Opening of Escrow Purchase Price and Deposit Clause Samples
Opening of Escrow Purchase Price and Deposit
Purchase Price and Deposit 4.1 The total purchase price for all the Vessels is USD 342,000,000 (United States Dollars Three Hundred and Forty Two Million) (the “Purchase Price”). 4.2 The allocated purchase price for each of the Vessels is set out in Appendix 2 (each, an “Allocated Purchase Price”). 4.3 As security for the correct fulfilment of this Agreement Euronav shall pay on its own behalf and on behalf of the Acceding Buyers a deposit of 10% (ten per cent) of the Purchase Price, equal to USD 34,200,000 (United States Dollars Thirty Four Million Two Hundred Thousand) no later than 2 (two) Banking Days after the Effective Date (the “Deposit”). The Deposit shall be paid to the Escrow Bank no later than 2 (two) Banking Days after the Effective Date. This Deposit shall be placed as Escrow Funds with the Escrow Bank and held by it in an account in the name of the Sellers in accordance with the Escrow Agreement between the Sellers, the Buyers and the Escrow Bank attached hereto as Appendix 4 and the relevant part of the Deposit (being 10% (ten per cent) of the Allocated Purchase Price for that Vessel, each an “Allocated Deposit”) is to be released upon the Buyers and Sellers signing a protocol of delivery and acceptance in respect of that relevant Vessel or released as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement. Simultaneously with signing the protocol of delivery and acceptance the Sellers and the Buyers shall also be obliged to sign an Escrow Payment Letter under the Escrow Agreement thereby releasing the relevant Allocated Deposit. Interest on the Deposit, if any, shall be credited to the Buyers upon delivery of each Vessel by reference to the Allocated Deposit. Any fee charged for holding the Deposit shall be borne equally by the Sellers and the Buyers. 4.4 The remaining part of the Allocated Purchase Price (i.e. 90% (ninety per cent)) for a Vessel plus any other amount due under the relevant MOA shall be paid in full free of bank charges by way of conditional payments using SWIFT messages MT202 and MT199 to the Escrow Bank on delivery of the relevant Vessel or, subject to the consent of the Buyers’ financing bank, 1 (one) Banking Day prior to delivery. 4.5 When the Vessel is in every respect physically ready for delivery in accordance with the terms of the relevant MOA, the Sellers shall give the Buyers a written Notice of Readiness for delivery in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the relevant MOA. The Buyers shall then take delivery of the Vessel promptly but not later than 3 (three) Banking Days after the date that the Notice of Readiness has been given. The Allocated Deposit shall be released from the Escrow Funds in accordance with Clause 4.3 and paid to the Sellers for the relevant Vessel, and the Buyers and Sellers shall jointly instruct the Escrow Bank to release this amount by sending the Escrow Payment Letter simultaneously with the release of the payment of the remainder of the Allocated Purchase Price by the Buyers. 4.6 The Allocated Purchase Price of each Vessel and any other amounts due from the Buyers to the Sellers under this Agreement or each MOA shall be paid by the Buyers to the Sellers in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding unless such right of set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding is specified in this Agreement or the MOA.
Purchase Price; Deposit (a) The purchase price for the Property is AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($ ) (the “Purchase Price”), payable as follows: (i) TEN PERCENT (10%) of the Purchase Price (which is equal to $ ) (the “Initial Deposit”, and together with the Additional Deposit (as hereinafter defined), if any and to the extent delivered by Purchaser, collectively, the “Deposit”) shall, within five (5) business days after the Effective Date, be deposited by Purchaser with the Title Company (as hereinafter defined), as escrow agent (in such capacity, the “Escrow Agent”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Failure by Purchaser to timely deliver the Deposit in accordance with this Section 2(a)(i) shall constitute a material default by Purchaser hereunder and Seller shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by written notice to Purchaser. The Deposit shall be refundable to Purchaser only to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Deposit shall be held in a non-interest-bearing, federally-insured account by Escrow Agent in accordance with this Agreement pending the consummation of the Settlement (as defined below). At Settlement, the Deposit shall be paid to Seller on account of the Purchase Price and credited to Purchaser. The giving of the Deposit hereunder shall not be considered to be ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ money. (ii) Subject to the prorations and adjustments set forth in this Agreement, the balance of the Purchase Price shall be paid to Seller at Settlement by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds. (b) If there is a dispute between Seller and Purchaser regarding whether the Deposit shall be returned to Purchaser or delivered to Seller, Escrow Agent shall have no obligation to either Seller or Purchaser with respect to the Deposit except to interplead (invoke a concursus of) the Deposit into an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction. Escrow Agent may act upon any instrument or other writing believed by Escrow Agent in good faith to be genuine and to be signed and presented by the proper person.
Closing Escrow The Closing shall take place by means of a so called “New York style” escrow (the “Closing Escrow”), and, at or prior to the Closing, the Parties shall enter into a closing escrow agreement with the Escrow Agent with respect to the Closing Escrow in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Seller, Purchaser and the Escrow Agent (the “Closing Escrow Agreement”) pursuant to which (i) the Purchase Price to be paid by Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.3 shall be deposited with Escrow Agent, (ii) all of the documents required to be delivered by Seller and Purchaser at Closing pursuant to this Agreement shall be deposited with Escrow Agent, and (iii) at Closing, the Purchase Price (as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.1) and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money shall be disbursed to Seller and the documents deposited into the Closing Escrow shall be delivered to Seller and Purchaser (as the case may be) pursuant to the Closing Escrow Agreement.
The Purchase Price If the sale of the Property is not subject to HST, Seller agrees to certify on or before (included in/in addition to) closing, that the sale of the Property is not subject to HST. Any HST on chattels, if applicable, is not included in the Purchase Price.
Closing Purchase Price (a) The closing (the “Closing”) of the purchase and sale of the Transferred Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities shall be held at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ LLP, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, at 6:00 a.m., San Francisco time on the third business day after and excluding the date on which the conditions to Closing set forth in Article VIII hereof (other than those conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied concurrently with the Closing) shall have been satisfied or waived or at such other place, time and date as agreed in writing by Purchaser and the Seller. The date on which the Closing shall occur is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.” The Closing shall be deemed to occur as of the close of business on the Closing Date. (b) In consideration of the transfer of the Transferred Assets to Purchaser, and in reliance on the representations and warranties of Seller and the Canadian Subsidiary contained in this Agreement, at the Closing, Purchaser shall (i) pay Seller and the Canadian Subsidiary the aggregate amount of Eighty-Two Million Dollars ($82,000,000), which amount shall be adjusted as provided in this Section 2.4, Section 2.8 and Section 2.12(a), in cash (the “Cash Consideration”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by Seller no later than one business day prior to Closing and (ii) assume the Assumed Liabilities. (c) All expenses and other liabilities arising from the North America Business up until the close of business on the Closing Date, including assessments levied against the Transferred Assets, salesperson advances, property and equipment rentals, amounts owing under the Canadian Lease, sales taxes, applicable copyright or other fees, sales and service charges, and similar prepaid and deferred items shall be prorated between Purchaser, on the one hand, and Seller and the Canadian Subsidiary, on the other hand, in accordance with the principle that Seller and its Affiliates shall be responsible for all expenses, costs and liabilities allocable to the conduct of the North America Business for the period prior to the close of business on the Closing Date, and Purchaser shall be responsible for all expenses, costs and liabilities allocable to the conduct of the North America Business for the period after the close of business on the Closing Date; provided that, Seller and its Affiliates shall be solely responsible for all intercompany accounts among Seller and its Affiliates. The Cash Consideration shall be increased or decreased as required to effectuate the foregoing proration of expenses and liabilities. This Section 2.4(c) is subject to the provisions of Sections 2.8, 2.9 and 2.12. A preliminary schedule of such allocation, calculated in accordance with the foregoing as though the Closing had taken place on November 30, 2004, is attached hereto as Schedule 2.4(c). (d) The Cash Consideration shall be decreased by an amount equal to (i) any customer payments and deposits received by Seller or the Canadian Subsidiary prior to the close of business on the Closing Date but attributable to products or services to be provided by Purchaser after the close of business on the Closing Date (including any interest owing thereon), (ii) any other advance payments or deposits, to the extent any of the foregoing payments or deposits are attributable to products or services to be provided after the close of business on the Closing Date and (iii) the cost of all accrued vacation for Transferred Employees, as reflected on Section 4.12 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, as updated as of the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.3 of this Agreement. A preliminary schedule of all such payments, deposits and accrued vacation, calculated in accordance with the foregoing as though the Closing had taken place on November 30, 2004, is attached hereto as Schedule 2.4(d). (e) At least 10 business days prior to the Closing, Seller will deliver to Purchaser a report with respect to the North America Business (the “Preliminary Report”), certified as to completeness and accuracy by Seller, showing in detail the preliminary determination of the adjustments referred to in Sections 2.4(c), 2.4(d), 2.8 and 2.12(a), which are calculated in accordance with such Section as of the Closing Date, together with any documents substantiating the determination of the adjustments to the Cash Consideration proposed in the Preliminary Report. The parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve any dispute and to reach an agreement prior to the Closing Date on such preliminary adjustments to the Cash Consideration as of the Closing Date (provided that, in the absence of such agreement prior to the Closing Date, the Preliminary Report shall be used for determining any adjustments to the Cash Consideration at Closing) or thereafter in accordance with Section 2.4(f) below. The adjustments shown in the Preliminary Report, as adjusted by agreement of the parties, will be reflected as an adjustment to the Cash Consideration payable at the Closing. (f) Within 90 days after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a report with respect to the North America Business (the “Final Report”), showing in detail the final determination of any adjustments which were not calculated as of the Closing Date and containing any corrections to the Preliminary Report, together with any documents substantiating the final calculation of the adjustments proposed in the Final Report. If Seller shall conclude that the Final Report does not accurately reflect the adjustments and prorations to be made to the Cash Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.4, Seller shall, within 30 days after its receipt of the Final Report, provide to Purchaser its written statement of any discrepancies believed to exist. Purchaser and Seller shall use good faith efforts to jointly resolve the discrepancies within 30 days of Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s written statement of discrepancies, which resolution, if achieved, shall be binding upon all parties to this Agreement and not subject to dispute or judicial review. If Purchaser and Seller cannot resolve the discrepancies to their mutual satisfaction within such 30-day period, Purchaser and Seller shall, within the following 10 days, jointly designate a national independent public accounting firm to be retained to review the Final Report together with Seller’s discrepancy statement and any other relevant documents. The parties agree that the foregoing independent public accounting firm shall not be one that is regularly engaged by Purchaser or Seller. Such firm shall report its conclusions as to adjustments pursuant to this Section 2.4, which shall be conclusive on all parties to this Agreement and not subject to dispute or judicial review. The conclusion of such firm with respect to each discrepancy shall be within the range established for such item by the Final Report and Seller’s discrepancy statement. If Purchaser or Seller is determined to owe an amount to the other, the appropriate party shall pay such amount thereof to the other within three business days after receipt of such determination. The cost of retaining such independent public accounting firm shall be borne equally by the parties.