Indemnity Escrow As a remedy for the indemnity set forth in Article VII, at the Closing, Parent shall deposit with the Escrow Agent 7.5% of the Transaction Shares (the “Escrowed Indemnity Shares”), comprised of Escrowed Earnout Shares (including First Target Shares, Second Target Shares and Third Target Shares) and Transaction Shares that are not Escrowed Earnout Shares to be held in a separate escrow account and released therefrom (if applicable) from time to time to Parent in satisfaction of such indemnity, all in accordance with Article VII hereof and the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement. On the fifth Business Day following the date (the “Indemnity Escrow Termination Date”) that is fifteen (15) months from the Closing Date, the Escrow Agent shall release the Escrowed Indemnity Shares, less any of such shares applied in satisfaction of a claim for indemnification and any of such shares related to a claim for indemnification that is then unresolved. Upon such release, Escrowed Indemnity Shares that constitute Transaction Shares shall be delivered to the Company Stockholders in accordance with Section 2.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Statement and the Escrow Agreement; and the Escrowed Indemnity Shares that constitute Escrowed Earnout Shares shall be retained in escrow in accordance with Section 2.8 hereof and the Escrow Agreement. Any Escrowed Indemnity Shares held with respect to any unresolved claim for indemnification and not applied as indemnification with respect to such claim upon its resolution shall be delivered in accordance with the preceding sentence.
Escrow Fund (a) At the Closing, Acquiror will deposit with the Escrow Agent an amount equal to the sum of (a) Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) (the “Stakeholders’ Agent Escrow Amount”), plus (b) Fifty Five Million Dollars ($55,000,000) (the “Indemnity Escrow Amount” and collectively with the Stakeholders’ Agent Escrow Amount, the “Escrow Fund”). The Escrow Fund will be governed by the terms set forth in the Escrow Agreement. The Indemnity Escrow Amount will be available (i) to indemnify Acquiror pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this Section 9, and (ii) to make any payment on behalf of the Former Stakeholders to Acquiror pursuant to Section 2.13. The Stakeholders’ Agent Escrow Amount will be available, without the requirement of any consent or approval by Acquiror, to indemnify and hold the Stakeholders’ Agent harmless against any liability, loss, damage, penalty, fine, cost or expense incurred by the Stakeholders’ Agent without gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Stakeholders’ Agent and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, and in no event will any of such liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, fines, costs or expenses payable to the Stakeholders’ Agent be paid from the Indemnity Escrow Amount.
(b) On the first Business Day following the Initial Claim Termination Date, Acquiror and the Stakeholders’ Agent will be obligated to instruct the Escrow Agent to pay to each Former Stakeholder, in immediately available funds from the Indemnity Escrow Amount of the Escrow Fund, a dollar amount equal to each such Former Stakeholder’s Pro Rata Portion of the difference between (i) the aggregate amount then held in the Indemnity Escrow Amount of the Escrow Fund and (ii) the sum of (A) Twenty Three Million Dollars ($23,000,000) (the “Three Year Escrow Amount”) and (B) a reserve amount equal to the estimate of Damages set forth in the Claims Notices relating to all pending and unresolved Claims. On the first Business Day following the Final Claim Termination Date, Acquiror and the Stakeholders’ Agent will be obligated to instruct the Escrow Agent to pay to each Former Stakeholder, in immediately available funds from the Indemnity Escrow Amount of the Escrow Fund, a dollar amount equal to each such Former Stakeholders’ Pro Rata Portion of the difference between (i) the aggregate amount then held in the Indemnity Escrow Amount of the Escrow Fund and (ii) a reserve amount equal to the estimate of Damages set forth in the Claims Notices relating to all pending and unresolved Claims. Any reserve amounts held in the Indemnity Escrow Amount of the Escrow Fund following the Final Claim Termination Date that are not expended in resolving a Claim shall be disbursed to the Former Stakeholders upon final resolution of the Claim to which it relates or if a reasonable person familiar with such matters would determine that such claim has been fully and finally abandoned or waived by the Third Party asserting the claim. Following the resolution of all Claims, the Stakeholders’ Agent Amount shall be disbursed to the Former Stakeholders as set forth in the Escrow Agreement.
Disbursements of Escrow Funds (a) Escrow Agent shall disburse Escrow Funds at any time and from time to time, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of, and in accordance with, a Joint Written Direction. Such Joint Written Direction shall contain complete payment instructions, including wire transfer instructions or an address to which a check shall be sent. By signing this Agreement, each of the Parties agrees to execute and provide Joint Written Directions as are consistent with the provisions and intent of the Underlying Agreement and this Agreement.
(b) Within two (2) Business Days of receipt of a written notification from either Party of a Final Order (with a copy of such written notification provided concurrently to the other Party), which notification will attach a copy of such Final Order, instructing Escrow Agent that a Party or other person is entitled to the release of Escrow Funds pursuant to the Underlying Agreement, Escrow Agent shall release such Escrow Funds in accordance with such Final Order and accompanying instructions. Any such Final Order delivered to Escrow Agent shall be accompanied by a certificate from the Party delivering the Final Order (with a copy of such certificate provided concurrently to the other Party) confirming that such Final Order is final and nonappealable and issued from a court of competent jurisdiction, and that the accompanying instructions are in accordance with such Final Order. Escrow Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon such certification and instructions and shall have no responsibility to make any determination as to whether the Final Order is from a court of competent jurisdiction or is final and nonappealable.
(c) Prior to any disbursement, Escrow Agent shall have received reasonable identifying information regarding the recipient so that Escrow Agent may comply with its regulatory obligations and reasonable business practices, including without limitation a completed United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 or Form W-8, as applicable. All disbursements of funds from Escrow Funds shall be subject to the fees and claims of Escrow Agent and the Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 10 and Section 11.
(d) Each of Purchaser and the Seller Representative may deliver written notice to Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 14 changing such Party’s wire transfer instructions, which notice shall be effective only upon receipt by Escrow Agent.
(e) Escrow Agent shall, within five (5) Business Days of the end of each calendar month, deliver to Purchaser and the Seller Representative a statement setting forth (i) the aggregate amount of Escrow Funds so released or disbursed, (ii) the recipient of such disbursement or release, (iii) whether such disbursement or release was made from the Adjustment Escrow Account, the Indemnity Escrow Account, or the Interim Breach Escrow Account, and (iv) the respective balances of the Adjustment Escrow Account, the Indemnity Escrow Account, and the Interim Breach Escrow Account as of such date after giving effect to such disbursement or release. Promptly upon receipt of the Escrow Funds, Escrow Agent shall provide Purchaser and the Seller Representative with permissions to view the Adjustment Escrow Account, the Indemnity Escrow Account, and the Interim Breach Escrow Account via the Internet at no additional cost.
Escrow Amount At the Closing, Seller and Buyer shall enter into an escrow agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Escrow Agreement”), pursuant to which Seller shall deposit Three Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars ($347,299) (the “Escrow Amount”) with the Escrow Agent, which shall be held by the Escrow Agent in a segregated account as security for Seller’s indemnification obligations under Section 15 hereof. All interest accruing on the Escrow Amount shall be for the benefit of Seller. In the event Buyer makes a written claim or demand for indemnification under Section 15 hereof (an “Indemnification Claim”), and Seller does not dispute such Indemnification Claim, or is determined to be liable for and in respect of such Indemnification Claim by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the Escrow Agent promptly thereafter shall pay such Indemnification Claim in full to Buyer, all as more particularly provided in the Escrow Agreement. On the date which is six (6) months after the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1.06 hereof), fifty percent (50%) of the Escrow Amount then remaining in escrow under the Escrow Agreement and not then subject to an outstanding Indemnification Claim shall be paid by the Escrow Agent to Seller. The Escrow Agreement shall expire upon the termination of the Survival Period (as defined in Section 15.01 hereof), and immediately thereafter the Escrow Agent shall pay the portion, if any, of the then remaining Escrow Amount not in dispute to Seller; provided, however, that if prior to the expiration of the Survival Period, Buyer shall have made an Indemnification Claim or commenced litigation or any other proceeding on account of any such claim, the term of the Escrow Agreement shall be extended, and the Escrow Agent shall continue to hold in escrow the portion of the then Escrow Amount in dispute, in each case until the final resolution of such Indemnification Claim or litigation or proceeding relating thereto, all as more particularly provided in the Escrow Agreement.
Additional Escrow Amounts On the date of any Purchase Withdrawal, the Pass Through Trustee may re-deposit with the Depositary some or all of the amounts so withdrawn in accordance with Section 2.4 of the Deposit Agreement.