Escrow Agreement, by and among Apollo Realty Income Solutions, Inc., Apollo Global Securities, LLC and UMB Bank, N.A
ESCROW AGREEMENT
THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “Escrow Agreement”), dated as of June 16, 2022, is entered into by and among Apollo Realty Income Solutions, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Apollo Global Securities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as dealer manager for the Company (the “Dealer Manager”), and UMB Bank, N.A., as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Company is registering for sale in a public offering (the “Offering”) a maximum of $5,000,000,000 in shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, consisting of: (a) up to $4,000,000,000 of any combination of Class S common stock, Class D common stock, Class I common stock, Class F‑S common stock, Class F‑D common stock, and Class F‑I common stock (collectively, the “Shares”) in the primary offering, and (b) up to $1,000,000,000 in Shares pursuant to the Company distribution reinvestment plan, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-264456), as amended from time to time;
WHEREAS, the Dealer Manager has been engaged by the Company to offer and sell the Shares on a best-efforts basis in the Offering through a network of participating broker-dealers (the “Selected Dealers”);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Dealer Manager desire to establish an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) as further described herein and to deposit funds contributed by subscribers subscribing to purchase Shares (“Subscribers”) with the Escrow Agent in the Escrow Account, to be held for the benefit of the Subscribers and the Company until such time as subscriptions for the Minimum Amount (as defined below) has been deposited into the Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement;
WHEREAS, deposits received from residents of the State of Pennsylvania (the “Pennsylvania Subscribers”) will remain in the Escrow Account until the conditions of Section 3 have been met;
WHEREAS, DST Systems, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”) has been engaged to receive, examine for “good order” and facilitate subscriptions into the Escrow Account as further described herein and to act as record keeper, maintaining on behalf of the Escrow Agent the ownership records for the Escrow Account; and
WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent is willing to accept appointment as escrow agent upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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When the Selected Dealer’s internal supervisory procedures are conducted at the site at which the Instruments of Payment and the Subscription Materials (as defined below) are initially received by the Selected Dealer, by the end of the next business day after receipt of any Instruments of Payment and Subscription Materials, the Selected Dealer will send to the Escrow Agent such Instruments of Payment along with each Subscriber’s name, address, executed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9, number and class of Shares purchased and purchase price remitted and any other subscription documentation (the “Subscription Materials”).
When the Selected Dealer’s internal supervisory procedures are conducted at a different location (the “Final Review Office”), the Selected Dealer shall transmit the Instruments of Payment and the Subscription Materials to the Final Review Office by the end of the next business day after receipt of any Instruments of Payment and Subscription Materials, and then the Final Review Office will, by the end of the next business day following its receipt of the Instruments of Payment and the Subscription Materials, forward the Instruments of Payment and the Subscription Materials to the Escrow Agent.
To the extent that subscription agreements and payments are remitted by the Transfer Agent, the Company, the Dealer Manager or a Selected Dealer, the Transfer Agent, the Company, the Dealer Manager or a Selected Dealer, as applicable, will furnish to the Escrow Agent a list detailing information regarding such subscriptions as set forth in Exhibit A (List of Subscribers). The Transfer Agent will promptly deliver all monies received in good order from Subscribers (or from the Company, the Dealer Manager or the Selected Dealers transmitting monies and subscriptions from Subscribers) for the payment of Shares to the Escrow Agent for deposit in the Escrow Account. Deposits shall be held in the Escrow Account until such funds are disbursed in accordance with this Section 2. Prior to disbursement of the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, such funds shall not be subject to claims by creditors of the Company or any of its affiliates. If any of the Instruments of Payment are returned to the Escrow Agent for nonpayment prior to the satisfaction of the Minimum Amount, the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Transfer Agent and the Company in writing via mail, email or facsimile of such nonpayment, and the Escrow Agent is authorized to debit the Escrow Account, as applicable, in the amount of such returned payment as well as any interest earned on the amount of such payment and the Transfer Agent shall delete the appropriate account from the records maintained by the Transfer Agent.
The Transfer Agent will maintain a written account of each sale, which account shall set forth, among other things, the following information:
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Prior to the satisfaction of the Minimum Amount, neither the Company nor the Dealer Manager will be entitled to any funds received into the Escrow Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the satisfaction of the Minimum Amount, upon the written request of a Subscriber (which may be delivered by the Company or Dealer Manager) to withdraw their purchase order and request a full refund, the Escrow Agent shall disburse directly to such Subscriber the principal amount of the subscription payment from such Subscriber received by the Escrow Agent plus any interest accrued thereon (subject to Sections 9 and 24 hereof).
Thereafter, the Escrow Agent shall promptly disburse to the Company, by check or wire transfer, the funds in the Escrow Account representing the principal amount of the gross subscription payments from Subscribers received by the Escrow Agent and plus any interest accrued thereon; provided, however, that the Escrow Agent shall not disburse those funds of a Subscriber whose subscription has been rejected or rescinded of which the Escrow Agent has been notified in writing by the Company, or otherwise in accordance with the Company’s written request. Notwithstanding the above, the Company’s board of directors may elect to wait a substantial amount of time before authorizing, or may elect not to authorize, the release of the escrow proceeds.
The Escrow Agent shall not be required to remit any payments hereunder until the Escrow Agent has collected funds represented by such payments and until the provisions of Section 9 and Section 24 hereof have been met.
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The Company, Transfer Agent or the Dealer Manager shall furnish to the Escrow Agent with each delivery of an Instrument of Payment, a list of the Subscribers who have paid for the Shares showing the name, address, tax identification number, amount and class of Shares subscribed for and the amount paid and deposited with the Escrow Agent. This information comprising the identity of Subscribers shall be provided to the Escrow Agent in the format set forth on Exhibit A to this Escrow Agreement (the “List of Subscribers”).
All Subscriber Funds so deposited shall not be subject to any liens or charges by the Company, the Dealer Manager or the Escrow Agent, or judgments or creditors’ claims against the Company, until released to the Company as hereinafter provided. The Company understands and agrees that the Company shall not be entitled to any Subscriber Funds on deposit in the Escrow Account and no such funds shall become the property of the Company except when released to the Company pursuant to this Escrow Agreement. The Company, the Dealer Manager and the Escrow Agent will treat all Subscriber information as confidential (the “Confidential Information”). The Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept any funds from Subscribers that are not accompanied by the information on the List of Subscribers.
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The Escrow Agent shall keep strictly confidential all information sent to it unless such material is required to be disclosed pursuant to any applicable law, regulation, judicial or administrative order, decree or subpoena, or request by a regulatory organization having authority pursuant to the law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Escrow Agreement prohibits, prevents, or limits the Escrow Agent from disclosing any Subscriber information, without notice to or consent of the Company or the Dealer Manager, if the disclosure is required by law to be made to a supervisory or governmental authority or a self-regulatory organization in the course of any examination, inquiry, or audit of the Escrow Agent or any of the Escrow Agent’s representatives or businesses
In the event the Escrow Agent receives written notice from the Company or the Dealer Manager that the Company or Dealer Manager has rejected a Subscriber’s subscription, the Escrow Agent shall pay directly to the applicable Subscriber, within ten (10) business days after receiving notice of the rejection, by first class United States Mail at the address appearing on the List of Subscribers, or at such other address or wire instructions as are furnished to the Escrow Agent by the Subscriber in writing, all collected sums paid by the Subscriber for Shares and received by the Escrow Agent, together with all interest earned thereon (subject to Sections 9 and 24 hereof).
Unless otherwise provided in this Escrow Agreement, final termination of this Escrow Agreement shall occur on the earliest of the date that:
After the termination of this Escrow Agreement, the Company and the Dealer Manager shall not deposit, and the Escrow Agent shall not accept, any additional amounts representing payments by prospective Subscribers.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Escrow Agent may in its discretion obey the order, judgment, decree or levy of any court, with jurisdiction, and the Escrow Agent is hereby authorized in its sole discretion to comply with and obey any such orders, judgments, decrees or levies. In the event that the Escrow Agent shall become involved in any arbitration or litigation relating to the Subscriber Funds, the Escrow Agent is authorized to comply with any decision reached through such arbitration or litigation.
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The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to compensation for its services as stated in the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C (Escrow Agent Fee), which compensation shall be paid by the Company or any of its affiliates. The fee agreed upon for the services rendered hereunder is intended as full compensation for the Escrow Agent’s services as contemplated by this Escrow Agreement; provided, however, that
then the Escrow Agent shall be reasonably compensated for such extraordinary services and reimbursed for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, occasioned by any delay, controversy, litigation or event, and the same shall be paid by the Company or any of its affiliates. The Company’s obligations under this Section 8 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent and the assignment or termination of this Escrow Agreement.
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All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Escrow Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of service if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given, (b) on the business day of transmission if sent by facsimile or email to the facsimile number or email address given below, with written confirmation from the recipient of receipt, (c) on the business day after delivery to Federal Express or similar overnight courier or the Express Mail service maintained by the United States Postal Service, or (d) on the fifth (5th) business day after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given, by first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, and properly addressed, return receipt requested, to the party as follows, provided, however, that notice to the Escrow Agent will be deemed given upon receipt by the Escrow Agent:
If to the Company: Apollo Realty Income Solutions, Inc.
9 West 57th Street, 42nd Floor
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New York, New York 10019-2701
Attn: John Calace
Email: ***@***
If to Dealer Manager: Apollo Global Securities, LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Attn:
Email:
If to Escrow Agent: UMB Bank, N.A.
1010 Grand Blvd, 4th Floor
Mail Stop: 1020409
Kansas City, MO 64106
Attn: Lara L. Stevens
Phone: (816) 860-2017
Facsimile: (816) 830-3029
Email: ***@***
Any party may change its address for purposes of this Section 10 by giving the other party written notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.
The Company hereby indemnifies, defends and holds harmless the Escrow Agent from and against, any and all loss, liability, cost, damage and expense, including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses, which the Escrow Agent may suffer or incur by reason of any action, claim or proceeding brought against the Escrow Agent arising out of or relating in any way to this Escrow Agreement or any transaction to which this Escrow Agreement relates unless such loss, liability, cost, damage or expense is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent. The terms of this Section 11 shall survive the assignment or termination of this Escrow Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent.
The Escrow Agent may resign upon sixty (60) calendar days’ advance written notice to the Company. In the event of any such resignation, a successor escrow agent, which shall be a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America, shall be appointed by the Company. Any such successor escrow agent shall deliver to the Company a written instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon shall succeed to all the rights and duties of the Escrow Agent hereunder and shall be entitled to receive the Subscriber Funds from the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall promptly pay the Subscription Amounts in the Escrow Account, including interest thereon, to the successor escrow agent. If a successor escrow agent is not appointed within the sixty (60) calendar day period following such notice, the Escrow Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to name a successor escrow agent or interplead the Subscriber Funds with such court, whereupon the Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder shall terminate.
The Escrow Agent may be removed by the Company at any time by written notice provided to the Escrow Agent, which instrument shall become effective on the date specified in such written notice. The removal of the Escrow Agent shall not deprive the Escrow Agent of its compensation earned prior to such removal. In the event of any such removal, a successor escrow agent, which shall be a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America, shall be appointed by the Company. Any such successor escrow agent shall deliver to the Company a written instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon shall succeed to all the rights and duties of the Escrow Agent hereunder and shall be entitled to receive the Subscriber Funds from the Escrow Agent. The Escrow
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Agent shall promptly pay the Subscriber Funds in the Escrow Account, including interest thereon, to the successor escrow agent. If a successor escrow agent is not appointed by the Company within the thirty (30) day period following such notice, the Escrow Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to name a successor escrow agent.
The Escrow Agent shall maintain accurate records of all transactions hereunder. Promptly after the termination of this Escrow Agreement, and as may from time to time be reasonably requested by the Company before such termination, the Escrow Agent shall provide the Company with a copy of such records. The authorized representatives of the Company and the Dealer Manager shall also have access to the Escrow Agent’s books and records to the extent relating to its duties hereunder, during normal business hours upon reasonable notice to the Escrow Agent.
Except as otherwise provided in this Escrow Agreement, no party hereto shall assign this Escrow Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any such attempted assignment without such prior written consent shall be void and of no force and effect. This Escrow Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Any corporation or association into which the Escrow Agent may be converted or merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or to which it may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its corporate trust business and assets in whole or in part, or any corporation or association resulting from any such conversion, sale, merger, consolidation or transfer to which the Escrow Agent is a party, shall be and become the successor escrow agent under this Escrow Agreement and shall have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges as its predecessor, without the execution or filing of any instrument or paper or the performance any further act.
This Escrow Agreement shall be construed, performed, and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Each party hereby consents to the personal jurisdiction and venue of any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York.
In the event that any part of this Escrow Agreement is declared by any court or other judicial or administrative body to be null, void, or unenforceable, said provision shall survive to the extent it is not so declared, and all of the other provisions of this Escrow Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
This Escrow Agreement may be amended or modified, and any of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties, or conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. Any waiver by any party of any condition, or of the breach of any provision, term, covenant, representation, or warranty contained in this Escrow Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall not be deemed to be nor construed as further or continuing waiver of any such condition, or of the breach of any other provision, term, covenant, representation, or warranty of this Escrow Agreement. The Company and the Dealer Manager agree that any requested waiver, modification or amendment of this Escrow Agreement shall be consistent with the terms of the Offering.
This Escrow Agreement contains the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the escrow contemplated hereby and supersedes and replaces all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, with regard to such escrow.
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No printed or other matter in any language (including, without limitation, the Offering document, any supplement or amendment relating thereto, notices, reports and promotional material) which mentions the Escrow Agent’s name or the rights, powers, or duties of the Escrow Agent shall be issued by the Company or the Dealer Manager, or on the Company’s or Dealer Manager’s behalf unless the Escrow Agent shall first have given its specific written consent thereto.
The section headings in this Escrow Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Escrow Agreement.
This Escrow Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute the same instrument.
The parties hereto agree that the transactions described herein may be conducted and related documents may be stored by electronic means. Copies, telecopies, facsimiles, electronic files and other reproductions of original executed documents shall be deemed to be authentic and valid counterparts of such original documents for all purposes, including the filing of any claim, action or suit in the appropriate court of law.
Pursuant to the subscription agreement completed by Subscribers, the Company and the Dealer Manager agree to provide the Escrow Agent completed IRS Forms W-9 (or IRS Forms W-8, in the case of non-U.S. persons) and other forms and documents that the Escrow Agent may reasonably request (collectively, “Tax Reporting Documentation”) at the time of execution of this Escrow Agreement and any information reasonably requested by the Escrow Agent to comply with the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act) Act of 2001, as amended from time to time and the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended from time to time, which information shall be used to verify the identities of the parties to ensure compliance with the terms of such acts. The Escrow Agent, or its agent, shall complete a search with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), in compliance with its policy and procedures, of each Instrument of Payment and shall inform the Company if an Instrument of Payment fails the OFAC search.
The parties hereto understand that if such Tax Reporting Documentation is not so certified to the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent may be required by the Internal Revenue Code, as it may be amended from time to time, to withhold a portion of any interest or other income earned on the investment of monies or other property held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Escrow Agreement. The Company shall be treated as the owner of the Subscriber Funds for federal and state income tax purposes and the Company will report all income, if any, that is earned on, or derived from, the Subscriber Funds as its income, in such proportions, in the taxable year or years in which such income is properly includible and pay any taxes attributable thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Escrow Agreement to be executed the day and year first set forth above.
Apollo Realty Income Solutions, Inc. | |
/s/ John Calace | |
Name: | John Calace |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
Apollo Global Securities, LLC, as Dealer Manager | |
/s/ Jacob Walker | |
Name: | Jacob Walker |
Title: | Vice President |
UMB Bank, N.A., as Escrow Agent | |
/s/ Lara L. Stevens | |
Name: | Lara L. Stevens |
Title: | Vice President |
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EXHIBIT A
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement dated June 16, 2022 by and between Apollo Realty Income Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”), Apollo Global Securities, LLC (the “Dealer Manager”) and UMB Bank, N.A., as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), the following investors have paid money for the purchase of the Shares in the Company and the money has been deposited with the Escrow Agent:
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EXHIBIT B
CERTIFICATE AS TO AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES
The specimen signatures shown below are the specimen signatures of the individuals who have been designated as Authorized Representatives of, and are authorized to initiate and approve transactions of all types for the above-mentioned account on behalf of Apollo Realty Income Solutions, Inc.
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EXHIBIT C
ESCROW AGENT FEE
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