and the Escrow Agreement.
Investment of Escrow Funds The Escrow Agent shall deposit the Escrow Funds in a non-interest bearing money market account. If Escrow Agent has not received a Joint Written Direction at any time that an investment decision must be made, Escrow Agent may retain the Escrow Fund, or such portion thereof, as to which no Joint Written Direction has been received, in a non-interest bearing money market account.
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 Escrow Funds (a) Subject to Section 3(b) and Section 10, NCPS shall promptly disburse in accordance with the Instruction Letter the liquidated value of the Escrow Funds from the Escrow Account to Issuer by wire transfer no later than one Business Day following receipt of the following documents:
(i) Minimum Offering Notice;
(ii) Subscription Accounting substantiating the fulfillment of the Minimum Offering;
(iii) Instruction Letter; and
(iv) such other certificates, notices or other documents as NCPS may reasonably require; provided that NCPS shall not be obligated to disburse the liquidated value of the Escrow Funds to Issuer if NCPS has reason to believe that (A) Cash Investment Instruments in full payment for that number of Securities equal to or greater than the Minimum Offering have not been received, deposited with and collected by NCPS, or (B) any of the information or the certifications, representations, warranties or opinions set forth in the Minimum Offering Notice, Subscription Accounting, Instruction Letter or other certificates, notices or other documents are incorrect or incomplete. After the initial disbursement of Escrow Funds to Issuer pursuant to this Section 4(a), NCPS shall promptly disburse any additional funds received with respect to the Securities to Issuer by wire transfer no later than one Business Day after NCPS receives from or on behalf of Issuer (1) Issuer’s request for closing via NCPS’s online portal and (2) Issuer’s written verification that the subscriptions therefor are in good order. Any ACH transaction must comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes and orders of applicable governmental, regulatory, judicial and law enforcement authorities and self-regulatory authorities (collectively, “Law”), including, without limitation, NACHA’s operating rules that apply to the ACH network as in effect from time to time. NCPS is not responsible for errors in the completion, accuracy or timeliness of any transfer properly initiated by NCPS in accordance with joint written instructions occasioned by the acts or omissions of any third party financial institution or a party to the transaction, or the insufficiency or lack of availability of funds on deposit in any account.
(b) No later than three Business Days after receipt from Subscriber of any required payment instructions and receipt by NCPS of written notice: (i) from Issuer Party that Issuer Party intends to reject a Subscriber’s subscription; (ii) from Issuer Party that there will be no closing of the sale of Securities to Subscribers; (iii) from any federal or state regulatory authority that any application by Issuer to conduct a banking business has been denied; or (iv) from the SEC or any other federal or state regulatory authority that a stop or similar order has been issued with respect to the Offering Document and has remained in effect for at least 20 days, NCPS shall pay to each Subscriber by the same method the amount of the Cash Investment received by NCPS from such Subscriber or promptly return to Subscriber such Subscriber’s Cash Investment Instrument; provided that amounts in excess of $25,000 will be returned via wire transfer upon confirmation by NCPS of Subscriber’s account information.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if NCPS shall not have received an Instruction Letter on or before the Expiration Date or the Termination Date (as defined below), subject to Section 5, NCPS shall, within three Business Days after such Expiration Date or Termination Date and receipt from Subscriber of any required payment instructions, and without any further instruction or direction from Issuer Party, pay to each Subscriber by the same method the amount of the Cash Investment received by NCPS from such Subscriber or promptly return to Subscriber such Subscriber’s Cash Investment Instrument; provided that amounts in excess of $25,000 will be returned via wire transfer upon confirmation by NCPS of Subscriber’s account information.
(d) Issuer Party shall, or cause Subscriber to, provide NCPS with information sufficient to effect such payment or return to Subscriber as outlined in this Section 4, including, without limitation, updated payment information in the event a payment or return to Subscriber for any reason cannot be made by the same method as received by NCPS.
Release of Escrow Funds The Escrow Funds shall be paid by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the following:
(a) In the event that the Company advises the Escrow Agent in writing that the Offering has been terminated (the “Termination Notice”), the Escrow Agent shall promptly return the funds paid by each Investor to such Investor without interest or offset.
(b) At each Closing, the Company and the Placement Agent shall provide the Escrow Agent with written instructions regarding the disbursement of the Escrow Funds in accordance with Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof and signed by the Company and the Placement Agent (the “Disbursement Instructions”).
(c) If by 5:00 P.M. Eastern time on the Final Termination Date, the Escrow Agent has not received written Disbursement Instructions from the Company and Placement Agent regarding the disbursement of the Escrow Funds in the Escrow Account, if any, then the Escrow Agent shall promptly return such Escrow Funds, if any, to the Investors without interest or offset. The Escrow Funds returned to the Investors shall be free and clear of any and all claims of the Escrow Agent.
(d) The Escrow Agent shall not be required to pay any uncollected funds or any funds that are not available for withdrawal.
(e) The Placement Agent or the Company will provide the Escrow Agent with the payment instructions for each Investor, to whom the funds should be returned in accordance with this section.
(f) In the event that Escrow Agent makes any payment to any other party pursuant to this Escrow Agreement and for any reason such payment (or any portion thereof) is required to be returned to the Escrow Account or another party or is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a receiver, trustee or other party under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, other federal or state law, common law or equitable doctrine, then the recipient party shall repay to the Escrow Agent upon written request the amount so paid to it.
(g) The Escrow Agent shall, in its sole discretion, comply with judgments or orders issued or process entered by any court with respect to the Escrow Amount, including without limitation any attachment, levy or garnishment, without any obligation to determine such court's jurisdiction in the matter and in accordance with its normal business practices. If the Escrow Agent complies with any such judgment, order or process, then it shall not be liable to any of the Parties or any other person by reason of such compliance, regardless of the final disposition of any such judgment, order or process.
(h) Each Party understands and agrees that Escrow Agent shall have no obligation or duty to act upon a written direction delivered to Escrow Agent for the disbursement of all or part of the Escrow Amount under this Agreement (a “Written Direction”) if such Written Direction is not
(i) in writing,
(ii) signed by representatives of both Parties listed in Schedule II to this Agreement, in each case, each such individual an “Authorized Representative” of such Party), and
(iii) delivered to, and able to be authenticated by, Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 1.4 below.
(i) Upon request by any Party, the Escrow Agent set up each Party with on-line access to the account(s) established pursuant to this Agreement, which each Party can use to view and verify transaction on such account(s).
(j) A Party may specify in a Written Direction whether such Escrow Amount shall be disbursed by way of wire transfer or check. If the written notice for the disbursement of funds does not so specify the disbursement means, Escrow Agent may disburse the Escrow Amount by wire transfer.
Investment of Escrow Fund During the term of this Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Fund shall be invested and reinvested by the Escrow Agent in the investment indicated on Schedule 1 or such other investments as shall be directed in writing by the Issuer and the Depositor and as shall be acceptable to the Escrow Agent. All investment orders involving U.S. Treasury obligations, commercial paper and other direct investments may be executed through broker-dealers selected by the Escrow Agent. Periodic statements will be provided to the Issuer and the Depositor reflecting transactions executed on behalf of the Escrow Fund. The Issuer and the Depositor, upon written request, will receive a statement of transaction details upon completion of any securities transaction in the Escrow Fund without any additional cost. The Escrow Agent shall have the right to liquidate any investments held in order to provide funds necessary to make required payments under this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall have no liability for any loss sustained as a result of any investment in an investment indicated on Schedule 1 or any investment made pursuant to the instructions of the parties hereto or as a result of any liquidation of any investment prior to its maturity or for the failure of the parties to give the Escrow Agent instructions to invest or reinvest the Escrow Fund. The Escrow Agent may earn compensation in the form of short-term interest (“float”) on items like uncashed distribution checks (from the date issued until the date cashed), funds that the Escrow Agent is directed not to invest, deposits awaiting investment direction or received too late to be invested overnight in previously directed investments.
Deposit of Escrow Funds By its execution hereof, Recipient acknowledges that the deposit of the Escrow Funds into escrow with Escrow Agent does not confer any rights or claims to the Escrow Funds by Recipient unless all of the conditions in Section 2 above and the conditions as set forth in the Grant Agreement, have been satisfied.
Establishment of Escrow Account; Deposits in Escrow Account With respect to those Mortgage Loans on which the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer collects Escrow Payments, if any, the Servicer shall, and shall cause the Sub-Servicer to, segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each such Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of trust accounts. Such Escrow Accounts shall be established with a commercial bank, a mutual savings bank or a savings and loan association the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC in a manner which shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder, and which may be drawn on by the Servicer. The Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee of the location of any Escrow Account, and of any change thereof, prior to the use thereof. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to require the Servicer to collect Escrow Payments in the absence of a provision in the related Mortgage requiring such collection. The Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, in any Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis, and retain therein, (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of any Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement and (ii) all amounts representing proceeds of any hazard insurance policy which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. The Servicer shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as are set forth in Section 5.11. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the related Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the related Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest-bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.
No Escrow The proceeds of this offering will not be placed into an escrow account. As there is no minimum offering, upon the approval of any subscription to this Offering Circular, the Company shall immediately deposit said proceeds into the bank account of the Company and may dispose of the proceeds in accordance with the Use of Proceeds.
