Exhibit 10
FUND ESCROW AGREEMENT
THIS FUND ESCROW AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this
11th day of December, 2000, by and between POSTERALLEY.COM, INC., a Colorado
corporation (the "Company"), 650 South Cherry Street, Suite #310, Denver,
Colorado 80246, and CITYWIDE BANKS, a national banking association, 8101 East
Belleview Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80237 (the "Escrow Agent").
WHEREAS, the Company desires to make an offering to the public of $50,000
worth of shares (the "Shares") of the Company's common stock, $.0001 par value
per share (the "Common Stock"), on a $25,000 "best efforts, all-or-none" basis
and an additional $25,000 worth of shares of Common Stock on a best efforts only
basis, under an arrangement whereby all Shares are to be offered to the public
through the executive officers and directors of the Company in an offering
conducted pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 5 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and Section 11-51-308(1)(p) of the Colorado Securities Act, as
amended (the "Public Offering"); and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into an agreement pursuant to which the
gross proceeds from the first $25,000 worth of shares of Common Stock sold in
the Public Offering would be impounded in escrow, which gross proceeds may be
released to the Company only in the event of the sale of a minimum of $25,000
worth of shares of Common Stock within the time set forth herein and, otherwise,
the escrowed gross proceeds are to be returned by the Escrow Agent to the
subscribers without deduction for commissions or expenses and without interest
thereon; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Escrow Agent desire to enter into an agreement
with respect to the above-described escrow;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises
and covenants contained herein, IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:
1. The Company shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, by noon of the next
business day following receipt thereof, all proceeds from the sale of the first
$25,000 worth of shares of Common Stock sold in the Public Offering, together
with a written account of the sales setting forth, among other things, the names
and addresses of the subscribers, the number of shares of Common Stock purchased
by each, the amount paid therefor, the date of the sale and whether the
consideration received was in the form of cash or evidenced by a check.
2. All money delivered to the Escrow Agent pursuant hereto shall be
deposited immediately by the Escrow Agent into a separate non-interest bearing
account described as the "Posteralley.com, Inc. - Citywide Banks Escrow Acount"
(the "Escrow Account") and shall be made payable to "Citywide Banks - Escrow
Agent." The Escrow Account shall be created and maintained pursuant to the rules
and regulations of the Escrow Agent pertaining to such accounts.
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3. During the Escrow Period (as hereinafter defined), none of the amounts
deposited in the Escrow Account shall become the property of the Company or any
other entity, or be subject to the debts of the Company or any other entity,
and, except as expressly provided herein with respect to payments by the Escrow
Agent to the Company, the Escrow Agent shall make or permit no disbursement from
the Escrow Account. The Escrow Agent shall not be required to make any
disbursement until all funds deposited are collected and paid.
4. The Escrow Period shall begin on the date of the Prospectus (the
"Prospectus") and shall terminate on the first to occur of the following dates:
A. Ninety (90) days after the date of the Prospectus. The termination
date in the preceding sentence may be extended for a period of ninety (90)
days at the election of the Company, with a copy of such notice of
extension provided to the Escrow Agent.
B. The date upon which gross proceeds of $25,000 from the sale of
shares of Common Stock have been deposited with the Escrow Agent and are
collected and paid. This period may be extended until up to the total of
$50,000 worth of Shares has been sold at the election of the Company, but
not beyond the date provided in paragraph 4.A. above.
C. At the election of the Company with a copy of such notice of
termination provided to the Escrow Agent.
5. In the event that the Escrow Period terminates pursuant to paragraph
4.A. or 4.C. above, the Escrow Agent, as promptly as possible, but in no event
later than ten (10) business days after such termination and on the basis of its
records, shall return to each of the subscribers the amount paid by them for the
purchase of the shares of Common Stock collected by the Escrow Agent, without
interest or deduction. Each amount paid or payable to each subscriber pursuant
to this paragraph shall be deemed to be the property of each subscriber, free
and clear of any or all claims of the Company or of any of its creditors, and
the respective agreements to purchase the shares of Common Stock made with
respect to the Public Offering shall thereupon be deemed to be canceled without
any further liability of said subscribers to pay for the shares of Common Stock
purchased. The Escrow Agent shall be required to make such payment only to the
person named in the written account of each sale to be furnished by the Company
pursuant to paragraph 1 hereof at the address given in such written account.
With regard to any funds payable to subscribers that the Escrow Agent cannot
disburse to said subscribers because the address given in the written account is
defective or that the Escrow Agent cannot, for any other reason, disburse to
said subscribers, the Escrow Agent shall at its option and sole discretion
either: (a) deposit said funds with the Clerk of the District Court of the City
and County of Denver, State of Colorado, and interplead the parties hereto, or
(b) pay said funds to the Company at its principal place of business at 650
South Cherry Street, Suite #310, Denver, Colorado 80246, no later than thirty
(30) calendar days after the termination of the Escrow Period. Upon so
depositing such funds and filing its complaint in interpleader under
subparagraph (a) of this paragraph 5 or upon making payment to the Company under
subparagraph (b) of this paragraph 5, the Escrow Agent shall be completely
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discharged and released from all further liability under the terms hereof. If
the Escrow Agent elects to invoke subparagraph (a) of this paragraph 5, the
parties hereto, for themselves, their heirs, successors and assigns, do hereby
submit themselves to the jurisdiction of said Court and do hereby appoint the
Clerk of said Court as their agent for service of all process in connection with
the proceeding mentioned in this paragraph. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled
to recover from the interpled funds all attorneys' fees and costs associated
with the interpleader action.
6. In the event the Escrow Period terminates pursuant to paragraph 4.B.,
the Escrow Agent shall pay over to the Company all funds in the Escrow Account
without interest thereon or deduction therefrom as promptly as possible, but in
no event later than ten (10) business days after such termination and on the
basis of its records, in accordance with written instructions to the Escrow
Agent, which shall specify the date, time and place of delivery of the proceeds
and the amount of the proceeds to be paid to the Company. At such time as the
Escrow Agent shall have made the payments and remittances provided for in this
paragraph, the Escrow Agent shall be completely discharged and released of any
and all further liabilities and responsibilities hereunder.
7. The Company shall give the Escrow Agent notice of the date upon which
the Public Offering will commence.
8. The Escrow Agent, in its actions pursuant to this Agreement, shall be
fully protected in every reasonable exercise of its discretion and shall have no
obligations hereunder to the Company, or to any other party, except as expressly
set forth herein. This Agreement is made between the signatory parties only.
9. The Escrow Agent shall have no obligation to invest any of the deposited
funds or to pay interest thereon.
10. The Escrow Agent shall not issue any certificate of deposit, stock
certificate, or any other instrument or document representing any interest in
the deposited funds. The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for fees in
conjunction with the issuance or transfer of the shares of Common Stock.
11. The Company shall provide to the Escrow Agent all information necessary
to facilitate the administration of this Agreement, and the Escrow Agent may
rely upon any such information provided. In performing any of its duties
hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability for any claims,
damages, losses, costs, or expenses, except for willful misconduct or gross
negligence, and it shall, accordingly, not incur any such liability with respect
to (i) any action taken or omitted in good faith upon advice of its counsel
given with respect to any questions relating to the duties and responsibilities
of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement, or (ii) any action taken or omitted in
reliance upon any instrument, including the written notices provided for herein,
not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its
provisions, but also as to the truth and accuracy of any information contained
therein, which the Escrow Agent shall in good faith believe to be genuine.
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12. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent against
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs of investigation and
attorneys' fees and disbursements that may be imposed upon the Escrow Agent or
incurred by the Escrow Agent hereunder in the performance of its duties
hereunder, including any litigation arising from this Agreement, whether arising
from any interpleader action under paragraph 5(a) or 13(a), or from any other
suit or court proceeding arising in any other way from the Agreement or
involving the subject matter hereof.
13. If at any time a dispute shall exist as to the duties of the Escrow
Agent or the terms hereof, or if the Escrow Agent fails to receive the
instructions required in paragraph 6 within fifteen (15) days after the
termination of the Escrow Period under paragraph 4, the Escrow Agent may, in its
sole discretion, either: (a) deposit said funds with the Clerk of the District
Court of the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado and may interplead the
parties hereto, or (b) pay said funds to the Company at its principal place of
business at 650 South Cherry Street, Suite #310, Denver, Colorado 80246. The
parties hereto, for themselves, their heirs, successors and assigns do hereby
submit themselves to the jurisdiction of said Court and do hereby appoint the
Clerk of said Court as their agent for service of all process in connection with
the preceding mentioned in this paragraph. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to
recover from the interpled funds all attorneys' fees and costs associated with
the interpleader action.
14. The Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized and directed to
disregard any and all notices or warnings given by the Company, other than those
notices and warnings specifically called for in the Agreement, or by any other
person or corporation, excepting only orders or process of court, and is hereby
expressly authorized to comply with and obey any and all orders, judgments, or
decrees of any court, and in case the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any
such order, judgment, or decree of any court, it shall not be liable to the
Company or to any other person, firm, or corporation by reason of such
compliance, notwithstanding that any such order, judgment or decree may be
subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated, or found to
have been entered without jurisdiction.
15. The Escrow Agent shall be paid by the Company a non-refundable fee of
$1,000 upon the execution of this Agreement. In the event that this Agreement is
terminated in such a manner as to cause funds to be returned to the original
investors, the Company agrees to pay the Escrow Agent an additional fee of $5.00
per returned check to investors.
16. This Agreement constitutes an integrated contract and is the entire
agreement between the parties. No parole evidence may be considered in
determining the meaning of any term used herein or in interpreting this
Agreement.
17. All notices, demands, or requests required or authorized hereunder
shall be deemed given sufficiently if in writing and sent by registered mail or
certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, or sent telex,
telegram, or cable to:
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In case of the Company:
POSTERALLEY.COM, INC.
650 South Cherry Street, Suite #310
Denver, Colorado 80246
Attention: Mr. Scott M. Thornock, President
with a copy to:
PATRICIA CUDD, ESQ.
Cudd & Associates
1120 Lincoln Street, Suite #1507
Denver, Colorado 80203
In case of the Escrow Agent:
CITYWIDE BANKS
8101 East Belleview Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80237
18. This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted by the laws of the
State of Colorado.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Escrow Agent have executed this
Escrow Agreement on the day and year first above written.
THE COMPANY: THE ESCROW AGENT:
POSTERALLEY.COM, INC. CITYWIDE BANKS, N.A.
By: /s/ Scott M. Thornock By: /s/ Candice L. White
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Scott M. Thornock, President (Authorized Officer)
Candice L. White
Vice President
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