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Escrow Agreement |
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<SEQUENCE>4
<FILENAME>ex993.txt
<DESCRIPTION>ESCROW AGREEMENT
<TEXT>
ESCROW AGREEMENT
THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT, dated as of July , 2005 ("ESCROW AGREEMENT"),
is by and among ICOA, INC., a Nevada corporation ("PARENT"), ICOA PUBLIC
SERVICES, INC., a Nevada corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
("MERGER SUB"), LINKSPOT NETWORKS, INC., a Maryland corporation
("LinkSpot"), ALAN KOBRAN (the "SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE"), and ICOA,
INC., as Escrow Agent hereunder ("ESCROW AGENT").
BACKGROUND
A. Parent, Merger Sub and LinkSpot have entered into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the "MERGER AGREEMENT"), dated as of July , 2005, pursuant to
which Merger Sub will merge with and into LinkSpot, with LinkSpot surviving the
merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "MERGER"). The
Merger Agreement provides that 7,199,995 shares of Parent Common Stock (the
"ESCROW SHARES") will be deposited into an escrow account to be available to
reimburse Parent, its officers, directors, agents or Affiliates (including
LinkSpot as the surviving corporation in the Merger) for certain losses pursuant
to Article VII of the Merger Agreement.
B. Escrow Agent has agreed to accept, hold, and disburse the Escrow
Fund (as defined below) in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement.
C. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the stockholders of LinkSpot
receiving shares of Parent Common Stock upon the consummation of the Merger (the
"LINKSPOT STOCKHOLDERS") have appointed the Shareholder Representative to
represent them for all purposes in connection with the reimbursement provisions
of the Merger Agreement and this Escrow Agreement. The number of Escrow Shares
deposited on behalf of each LinkSpot Stockholder is set forth in Schedule A
attached hereto.
D. In order to establish the escrow of the Escrow Shares and to effect
the reimbursement provisions of the Merger Agreement, the parties hereto have
entered into this Escrow Agreement.
STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, for
themselves, their successors and assigns, hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used in this Escrow Agreement and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Merger Agreement.
The following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein:
"BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or a legal holiday.
<PAGE>
"CLAIM" shall mean a claim for Damages by Parent pursuant to
the Merger Agreement.
"ESCROW PERIOD" shall mean the period commencing on the date
hereof and ending on the date which is the one year anniversary of the Closing
Date (the "EXPIRATION DATE"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such period shall not
terminate with respect to such amount (or some portion thereof) that together
with the aggregate amount remaining in the Escrow Fund is necessary in the
reasonable judgment of Parent, subject to the objection of the Shareholder
Representative and the subsequent arbitration of the matter in the manner
provided in Section 4 below, to satisfy any unsatisfied Claims concerning facts
and circumstances existing prior to the termination of such period specified in
any Officer's Certificate delivered to the Escrow Agent on or before 5:00 p.m.,
EDT, on the Expiration Date.
"ESTIMATED CLAIM AMOUNT" shall mean the amount designated by
the Parent to be the amount of any Claim for which an Officer's Certificate has
been delivered. Escrow Agent shall have no liability or responsibility to
question or determine the accuracy or the reasonableness of any Estimated Claim
Amount.
"LINKSPOT STOCKHOLDERS" shall have the meaning given in
Section C of the Background statement above.
"OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE" shall mean a written notification,
signed by an officer of the Parent, which shall include (A) a statement that
Parent has paid or properly accrued or reasonably anticipates that it will have
to pay or accrue Losses, (B) a statement specifying in reasonable detail the
amount of the Estimated Claim Amount, the date such amount was paid or properly
accrued, or the basis for such anticipated liability, and the nature of the
misrepresentation, breach of warranty or covenant to which such amount is
related, (C) the sequential number of such Claim in relation to all Officer's
Certificates delivered hereunder, (D) the date of such Officer's Certificate,
and (E) the aggregate Estimated Claim Amounts of all Claims as to which
Officer's Certificates have been delivered. Each Officer's Certificate also
shall include a certification by the officer of the Parent that the Claim is
being made pursuant to the Merger Agreement and this Escrow Agreement.
2. APPOINTMENT OF AND ACCEPTANCE BY ESCROW AGENT. Parent, LinkSpot,
Merger Sub and the Shareholder Representative hereby appoint Escrow Agent to
serve as escrow agent hereunder. Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment
and, upon receipt of the Escrow Shares in accordance with Section 3 below,
agrees to hold and disburse the Escrow Fund (as defined below) in accordance
with this Escrow Agreement.
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