ESCROW AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 4.3
THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made this ___ day of , 2007,
by and between Amaizing Energy Holding Company, LLC, an Iowa limited liability company (the
“Company”), and , , as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Company proposes to offer a minimum of and a maximum of of
its Membership Units (the “Units”) at a price of $ per Unit, in minimum blocks of
Units in an offering (the “Offering”) conducted pursuant to a registration
statement (the “Registration Statement”) filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and various states, including, without limitation, the states of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,
Missouri, and South Dakota, and potentially pursuant to exemptions in other states;
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A. The Escrow Agent shall send to the Company every seven (7) days a written itemized
notice acknowledging the receipt and amount of the Escrow Funds.
B. The Escrow Agent shall give the Company prompt written notice when the Escrow
Funds, exclusive of interest, equal or exceed ten percent (10%) of the Minimum Escrow
Deposit, which is defined below. Following receipt of such notice, the Company will advise
the subscribers for Units to remit to the Escrow Agent the balance of the purchase price
within thirty (30) days. The Escrow Agent shall give the Company prompt written notice when
the Escrow Funds, exclusive of interest, equal or exceed the Minimum Escrow Deposit.
C. At the time (and in the event) that: (a) the Escrow Funds, exclusive of
interest, equal or exceed $40,000,000 (the “Minimum Escrow Deposit”); (b) the Escrow Agent
shall have received written confirmation from the Company that the Company has affirmatively
elected in writing to terminate this Agreement; (c) the Escrow Agent shall have provided to
each state securities department in which the Company has registered its
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securities, as communicated to the Escrow Agent by the Company, an affidavit stating
that the requirements of this Subsection 7.C have been satisfied; and (d) in each state in
which consent is required, the state securities commissioners have consented to release of
the funds on deposit, then this Agreement shall terminate, and the Escrow Agent shall
promptly disburse the Escrow Funds, including interest, to the Company to be used in
accordance with the provisions set out in the Registration Statement. Upon completing such
disbursement, the Escrow Agent shall be completely discharged and released of any and all
further responsibilities hereunder.
D. In the event the Escrow Funds do not equal or exceed the Minimum Escrow Deposit on
or before the Termination Date, the Escrow Agent shall return to each of the subscribers in
the Offering as promptly as possible after the Termination Date and on the basis of its
records pertaining to the Escrow Account: (a) the sum which each subscriber initially paid
on account of such subscriber’s subscription for Units, and (b) each subscriber’s portion of
the total interest earned on the Escrow Account as of the Termination Date, (c) reduced by
the transaction fees provided in Section 10 below. Computation of any subscriber’s share of
the net interest earned on the Escrow Account will be a weighted average based on the ratio
of such subscriber’s deposit in the Escrow Account to all such subscribers’ deposits
therein, and upon the length of time that such deposit was held in the Escrow Account as
compared to all such deposits. All computations with respect to each subscriber’s allocable
share of net interest shall be made by the Escrow Agent, which determinations shall be final
and conclusive. Any amount paid or payable to a subscriber pursuant to this Section shall
be deemed to be the property of such subscriber, free and clear of any and all claims of the
Company or its agents or creditors; and any further purchase obligation of such subscriber
in connection with the Offering shall thereupon be deemed, ipso facto, to be cancelled
without any further liability. At such time as the Escrow Agent shall have made all of the
payments called for in this Section, the Escrow Agent shall be completely discharged and
released of any and all further responsibilities hereunder, except that the Escrow Agent
shall be required to prepare and issue an IRS Form 1099 to each subscriber.
A. The Company will deliver a copy of the Registration Statement to the Escrow Agent
upon notice of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s declaration of effectiveness. The
Escrow Agent will have no responsibility to examine the Registration Statement with regard
to the Escrow Account or otherwise.
B. The sole duty of the Escrow Agent, other than as herein specified, shall be to
receive the Escrow Funds and hold them subject to disbursement in accordance herewith. The
Escrow Agent shall be under no duty to determine whether the Company is complying with the
requirements of this Agreement in tendering to the Escrow Agent proceeds from sales of or
subscriptions for Units. The Escrow Agent may conclusively rely upon and shall be protected
in acting in reliance upon, any statement, certificate, notice, request, consent, order or
other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
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by the proper party or parties. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty or liability to
verify any such statement, certificate, notice, request, consent, order or other document,
and its sole responsibility shall be to act only as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
The Escrow Agent shall be under no obligation to institute or defend any action, suit or
proceeding in connection with this Agreement unless first indemnified to its satisfaction.
The Escrow Agent may consult counsel in respect of any question arising under this
Agreement, and the Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted in good
faith upon advice of such counsel.
C. The Company hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the Escrow Agent from and against
any and all loss, liability, cost, damage and expense, including, without limitation,
reasonable counsel fees, which the Escrow Agent may suffer or incur by reason of any action,
claim or proceeding brought against the Escrow Agent arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or any transaction to which this Agreement relates, unless such action, claim or
proceeding is the result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent.
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confirmation of receipt is obtained promptly after completion of transmission, (c) on the next day
on which such deliveries are made in Denison, Iowa, when delivery is to Federal Express or similar
overnight courier or the Express Mail service maintained by the United States Postal Service, or
(d) on the fifth day after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given, by first
class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, and properly addressed, return receipt
requested, to the party as follows:
If to Escrow Agent:
If to the Company:
Amaizing Energy Holding Company, LLC
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx 00
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxx, CEO
Fax: 000-000-0000
Phone: 000-000-0000
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx 00
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxx, CEO
Fax: 000-000-0000
Phone: 000-000-0000
with a required copy to:
Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Xxxxxxxxxxx and Schoenebaum, P.L.C.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Phone: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Phone: (000) 000-0000
12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, performed, and enforced in
accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Iowa, without giving effect to
the conflicts of laws provisions.
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EXHIIBT A
[Attach Escrow Agent’s Fee Schedule]
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