Deposit with Paying Agent. Prior to the Effective Time, the Parent shall designate a bank or trust company that is reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as agent (the “Paying Agent”) for the holders of shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger to receive the funds to which holders of shares of Company Common Stock shall become entitled pursuant to Section 2.1(a). Such funds shall be deposited with the Paying Agent by the Parent immediately prior to or after the Effective Time and shall be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by the Parent; provided that, no investment of such deposited funds shall relieve the Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent from promptly making the payments required by this Article II, and following any losses from any such investment, the Parent shall promptly provide additional funds to the Paying Agent for the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock at the Effective Time in the amount of such losses, which additional funds will be held and disbursed in the same manner as funds initially deposited with the Paying Agent for payment of the Merger Consideration to holders of shares of Company Common Stock.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Midamerican Energy Holdings Co /New/), Merger Agreement (Constellation Energy Group Inc)
Deposit with Paying Agent. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company and the Parent shall mutually designate a bank or trust company that is reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as agent (the “"Paying Agent”") for the holders of shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger to receive the funds to which holders of shares of Company Common Stock shall become entitled pursuant to Section 2.1(a). Such funds shall be deposited with the Paying Agent by the Parent immediately prior to or after the Effective Time and shall be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by the Parent; provided that, no investment of such deposited funds shall relieve the Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent from promptly making the payments required by this Article II, and following any losses from any such investment, the Parent shall promptly provide additional funds to the Paying Agent for the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock at the Effective Time in the amount of such losses, which additional funds will be held and disbursed in the same manner as funds initially deposited with the Paying Agent for payment of the Merger Consideration to holders of shares of Company Common Stock.
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