ESCROW
AGREEMENT
THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
April 20, 2005 by AIRBEE WIRELESS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”); CORNELL
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the
“ Investor ”); and DAVID GONZALEZ, ESQ.
(the “ Escrow Agent ”).
BACKGROUND
WHEREAS , the Company and the
Investor have entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement
(the “ Standby Equity Distribution Agreement ”)
dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which the Investor will
purchase the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.00004 per
share (the “ Common Stock ”), at a price per
share equal to the Purchase Price, as that term is defined in the
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, for an aggregate price of up
to Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000). The Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement provides that on each Advance Date the
Investor, as that term is defined in the Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement, shall deposit the Advance pursuant to the
Advance Notice in a segregated escrow account to be held by Escrow
Agent and the Company shall deposit shares of the Company’s
Common Stock, which shall be purchased by the Investor as set forth
in the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, with the Escrow
Agent, in order to effectuate a disbursement to the Company of the
Advance by the Escrow Agent and a disbursement to the Investor of
the shares of the Company’s Common Stock by Escrow Agent at a
closing to be held as set forth in the Standby Equity Distribution
Agreement (the “ Closing ”).
WHEREAS , Escrow Agent has
agreed to accept, hold, and disburse the funds and the shares of
the Company’s Common Stock deposited with it in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
WHEREAS , in order to
establish the escrow of funds and shares to effect the provisions
of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, the parties hereto
have entered into this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE , in
consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. Definitions . The
following terms shall have the following meanings when used
herein:
a. “ Escrow Funds
” shall mean the Advance funds deposited with the Escrow
Agent pursuant to this Agreement.
b. “ Joint Written
Direction ” shall mean a written direction executed by
the Investor and the Company directing Escrow Agent to disburse all
or a portion of the Escrow Funds or to take or refrain from taking
any action pursuant to this Agreement.
c. “ Common Stock
Joint Written Direction ” shall mean a written direction
executed by the Investor and the Company directing Investor’s
Counsel to disburse all or a portion of the shares of the
Company’s Common Stock or to refrain from taking any action
pursuant to this Agreement.
2. Appointment of and Acceptance
by Escrow Agent .
a. The Investor and the Company
hereby appoint Escrow Agent to serve as Escrow Agent hereunder.
Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment and, upon receipt by
wire transfer of the Escrow Funds in accordance with Section 3
below, agrees to hold, invest and disburse the Escrow Funds in
accordance with this Agreement.
b. The Investor and the Company
hereby appoint the Escrow Agent to serve as the holder of the
shares of the Company’s Common Stock which shall be purchased
by the Investor. The Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment
and, upon receipt via D.W.A.C or the certificates representing of
the shares of the Company’s Common Stock in accordance with
Section 3 below, agrees to hold and disburse the shares of the
Company’s Common Stock in accordance with this Agreement.
c. The Company hereby
acknowledges that the Escrow Agent is general counsel to the
Investor, a partner in the general partner of the Investor and
counsel to the Investor in connection with the transactions
contemplated and referenced herein and will be acting as the escrow
agent for shares of the Company’s Common Stock as outlined
herein. The Company agrees that in the event of any dispute arising
in connection with this Escrow Agreement or otherwise in connection
with any transaction or agreement contemplated and referenced
herein, the Escrow Agent shall be permitted to continue to
represent the Investor and the Company will not seek to disqualify
such counsel.
3. Creation of Escrow
Account/Common Stock Account .
a. On or prior to the date of
this Agreement the Escrow Agent shall establish an escrow account
for the deposit of the Escrow Funds entitled as follows: Airbee
Wireless, Inc./Cornell Capital Partners, LP. The Investor will wire
funds to the account of the Escrow Agent as follows:
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Wachovia, N.A. of New Jersey
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031201467
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2000014931134
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David Gonzalez Attorney Trust Account
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Airbee Wireless, Inc./Cornell Capital
Partners,
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LPEscrow account
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b. On or prior to the date of
this Agreement the Escrow Agent shall establish an account for the
D.W.A.C. of the shares of Common Stock unless the stock
certificates are sent by overnight mail. The Company will either
send the Company’s stock certificates to the Escrow Agent by
overnight mail or D.W.A.C. shares of the Company’s Common
Stock to the account of the Escrow Agent as follows:
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Sloan Securities Corp.
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Fiserv
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56887298
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0632
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David Gonzalez Escrow Account
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4. Deposits into the Escrow
Account. The Investor agrees that it shall promptly deliver all
monies for the payment of the Common Stock to the Escrow Agent for
deposit in the Escrow Account.
5. Disbursements from the Escrow
Account .
a. At such time as Escrow Agent
has collected and deposited instruments of payment in the total
amount of the Advance and has received such Common Stock via
overnight mail or D.W.A.C from the Company which are to be issued
to the Investor pursuant to the Standby Equity Distribution
Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall notify the Company and the
Investor. The Escrow Agent will continue to hold such funds until
the Investor and Company execute and deliver a Joint Written
Direction directing the Escrow Agent to disburse the Escrow Funds
pursuant to Joint Written Direction at which time the Escrow Agent
shall wire the Escrow Funds to the Company. In disbursing such
funds, Escrow Agent is authorized to rely upon such Joint Written
Direction from Company and may accept any signatory from the
Company listed on the signature page to this Agreement and any
signature from the Investor that Escrow Agent already has on file.
Simultaneous with delivery of the executed Joint Written Direction
to the Escrow Agent the Investor and Company shall execute and
deliver a Common Stock Joint Written Direction to the Escrow Agent
directing the Escrow Agent to release via overnight mail or D.W.A.C
to the Investor the shares of the Company’s Common Stock. In
releasing such shares of Common Stock the Escrow Agent is
authorized to rely upon such Common Stock Joint Written Direction
from Company and may accept any signatory from the Company listed
on the signature page to this Agreement and any signature that the
Escrow Agent has on file.
In the event the Escrow Agent does
not receive the amount of the Advance from the Investor or the
shares of Common Stock to be purchased by the Investor from the
Company, the Escrow Agent shall notify the Company and the
Investor.
In the event that the Escrow Agent
has not received the Common Stock to be purchased by the Investor
from the Company, in no event will the Escrow Funds be released to
the Company until such shares are received by the Escrow Agreement.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Common Stock
certificates” shall mean Common Stock certificates to be
purchased pursuant to the respective Advance Notice pursuant to the
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement.
6. Deposit of Funds .
The Escrow Agent is hereby authorized to deposit the wire transfer
proceeds in the Escrow Account.
7. Suspension of Performance:
Disbursement Into Court .
a. Escrow Agent . If at
any time, there shall exist any dispute between the Company and the
Investor with respect to holding or disposition of any portion of
the Escrow Funds or the Common Stock or any other obligations of
Escrow Agent hereunder, or if at any time Escrow Agent is unable to
determine, to Escrow Agent’s sole satisfaction, the proper
disposition of any portion of the Escrow Funds or Escrow
Agent’s proper actions with respect to its obligations
hereunder, or if the parties have not within thirty (30) days
of the furnishing by Escrow Agent of a notice of resignation
pursuant to Section 9 hereof, appointed a successor Escrow
Agent to act hereunder, then Escrow Agent may, in its sole
discretion, take either or both of the following actions:
i. Suspend the performance of
any of its obligations (including without limitation any
disbursement obligations) under this Escrow Agreement until such
dispute or uncertainty shall be resolved to the sole satisfaction
of Escrow Agent or until a successor Escrow Agent shall be
appointed (as the case may be); provided however, Escrow Agent
shall continue to invest the Escrow Funds in accordance with
Section 8 hereof; and/or
ii. Petition (by means of an
interpleader action or any other appropriate method) any court of
competent jurisdiction in any venue convenient to Escrow Agent, for
instructions with respect to such dispute or uncertainty, and to
the extent required by law, pay into such court, for holding and
disposition in accordance with the instructions of such court, all
funds held by it in the Escrow Funds, after deduction and payment
to Escrow Agent of all fees and expenses (including court costs and
attorneys’ fees) payable to, incurred by, or expected to be
incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with performance of its
duties and the exercise of its rights hereunder.
iii. Escrow Agent shall have no
liability to the Company, the Investor, or any person with respect
to any such suspension of performance or disbursement into court,
specifically including any liability or claimed liability that may
arise, or be alleged to have arisen, out of or as a result of any
delay in the disbursement of funds held in the Escrow Funds or any
delay in with respect to any other action required or requested of
Escrow Agent.
8. Investment of Escrow
Funds . The Escrow Agent shall deposit the Escrow Funds in a
non-interest bearing money market account.
If Escrow Agent has not received a
Joint Written Direction at any time that an investment decision
must be made, Escrow Agent may retain the Escrow Fund, or such
portion thereof, as to which no Joint Written Direction has been
received, in a non-interest bearing money market account.
9. Resignation and Removal
of Escrow Agent . Escrow Agent may resign from the performance
of its duties hereunder at any time by giving thirty
(30) days’ prior written notice to the parties or may be
removed, with or without cause, by the parties, acting jointly, by
furnishing a Joint Written Direction to Escrow Agent, at any time
by the giving of ten (10) days’ prior written notice to
Escrow Agent as provided herein below. Upon any such notice of
resignation or removal, the representatives of the Investor and the
Company identified in Sections 13a.(iv) and 13b.(iv), below,
jointly shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent hereunder, which
shall be a commercial bank, trust company or other financial
institution with a combined capital and surplus in excess of
$10,000,000.00. Upon the acceptance in writing of any appointment
of Escrow Agent hereunder by a successor Escrow Agent, such
successor Escrow Agent shall thereupon succeed to and