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Escrow. (a) At or prior to the Closing, the Purchaser Representative, the Seller Representative and a third-party escrow agent mutually acceptable to the Purchaser and the Seller, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), shall enter into an Escrow Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and the Seller (the “Escrow Agreement”), pursuant to which the Purchaser shall issue to the Escrow Agent on the Closing Date, a number of shares equal to five percent (5%) of each of the shares of (i) Purchaser Common Stock, (ii) Series A Preferred Stock, and (iii) Series B Preferred Stock to be transferred as part of the Merger Consideration (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Escrow Amount”) (together with any equity securities paid as dividends or distributions with respect to such shares or into which such shares are exchanged or converted, the “Escrow Securities”) to be held, along with any other dividends, distributions or other income on the Escrow Shares (together with the Escrow Shares, the “Escrow Property”), in a segregated escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) and disbursed therefrom in accordance with Article VI hereof and the Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Property shall serve as the sole source of payment for the obligations of the Seller pursuant to Article VI (other than for Fraud Claims). Unless otherwise required by Law, all distributions made from the Escrow Account shall be treated by the Parties as an adjustment to the Merger Consideration received by the Seller pursuant to Article I hereof.
(b) The Escrow Property shall not be subject to any indemnification claim with respect the extent made after the date that is two (2) years after the Closing Date (the “Escrow Expiration Date”); provided, however, with respect to any indemnification claims made in accordance with Article VI hereof (including with respect to the required timing of Claim Notices) that remain unresolved at the time of the Escrow Expiration Date (“Pending Claims”), all or a portion of the Escrow Property reasonably necessary to satisfy such Pending Claims (as determined based on the amount of the indemnification claim included in the Claim Notice provided by the Purchaser Representative under Article VI and the Purchaser Share Price as of the Escrow Expiration Date) shall remain in the Escrow Account until such time as such Pending Claim shall have been finally resolved and paid pursuant to the provisions of Article VI. Aft...
Escrow. (a) The Escrow Deposit and Additional Escrow Deposit shall be commingled and deposited by the Escrow Agent in an interest-bearing, attorney trust account in a bank reasonably selected by Escrow Agent to be maintained and disbursed in accordance with the provisions hereof. If, prior to expiration of the Inspection Period, as such term is defined in paragraph 7(a) of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent receives the Inspection Termination together with the Inspection Report(s), as such terms are defined in paragraph 7(a) of this Agreement, then within five (5) days of receipt thereof, the Escrow Agent shall refund the Escrow Deposit and Additional Escrow Deposit together with one-half (1/2) of the interest accrued thereon, to the Buyer. If, upon expiration of the Inspection Period, as such term is defined in paragraph 7(a) of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent has not received the Inspection Termination and/or Inspection Report(s) then and in that event, the Escrow Agent shall continue to hold the Escrow Deposit and Additional Escrow Deposit in escrow for the benefit of the Seller, subject to the right of the Buyer to have the Escrow Deposit and Additional Escrow Deposit returned to the Buyer, only if, prior to expiration of the Environment Due Diligence Period, as defined in paragraph 7(b) of this Agreement, or Extended Environmental Due Diligence Period, if applicable, as defined in paragraph 7(b)(i) of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent has received the Environmental Termination, together with the Environmental Certification and Environmental Study (all as defined in paragrpah 7(b) of this Agreement). If, prior to expiration of the Environmental Due Diligence Period, or prior to expiration of the Extended Environmental Due Diligence Period, if applicable, the Escrow Agent receives the (Final) Environmental Certification, (Final) Environmental Study and the (Final) Environmental Termination as defined in paragraph 7(b) or 7(b)(i), if applicable, of this Agreement, then within five (5) days of receipt thereof, the Escrow Agent shall refund the Escrow Deposit and Additional Deposit together with one-half (1/2) of the interest accrued thereon to the Buyer. If, upon expiration of the Environmental Due Diligence Period or Extended Environmental Due Diligence Period, the Escrow Agent has not received the Inspection Termination together with the Inspection Reports, then within five (5) days after expiration of the Environmental Due Diligence Period or the Extended Enviro...
Escrow. Escrow shall be opened by Seller and funds deposited in escrow upon acceptance of this Agreement by both parties. The escrow holder will be a nationally-recognized escrow company selected by Seller. A copy of this Agreement will be delivered to the escrow holder and will serve as escrow instructions together with the escrow holder's standard instructions and any additional instructions required by the escrow holder to clarify its rights and duties (and the parties agree to sign these additional instructions). If there is any conflict between these other instructions and this Agreement, this Agreement will control.
Escrow. The Participant shall, upon the execution of this Agreement, execute Joint Escrow Instructions in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. The Joint Escrow Instructions shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Company, as escrow agent thereunder. The Participant shall deliver to such escrow agent a stock assignment duly endorsed in blank, in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B, and hereby instructs the Company to deliver to such escrow agent, on behalf of the Participant, the certificate(s) evidencing the Shares issued hereunder. Such materials shall be held by such escrow agent pursuant to the terms of such Joint Escrow Instructions.
Escrow. The Escrow Deposit shall be held by the Escrow Agent for a period ending on the Escrow Release Date, except the Escrow Deposit may be withheld after the Escrow Release Date for so long as is reasonably necessary to satisfy claims for indemnification which are the subject to a Claims Notice delivered prior to the Escrow Release Date. The Escrow Deposit shall be held and disbursed by the Escrow Agent in accordance with an Escrow Agreement. If the Closing occurs, Parent agrees that the right to indemnification pursuant to this Article XII shall constitute Parent’s sole and exclusive remedy and recourse against the Shareholders for Losses attributable to any Indemnifiable Matters. Except with respect to the Excluded Obligations the maximum aggregate liability of any Shareholder individually shall be limited to such Shareholder’s Pro Rata Portion of the Escrow Deposit and the maximum aggregate liability of the Shareholders collectively for the Excluded Obligations (other than the Section 3.12 Indemnifiable Matters) shall be limited to the Cash Consideration (and for the Employee Shareholders also the value of the Restricted Equity Consideration) and of any Shareholder individually for the Excluded Obligations (other than the Section 3.12 Indemnifiable Matters) shall be limited to such Shareholder’s Pro Rata Portion of the Losses up to the aggregate amount of the Cash Consideration which such Shareholder is entitled (and for an Employee Shareholder the value of his share of the Restricted Equity Consideration). The maximum aggregate liability of the Stockholders for the Section 3.12 Indemnifiable Matters shall be limited as follows: (a) for Section 3.12 Indemnifiable Matters arising during the period beginning on the Closing Date and continuing until the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing Date, the maximum liability of each Stockholder shall be limited to such Stockholder’s Pro Rata Portion of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), (b) for Section 3.12 Indemnifiable Matters arising during the period beginning on the day after the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing Date and continuing until the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing Date, the maximum liability of each Stockholder shall be limited to such Stockholder’s Pro Rata Portion of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000), (c) for Section 3.12 Indemnifiable Matters arising during the period beginning on the day after the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing Date and continuing unt...
Escrow a. Escrow Agent shall hold and disburse the Deposit in accordance with the following provisions:
i. If the Closing occurs, then the Escrow Agent shall deliver the Deposit to Seller.
ii. If for any reason the Closing does not occur and either party makes a written demand upon Escrow Agent for payment of the Deposit, Escrow Agent shall give written notice to the other party of such demand. If Escrow Agent does not receive a written objection from the other party to the proposed payment within TEN (10) days after the giving of such notice, Escrow Agent is hereby authorized to make such payment. If Escrow Agent does receive such written objection within such TEN (10) day period or if for any other reason Escrow Agent in good faith shall elect not to make such payment, Escrow Agent shall continue to hold such amount until otherwise directed by written instructions from the parties to this Agreement or a final judgment in court. However, Escrow Agent shall have the right at any time to deposit the escrowed proceeds and interest thereon, if any, with the clerk of the Court of Orange County, Florida. Escrow Agent shall give written notice of such deposit to Seller and Purchaser. Upon such deposit, Escrow Agent shall be relieved and discharged of all further obligations and responsibilities hereunder.
iii. Escrow Agent has signed this Agreement for the sole purpose of agreeing to act as Escrow Agent in accordance with this Article. Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those set forth in this Agreement and Seller and Purchaser agree and acknowledge that Escrow Agent shall act hereunder as a depository only.
iv. Escrow Agent shall be protected in relying upon the accuracy, acting in reliance upon the contents, and assuming the genuineness of any notice, demand, certificate, signature, instrument or other document which is given to Escrow Agent without verifying the truth or accuracy of any such notice, demand, certificate, signature, instrument or other document.
v. The parties acknowledge that Escrow Agent is acting solely as a stakeholder at their request and for their convenience, that the duties of the Escrow Agent hereunder are purely ministerial in nature and shall be expressly limited to the safekeeping and disposition of the Deposit in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by Escrow Agent in good faith and believed by Escrow Agent to be authorized or within it...
Escrow. The escrow agent is not (i) a party to this contract and does not have liability for the performance or nonperformance of any party to this contract, (ii) liable for interest on the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ money and (iii) liable for the loss of any ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ money caused by the failure of any financial institution in which the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ money has been deposited unless the financial institution is acting as escrow agent.
Escrow. The Secretary or such other escrow holder as the Committee may appoint shall retain physical custody of the certificates representing Restricted Stock, including shares of Restricted Stock issued pursuant to Section 3.5, until all of the Restrictions expire or shall have been removed; provided, however, that in no event shall the Employee retain physical custody of any certificates representing Restricted Stock issued to him.
Escrow. The Corporation shall have the right to hold the Purchased Shares in escrow until those shares have vested in accordance with the Vesting Schedule.
Escrow. The unpaid $250,000.00 in cash (the "Escrowed Funds") and the $1,000,000.00 of the Lason Common Stock (the "Escrowed Stock") referenced in Section 2.1 above are to be paid into escrow with Seyburn, Kahn, Ginn, Bess, Deit▇▇ ▇▇▇ Serl▇▇, ▇.C. ("Buyer's Counsel") pursuant to the terms and conditions of a mutually acceptable escrow agreement (the "Escrow Agreement"). The Escrow Agreement is to provide, inter alia, as follows:
A. With respect to the Escrowed Funds:
1. The Escrowed Funds are to be deposited by Buyer's Counsel into an interest-bearing account, with interest to be delivered to the party which is entitled to receive it under the Escrow Agreement.
2. Within 90 days following the Closing Date, Buyer will prepare and deliver to Seller an unaudited balance sheet for the Business determined on a stand-alone basis dated as of the Closing Date (the "Closing Date Balance Sheet") showing the Net Current Working Capital of Seller as that term is defined in subpart (5) below (the "Closing Date Net Current Working Capital"). If the Closing Date Net Current Working Capital is less than $4,756,000 (the "Target Capital Base"), the Initial Purchase Price shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
3. If the Closing Date Net Current Working Capital is greater than the Target Capital Base, then, and in that event, the Initial Purchase Price shall be increased on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
4. Within 5 days of Buyer's determination of the Closing Date Net Current Working Capital, Buyer shall deliver to Seller and Buyer's Counsel a statement setting forth its computation of the Closing Date Net Current Working Capital, the amount of any reduction or increase to the Initial Purchase Price, and the proper distribution of the Escrowed Funds (including interest). If Seller disputes the accuracy of the Closing Date Net Current Working Capital and the amount of the reduction or increase to the Initial Purchase Price, Seller shall notify Buyer within 10 days of delivery of the statement, and Buyer and Seller shall work in good faith to resolve their differences amicably. If Buyer and Seller come to an agreement on the amount of the reduction or increase to the Initial Purchase Price and the proper distribution of the Escrowed Funds (including interest), they shall each notify Buyer's Counsel within 120 days of the Closing Date, and Buyer's Counsel will release the Escrowed Funds pursuant to the terms of such agreement. If Buyer and Seller do not notify Buyer's Counsel of th...