Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
032 - OFFICE OF SECURITIES
Chapter 523 - RULE REGARDING SHORT-FORM SEED CAPITAL REGISTRATIONS
Fund Impoundment Agreement

1. The Issuer shall deposit all monies received from the sale of securities in a special impound account in the depository to be designated the "______________ Impound Account" (hereinafter the "Impound Account"). The Issuer and its agents shall cause all checks or other instruments received by it for the payment of securities to be made payable to the Impound Account. The Issuer agrees to include with the deposits made in the Impound Account a copy of each subscription agreement which shall include the name and address of each Investor and the date and amount of each subscription. All funds so deposited shall be held in escrow by the Depository, and shall not be subject to judgment or creditors' claims against the Issuer unless and until released to said Issuer in accordance with this Agreement.

2. Deposits in the form of checks that fail to clear the financial institution upon which they are drawn, together with the subscription agreement, shall be returned by the Depository to the Investor. A copy thereof shall be sent to the Issuer.

3. The impoundment period shall begin on the effective date of the offering disclosure document and shall terminate on the earliest of the following dates:

4. If, on or before the Closing Date, the funds deposited in the Impound Account amount to or exceed $ _____________ (the minimum offering amount), then the Depository shall pay such funds, and all other funds deposited thereafter, to the Issuer. The Issuer shall notify the Administrator in writing upon the initial release of funds.

5. Upon receipt by the Depository of written notification signed by the Issuer advising that it was unable to sell the minimum offering amount within the specific offering period, the funds deposited in the Impound Account shall be returned by the Depository to the investors according to the amount each contributed. All such refunds shall be made not more than 30 days following receipt by the Depository of notification from the Issuer.

6. If, at any time prior to the disbursement of funds by the Depository as provided in Paragraph 4 or 5 of this Agreement, the Depository is advised by the Administrator that the registration to sell securities of the Issuer has been suspended or revoked, then the Administrator may direct the Depository not to disburse the proceeds until further notice by the Administrator.

7. This Impoundment Agreement shall terminate upon disbursement of funds pursuant to Paragraphs 4 and 5; provided, however, the Issuer may abandon the offering. Upon the receipt of a letter from the Issuer stating that the offering has been abandoned, copy to the Administrator, the Depository is authorized to return the monies received hereunder to the investors according to the amount each investor contributed and this Agreement shall terminate upon said distribution.

8. The sole duty of the Depository other than as herein specified shall be to establish and maintain the Impound Account and receive and hold the funds deposited by the Issuer pursuant to all applicable banking laws and regulations. The Depository does not authorize the use of its name by any person for the promotion or sale of the security.

9. The Issuer acknowledges that the Depository is performing the limited function of Depository and that this fact in no way means the Depository has passed in any way upon the merits or qualifications of, or has recommended, or given approval to, any person, security or transaction. A statement to this effect shall be included in the offering circular.

10. The parties may agree to a reasonable fee for services provided by the Depository under this Agreement which fees may be set by separate agreement or may be set forth in this Agreement. No such fee, reimbursement for costs, or indemnification for any damages incurred by the Depository shall be paid out of or chargeable to the funds on deposit in the Impound Account.

11. The Administrator may, at any time, inspect the records of the Depository, insofar as they relate to this Agreement, for the purpose of making any determination hereunder or effecting compliance with and conformance to the provisions of this Agreement.

12. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding on the heirs, executors, assigns, creditors or transferees, or successors in interest, whether by operation of law or otherwise, of the parties hereto. If, for any reason, the Depository named herein should be unwilling or unable to continue as such depository, then the Issuer may substitute, with the consent of the Administrator, another person to serve as Depository.