Exhibit 4.2
ESCROW AGREEMENT
This Escrow Agreement (the "Escrow Agreement") dated as of June 5,
2002 is by and among Greengate Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., a Colorado corporation, (the "Escrow
Agent"), and Key Bank National Association, World Trade Center Branch, 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Escrow Holder").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company is offering for sale to the public 1,200,000 shares
of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") at a subscription price of $.08 per
Share;
WHEREAS, the Shares are being offered on an "all or none" basis in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the definitive prospectus
(the "Prospectus") included in the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2
(SEC File No. 333-86416), as amended (the "Registration Statement");
WHEREAS, the public offering of the Shares is subject to and is being
conducted in accordance with Rule 419 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act") pertaining to public offerings by companies commonly referred
to as "blank check companies;"
WHEREAS, the public offering of the Shares will commence on the date of
the Prospectus and will end the earlier of the receipt and acceptance by the
Company of subscriptions for 1,200,000 Shares or 90 days after the date of the
Prospectus;
WHEREAS, subscribers for Shares shall send to the Escrow Agent, by check
or wire transfer payment, the aggregate subscription price for the Shares
subscribed for, together with signed copies of their subscription agreements.
WHEREAS, all funds representing the subscription price of Shares
subscribed for shall be deposited and held in an escrow account (the "Escrow
Account") established at and maintained by the Escrow Agent with the Escrow
Holder as an insured depositary institution within the meaning of Rule
419(b)(1)(i)(A) of the Securities Act;
WHEREAS, if subscriptions for 1,200,000 Shares have not been received
and accepted by the Company and $96,000 of funds have not been deposited into
the Escrow Account within 90 days after the date of the Prospectus, all funds
shall be returned promptly to the subscribers;
WHEREAS, if subscriptions for 1,200,000 Shares have been received and
accepted by the Company and $96,000 of funds have been deposited into the
Escrow Account within 90 days after the date of the Prospectus, the Company will
deposit into the Escrow Account stock certificates in the name of
each subscriber representing the number of Shares purchased from the Company;
WHEREAS, if subscriptions for 1,200,000 Shares have been received and
accepted by the Company and $96,000 of funds have been deposited into the Escrow
Account within 90 days after the date of the Prospectus, the escrowed funds and
the stock certificates deposited by the Company shall be held in the Escrow
Account for a period thereafter of up to 18 months after the date of the
Prospectus (the "Post-Offering Period") until the escrowed funds and the
escrowed stock certificates are released and delivered in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the escrowed Shares may not be transferred except in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to appoint the Escrow Agent as the escrow
agent for the Escrow Account on the terms and conditions set forth herein in
order to comply with the requirements of Rule 419 of the Securities Act; and
WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent agrees to serve as escrow agent in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements set forth
below, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Escrow Agent and Establishment of Escrow Account. The
Company hereby appoints Escrow Agent as the escrow agent hereunder in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Escrow Agent hereby
accepts such appointment. The Escrow Agent shall establish the separate Escrow
Account in the name of "Greengate Corporation -- Escrow Account" with the Escrow
Holder as an insured depositary institution within the meaning of Rule
419(b)(1)(i)(A) of the Securities Act. The Escrow Holder agrees to serve as
insured depositary institution within the meaning of Rule 419(b)(1)(i)(A) for
the Escrow Account. The Escrow Account shall not bear interest until
subscriptions for 1,200,000 Shares have been received and accepted by the
Company. After such receipt and acceptance, the Escrow Account shall bear
interest. The Escrow Account shall be maintained and administered and the
escrowed funds and the escrowed securities shall be released and delivered in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
2. Deposit of Funds.
(a) All funds received by the Escrow Agent from subscribers for
the Shares shall be deposited and held in the Escrow Account. The Escrow Agent
is hereby empowered on behalf of the Company to endorse and collect all checks,
drafts, or other instruments received on account of subscriptions for Shares.
Any check returned unpaid to the Escrow Agent shall be returned by the Escrow
Agent to the subscriber. In such cases, the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify
the Company of such return. The Escrow Agent shall provide information to the
Company as to the funds deposited into the Escrow Account and the collection
status of such funds. As used herein, "collection" means the normal process by
which a bank clears checks and collects funds thereon. The Company shall provide
information to the Escrow Agent as to each subscriber's name, address, number of
Shares subscribed for and the subscription price paid therefor, and such other
information concerning the subscribers as the Escrow Agent may reasonably
request.
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(b) If the Company rejects any subscription for which the Escrow
Agent has collected funds from the subscriber, the Escrow Agent shall promptly
issue a refund check to the rejected subscriber. If the Company rejects any
subscription for which the Escrow Agent has not collected funds but has
submitted the subscriber's check for collection, the Escrow Agent shall, upon
receipt of written instructions from the Company, promptly issue a check for the
amount of the subscriber's check to the rejected subscriber after the Escrow
Agent has cleared such funds. If the Escrow Agent has not submitted a rejected
subscriber's check for collection, the Escrow Agent shall, upon receipt of
written instructions from the Company, promptly remit the subscriber's check
directly to the subscriber.
(c) All funds received by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this
Escrow Agreement and deposited and held in the Escrow Account may be invested in
insured bank deposits, open-end money market mutual funds, or short-term United
States government securities.
3. Status of Funds. Until all funds in the Escrow Account are disbursed
in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Escrow Agreement, all funds
deposited into the Escrow Account shall be considered the property of the
subscribers. The funds deposited and held in the Escrow Account shall not become
the property of the Company or subject to its debts or obligations, unless and
until such funds have been disbursed to the Company in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall not make any
disbursements of funds from the Escrow Account except as expressly provided
herein.
4. Return of Funds if the Offering is not Fully Subscribed. If
subscriptions for all 1,200,000 Shares have not been received and accepted by
the Company and $96,000 of funds have not been deposited into the Escrow Account
within 90 days after the date of the Prospectus, all funds shall be returned
promptly to the subscribers without deduction, penalty, or expense.
5. Deposit of Certificates if the Offering is Fully Subscribed. If
subscriptions for all 1,200,000 Shares have been received and accepted by the
Company and $96,000 of funds have been deposited into the Escrow Account within
90 days after the date of the Prospectus, the Company shall deposit into the
Escrow Account share certificates issued in the names of each subscriber for the
number of Shares sold by the Company to each subscriber. The share certificates
shall be held in the Escrow Account during the Post-Offering Period and shall
not be released or delivered by the Escrow Agent except as expressly provided
herein.
6. Retention of Funds in the Escrow Account if the Offering is Fully
Subscribed.
If subscriptions for all 1,200,000 Shares have been received and
accepted by the Company and $96,000 of funds have been deposited into the
Escrow Account within 90 days after the date of the Prospectus, the funds shall
be held in the Escrow Account during the Post-Offering Period and shall not be
disbursed by the Escrow Agent except as expressly provided herein.
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7. Transfer of Securities Held in the Escrow Account. The Shares held in
the Escrow Account shall not be transferred other than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution, or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as
defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended or Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder. In no event,
however, shall any Shares held in the Escrow Account be released or delivered by
the Escrow Agent except as expressly provided elsewhere herein.
8. Distributions from the Escrow Account.
(a) The Escrow Agent shall make distributions of the funds held
in the Escrow Account during the Post-Offering Period in accordance with the
instructions set forth in Schedule A attached hereto.
(b) The Escrow Agent shall make distributions of the share
certificates held in the Escrow Account during the Post-Offering Period in
accordance with the instructions set forth in Schedule B attached hereto.
(c) The parties agree that all records relating to transactions
made pursuant to the Escrow Agreement and the Escrow Account shall be available,
at all reasonable times, for inspection, examination and reproduction by any
party hereto, or any representative of any of the parties hereto, and such
persons are authorized to examine and audit the Escrow Account pursuant hereto
and the Escrow Agent is expressly authorized and directed to permit such
examination and audit.
9. Exculpation and Indemnification of Escrow Agent.
9.1 The Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities
other than those expressly set forth herein. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty
to enforce any obligation of any person to make any payment or delivery, or to
direct or cause any payment or delivery to be made, or to enforce any obligation
of any person to perform any other act. The Escrow agent shall be under no
liability to the other parties hereto or to anyone else by reason of any failure
on the part of any party hereto or any maker, guarantor, endorser or other
signatory of any document or any other person to perform such person's
obligations under such document. Except for amendments to this Agreement
referred to below, and except for instructions given to the Escrow Agent by the
Company and the subscribers relating to the Escrow Account, the Escrow Agent
shall not be obligated to recognize any agreement between any and all of the
persons referred to herein, notwithstanding that references thereto may be made
herein and whether or not it has knowledge thereof.
9.2 The Escrow Agent shall not be liable to the Company or to
anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it
to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the exercise of its own best
judgment. The Escrow Agent may rely conclusively and shall be protected in
acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel
(including counsel chosen by the Escrow Agent), statement, instrument, report or
other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and
effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of
any information therein contained), which is believed by the Escrow Agent to be
genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The
Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any notice or
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demand, or any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this Escrow
Agreement or any of the terms thereof, unless evidenced by a writing delivered
to the Escrow Agent signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or
rights of the Escrow Agent are affected, unless it shall give its prior written
consent thereto.
9.3 The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for the
sufficiency or accuracy of the form of, or the execution, validity, value or
genuineness of, any document or property received, held or delivered by it
hereunder, or of any signature or endorsement thereon, or for any lack of
endorsement thereon, or for any description therein, nor shall the Escrow Agent
be responsible or liable to the other parties hereto or to anyone else in any
respect on account of the identity, authority or rights of the persons executing
or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver any document or property
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. Except as specifically provided
for herein, the Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the
use or application of any funds or other property paid or delivered by the
Escrow Agent pursuant to the provisions hereof. The Escrow Agent shall not be
liable to the Company or to anyone else for any loss which may be incurred by
reason of any investment of any monies which it holds hereunder provided the
Escrow Agent has complied with the provisions of Section 2 hereunder.
9.4 The Escrow Agent shall have the right to assume in the
absence of written notice to the contrary from the proper person or persons that
a fact or an event by reason of which an action would or might be taken by the
Escrow Agent does not exist or has not occurred, without incurring liability to
the other parties hereto or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted, or
any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the
exercise of its own best judgment, in reliance upon such assumption.
9.5 To the extent that the Escrow Agent becomes liable for the
payment of taxes, including withholding taxes, in respect of income derived from
the investment of funds held hereunder or any payment made hereunder, the Escrow
Agent may pay such taxes. The Escrow Agent may withhold from any payment of
monies held by it hereunder such amount as the Escrow Agent estimates to be
sufficient to provide for the payment of such taxes not yet paid, and may use
the sum withheld for that purpose. The Escrow Agent shall be indemnified and
held harmless against any liability for taxes and for any penalties or interest
in respect of taxes, on such investment income or payments in the manner
provided in Section 9.6.
9.6 The Escrow Agent will be indemnified and held harmless by
the Company from and against any and all expenses, including reasonable counsel
fees and disbursements, or loss suffered by the Escrow Agent in connection with
any action, suit or other proceeding involving any claim, or in connection with
any claim or demand, which in any way, directly or indirectly, arises out of or
relates to this Escrow Agreement, the services of the Escrow Agent hereunder,
the monies or other property held by it hereunder or any income earned from
investment of such monies; provided, that such expenses or loss are not as a
result of the Escrow Agent acting, or omitting to take action, in bad faith or
with willful misconduct or gross negligence. Promptly after the receipt by the
Escrow Agent of notice of any demand or claim or the commencement of any action,
suit or proceeding, the Escrow agent shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the Company, notify the Company thereof in writing, but the
failure by the Escrow Agent to give such notice shall not relieve the Company
from any liability which the Company may have to the Escrow Agent hereunder. For
the purposes hereof, the term "expense or loss" shall include all amounts paid
or payable to satisfy any claim, demand or liability, or in settlement of any
claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding settled with the express written
consent of the Escrow Agent, and all costs and expenses, including, but not
limited to, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, paid or incurred in
investigating or defending against any such claims, demand, action, suit or
proceeding.
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10. Termination of Escrow Agreement and Resignation of Escrow Agent.
10.1 This Escrow Agreement shall terminate on the final
disposition of the monies and property held in the Escrow Account hereunder,
provided that the rights of the Escrow Agent and the obligations of the other
parties hereto under Sections 9 and 11 shall survive the termination hereof.
10.2 The Escrow Agent may resign at any time and be discharged
from its duties as Escrow Agent hereunder by giving the Company and the
subscribers at least 30 days' notice thereof. As soon as practicable after its
resignation, the Escrow Agent shall turn over to a successor escrow agent
appointed by the Company all monies and property held hereunder upon
presentation of the document appointing the new escrow agent and its acceptance
thereof. If no new Escrow Agent is so appointed within the 60-day period
following such notice of resignation, the Escrow Agent may deposit the aforesaid
monies and property with any court it deems appropriate.
11. Form of Payments by Escrow Agent.
11.1 Any payments by the Escrow Agent to subscribers or to the
persons other than the Company pursuant to the terms of this Escrow Agreement
shall be made by check, payable to the order of each respective subscriber or
other person.
11.2 All amounts referred to herein are expressed in United
States Dollars and all payments by the Escrow Agent shall be made in such
dollars.
12. Compensation of Agent. For services rendered, the Escrow Agent shall
receive $500 as compensation. The Escrow Agent shall also be entitled to
reimbursement from the Company for all expenses paid or incurred by it in the
administration of its duties hereunder, including, but not limited to, all
counsel, advisors' and agents' fees and disbursements and all reasonable taxes
or other governmental charges. No such fee, reimbursement for costs and
expenses, indemnification or any damages incurred by the Escrow Agent or any
monies whatsoever shall be paid out of or chargeable to the subscription funds
held in the Escrow Account.
13. Notices. Unless expressly provided herein to the contrary, notices
hereunder shall be in writing, and delivered by telecopier, overnight express
mail, first-class postage prepaid, delivered personally or by receipted courier
service. All such notices which are mailed shall be deemed delivered upon
receipt if the addressee is the Escrow Agent, but shall be deemed delivered upon
mailing if otherwise. All such notices shall be addressed as follows (or to such
other address as any party hereto may from time to time designate by notice duly
given in accordance with this paragraph):
If to the Company, to:
Greengate Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
If to the Escrow Agent, to:
Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
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If to the Escrow Holder, to:
Key Bank National Association, World Trade Center Branch
0000 Xxxxxxxx, xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
14. Miscellaneous.
(a) Choice of Law and Jurisdiction. This Escrow Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Colorado
without regard to its conflicts of laws principals. The parties to this
Agreement hereby agree that jurisdiction over such parties and over the subject
matter of any action or proceeding arising under this Agreement may be exercised
by a competent court of the State of Colorado or by a United States Court
located in such state, exclusively. The parties agree that delivery or mailing
of any process or other papers in the manner provided herein, or in such other
manner as may be permitted by law, shall be valid and sufficient service
thereof.
(b) Benefits and Assignment. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed
or implied, shall give or be construed to give any person, firm or corporation,
other than the parties hereto and their successors and assigns, any legal claim
under any covenant, condition or provision hereof, all the covenants,
conditions, and provisions contained in this Agreement being for the sole
benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns. No party may
assign any of its rights or obligations under this Escrow Agreement without (i)
the written consent of all the other parties, which consent may be withheld in
the sole discretion of the party whose consent is sought and (ii) the written
agreement of the transferee that it will be bound by the provisions of this
Agreement.
(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original, and all
collectively shall constitute but one instrument.
(d) Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may be modified only by
a written amendment signed by all the parties hereto, and no waiver of any
provision hereof shall be effective unless expressed in a writing signed by the
party to be charged.
(e) Headings. The headings of the sections hereof are included
for convenience of reference only and do not form part of this Agreement.
(f) Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the complete
agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes and
replaces any previously made proposals, representation, warranties or agreements
with respect thereto by any of the parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Escrow Agreement
as of the date first written above.
COMPANY
Greengate Corporation
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: President
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By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Secretary
ESCROW AGENT
Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: President
Acknowledged and agreed:
ESCROW HOLDER
Key Bank National Association
World Trade Center Branch
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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SCHEDULE A
1. Release of Funds to the Company. Funds and interest, if any, held in
the Escrow Account shall be released to the Company in accordance with the
following:
(a) The Escrow Agent shall release to the Company, promptly after
the Company has deposited stock certificates representing the 1,200,000 Shares
into the Escrow Account, an amount equal to 10% of the funds held in the Escrow
Account.
(b) The Escrow Agent shall release to the Company the balance of
the funds held in the Escrow Account and interest, if any (after deducting
therefrom the amount of funds and interest, if any, disbursed to the subscribers
in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 below), promptly upon receipt
by the Escrow Agent of a signed representation of an authorized officer of the
Company, together with other evidence acceptable to the Escrow Agent, that:
(i) The Company has filed a post-effective amendment to
its Registration Statement (the "Post-Effective Amendment") with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC"); the Post-Effective Amendment has been declared
effective by the SEC; and within five business days after the effective date of
the Post-Effective Amendment, the Company has sent a copy of the prospectus
contained therein to the subscribers by first class mail or equally prompt
means;
(ii) Subscribers holding at least 80% of the Shares have
elected to confirm their purchase of the Shares within 45 business days after
the effective date of the Post-Effective Amendment; and
(iii) The Company has consummated a business combination
with an operating business meeting the requirements of Rule 419 of the
Securities Act within 18 months after the date of the Prospectus.
2. Disbursement of Funds to the Subscribers. Funds and interest, if any,
held in the Escrow Account (after deducting therefrom the amount of funds and
interest, if any, released to the Company in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 1(a) above) shall be disbursed to the subscribers in accordance with
the following:
(a) If the Company has not received written notification from any
subscriber by the 45th business day following the effective date of the
Post-Effective Amendment to the Company's Registration Statement that such
subscriber has elected to remain an investor, the Escrow Agent shall send to
such subscriber, within five business days, such subscriber's pro rata share of
the funds and interest, if any, held in the Escrow Account.
(b) If the Company has not consummated a business combination
meeting the requirements of Rule 419 of the Securities Act within 18 months
after the date of the Prospectus, the Escrow Agent shall send to each
subscriber, within five business days after such date, each subscriber's pro
rata share of the funds and interest, if any, held in the Escrow Account.
SCHEDULE B
1. Delivery of Certificates to the Subscribers. Share certificates held
in the Escrow Account shall be delivered to the subscribers in accordance with
the following:
(a) The Escrow Agent shall deliver to each subscriber identified
by the Company as having timely elected to remain an investor, promptly after
receipt by the Escrow Agent of the officer's certificate described in paragraph
1(b) of Schedule A to the Escrow Agreement, the share certificates registered in
the name of each such subscriber.
2. Return of Certificates to the Company. Share certificates held in the
Escrow Account shall be returned to the Company in accordance with the
following:
(a) The Escrow Agent shall return all of the share certificates
to the Company if the Company has not consummated a business combination with an
operating business in compliance with the requirements of Rule 419 of the
Securities Act within 18 months after the date of the Prospectus.
(b) The Escrow Agent shall return to the Company all share
certificates registered in the name of any subscriber identified in a notice
from an authorized officer of the Company as not having timely elected to remain
an investor, provided that such subscriber's pro rata share of the funds, and
interest, if any, held in the Escrow Account on account of the purchase of the
Shares has been returned to such subscriber in accordance with paragraph 2(a) of
Schedule A to the Escrow Agreement.
