FORM OF ESCROW AGREEMENT BETWEEN WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND XIV, L.P. AND SOUTHTRUST BANK
EXHIBIT 10.1
BETWEEN XXXXX REAL ESTATE FUND XIV, L.P.
AND SOUTHTRUST BANK
January 15, 2003
SouthTrust Bank
Corporate Trust Department
00 Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Re: Xxxxx Real Estate Fund XIV, L.P. Escrow Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Xxx X. Xxxxx, III and Xxxxx Capital, Inc., a Georgia corporation, are the general partners (the “General Partners”) of Xxxxx Real Estate Fund XIV, L.P. (the “Partnership”), the issuer for an offering of units of
limited partnership interest (the “Units”) pursuant to a registration statement originally filed on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 26, 2002, File No. 333-101463. Xxxxx Investment Securities, Inc., a
Georgia corporation (the “Dealer Manager”), will act as Dealer Manager for the offering of the Units. The Partnership will sell a minimum of 125,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, for a total minimum capital raised of $1,250,000 (the
“Required Capital”). The Partnership hereby appoints SouthTrust Bank, a state banking institution organized and existing under the laws of the State of Alabama (“Escrow Agent”), as escrow agent for purposes of holding the
proceeds from the sale of the Units, and the Partnership shall deposit with Escrow Agent such proceeds to be held by Escrow Agent on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:
1. Persons subscribing to purchase the Units will be instructed by the Dealer Manager or any soliciting dealers to remit the purchase price in the
form of checks (hereinafter called “instruments of payment”) payable to the order of, or funds wired in favor of, “SouthTrust Bank, as Escrow Agent for Xxxxx Real Estate Fund XIV, L.P.” Within one business day after receipt of
instruments of payment from the offering, the Dealer Manager will send to Escrow Agent: (a) each subscriber’s name, address, tax identification number, number of Units purchased and purchase price remitted, and (b) the instruments of payment
from such subscribers for deposit into the deposit account entitled “SouthTrust Bank, as Escrow Agent for Xxxxx Real Estate Fund XIV, L.P.” (the “Escrow Account”), which deposit shall occur within one business day after Escrow
Agent receives such materials. Instruments of payment and wired funds received from residents of New York shall be placed in a separate deposit account entitled “SouthTrust Bank, as Escrow Agent for New York Residents (Xxxxx Real Estate Fund
XIV, L.P.).” Instruments of payment and wired funds received from residents of Pennsylvania shall be placed in a separate deposit account entitled “SouthTrust Bank, as Escrow Agent for Pennsylvania Residents (Xxxxx Real Estate Fund XIV,
L.P.).”
2. The aforesaid instruments of payment are to be promptly processed for
collection by Escrow Agent following deposit by the Dealer Manager into the Escrow Account. The proceeds thereof are to be held in the Escrow Account until such funds are either returned to the subscribers in accordance with paragraph 3 hereof or
otherwise disbursed in accordance with paragraph 6 hereof. In the event any of the instruments of payment are returned to Escrow Agent for nonpayment prior to receipt by Escrow Agent of the Required Capital, Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the
Dealer Manager in writing of such nonpayment, and Escrow Agent is authorized to debit the Escrow Account in the amount of such return payment as well as any interest earned on the investment represented by such payment and return to the Dealer
Manager the returned item.
3. In the event that at the close of business on the date
exactly six months after the SEC grants an effective order under Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Expiration Date”), which date will be communicated to the Escrow Agent in writing as soon as possible after determination,
Escrow Agent is not in receipt of evidence of subscriptions accepted on or before such date, and instruments of payment dated not later than that date (or actual wired funds), for the purchase of Units providing for total purchase proceeds that at
least equal the Required Capital (exclusive of any funds received from subscriptions for Units from entities which we have
notified Escrow Agent are affiliated with the General Partners or their Affiliates and exclusive of subscriptions from New York and Pennsylvania residents), Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the
Partnership that such instruments of payment have not been received by Escrow Agent. Thereafter, Escrow Agent agrees to use its best efforts to obtain an executed IRS Form W-9 from each subscriber. Promptly following the Expiration Date, and in any
event no later than thirty business days after the Expiration Date, Escrow Agent shall promptly return by check the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, or shall return the instruments of payment delivered to Escrow Agent if such instruments have
not been processed for collection prior to such time, directly to each subscriber at the address given to the Partnership. Included in the remittance shall be a proportionate share of the income earned in the account allocable to each
subscriber’s investment in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in paragraph 7 hereof, except that in the case of subscribers who have not provided to Escrow Agent an executed Form W-9, Escrow Agent shall withhold thirty-one
percent (31%) of the earnings attributable to those subscribers in accordance with IRS Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Escrow Agent shall not be required to remit any payments until funds represented by such payments have been collected
by Escrow Agent.
In the event that the Partnership rejects any subscription for which Escrow Agent has already
collected funds, Escrow Agent shall promptly issue a refund check to the rejected subscriber. If the General Partners reject any subscription for which Escrow Agent has not yet collected funds but have submitted the subscriber’s check for
collection, Escrow Agent shall promptly issue a check in the amount of the subscriber’s check to the rejected subscriber after Escrow Agent has cleared such funds. If Escrow Agent has not yet submitted a rejected subscriber’s check for
collection, Escrow Agent shall promptly remit the subscriber’s check directly to the subscriber.
4. Following receipt by Escrow Agent of instruments of payment (or wired funds) of the Required Capital prior to the time provided in paragraph 3 hereinabove, Escrow Agent shall notify the Partnership in
writing within one business day when such funds have been deposited in the Escrow Account and collected through normal banking channels.
5. Prior to the disbursement of funds deposited in the Escrow Account in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 or 6 hereof, Escrow Agent shall invest all of the funds deposited in the Escrow
Account in “Short-term Investments” (as defined below) and Escrow Agent is further authorized and Escrow Agent agrees to reinvest all earnings and interest derived therefrom in any of the Short-term Investments specified below. In the
absence of written direction from the General Partners, funds deposited in the Escrow Account will be invested in the SouthTrust U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund. In the event that instruments of payment are returned to Escrow Agent for nonpayment,
Escrow Agent is authorized to debit the Escrow Account in accordance with paragraph 2 hereof.
“Short-term
Investments” include obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States government or bank money-market accounts or certificates of deposit of national or state banks that have deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (including certificates of deposit of any bank acting as a depository or custodian for any such funds, including, without limitation, such certificates or instruments of the Escrow Agent, which mature on or before the Expiration Date,
unless such instrument cannot be readily sold or otherwise disposed of for cash by the Expiration Date without any dissipation of the offering proceeds invested.
The following securities are not permissible investments:
(a) corporate equity or debt securities;
(b) repurchase agreements;
(c) bankers’ acceptances;
(d) commercial paper; and
(e) municipal
securities.
6. All disbursements from the Escrow Account, except for disbursements under
the provisions of paragraph 3 hereof, shall be made by Escrow Agent only pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph 6. Except for disbursements authorized upon court order, Escrow Agent shall hold all funds in the Escrow Account until (i) the date
checks for Required Capital have cleared normal banking channels after receipt by Escrow Agent of the Required Capital, and (ii) receipt of letter instructions from the Partnership directing disbursements of such funds to
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the Partnership. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all subscriptions received from New York and Pennsylvania residents must be retained by Escrow Agent until such time as the Partnership raises a
total of $2,500,000. In disbursing such funds, Escrow Agent is authorized to rely solely upon such letter instructions which Escrow Agent receives from the Partnership whether or not such instructions are correct, true or authentic; provided that,
if in Escrow Agent’s opinion such letter instructions from the Partnership are unclear, Escrow Agent is authorized to rely upon the legal counsel to the Partnership in distributing such funds to the effect that distribution of the funds is
authorized by the letter instructions of the Partnership and that distribution of the funds in that manner is authorized by and in compliance with such letter. However, Escrow Agent shall not be required to disburse any funds attributable to
instruments of payment which have not been collected by Escrow Agent, provided that Escrow Agent shall use its best efforts to promptly collect such funds after receipt of disbursement instructions from the Partnership in accordance with this
paragraph, and shall disburse such funds in compliance with the disbursement instructions from the Partnership.
7. In the event the offering of Units terminates prior to receipt of the Required Capital, income earned on subscription proceeds deposited in the Escrow Account (“Gross Escrow Income”) minus the
reasonable expenses of the Escrow Agent (“Net Escrow Income”) shall be remitted to subscribers in compliance with paragraph 3. Each subscriber’s pro rata portion of Net Escrow Income shall be determined by the General Partners as
follows: The total amount of Net Escrow Income shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is determined by multiplying the number of Units purchased by said subscriber times the number of days said subscriber’s proceeds are
invested prior to termination of the offering, and the denominator of which is the total of the numerators for all such subscribers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) escrow expenses may be deducted from the Escrow Account only to the extent of
Gross Escrow Income, and the General Partners shall reimburse Escrow Agent any reasonable expenses in excess of such amount, and (ii) Maine, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania residents will be paid their pro rata portion of income earned on
subscription proceeds deposited in the Escrow Account without any deductions for escrow expenses. Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the General Partners of the amount of Net Escrow Income which subscribers who are Maine, Missouri, Ohio or
Pennsylvania residents would have received if escrow expenses were not deducted from Gross Escrow Income, and the General Partners shall reimburse Escrow Agent for such pro rata escrow expenses attributable to subscribers who are Maine, Missouri,
Ohio or Pennsylvania residents. Escrow Agent shall promptly remit all such Net Escrow Income in accordance with paragraph 3.
8. As compensation for serving as Escrow Agent hereunder, Escrow Agent shall receive a fee, as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto.
9. In performing any of Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder, Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability to anyone for any damages, losses or
expenses, except for willful default, breach of trust, or gross negligence, and accordingly Escrow Agent shall not incur any such liability with respect to any action taken or omitted (1) in good faith upon advice of Escrow Agent’s counsel
given with respect to any questions relating to Escrow Agent’s duties and responsibilities under this Escrow Agreement, or (2) in reliance upon any instrument, including any written instrument or instruction provided for in this Escrow
Agreement, not only as to its due execution and validity and effectiveness of its provisions but also as to the truth and accuracy of information contained therein, which Escrow Agent shall in good faith believe to be genuine, to have been signed or
presented by a proper person or persons and to conform to the provisions of this Escrow Agreement.
10. The Partnership hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Escrow Agent harmless against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, including the reasonable cost of attorneys’ fees and
expenses and disbursements, that may be imposed on Escrow Agent or incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with Escrow Agent’s acceptance of appointment as the Escrow Agent hereunder, or the performance of Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder,
including any litigation arising from this Escrow Agreement or involving the subject matter hereof, except where such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses result from willful default, breach of trust or gross negligence.
11. In the event of a dispute between the parties hereto sufficient in Escrow Agent’s discretion to
justify doing so, Escrow Agent shall be entitled to tender into the registry or custody of any court of competent jurisdiction all money or property in Escrow Agent hands under this Escrow Agreement, together with such legal pleadings as Escrow
Agent deems appropriate, and thereupon be discharged from all further duties and liabilities under this Escrow Agreement. In the event of any uncertainty as to Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder, Escrow Agent
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may refuse to act under the provisions of this Escrow Agreement pending order of a court of competent jurisdiction and Escrow Agent shall have no liability to the Partnership or to any other
person as a result of such action. Any such legal action may be brought in such court as Escrow Agent shall determine to have jurisdiction thereof. The filing of any such legal proceedings shall not deprive Escrow Agent of compensation earned prior
to such filing.
12. All written notices and letters required hereunder to Escrow Agent
shall only be effective if delivered personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested to SouthTrust Bank, Corporate Trust Department, 00 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, 00000, Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx. All written notices and
letters required hereunder to the Partnership, General Partners or the Dealer Manager shall only be effective if delivered personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested to Xxx X. Xxxxx, III, 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000.
13. This Escrow Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Georgia as to both interpretation and performance.
14. The provisions of this Escrow
Agreement shall be binding upon the legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
15. The Partnership hereby acknowledges that Escrow Agent is serving as escrow agent only for the limited purposes herein set forth, and hereby agrees that it will not represent or imply that Escrow Agent, by
serving as escrow agent hereunder or otherwise, have investigated the desirabilities or advisability of investment in the Partnership, or have approved, endorsed or passed upon the merits of the Units or the Partnership. The Partnership further
agrees to instruct the Dealer Manager, and each of its representatives, and any other representative who may offer Units to persons from time to time, that they shall not represent or imply that Escrow Agent has investigated the desirability or
advisability of investment in the Partnership, or have approved, endorsed or passed upon the merits of the Units or the Partnership, nor shall they use Escrow Agent’s name in any manner whatsoever in connection with the offer or sale of the
Units other than by acknowledgment that Escrow Agent has agreed to serve as escrow agent for the limited purposes herein set forth.
16. This Escrow Agreement and any amendment hereto may be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original.
17. In the event that Escrow Agent receives instruments of payment (or wired funds) after the Required Capital has
been received and the proceeds of the Escrow Account have been distributed to the Partnership, Escrow Agent is hereby authorized to deposit such instruments of payment to any deposit account as directed by the Partnership. The application of said
funds into a deposit account directed by the Partnership shall be a full acquittance to Escrow Agent and Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for the application of said funds.
18. Escrow Agent shall be bound only by the terms of this Escrow Agreement and shall not be bound or incur any liability with respect to any other
agreements or understanding between any other parties, whether or not the Escrow Agent has knowledge of any such agreements or understandings.
19. Indemnification provisions set forth herein shall survive the termination of this Escrow Agreement.
20. Upon acceptance and distribution of the Required Capital, this Escrow Agreement shall terminate and Escrow Agent shall have no further
responsibility or liability with regard to the terms of this Escrow Agreement.
21. Escrow
Agent has no responsibility for accepting, rejecting or approving subscriptions.
22. This
Escrow Agreement shall not be modified, revoked, released or terminated unless reduced to writing and signed by all parties hereto, subject to the following paragraph.
Should, at any time, any attempt be made to modify this Escrow Agreement in a manner that would increase the duties and responsibilities of Escrow Agent or to modify this
Escrow Agreement in any manner which
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Escrow Agent shall deem undesirable, or at any other time, Escrow Agent may resign by notifying the Partnership in writing, by certified mail, and until (i) the acceptance by a successor escrow
agent as shall be appointed by the Partnership; or (ii) thirty (30) days following the date upon which notice was mailed, whichever occurs sooner, Escrow Agent’s only remaining obligation shall be to perform its duties hereunder in accordance
with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
23. Escrow Agent may resign at any time from its
obligations under this Escrow Agreement by providing written notice to the Partnership. Such resignation shall be effective on the date specified in such notice which shall be not less than thirty (30) days after such written notice has been given.
Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for the appointment of a successor escrow agent. Unless otherwise provided in this Escrow Agreement, final termination of this Escrow Agreement shall occur on the date that all funds held in the Escrow
Account are distributed either (a) to the Partnership pursuant to paragraph 6 hereof, or (b) to subscribers pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 7 hereof.
24. Escrow Agent may be removed for cause by the Partnership by written notice to the Escrow Agent effective on the date specified in such notice. The removal of Escrow Agent
shall not deprive Escrow Agent of its compensation earned prior to such removal.
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Agreed to as of the
day of January, 2003.
XXXXX REAL ESTATE FUND XIV, L.P.
A Georgia Limited Partnership
| By: Xxxxx Capital, Inc. A Georgia Corporation (General Partner) | ||||||||||||
| Attest: |
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By: |
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| Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Assistant Secretary |
Xxx X. Xxxxx, III President | |||||||||||
| By: |
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| XXX X. XXXXX, III General
Partner |
XXXXX INVESTMENT SECURITIES, INC.
A Georgia Corporation
| Attest: |
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By: |
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| Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Assistant
Secretary |
Xxx X. Xxxxx, III President |
| The terms and conditions contained above are hereby accepted and agreed to by: | ||||
| SOUTHTRUST BANK Escrow Agent | ||||||||
| Attest: |
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By: |
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| Name: |
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Vice President and Trust
Officer | ||||||
| Title: |
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SCHEDULE A TO
ESCROW AGREEMENT
FOR
XXXXX REAL ESTATE FUND XIV, L.P.
Schedule of Fees – Escrow Agency
SouthTrust Bank
| Acceptance fee |
$ 750.00 (Due upon execution of Escrow Agreement) | |
| Annual Administration fee |
$1,750.00 (Due upon execution of Escrow Agreement) |
| Preparation of receipts, |
$ 2.50 each | |
| Return of subscription price to investors |
$ 25.00 each | |
| Each disbursement of funds over one per qtr - |
$ 10.00 |
Charges for filing reports or information as may be required by Internal Revenue Service
regulations or for the performance of any services not contemplated at the time of opening the account, or not of a routine administrative nature, or not specifically covered in this schedule, will be determined by appraisal.
The above transaction charges and actual out-of-pocket expenses such as counsel fees and expenses, cost of special checks, postage, insurance,
telephone, telegraph, etc... will be billed at cost.
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