ESCROW AGREEMENT
THIS
ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is
made as of April __, 2006, by and among bioMETRX, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”),
the
purchasers signatory hereto (each a “Purchaser”
and
together the “Purchasers”),
and
Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP (the “Escrow
Agent”).
Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the
Securities Purchase Agreement referred to in the first
recital.
W
I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Purchasers will be purchasing from the Company, severally and not jointly
with the other Purchasers, in the aggregate, up to $3,000,000 in the aggregate
of shares of Preferred Stock (the “Shares”)
and
Warrants on the Closing Date as set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement
(the “Purchase
Agreement”)
dated
the date hereof between the Purchasers and the Company, which securities will
be
issued under the terms contained herein and in the Purchase Agreement;
and
WHEREAS,
it is intended that the purchase of the securities be consummated in accordance
with the requirements set forth in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended; and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Purchasers have requested that the Escrow Agent hold the
Subscription Amounts in escrow until the Escrow Agent has received the Release
Notice in the form attached hereto from the Company and each
Purchaser;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and mutual promises contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
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TERMS
OF
THE ESCROW
1.1. The
parties hereby agree to establish an escrow account with the Escrow Agent
whereby the Escrow Agent shall hold the funds for the purchase of up to
$3,000,000 in the aggregate of the Shares as contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement.
1.2. Upon
the
Escrow Agent’s receipt of the aggregate Subscription Amounts for the Closing
into its master escrow account, together with executed counterparts of this
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Certificate of Designation, the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants,
it
shall telephonically advise the Company, or the Company’s designated attorney or
agent, of the amount of funds it has received into its master escrow
account.
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1.3. Wire
transfers to the Escrow Agent shall be made as follows:
HSBC
Bank
USA
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
A/C
of
Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, XXXX
A/C#
629034125
ABA#
000000000
REMARK:
BIOMETRX, INC./[FUND NAME]
1.4 The
Company, promptly following being advised by the Escrow Agent that the Escrow
Agent has received the Subscription Amounts for the Closing along with facsimile
copies of counterpart signature pages of the Purchase Agreement, Registration
Rights Agreement and this Agreement from each Purchaser, shall deliver to the
Escrow Agent the following:
(a) The
certificates representing the Shares;
(b) the
Company’s executed counterpart of the Purchase Agreement;
(c) the
Company’s executed counterpart of the Registration Rights
Agreement;
(d) executed
Series A and Series B Warrants;
(e) the
executed opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of Exhibit
E
to the
Purchase Agreement;
(f) a
Warrant
registered in the name of First Montauk Securities Corporation (“FMSC”)
in the
aggregate amount of ____% of the number of shares being purchased by the
Purchasers (the “FMSC
Warrant”);
and
(g) the
Company’s original executed counterpart of this Escrow Agreement.
1.5 In
the
event that the foregoing items are not in the Escrow Agent’s possession within
five (5) Trading Days of the Escrow Agent notifying the Company that the Escrow
Agent has custody of the Subscription Amount for the Closing, then each
Purchaser shall have the right to demand the return of their portion of the
Subscription Amount.
1.6 Once
the
Escrow Agent receives a Release Notice in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
X
(the
“Release
Notice”)
executed by the Company and each Purchaser (i) it shall wire the aggregate
Subscription Amounts per the written instructions of the Company, net of
$[25,000] to SRFF per the written instructions of SRFF, (ii) it shall wire
the
remaining ____% of the aggregate Subscription Amounts per the written
instructions of FMSC as its fee in connection with the transaction described
herein, and (iii) the remaining proceeds shall be wired by the Escrow Agent
in
accordance with written instructions provided by the Company.
1.7 Wire
transfers to the Company shall be made pursuant to written instructions from
the
Company provided to the Escrow Agent on the date of the Purchase
Agreement.
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1.8 Once
the
funds (as set forth above) have been sent per the Company’s instructions, the
Escrow Agent shall then arrange to have the Purchase Agreement, the Shares,
the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Warrants and the FMSC
Warrant and the opinion of counsel delivered to the appropriate
parties.
ARTICLE
II
MISCELLANEOUS
2.1 No
waiver
or any breach of any covenant or provision herein contained shall be deemed
a
waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof, or of any other covenant
or provision herein contained. No extension of time for performance of any
obligation or act shall be deemed an extension of the time for performance
of
any other obligation or act.
2.2
All
notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing, and shall be sent as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
2.3
This
Escrow Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
permitted successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
2.4
This
Escrow Agreement is the final expression of, and contains the entire agreement
between, the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior understandings with respect thereto. This Escrow Agreement may not
be
modified, changed, supplemented or terminated, nor may any obligations hereunder
be waived, except by written instrument signed by the parties to be charged
or
by its agent duly authorized in writing or as otherwise expressly permitted
herein.
2.5
Whenever
required by the context of this Escrow Agreement, the singular shall include
the
plural and masculine shall include the feminine. This Escrow Agreement shall
not
be construed as if it had been prepared by one of the parties, but rather as
if
all parties had prepared the same. Unless otherwise indicated, all references
to
Articles are to this Escrow Agreement.
2.6
The
parties hereto expressly agree that this Escrow Agreement shall be governed
by,
interpreted under and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York. Any action to enforce, arising out of, or relating in any
way
to, any provisions of this Escrow Agreement shall only be brought in a state
or
Federal court sitting in New York City.
2.7
The
Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked
only by a writing signed by the Company, each Purchaser and the Escrow
Agent.
2.8
The
Escrow Agent shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as
are
specifically set forth herein and may rely and shall be protected in relying
or
refraining from acting on any instrument reasonably believed by the Escrow
Agent
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties. The Escrow Agent shall not be personally liable for any act the Escrow
Agent may do or omit to do hereunder as the Escrow Agent while acting in good
faith and in the absence of gross negligence, fraud and willful misconduct,
and
any act done or omitted by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the advice of the Escrow
Agent’s attorneys-at-law shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith, in the
absence of gross negligence, fraud and willful misconduct.
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2.9
The
Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all warnings
given by any of the parties hereto or by any other person or corporation,
excepting only orders or process of courts of law and is hereby expressly
authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments or decrees of any court.
In
case the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such order, judgment or decree,
the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any
other person, firm or corporation by reason of such decree being subsequently
reversed, modified, annulled, set aside, vacated or found to have been entered
without jurisdiction.
2.10 The
Escrow Agent shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity,
authorization or rights of the parties executing or delivering or purporting
to
execute or deliver the Purchase Agreement or any documents or papers deposited
or called for thereunder in the absence of gross negligence, fraud and willful
misconduct.
2.11 The
Escrow Agent shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other experts
as
the Escrow Agent may deem necessary to properly advise the Escrow Agent in
connection with the Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder, may rely upon the advice of
such counsel, and may pay such counsel reasonable compensation; provided that
the costs of such compensation shall be borne by the Escrow Agent.
2.12 The
Escrow Agent’s responsibilities as escrow agent hereunder shall terminate if the
Escrow Agent shall resign by giving written notice to the Company and the
Purchasers. In the event of any such resignation, the Purchasers and the Company
shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent and the Escrow Agent shall deliver to
such successor Escrow Agent any escrow funds and other documents held by the
Escrow Agent.
2.13 If
the
Escrow Agent reasonably requires other or further instruments in connection
with
this Escrow Agreement or obligations in respect hereto, the necessary parties
hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments.
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2.14 It
is
understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with respect to the delivery
and/or ownership or right of possession of the documents or the escrow funds
held by the Escrow Agent hereunder, the Escrow Agent is authorized and directed
in the Escrow Agent’s sole discretion (1) to retain in the Escrow Agent’s
possession without liability to anyone all or any part of said documents or
the
escrow funds until such disputes shall have been settled either by mutual
written agreement of the parties concerned by a final order, decree or judgment
or a court of competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired
and
no appeal has been perfected, but the Escrow Agent shall be under no duty
whatsoever to institute or defend any such proceedings or (2) to deliver the
escrow funds and any other property and documents held by the Escrow Agent
hereunder to a state or Federal court having competent subject matter
jurisdiction and located in the City of New York in accordance with the
applicable procedure therefore
2.15 The
Company and each Purchaser agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold
harmless the Escrow Agent and its partners, employees, agents and
representatives from any and all claims, liabilities, costs or expenses in
any
way arising from or relating to the duties or performance of the Escrow Agent
hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Purchase Agreement
other than any such claim, liability, cost or expense to the extent the same
shall have been determined by final, unappealable judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, fraud or
willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Escrow Agreement as
of
date first written above.
BIOMETRX,
INC.
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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With
a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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ESCROW
AGENT:
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SICHENZIA
XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX LLP
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
SIGNATURE
PAGES FOR PURCHASERS FOLLOW]
[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF PURCHASERS TO BIOMETRX ESCROW]
Name
of
Investing Entity: __________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
__________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory: _________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory: __________________________
[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF PURCHASERS FOLLOWS]
Exhibit
X
to
Escrow
Agreement
RELEASE
NOTICE
The
UNDERSIGNED, pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, dated as of April __, 2006,
among
bioMETRX, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
the
Purchasers signatory thereto and Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, as Escrow
Agent (the “Escrow
Agreement”;
capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meaning ascribed
to
such terms in the Escrow Agreement), hereby notify the Escrow Agent that each
of
the conditions precedent to the purchase and sale of the Securities set forth
in
the Securities Purchase Agreement have been satisfied. The Company and the
undersigned Purchaser hereby confirm that all of their respective
representations and warranties contained in the Purchase Agreement remain true
and correct and authorize the release by the Escrow Agent of the funds and
documents to be released at the Closing as described in the Escrow Agreement.
This Release Notice shall not be effective until executed by the Company and
the
Purchasers.
This
Release Notice may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Release Notice to be duly
executed and delivered as of this __ day of April, 2006.
BIOMETRX, INC. | ||
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF PURCHASERS FOLLOWS]
[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF PURCHASERS TO BIOMETRX RELEASE]
Name
of
Investing Entity: __________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
__________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory: _________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory: __________________________