The Escrow Agent. 2.3 The Escrow Agent shall invest the Settlement Fund deposited pursuant to ¶2.1 hereof in instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government or fully insured by the United States Government or an agency thereof and shall reinvest the proceeds of these instruments as they mature in similar instruments at their then-current market rates. All costs and risks related to the investment of the Settlement Fund in accordance with the guidelines set forth in this paragraph shall be borne by the Settlement Fund.
The Escrow Agent. In exercising the rights, duties and obligations prescribed or confirmed by this Agreement, the Escrow Agent will act honestly and in good faith and will exercise that degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. The Purchaser and the Company jointly and severally covenant and agree from time to time and at all times hereafter well and truly to save, defend and keep harmless and fully indemnify the Escrow Agent, its successors, and assigns, from and against all loss, costs, charges, suits, demands, claims, damages and expenses which the Escrow Agent, its successors or assigns may at any time or times hereafter bear, sustain, suffer or be put unto for or by reason or on account of its acting pursuant to this Agreement or anything in any manner relating thereto or by reason of the Escrow Agent's compliance in good faith with the terms hereof. In case proceedings should hereafter be taken in any court respecting the Subscription Proceeds, the Escrow Agent will not be obliged to defend any such action or submit its rights to the court until it has been indemnified by other good and sufficient security in addition to the indemnity given in Clause 4.2 against its costs of such proceedings. The Escrow Agent will have no responsibility in respect of loss of the Subscription Proceeds except the duty to exercise such care in the safekeeping thereof as it would exercise if the Subscription Proceeds belonged to the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent may act on the advice of counsel but will not be responsible for acting or failing to act on the advice of counsel. The Escrow Agent will not be bound in any way by any contract between the parties hereto whether or not it has notice thereof or of its terms and conditions and the only duty, liability and responsibility of the Escrow Agent will be to hold the Subscription Proceeds as herein directed and to pay and deliver the same to such persons and other such conditions as are herein set forth. The Escrow Agent will not be required to pass upon the sufficiency of any of the Subscription Proceeds or to ascertain whether or not the person or persons who have executed, signed or otherwise issued or authenticated the said documents have authority to so execute, sign or authorize, issue or authenticate the said documents or any of them, or that they are the same persons named therein or otherwise to pass upon any requirement of such instruments that may be essenti...
The Escrow Agent. (a) The duties, responsibilities and obligations of Escrow Agent shall be limited to those expressly set forth herein and no duties, responsibilities or obligations shall be inferred or implied against the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall not be subject to, nor required to comply with, any other agreement to which the Company or the Dealer Manager is a party, even though reference thereto may be made herein, or to comply with any direction or instruction (other than those contained herein or delivered in accordance with this Agreement) from the Company, the Dealer Manager or an entity acting on its behalf. The Escrow Agent shall not be required to expend or risk any of its own funds or otherwise incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder.
The Escrow Agent. (a) The duties, responsibilities and obligations of the Escrow Agent shall be limited to those expressly set forth herein and no duties, responsibilities or obligations shall be inferred or implied against the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall not be subject to, nor required to comply with, any other agreement to which the Company is a party, even though reference thereto may be made herein, or to comply with any direction or instruction (other than those contained herein or delivered in accordance with this Escrow Agreement) from the Company or an entity acting on its behalf. The Escrow Agent shall not be required to expend or risk any of its own funds or otherwise incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder.
The Escrow Agent. 4.1 In exercising the rights, duties and obligations prescribed or confirmed by this Agreement, the Escrow Agent will act honestly and in good faith and will exercise that degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.
The Escrow Agent. 2.3 The Escrow Agent shall invest the Settlement Amount deposited pursuant to ¶2.1 hereof in United States Agency or Treasury Securities or other instruments backed by the Full Faith & Credit of the United States Government or an Agency thereof, or fully insured by the United States Government or an Agency thereof and shall reinvest the proceeds of these instruments as they mature in similar instruments at their then-current market rates. All risks related to the investment of the Settlement Fund shall be borne by the Settlement Fund. The Released Persons shall have no responsibility for, interest in, or liability whatsoever with respect to the investment decisions or the actions of the Escrow Agent, or any transactions executed by the Escrow Agent.
The Escrow Agent. To induce the Escrow Agent to act hereunder, it is further agreed by the Buyer and the Seller that:
The Escrow Agent. 6.1 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Escrow Agent shall promptly dispose of all or any part of the Escrow Shares/Escrow Funds as directed by a writing jointly signed by the SAC Representative and SM&A. The reasonable fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent (as set forth on the fee schedule attached hereto as Schedule 3) in connection with its performance of this Agreement shall be borne by SM&A. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any act or omission to act under this Agreement, including any and all claims made against the Escrow Agent as a result of its holding the Escrow Shares/Escrow Funds in its own name, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for, and the Shareholders (only to the extent of their proportionate share of the Escrow Shares/Escrow Funds) and SM&A shall jointly and severally indemnify the Escrow Agent against, any losses or claims (including reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) arising out of, any action taken or omitted in good faith hereunder or upon the advice of counsel. The Escrow Agent may decline to act and shall not be liable for failure to act if in doubt as to its duties under this Agreement. The Escrow Agent may act upon any instrument or signature believed by it to be genuine and may assume that any person purporting to give any notice or instruction hereunder, reasonably believed by it to be authorized, has been duly authorized to do so. The Escrow Agent's duties shall be determined only with reference to this Agreement and applicable laws, and the Escrow Agent is not charged with knowledge of or any duties or responsibilities in connection with any other document or agreement, including, but not limited to, the Merger Agreement.
The Escrow Agent and the Administrator shall not be liable to the Company or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the exercise of its own best judgment. The Escrow Agent and the Administrator may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Escrow Agent), statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained), which is believed by the Escrow Agent or the Administrator, as applicable, to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Escrow Agent and the Administrator shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this Escrow Agreement or any of the terms thereof, unless evidenced by a writing delivered to the Escrow Agent or the Administrator, as applicable, signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Escrow Agent or the Administrator, as applicable, are affected, unless it shall give its prior written consent thereto.
The Escrow Agent. Acceptance by the Escrow Agent of its duties under this Escrow Agreement is subject to the following terms and conditions, which the parties to this Agreement hereby agree shall govern and control the rights, duties and immunities of the Escrow Agent:
