Exhibit
10.2
ESCROW
AGREEMENT
This
Agreement is made as of the 5th
day of
April, 2007, between American Gas Services, Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota (“AGS”), the owner of
a
60%
joint venture interest in Taian AGS Pipeline Construction Co. Ltd., a joint
venture enterprise in the City of Taian, Shandong province, the People's
Republic of China
("TAGS"), American
Gas Services, Inc. Consultants, a corporation existing under the laws of Florida
(“AGS Consultants”, and collectively with AGS, the “Owner”),
WPCS
International Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the
laws
of the State of Delaware, with its principal offices at One
East
Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 301, Exton Pennsylvania 19341 ("WPCS"),
and Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, a New York limited liability
partnership having offices at 1065 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New
York 10018 (the "Escrow Agent").
RECITALS
The
AGS,
AGS Consultants and WPCS are parties to that certain Interest Purchase
Agreement, dated as of even date herewith (the "Purchase Agreement"). WPCS
and
the Owner wish to provide for the escrow of cash and shares of WPCS common
stock
(the “Shares”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and desire that the Escrow
Agent hold such cash and Shares in connection therewith pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement, and the Escrow Agent is willing to hold such
cash
and Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. All capitalized terms
contained herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed
to
them in the Purchase Agreement. In consideration of the premises and mutual
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
1. WPCS
and
Owner
hereby appoint the Escrow Agent to hold $80,000 in cash and 6,808 Shares (the
"Escrowed Property"), in an attorney trust account, and the Escrow Agent accepts
such appointment, subject to the terms and conditions hereof. WPCS has, prior
to
the execution of this Escrow Agreement, delivered by way of wire transfer to
the
Escrow Agent the cash portion of the Escrowed Property and will deliver the
Shares to the Escrow Agent within three (3) business days of the Closing Date,
hereby irrevocably instructs the Escrow Agent to deal with the Escrowed Property
on and subject to the terms hereof. In executing this Escrow Agreement the
Escrow Agent acknowledges receipt of the Escrowed Property and the instructions
contained herein. Upon deposit of the Escrowed Property, the Escrow Agent shall
provide written evidence of such deposit to the Owner and WPCS.
2.
(a) The
Escrow Agent shall retain the Escrowed Property until the NTAV of the Company
as
of the Closing Date shall be determined.
(b) the
Purchase Price shall be adjusted by an amount equal to 60% of the difference
between (a) the net tangible asset value of TAGS as of the Closing Date, and
(b)$3,300,000. Net tangible asset value is defined as total assets minus total
liabilities minus intangible assets, calculated in accordance with Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles (“NTAV”). Any shortfall from the $3,300,000 shall
proportionately reduce the cash and stock components of the Purchase Price.
The
Escrow Agent shall only deliver the Escrowed Property upon (i) written
notification signed by each of the Owner and WPCS of a final determination
of
the NTAV or (ii) delivery to the Escrow Agent of a written arbitration award
with respect to the determination of the NTAV.
(c)
The
balance of any amount remaining after the delivery of payments required pursuant
to Section 2(b) above (the “Escrow Payment”) shall be delivered to the Owner
within three (3) business days of the date of the escrow payments required
by
Section 2(b) above.
3. The
Escrow Agent shall, from time to time, deliver all or some of the Escrowed
Property to WPCS or the Owner in accordance with such written instructions,
jointly executed by WPCS and the Owner, as the Escrow Agent may
receive.
4. The
Escrow Agent shall not be under any duty to give the Escrowed Property
any greater degree of care than it gives its own similar property, and it shall
have no liability hereunder, except for the willful breach or gross negligence
of its duties hereunder.
5. The
Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly
set
forth herein, and no implied duties or obligations should be read into this
Escrow Agreement against the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent need not refer
to,
and will not be bound by, the provisions of any other agreement, except for
definitions of terms contained in the Purchase Agreement.
6. The
Escrow
Agent may consult with counsel and shall be fully protected with respect to
any
action taken or omitted by it in good faith on advice of counsel.
7. The
Escrow Agent makes no representation as to the validity, value, genuineness
or
the collectibility of any security or other document or instrument held by
or
delivered to it.
8. The
Escrow Agent will receive no compensation for its services
hereunder.
9. In
the
event that the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain as to its duties or rights
hereunder, or shall receive instructions from WPCS and the Owner, with respect
to the Escrowed Property, which, in its opinion, are in conflict with any of
the
provisions hereof (i) it shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action,
and in doing so shall not become liable in any way or to any person for its
failure or refusal to comply with such conflicting demands, and it shall be
entitled to continue so to refrain from acting and so refuse to act until it
shall be directed otherwise, in writing, jointly by WPCS and the Owner or until
it shall receive a final determination of a court of law, arbitration panel,
or
similar adjudicative body, or (ii) it may commence as interpleader action in
any
court of competent jurisdiction to seek an adjudication of the rights of WPCS
and the Owner.
10. The
Escrow Agent may act in reliance upon any notice, instruction, certificate,
statement, request, consent, confirmation, agreement or other instrument which
it believes
to be genuine and to have been signed by a proper person or persons, and may
assume that any of the officers of WPCS or the Owner purporting to act on behalf
of WPCS or the Owner in giving any such notice or other instrument in connection
with the provisions hereof has been duly authorized to do so.
11.1 In
the
event that the Escrow Agent retains counsel or otherwise incurs any legal fees
by virtue of any provision of this Escrow Agreement, the reasonable fees and
disbursements of such counsel and any other liability, loss or expense which
the
Escrow Agent may thereafter suffer or incur in connection with this Escrow
Agreement or the performance or attempted performance in good faith of its
duties hereunder shall be paid (or reimbursed to it) by WPCS. In the event
that
the Escrow Agent shall become a party to any litigation in connection with
its
functions as Escrow Agent pursuant to this Escrow Agreement, whether such
litigation shall be brought by or against it, the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel to the Escrow Agent including the amounts attributable
to services rendered by members or associates of Escrow Agent at the then
prevailing hourly rate charged by them and disbursements incurred by them,
together with any other liability, loss or expense which it may suffer or incur
in connection therewith, shall be paid (or reimbursed to it) by WPCS, unless
such loss, liability or expense is due to the willful breach or gross negligence
by the Escrow Agent of its duties hereunder.
11.2
WPCS
hereby unconditionally agrees to indemnify the Escrow Agent and hold it harmless
from and against any and all taxes (including federal, state and local taxes
of
any kind and other governmental charges), expenses, damages, actions, suits
or
other charges incurred by or brought or assessed against it for (i) anything
done or omitted by it in the performance of its duties hereunder, or (ii) on
account of acting in its capacity as an Escrow Agent or stakeholder hereunder,
except as a result of its willful breach or gross negligence of its duties
under
this Escrow Agreement.
11.3
All
reasonable expenses incurred by the Escrow Agent in connection with the
performance of its duties hereunder shall be paid (or reimbursed to it) by
WPCS
and the Owner, jointly and severally.
11.4
The
agreements contained in this Section 11 shall survive any termination of the
duties of the Escrow Agent hereunder.
12. The
terms
and provisions of this Escrow Agreement may not be waived, discharged or
terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the person
or
persons against whom enforcement of the discharge, waiver or termination is
sought.
13. The
Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any modification of the provisions of this
Escrow Agreement, unless such modification is in writing and signed by WPCS
and
the Owner, and, with respect to any modification in Escrow Agent's duties or
its
rights of indemnification hereunder, it shall have given their prior written
consent thereto.
14. WPCS
and
the Owner shall, from time to time, execute such documents and perform such
acts
as the Escrow Agent may reasonably request and as may be necessary to enable
the
Escrow Agent to perform its duties hereunder or effectuate the transactions
contemplated by this Escrow Agreement.
15. WPCS
and
the Owner hereby acknowledge that the acts of the Escrow Agent are purely
ministerial and do not represent a conflict of interest for the Escrow Agent
to
act, or continue to act, as counsel for any party to this Agreement with respect
to any litigation or other matters arising out of this Agreement or
otherwise.
16. The
Escrow Agent may resign at any time upon twenty (20) days' written notice to
WPCS and the Owner. In the event of the Escrow Agent's resignation, its only
duty thereafter shall be to hold and dispose of the Escrowed Cash in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement until a successor Escrow Agent shall
be
appointed and written notice of the name and address of such successor Escrow
Agent shall be given to the resigning Escrow Agent by the other parties hereto,
whereupon the resigning Escrow Agent's only duty shall be to deliver the
Escrowed Cash to the successor Escrow Agent.
17. The
rights created by this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and the
obligations created hereby shall be binding upon, the heirs, successors, assigns
and personal representatives of the Escrow Agent, WPCS and the
Owner.
18.
Each
notice, demand, request, approval or communication ("Notice") which is or may
be
required to be given by any party to any other party in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be in writing, and
given by personal delivery, certified mail, return receipt requested, prepaid,
or by overnight express mail delivery and properly addressed to the party to
be
served at such address as set forth above.
Notices
shall be effective on the date delivered personally, the next day if delivered
by overnight express mail or three days after the date mailed by certified
mail.
19. This
Escrow Agreement shall be governed by, and its provisions construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Escrow Agreement to be duly executed as of
the
day and year first above written.
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WPCS
INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
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By: |
/s/ ANDREW
HIDALGO |
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Andrew
Hidalgo
Chief
Executive Officer
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SELLER:
AMERICAN
GAS SERVICES, INC.
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By: |
/s/ HAROLD
MUELLER |
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Name:
Harold Mueller
Title:
President
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AMERICAN
GAS SERVICES, INC. CONSULTANTS:
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By: |
/s/ HAROLD
MUELLER |
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Name:
Harold Mueller
Title:
President
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ESCROW
AGENT:
SICHENZIA
ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP
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/s/ THOMAS
A. ROSE |
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Thomas
A. Rose,
Partner
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