Common use of Resignation of the Escrow Agent Clause in Contracts

Resignation of the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent, and any successor Escrow Agent, may resign at any time as Escrow Agent hereunder by giving at least fifteen (15) Business Days written notice to the parties. Upon such resignation and the appointment of a successor Escrow Agent, the resigning Escrow Agent shall be absolved from any duties as Escrow Agent hereunder. Upon their receipt of notice of resignation from the Escrow Agent, the Acquiror and the Holder Representative shall use their reasonable best efforts jointly to designate a successor Escrow Agent. If the parties do not agree upon a successor Escrow Agent within fifteen (15) Business Days after the receipt by the parties of the Escrow Agent’s resignation notice, the Escrow Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Escrow Agent or other appropriate relief and any such resulting appointment shall be binding upon all parties hereto. By mutual agreement, the parties shall have the right at any time upon not less than seven (7) Business Days written notice to terminate their appointment of the Escrow Agent, or any successor Escrow Agent, as Escrow Agent hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Escrow Agent or any successor Escrow Agent shall continue to act as the Escrow Agent until a successor is appointed and qualified to act as the Escrow Agent.

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Sources: Merger Agreement (Beckman Coulter Inc)

Resignation of the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent, and any successor Escrow Agent, may resign at any time as Escrow Agent hereunder by giving at least fifteen thirty (1530) Business Days days written notice to the parties. Upon the effective date of such resignation and the appointment of a successor Escrow Agent, the resigning Escrow Agent shall be absolved from any duties as Escrow Agent hereunder. Upon their receipt of notice of resignation from the Escrow Agent, the Acquiror Purchaser and the Holder Representative Seller shall use their reasonable best efforts jointly to designate a successor Escrow Agent. If the parties do not agree upon a successor Escrow Agent within fifteen thirty (1530) Business Days days after the receipt by the parties of the Escrow Agent’s resignation notice, the Escrow Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Escrow Agent or other appropriate relief and any such resulting appointment shall be binding upon all parties hereto. By mutual agreement, the parties Purchaser and Seller shall have the right at any time upon not less than that seven (7) Business Days written notice to terminate their appointment of the Escrow Agent, or any successor Escrow Agent, as Escrow Agent hereunder. Notwithstanding Upon such termination, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Escrow Agent or any successor Escrow Agent shall continue to act as the Escrow Agent until a successor is appointed by Purchaser and Seller and qualified to act as the Escrow Agent.

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Sources: Indemnification Escrow Agreement (International Rectifier Corp /De/)

Resignation of the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent, and any successor Escrow Agent, may resign at any time as Escrow Agent hereunder by giving at least fifteen (15) Business Days business days written notice to the parties. Upon such resignation and the appointment of a successor Escrow Agent, the resigning Escrow Agent shall be absolved from any duties as Escrow Agent hereunder. Upon their receipt of notice of resignation from the Escrow Agent, the Acquiror Purchasers and the Holder Representative Company shall use their reasonable best efforts jointly to designate a successor Escrow Agent. If the parties do not agree upon a successor Escrow Agent within fifteen (15) Business Days business days after the receipt by the parties of the Escrow Agent’s resignation notice, the Escrow Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Escrow Agent or other appropriate relief (including, without limitation, an interpleader action) and any such resulting appointment shall be binding upon all parties hereto. By mutual agreement, the parties Purchasers and the Company, acting together, shall have the right at any time upon not less than seven ten (710) Business Days business days written notice to terminate their appointment of the Escrow Agent, or any successor Escrow Agent, as Escrow Agent hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Escrow Agent or any successor Escrow Agent shall continue to act as the Escrow Agent until a successor is appointed and qualified to act as the Escrow Agent. The resigning Escrow Agent shall transmit all records pertaining to the Escrow Account and shall pay the Escrow Amount to the successor Escrow Agent, after making copies of such records as the resigning Escrow Agent deems advisable and after deduction and payment to the resigning Escrow Agent of all fees and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) payable to, actually incurred by, or reasonably expected to be incurred by the retiring Escrow Agent in connection with the performance of its duties and the exercise of its rights hereunder. After any resigning Escrow Agent’s resignation or removal, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit and survive with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by such resigning Escrow Agent while it was the Escrow Agent under this Agreement. Any corporation or association into which the Escrow Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or association to which all or substantially all of the escrow business of the Escrow Agent’s corporate trust line of business may be transferred, shall be the Escrow Agent under this Agreement without further act.

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Sources: Escrow Agreement (China Automotive Systems Inc)

Resignation of the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent, and any successor Escrow Agent, may resign at any time as Escrow Agent hereunder by giving at least fifteen twenty (1520) Business Days Days' prior written notice to the parties. Upon such resignation Sellers and the appointment of a successor Escrow Agent, the resigning Escrow Agent shall be absolved from any duties as Escrow Agent hereunderAdvancePCS. Upon their receipt of notice of resignation from the Escrow Agent, the Acquiror AdvancePCS and the Holder Representative Sellers shall use their reasonable best efforts jointly to designate a successor Escrow Agent. If In the parties event AdvancePCS and Sellers do not agree upon a successor Escrow Agent within fifteen twenty (1520) Business Days after receiving the receipt by the parties notice of the Escrow Agent’s resignation notice-55- 60 resignation, the resigning Escrow Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Escrow Agent or other appropriate relief and any such resulting appointment shall be binding upon all parties hereto. By mutual agreement, the parties AdvancePCS and Sellers shall have the right at any time upon not less than seven at least five (75) Business Days Days' written notice to terminate their appointment of the Escrow Agent, or any successor Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent, or successor Escrow Agent, as Escrow Agent hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Escrow Agent or any successor Escrow Agent shall continue to act as the Escrow Agent until a successor is appointed and qualified to act as qualified. Upon qualification of the successor Escrow Agent, the resigning Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrowed Shares to the successor Escrow Agent, the successor Escrow Agent shall succeed to all rights and obligations of the resigning Escrow Agent as if originally named herein and the resigning Escrow Agent shall be absolved, from the date of delivery of the Escrowed Shares forward, from any and all liability in connection with the exercise of its powers and duties as Escrow Agent hereunder.

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Sources: Stock Purchase Agreement (Advancepcs)