KEY TAKEAWAYSEscrowed shares are stocks that are held in an escrow account.Escrow means that the shares are held by a third party until certain conditions have been met to reduce counterparty risk in a transaction.Companies will also issue stock in escrow, imposing limitations on when the shares can be sold, as part of an employee's compensation plan.Mergers and acquisitions often require shares of the target company to be held in escrow until the deal is finalized.Under a compensation plan, companies often hold their stock in escrow to retain executive employees.does anybody know why ipx has securities in escrow shares? is it for a merger??
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