Common use of Escrowed Funds Clause in Contracts

Escrowed Funds. Upon receipt of the proceeds from the subscriptions for Shares (the “Escrowed Funds”), the Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrowed Funds in escrow pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Until such time as the Escrowed Funds shall be distributed by the Escrow Agent as provided herein, the Escrow Agent shall invest all of the funds deposited as well as earnings and interest derived therefrom in the Escrow Account in the “Short-Term Investments” specified below at the written direction of the Company, unless the costs to the Company for the making of such investment are reasonably expected to exceed the anticipated interest earnings from such investment in which case the funds and interest thereon shall remain in the Escrow Account until the balance in the Escrow Account reaches the minimum amount necessary for the anticipated interest earnings from such investment to exceed the costs to the Company for the making of such investment, as determined by the Company based upon applicable interest rates. “Short-Term Investments” include obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States government or bank money-market accounts or certificates of deposit of national or state banks that have deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (including certificates of deposit of any bank acting as a depository or custodian for any such funds) which mature on or before the Closing Date, unless such instrument cannot be readily sold or otherwise disposed of for cash by the Closing Date without any dissipation of the offering proceeds invested. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Exhibit C hereto sets forth specific Short-Term Investments that shall be deemed permissible investments hereunder. The following securities are not permissible investments: (a) money market funds; (b) corporate equity or debt securities; (c) repurchase agreements; (d) bankers’ acceptances; (e) commercial paper; and (f) municipal securities. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to sell or redeem any such investment as necessary to make any distributions required under this Agreement and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss resulting from any such sale or redemption. Income resulting from the investment of the Escrowed Funds shall be retained by the Escrow Agent, and shall be distributed according to this Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall provide to the Company monthly statements (or more frequently as reasonably requested by the Company) on the account balances in the Escrow Account and the activity in the account since the last report.