This Portfolio Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of October 24, 2017. OWNER shall escrow a cash deposit with the CITY in the amount of Twenty.In order to administer the Escrow Funds (as defined below), the Parties hereto have entered into this Escrow Agreement. This escrow agreement template can be used to identify an escrow agent and establish an escrow agreement between a buyer and seller. Appellant was escrow agent for the parties and was charged with the duty of carrying out the terms and conditions of the escrow agreement. However, we do note this agreement involved the escrow of stock certificates rather than the sale of real estate. A written agreement to make an expenditure is also considered an expenditure. In the instant case, a signed document embodied the "escrow instructions" and the respective agreements of the parties thereto. Appellant was escrow agent for the parties and was charged with the duty of carrying out the terms and conditions of the escrow agreement.