Exchange Mechanics. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall designate a bank or trust company reasonably satisfactory to the Company to act as Exchange Agent in the Merger (the "Exchange Agent"). At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent will, or will take all steps necessary to enable and cause the Surviving Corporation to, provide the Exchange Agent funds (the "Fund") necessary to make the payments contemplated by Section 2.7. Out of the Fund, the Exchange Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, make the payments referred to in Section 2.7. The Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. The Exchange Agent may invest portions of the Fund, as directed by Parent (so long as such directions do not impair the Exchange Agent's ability to make the payments referred to in Section 2.7 hereof or otherwise impair the rights of holders of Shares), provided that no such investments may be made other than in direct obligations of the United States of America, obligations for which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged to provide for the payment of principal and interest, commercial paper rated of the highest quality by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation, or certificates of deposit issued by a commercial bank having capital exceeding $500,000,000. Any net earnings resulting from, or interest or income produced by, such investments shall be paid to the Surviving Corporation as and when requested by Parent. The Surviving Corporation shall replace any monies lost through any investment made pursuant to this Section 2.10. Deposit of funds pursuant hereto shall not relieve Parent or the Surviving Corporation of their obligations to make payments in respect of Shares and Parent hereby guarantees the Surviving Corporation's obligations in respect thereof.
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Exchange Mechanics. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall designate a bank or trust company reasonably satisfactory to the Company to act as Exchange Agent in the Merger (the "Exchange AgentEXCHANGE AGENT"). At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent will, or will take all steps necessary to enable and cause the Surviving Corporation to, provide the Exchange Agent funds (the "FundFUND") necessary to make the payments contemplated by Section 2.7. Out of the Fund, the Exchange Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, make the payments referred to in Section 2.7. The Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. The Exchange Agent may invest portions of the Fund, as directed by Parent (so long as such directions do not impair the Exchange Agent's ability to make the payments referred to in Section 2.7 hereof or otherwise impair the rights of holders of Shares), provided that no such investments may be made other than in direct obligations of the United States of America, obligations for which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged to provide for the payment of principal and interest, commercial paper rated of the highest quality by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation, or certificates of deposit issued by a commercial bank having capital exceeding $500,000,000. Any net earnings resulting from, or interest or income produced by, such investments shall be paid to the Surviving Corporation as and when requested by Parent. The Surviving Corporation shall replace any monies lost through any investment made pursuant to this Section 2.10. Deposit of funds pursuant hereto shall not relieve Parent or the Surviving Corporation of their obligations to make payments in respect of Shares and Parent hereby guarantees the Surviving Corporation's obligations in respect thereof.
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Exchange Mechanics. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall ------------------ designate a bank or trust company reasonably satisfactory to the Company to act as Exchange Agent in the Merger (the "Exchange Agent"). At or prior to the -------------- Effective Time, Parent will, or will take all steps necessary to enable and cause the Surviving Corporation to, to provide the Exchange Agent funds (the "Fund") necessary ---- to make the payments contemplated by Section 2.7. Out of the Fund, the Exchange Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, make the payments referred to in Section 2.7. The Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. The Exchange Agent may invest portions of the Fund, as directed by Parent (so long as such directions do not impair the Exchange Agent's ability to make the payments referred to in Section 2.7 hereof or otherwise impair the rights of holders of Shares), provided that no such investments may be made other than in direct obligations of the United States of America, obligations for which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged to provide for the payment of principal and interest, commercial paper rated of the highest quality by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation, or certificates of deposit issued by a commercial bank having capital exceeding $500,000,000. Any net earnings resulting from, or interest or income produced by, such investments shall be paid to the Surviving Corporation as and when requested by Parent. The Surviving Corporation shall replace any monies lost through any investment made pursuant to this Section 2.102.10(a). Deposit of funds pursuant hereto shall not relieve Parent or the Surviving Corporation of their obligations to make payments in respect of Shares and Parent hereby guarantees the Surviving Corporation's obligations in respect thereof.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Ne Holdco Corp)