18 NCAC 06A .1314         ESCROW AGREEMENTS

Where, as a condition to registration of a security in North Carolina, an escrow agreement is required, such agreement shall provide that all funds shall be returned immediately to the investors in full, without reduction of any fees, commissions or expenses unless a specified dollar amount of offering proceeds are received by the escrow agent within a specified period.  The time period specified in any escrow agreement may be extended for a time certain if agreed upon by all persons who have theretofore contracted to purchase the security.  The escrow agent shall be a federal bank regulated by the Comptroller of the Currency or a state bank regulated by the appropriate state authority.  Other depositories may be approved by the administrator on a case by case basis.  The provisions of the NASAA "Statement of Policy Regarding the Impoundment of Proceeds", as found at CCH NASAA Reports 2151 et seq. (as may be amended from time to time), are incorporated herein by reference.  Where an escrow agreement is required as a condition of registration of a security in North Carolina, the NASAA Model Security Escrow Agreement, as found at CCH NASAA Reports 1651, may be used to satisfy such requirement.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 78A‑28(g); 78A‑49(a);

Eff. April 1, 1981;

Amended Eff. September 1, 1990;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016.