ESCROW AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the __
day of October 2008 by and between Vufusion, Inc. (“Issuer”), and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx,
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000 (the “Escrow Agent”)
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Issuer proposes
to establish with the Escrow Agent an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”), to
which subscription monies which are received by the Escrow Agent from the Issuer
in connection with such public offering are to be credited, and the Escrow Agent
is willing to establish the Escrow Account on the terms and subject to the
conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent has
an agreement with Xxxxx Fargo Bank or such other bank as selected by the Escrow
Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to establish a special bank
account (the “Bank Account”) into which the subscription monies, which are
received by the Escrow Agent from the Issuer and credited to the Escrow Account,
are to be deposited;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Information
Sheet. Each capitalized term not otherwise defined in this
Agreement shall have the meaning set forth for such term on the information
sheet which is attached to this Agreement and is incorporated by reference
herein and made a part hereof (the “Information Sheet”).
2. Establishment
of the Bank Account.
2.1 The
Escrow Agent shall establish a non-interest bearing bank account at the branch
of Xxxxx Fargo Bank or such other bank as selected by the Escrow Agent and
reasonably acceptable to the Issuer, and bearing the title set forth on the
Information Sheet (heretofore defined as the “Bank Account”). The purpose
of the Bank Account is for (a) the deposit of all subscription monies (checks,
cash or wire transfers) which are received by the Issuer from prospective
purchasers of the Securities and are delivered by the Issuer to the Escrow
Agent, (b) the holding of amounts of subscription monies which are collected
through the banking system, and (c) the disbursement of collected funds, all as
described herein.
2.2 The
Offering Period, which shall be deemed to commence on the date set forth in the
Issuer’s Prospectus to be supplied to the Escrow Agent and to terminate on the
date set forth on the Information Sheet. The last day of the Offering
Period, or the last day of the Extension Period (if the Escrow Agent has
received written notice thereof as hereinabove provided), is referred to herein
as the “Termination Date.” Except as provided in Section 4.3 hereof, after
the Termination Date, the Issuer shall not deposit, and the Escrow Agent shall
not accept, any additional amounts representing payments by prospective
purchasers.
3. Deposits
to the Bank Account.
3.1 The
Issuer shall promptly deliver to the Escrow Agent all monies which it receives
from prospective purchasers of the Securities, which monies shall be in the form
of checks, cash, or wire transfers. Upon the Escrow Agent’s receipt of
such monies, they shall be credited to the Escrow Account. All checks
delivered to the Escrow Agent shall be made payable to “Vufusion, Inc.”
Any check payable other than to the Escrow Agent as required hereby shall
be returned to the Issuer, by noon of the next business day following receipt of
such check by the Escrow Agent, and such check shall be deemed not to have been
delivered to the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
3.2
Promptly after receiving subscription monies as described in Section 3.1, the
Escrow Agent shall deposit the same into the Bank Account. Amounts of
monies so deposited are hereinafter referred to as “Escrow Amounts.” The
Escrow Agent shall cause Xxxxx Fargo Bank to process all Escrow Amounts for
collection through the banking system. Simultaneously with each deposit to
the Escrow Account, the Issuer shall inform the Escrow Agent in writing of the
name and address of the prospective purchaser, the amount of Securities
subscribed for by such purchaser, and the aggregate dollar amount of such
subscription (collectively the “Subscription Information”).
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3.3 The
Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept for credit to the Escrow Account or
for deposit into the Bank Account checks which are not accompanied by the
appropriate Subscription Information. Wire transfers and cash representing
payments by prospective purchasers shall not be deemed deposited in the Escrow
Account until the Escrow Agent has received in writing the Subscription
Information required with respect to such payments.
3.4 The
Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept in the Escrow Account any amounts
representing payments by prospective purchasers, whether by check, cash or wire,
except during the Escrow Agent’s regular business hours.
3.5 Only
those Escrow Amounts, which have been deposited in the Bank Account and which
have cleared the banking system and have been collected by the Escrow Agent, are
herein referred to as the “Fund.”
3.6 If
the proposed offering is terminated before the Termination Date, the Escrow
Agent shall refund any portion of the Fund prior to disbursement of the Fund in
accordance with Article 4 hereof upon instructions in writing signed by the
Issuer.
4. Disbursement
from the Bank Account.
4.1
Subject to 4.3 below, if by the close of regular banking hours on the
Termination Date the Escrow Agent determines that the amount in the Fund is less
than the Minimum Dollar Amount or the Minimum Securities Amount, as indicated by
the Subscription Information submitted to the Escrow Agent, then in either such
case, the Escrow Agent shall promptly refund to each prospective purchaser the
amount of payment received from such purchaser which is then held in the Fund or
which thereafter clears the banking system, without interest thereon or
deduction therefrom, by drawing checks on the Bank Account for the amounts of
such payments and transmitting them to the purchasers. In such event, the
Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer of its distribution of the
Fund.
4.2
Subject to 4.3 below, if at any time up to the close of regular banking hours on
the Termination Date, the Escrow Agent determines that the amount in the Fund is
at least equal to the Minimum Dollar Amount and represents the sale of not less
than the Minimum Securities Amount, the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the
Issuer of such fact in writing. The Escrow Agent shall promptly
disburse the Fund, by drawing checks on the Bank Account in accordance with
instruction in writing signed by the Issuer as to the disbursement of the Fund,
promptly after it receives such instructions. In the event that cleared
funds exceed the Minimum Dollar Amount, the Issuer may close on such excess
funds when it closes on the Minimum Dollar Amount or opt to close on such excess
funds at a later date or dates. Such closing(s) may take place by mutual
agreement of the Issuer any time during or after the Offering Period, as, and
if, extended.
4.3 If
the Escrow Agent has on hand at the close of business on the Termination Date
any uncollected amounts which when added to the Fund would raise the amount in
the Fund to the Minimum Dollar Amount, and result in the Fund representing the
sale of the Minimum Securities Amount, the Collection Period (consisting of the
number of business days set forth on the Information Sheet) shall be utilized to
allow such uncollected amounts to clear the banking system. During the
Collection Period, the Escrow Agent shall not deposit or accept, any additional
amounts; provided, however, that such amounts as were received by the Issuer by
the close of business on the Termination Date may be deposited with the Escrow
Agent by noon of the next business day following the Termination Date. If
at the close of business on the last day of the Collection Period an amount
sufficient to raise the amount in the Fund to the Minimum Dollar Amount and
which would result in the Fund representing the sale of the Minimum Securities
Amount shall not have cleared the banking system, the Escrow Agent shall
promptly notify the Issuer in writing of such fact and shall promptly return all
amounts then in the Fund, and any amounts which thereafter clear the banking
system, to the prospective purchasers as provided in Section 4.1
hereof.
4.4 Upon
disbursement of the Fund pursuant to the terms of this Article 4, the Escrow
Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and relieved from all
liability under this Agreement. It is expressly agreed and understood that
in no event shall the aggregate amount of payments made by the Escrow Agent
exceed the amount of the Fund.
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5. Rights,
Duties and Responsibilities of Escrow Agent. It is understood and
agreed that the duties of the Escrow Agent are purely ministerial in nature, and
that:
5.1 The
Escrow Agent shall notify the Issuer, on a daily basis, of the Escrow Amounts
which have been deposited in the Bank Account and of the amounts, constituting
the Fund, which have cleared the banking system and have been collected by the
Escrow Agent.
5.2 The
Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for or be required to enforce any of the
terms or conditions of any agreement between the Issuer and third parties nor
shall the Escrow Agent be responsible for the performance by the Issuer of its
respective obligations under this Agreement.
5.3 The
Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept from the Issuer any Subscription
Information pertaining to prospective purchasers unless such Subscription
Information is accompanied by checks, cash, or wire transfers meeting the
requirements of Section 3.1, nor shall the Escrow Agent be required to keep
records of any information with respect to payments deposited except as to the
names, addresses and amounts of such payments; however, the Escrow Agent shall
notify the Issuer promptly of any discrepancy between the amount set forth in
any Subscription Information and the amount delivered to the Escrow Agent
therewith. Such amount need not be accepted for deposit in the Escrow
Account until such discrepancy has been resolved.
5.4 The
Escrow Agent shall be under no duty or responsibility to enforce collection of
any check delivered to it hereunder. The Escrow Agent, within a reasonable
time, shall return to the Issuer any check received which is dishonored,
together with Subscription Information, if any, which accompanied such
check.
5.5 The
Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy, act in reliance upon
the contents, and assume the genuineness of any notice, instruction,
certificate, signature, instrument or other document which is given to the
Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement without the necessity of the Escrow
Agent verifying the truth or accuracy thereof. The Escrow Agent shall not
be obligated to make any inquiry as to the authority, capacity, existence or
identity of any person purporting to give any such notice or instructions or to
execute any such certificate, instrument or other document.
5.6 If
the Escrow Agent is uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder or shall
receive instructions with respect to the Bank Account, the Escrow Amounts or the
Fund which, in its sole determination, are in conflict either with other
instructions received by it or with any provision of this Agreement, it shall be
entitled to hold the Escrow Amounts, the Fund, or a portion thereof, in the Bank
Account pending the resolution of such uncertainty to the Escrow Agent’s sole
satisfaction, by final judgment of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction
or otherwise; or the Escrow Agent, at its sole option, may deposit the Fund (and
any other Escrow Amounts that thereafter become part of the Fund) with the Clerk
of a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding to which all parties in
interest are joined. Upon the deposit by the Escrow Agent of the Fund with
the Clerk of any such court, the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further
obligations and released from all liability hereunder.
5.7 The
Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted hereunder, or
for the misconduct of any employee, agent or attorney appointed by it, except in
the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Escrow Agent shall
be entitled to consult with counsel of its own choosing and shall not be liable
for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with the advice of
such counsel.
5.8 The
Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility at any time to ascertain whether or
not any security interest exists in the Escrow Amounts, the Fund or any part
thereof or to file any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code
with respect to the Fund or any part thereof.
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6. Amendment;
Resignation. This Agreement may be altered or amended only with the
written consent of the parties hereto. The Escrow Agent (and any successor
escrow agent) at any time may be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder by the delivery to it of a notice of termination signed by the
Company, or at any time the Escrow Agent may resign by giving written notice to
such effect to the Issuer. Upon any such termination or resignation, the
Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrowed Amounts or the Fund to any successor
escrow agent jointly designated by the other parties hereto in writing, or to
any court of competent jurisdiction if no such successor escrow agent is agreed
upon, whereupon the Escrow Agent shall be discharged of and from any and all
further obligations arising in connection with this Escrow Agreement. The
termination of services or resignation of the Escrow Agent shall take effect on
the earlier of (i) the appointment of a successor (including a court of
competent jurisdiction) or (ii) the day that is 30 days after the date of
delivery: (A) to the Escrow Agent of the other parties’ notice of termination or
(B) to the other parties hereto of the Escrow Agent’s written notice of
resignation. If at that time the Escrow Agent has not received a
designation of successor escrow agent, the Escrow Agent’s sole responsibility
after that time shall be to keep the Escrowed Amounts or the Fund safe until
receipt of a designation of a successor escrow agent or a joint written
disposition instruction by the other parties hereto or an enforceable order of a
court of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the provisions of
Section 8 hereof, the resigning Escrow Agent shall be entitled to be reimbursed
by the Issuer for any expenses incurred in connection with its resignation,
transfer of the Fund to a successor escrow agent or distribution of the Fund
pursuant to this Section 6.
7. Representations
and Warranties. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the
Escrow Agent that:
7.1 No
party other than the parties hereto and the prospective purchasers have, or
shall have, any lien, claim or security interest in the Escrow Amounts or the
Fund or any part thereof.
7.2 No
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code is on file in any
jurisdiction claiming a security interest in or describing (whether specifically
or generally) the Escrow Amounts or the Fund or any part thereof.
7.3 The
Subscription Information submitted with each deposit shall, at the time of
submission and at the time of the disbursement of the Fund, be deemed a
representation and warranty that such deposit represents a bona fide payment by
the purchaser described therein for the amount of Securities set forth in such
Subscription Information.
7.4 All
of the information contained in the Information Sheet is, as of the date hereof,
and will be, at the time of any disbursement of the Fund, true and
correct.
8. Fees and
Expenses. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to the Escrow Agent
Fees set forth on the Information Sheet, payable as and when stated therein.
In addition, the Issuer agrees to reimburse the Escrow Agent for any
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, including but
not limited to, reasonable counsel fees. Upon receipt of the Minimum
Dollar Amount, the Escrow Agent shall have a lien upon the Fund to the extent of
its fees for services as Escrow Agent.
9. Indemnification
and Contribution.
9.1 The
Issuer (referred to as the “Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify the Escrow Agent
and its officers, directors, employees, agents and shareholders (collectively
referred to as the “Indemnitees”) against and hold them harmless of and from,
any and all loss, liability, cost, damage and expense, including without
limitation, reasonable counsel fees, which the Indemnitees may suffer or incur
by reason of any action, claim or proceeding brought against the Indemnitees
arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement or any transaction to
which this Agreement relates, unless such action claim or proceeding is the
result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the
Indemnitees.
9.2 If
the indemnification provided for in Section 9.1 is applicable, but for any
reason is held to be unavailable, the Indemnitor shall contribute such amounts
as are just and equitable to pay, or to reimburse the Indemnitees for, the
aggregate of any and all losses, liabilities, costs, damages and expenses,
including counsel fees, actually incurred by the Indemnitees as a result of or
in connection with, and any such amount paid in settlement of, any action, claim
or proceeding arising out of or relating in any way to any actions or omissions
of the Indemnitor.
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9.3 The
provisions of the Article 9 shall survive any termination of this Agreement,
whether by disbursement of the Fund, resignation of the Escrow Agent or
otherwise.
10. Participating
Broker/Dealers.
The
Issuer will notify the Escrow Agent of the names of any participating
broker/dealers other than the Issuer and the Escrow Agent is authorized to
accept subscription payments from such broker/dealers and/or their
customers.
11. Governing
Law and Assignment. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with and governed by the laws of the State of Nevada and shall be binding upon
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided,
however, that any assignment or transfer by any party of its rights under this
Agreement or with respect to the Escrow Amounts or the Fund shall be void as
against the Escrow Agent unless (a) written notice thereof shall be given to the
Escrow Agent; and (b) the Escrow Agent shall have consented in writing to such
assignment or transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
12. Notices. All notices required
to be given in connection with this Agreement shall be (a) delivered by hand or
by facsimile (with confirmation of receipt), or (b) sent by registered or
certified mail, or by the Express Mail service offered by the United States Post
Office with proper postage prepaid, and addressed as follows:
If to the
Issuer, to:
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone
(000) 000-0000
If to the
Escrow Agent:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile
(000) 000-0000
or to
such other address as the person to whom notice is to be given may have
previously furnished to the others in the above-referenced manner. All
such notices and communications, if mailed, shall be effective, if to the
Issuer, five days after deposited in the mails, and if to the Escrow Agent shall
not be effective until received. Notices of changes of address shall not
be effective until received.
13. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the
remaining provisions of this Agreement or the application of such provision to
persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid or
unenforceable shall not be affected thereby and shall be valid and enforceable
to the fullest extent permitted by law.
14. Execution
in Several Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts or by separate instruments, and all of such counterparts and
instruments shall constitute one agreement, binding on all of the parties
hereto.
15. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings (written or oral) of the parties in
connection therewith.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Executive
Vice President
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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ESCROW
AGREEMENT INFORMATION SHEET
1. The
Issuer
Name:
Vufusion, Inc.
Address:
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
State of
Incorporation: Texas
2. The
Escrow Agent
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Address:
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 000000
3. The
Securities
Description
of the Securities to be offered: Shares of Common Stock
Offering
Price per Share: $0.50 per Share.
4. Minimum
Amount Required for Disbursement of the Escrow Account
Aggregate
dollar amount which must be collected before the Escrow Account may be disbursed
to the Issuer (“Minimum Dollar Amount”): $600,000.00.
Total
amount of securities which must be subscribed for before the Escrow Account may
be disbursed to the Issuer (“Minimum Securities Amount”): 1,200,000 Shares of
Common Stock.
Maximum
Amount - The maximum number of Shares to be sold is 5,00,000 Shares and the
maximum dollar amount is $2,500,000.00.
5. Plan of
Distribution of the Securities
Offering
Period: From the date of the Prospectus until _________________,
2009.
Extension
Period, if any:_____________, 2009 through_______________, 2009.
Collection
Period, if any: 10 business days.
6. Title of
Bank Account:
7. Escrow
Agent Fees
$1,500.00
upon the distribution of funds based upon reaching the Minimum Dollar Amount.
All other fees will be mutually agreed upon by the Issuer and the Escrow
Agent.
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