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ESCROW AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 4.2

  Escrow Agreement

  

ESCROW AGREEMENT

This ESCROW AGREEMENT, dated for reference as of March 31, 2003 (the
"Agreement"), by and among Coronation Acquisition Corp., a Nevada corporation
("Coronation"), Supreme Property, Inc., a Illinois corporation ("Supreme"), and
Interstate Transfer Company, as Escrow Agent (the "Escrow Agent").

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Coronation and Supreme have entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Exchange and Reorganization, dated as of March 31, 2003 (the "Merger
Agreement"), whereby Supreme will merge with and into Coronation on the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (the "Merger");

WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement provides that each holder of Supreme Shares
will, at the Effective Time, be entitled to receive, in exchange for its Supreme
Shares, a number of Coronation Shares as determined in accordance with the
Merger Agreement (the "Merger Consideration");

WHEREAS, the parties desire (i) that 75% of the Coronation Shares issued in
the Merger, (the "Escrow Shares") be subject to the Escrow restrictions
described herein (the "Escrow"), and, (ii) at the Effective Time, the Escrow
Shares be deposited with the Escrow Agent subject to release in accordance with
the terms hereof; and

WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent is willing to act as Escrow Agent, upon the express
terms and subject to the express conditions of this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable
consideration, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger
Agreement.

2. APPOINTMENT OF ESCROW AGENT. Supreme and Coronation hereby appoint
Interstate Transfer Company, of Salt Lake City, Utah, the Escrow Agent to act as
agent on their behalf pursuant to this Agreement, and the Escrow Agent hereby
consents to its appointment in such capacity on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.

3. DEPOSIT OF ESCROW SHARES. On the Closing Date, Coronation will
deliver to the Escrow Agent (i) a list containing the name, address and number
of Escrow Shares held by each Supreme Stockholder (the "Supreme Stockholder
List"), (ii) certificates representing the Escrow Shares to be issued to each
Supreme Stockholder ("Escrow Certificates"), and (iii) any and all other
documents required from time to time by the Escrow Agent to effect transfers of
the Escrow Shares in accordance herewith.

4. Release of Escrow Shares.

4.1 Authorized Disbursements. The Escrow Agent is hereby
authorized to disburse the Escrow Shares only as follows:

(a) to the Supreme Stockholders in accordance with Section 4.2 of this
Agreement;

(b) to the Supreme Stockholders upon receipt of a written instruction signed
by Thomas Elliott and Mr. Harry Miller; or

(c) to the Supreme Stockholders in accordance with a final and binding
judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction and delivered to the
Escrow Agent together with a certificate signed by Coronation (upon which
certificate the Escrow Agent shall conclusively rely and act) certifying that
said judgment represents a final adjudication by a court of competent
jurisdiction.

4.2 Expiration of Escrow; Release of Escrow Shares. Unless
released earlier pursuant to Section 4.1, the Escrow Agent shall release and
deliver 1/3rd of the Escrow Shares to the Supreme Stockholders, upon
Messrs. Elliott and Miller's written instructions, (in the denominations set
forth in the Supreme Stockholder List) that Coronation has obtained $3,000,000
in new equity or debt funding. Thereafter the Escrow agent will release and
deliver 1/3rd of the Escrow Shares to the Supreme Stockholders in
three month increments following the first release of Escrow Shares without any
further written notification from Messrs. Elliott or Miller.

5. Certain Rights of the Stockholders.

5.1 Distributions and Dividends. As of the Effective Time, each
Supreme Stockholder that complies with the exchange procedures set forth in
Section 1.10 of the Merger Agreement shall be entitled to receive directly from
Coronation all cash dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect
to the Escrow Shares.

6. Escrow Agent.

6.1 Duties of Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall treat the
Escrow Shares with such degree of care as it treats its own similar property. It
is agreed that the duties of the Escrow Agent are only such as are herein
specifically provided, and the Escrow Agent shall have no other duties, implied
or otherwise. The Escrow Agent's duties are as a depository only, and the Escrow
Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability whatsoever, except for its
willful misconduct or gross negligence. Except where the terms of this Agreement
expressly refer thereto, the Escrow Escrow Agent shall not be bound in any way
by any of the terms of the Merger Agreement or any other agreement to which one
or more of Coronation and Supreme are parties, whether or not the Escrow Agent
has knowledge thereof, and the Escrow Agent shall not in any way be required to
determine whether or not the Merger Agreement or any other agreement has been
complied with by Coronation and Supreme or any other party thereto. In the event
that the Escrow Agent

shall be uncertain as to any of its duties or rights hereunder or shall
receive instructions, claims or demands which, in its sole judgment, are in
conflict with any of the provisions of this Agreement, it shall be entitled to
refrain from taking any action other than to keep safely all Escrow Shares held
in escrow until it shall be directed otherwise pursuant to a written notice from
and executed by Coronation, and the Escrow Agent shall not be responsible or
liable for any damages while waiting for such written notice. This Agreement
shall not create any fiduciary duty of the Escrow Agent to Coronation or any
other person or entity whatsoever nor disqualify the Escrow Escrow Agent from
representing any of such parties as transfer agent and/or registrar.

6.2 Reliance by Escrow Agent on Written Notices. The Escrow
Agent may conclusively rely and shall be fully authorized and protected in
relying upon any written notice, direction, instruction, demand, certificate,
advice, opinion or document which it, in good faith, believes to be genuine. Set
forth in Schedule 6.2 hereto is a list of the names of the persons authorized to
act for Coronation and Harry Miller under this Agreement. The Escrow Agent may
conclusively rely on and shall be authorized and fully protected in acting upon
the written, facsimile or electronically delivered instructions of Coronation
and Harry Miller.

6.3 Risk to Escrow Agent. In no event shall the Escrow Agent be
liable (i) for any consequential, punitive or special damages or (ii) for an
amount in excess of the value of the Escrow Shares, valued as of the date of
deposit. The Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability for not performing any
act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility hereunder by reason of
any occurrence beyond the control of the Escrow Agent (including but not limited
to any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or
governmental authority, any act of God or war, or the unavailability of the
Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication facility).

6.4 No Investigation by Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall
not be required or bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, consent, entitlement, order, approval or other paper or
document.

6.5 Escrow Agent's Execution of Power. The Escrow Agent may
execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder
either directly or by or through agents, attorneys, custodians, or nominees
appointed with due care, and shall not be responsible or liable for the acts or
omissions of any agent, attorney, custodian or nominee so appointed except for
acts that constitute willful misconduct or gross negligence.

6.6 Legal Proceedings.

(a) The Escrow Agent shall not be required to institute legal proceedings of
any kind.

(b) If at any time the Escrow Agent is served with any judicial or
administrative order, judgment, decree, writ or other form of judicial or
administrative process which in any way affects all or any portion of the Escrow
Shares (including but not limited to orders of attachment or garnishment or
other forms of levies or injunctions or stays relating to the transfer of all or
any portion of the Escrow Shares), the Escrow Agent is authorized to comply
therewith in any manner as it or legal counsel of its own choosing deems
appropriate; and if the Escrow Agent complies in good faith with any such
judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, writ or other form of
judicial or administrative process, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to any
of the parties hereto or to any other person or entity even though such order,
judgment, decree, writ or process may be subsequently modified or vacated or
otherwise determined to have been without legal force or effect. The Escrow
Agent shall provide Coronation with notice, in accordance with Section 7.3, of
any such orders, judgments, decrees or writs (along with copies of any related
documentation), and the Escrow Agent shall reasonably consult with Coronation
and Supreme and its counsel with respect to such legal actions.

6.7 Escrow Agent Reporting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, except as required by law, in no event shall the Escrow Agent be under a
duty to file any reports or withhold or deduct any amounts in respect of taxes
due for payments made pursuant to this Agreement. 

6.8 Fees of the Escrow Agent. Coronation covenants and agrees to pay
to the Escrow Agent from time to time, and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled
to, the fees and expenses agreed to in writing between Coronation and the Escrow
Agent (which at the date hereof are set forth in Schedule 6.8 hereto) and will
further pay or reimburse the Escrow Agent upon its request for all reasonable
expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Escrow Agent in
accordance with any of the provisions hereof or any other documents executed in
connection herewith (including the reasonable compensation and the reasonable
expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all persons not regularly in
its employ), which related expenses, disbursements and advances shall be paid by
the requesting party, as set forth therein. The obligations of Coronation under
this Section 6.8 to compensate the Escrow Agent and to pay or reimburse the
Escrow Agent for reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances shall survive
the satisfaction and discharge of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or
removal of the Escrow Agent.

6.9 Indemnification of the Escrow Agent. Coronation agrees to
indemnify and hold the Escrow Agent and its directors, employees, officers,
agents, successors and assigns harmless from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, including, without limitation,
reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable counsel fees and expenses which
may be imposed on the Escrow Agent or incurred by it in connection with its
acceptance of this appointment as the Escrow Agent hereunder or the performance
of its duties hereunder, except as a result of the Escrow Agent's gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Such indemnity includes, without limitation,
all losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees
and expenses) incurred in connection with any litigation (whether at the trial
or appellate levels) arising from this Agreement or involving the subject matter
hereof. The indemnification provisions contained in this Section 6.9 are in
addition to any other rights any of the indemnified parties may have by law or
otherwise and shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation
or removal of the Escrow Agent.

6.10 Successor to Escrow Agent. Any corporation or other entity
whatsoever into which the Escrow Agent may be merged or converted or with which
it may be consolidated, and any corporation or other entity whatsoever resulting
from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Escrow Agent shall be
a party or any corporation or other entity whatsoever succeeding to the business
of the Escrow Agent shall be the successor of the Escrow Agent hereunder without
the execution or filing of any paper with any party hereto except where an
instrument of transfer or assignment is required by law to effect such
succession.

6.11 Resignation of Escrow Agent. If the Escrow Agent at any time, in
its sole discretion, deems it necessary or advisable to resign as the Escrow
Agent hereunder, it may do so by giving prior written notice of such event to
Coronation, Supreme and Harry Miller and thereafter delivering the Escrow Shares
to any other agent designated by Coronation and Harry Miller as communicated to
the Escrow Agent in writing, and if no such agent shall be designated by
Coronation and Harry Miller within 60 calendar days of such written notice, then
the Escrow Agent may do so by delivering the Escrow Shares either (a) to any
bank or trust located in the State of Nevada which is willing to act as Escrow
Agent hereunder in its place (provided that the fees charged by such bank or
trust company are not in excess of the fees charged by the Escrow Agent for its
services hereunder) or (b) if no such bank or trust company can be retained
within a reasonable period after such 60 calendar day period after the delivery
by the Escrow Agent of its written notice, then the Escrow Agent shall seek the
appointment of its successor as prescribed by the clerk or other proper officer
of a court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Nevada to the
extent permitted by law (any such successor to the Escrow Agent, whether
designated by Coronation and Harry Miller or pursuant to the clause above or
otherwise, is hereinafter referred to as the "Successor Agent"). The costs and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by the
Escrow Agent in connection with such proceeding for the appointment of a
Successor Agent shall be paid by Coronation. Coronation and Harry Miller may, at
any time after the date hereof, upon 30 calendar days prior written notice to
the Escrow Agent, appoint a Successor Agent for the resignation or removal of
the Escrow Agent, whereupon the Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrow Shares to
such Successor Agent, as provided below. The reasonable fees of any Successor
Agent shall be borne by Coronation. Upon receipt of the identity of the
Successor Agent, the Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrow Shares then held
hereunder to the Successor Agent. Upon delivery of the Escrow Shares to the
Successor Agent, (i) the Escrow Agent shall be discharged from any and all
responsibility or liability with respect to the Escrow Shares (except as
otherwise provided herein) and (ii) all references herein to the "Escrow Agent"
shall, where applicable, be deemed to include such Successor Agent and such
Successor Agent shall thereafter become the Escrow Agent for all purposes of
this Agreement.

7. Miscellaneous.

7.1 Construction; Interpretation. The headings contained in
this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Article, section, schedule,
exhibit, recital and party references are to this Agreement unless otherwise
stated. No party, nor its counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement
for purposes of construing the provisions of this Agreement, and all provisions
of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with their fair meaning, and
not strictly for or against any party.

7.2 Amendments and Modifications. No party hereto shall be
bound by any modification, amendment, termination, cancellation, rescission or
supersession of this Agreement unless the same shall be in writing and signed by
it.

7.3 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be effective when actually received by the party to which
notice is sent as follows:

  
  	 
	 	(a) If to
      Coronation, to: 	With copies to:

      (which shall not constitute notice)
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Thomas Elliott, President

      Supreme Realty Investment Trust, Inc.

      (the post merger name of Coronation)

      431 E. 75th Street

      Chicago, IL 60619

      (773)873-9850	Harry Miller

      P.O. Box 741

      Bellevue, Washington, 98009

      (425)453-0355
	 	 	 	 
	 	(c) If to the
      Escrow Agent, to:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	6084 South 900 East, Suite 101

      Salt Lake City, UT 84121

      (801) 281-9746	 

  

or to such other address as the person to whom notice is being given may have
previously furnished to the other parties in writing in the manner set forth
above.

7.4 Assignment. Subject to Sections 6.10 and 6.11, neither this
Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be
assigned by any party (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the
prior written consent of Coronation, Supreme and the Escrow Agent; provided that
Coronation may assign its rights and obligations to any affiliate, but no such
assignment shall relieve such Coronation of its obligations hereunder. This
Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

7.5 Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate
when all of the Escrow Shares have been delivered according to the terms of this
Agreement.

7.6 Representation. Each of the parties hereby represents and
warrants that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered on
its behalf and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation. 

7.7 Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

(a) This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.

(b) Whenever under the terms hereof the time for giving a notice or
performing an act falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or banking holiday, such time
shall be extended to the next day on which Escrow Agent is open for business.

(c) Each party agrees that any suit, action or proceeding with respect to
this Agreement, and the performance of the parties hereunder shall only be
brought in the courts of the State of Nevada, including any federal court
located within the State of Nevada. Accordingly, each party submits irrevocably
to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such suit,
action or proceeding and waives irrevocably any right which it may have to bring
any such suit, action or proceeding in any forum other than a court of the State
of Nevada, or in any federal court located within the State of Nevada, and any
defense which it may have to the enforcement of this provision, whether based on
the inconvenience of the forum or otherwise.

(d) The Escrow Agent does not have any interest in the Escrow Shares
deposited hereunder but is serving as escrow holder only. Coronation agrees to
pay or reimburse the Escrow Agent upon request for any transfer taxes or other
taxes relating to the Escrow Shares incurred in connection herewith and shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent for any amounts that it is
obligated to pay in the way of such taxes. Any payments of income in respect of
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Escrow Shares shall be subject to withholding regulations then in force with
respect to United States taxes. The parties hereto will provide the Escrow Agent
with appropriate forms for tax I.D. number certifications.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as
of the day and year first above written.

	SUPREME PROPERTY, INC. 

     

    By: ____________________

    Name: Thomas Elliott

    Title: President and CEO
	CORONATION ACQUISITION CORP. 

     

    By: ____________________

    Name: Harry Miller

    Title: President and CEO

 

	ESCROW AGENT:
    Interstate Transfer Company as Escrow Agent

     

    By: _____________________________

    Name: Janis Patterson

    Title: PresidentExhibit 4.3 - Illinois Dissenters' Rights Law

EXHIBIT 4.3

Illinois Dissenters' Rights Law 

Under The Illinois Business Corporation Act Of 1983 

5.11.65.     RIGHT TO DISSENT 

      SECTION 11.65.     Right to Dissent.
(a) A shareholder of a corporation is entitled to dissent from, and obtain
payment for his or her shares in the event of any of the following corporate
actions: 

  
  	 (1) 	consummation of a plan of merger or
      consolidation or a plan of share exchange to which the corporation is a
      party if: (i) shareholder authorization is required for the merger or
      consolidation or the share exchange by Section 11.20 or the articles of
      incorporation or (ii) the corporation is a subsidiary that is merged with
      its parent or another subsidiary under Section 11.30; 
	 	 
	 (2) 	consummation of a sale, lease or exchange of
      all, or substantially all, of the property and assets of the corporation
      other than in the usual and regular course of business; 
	 	 
	 (3) 	an amendment of the articles of incorporation
      that materially and adversely affects rights in respect of a dissenter's
      shares because it: (i) alters or abolishes a preferential right of such
      shares; (ii) alters or abolishes a right in respect of redemption,
      including a provision respecting a sinking fund for the redemption or
      repurchase, of such shares; (iii) in the case of a corporation
      incorporated prior to January 1, 1982, limits or eliminates cumulative
      voting rights with respect to such shares; or 
	 	 
	 (4) 	any other corporate action taken pursuant to
      a shareholder vote if the articles of incorporation, by-laws, or a
      resolution of the board of directors provide that shareholders are
      entitled to dissent and obtain payment for their shares in accordance with
      the procedures set forth in Section 11.70 or as may be otherwise provided
      in the articles, by-laws or resolution. 

  

      (b) A shareholder entitled to dissent and
obtain payment for his or her shares under this Section may not challenge the
corporate action creating his or her entitlement unless the action is fraudulent
with respect to the shareholder or the corporation or constitutes a breach of a
fiduciary duty owed to the shareholder. 

      (c) A record owner of shares may assert
dissenters' rights as to fewer than all the shares recorded in such person's
name only if such person dissents with respect to all shares beneficially owned
by any one person and notifies the corporation in writing of the name and
address of each person on whose behalf the record owner asserts dissenters'
rights. The rights of a partial dissenter are determined as if the shares as to
which dissent is made and the other shares were recorded in the names of
different shareholders. A beneficial owner of shares who is not the record owner
may assert dissenters' rights as to shares held on such person's behalf only if
the beneficial owner submits to the corporation the record owner's written
consent to the dissent before or at the same time the beneficial owner asserts
dissenters' rights. 

5.11.70.     PROCEDURE TO DISSENT 

      SECTION 11.70.     Procedure to Dissent.
(a) If the corporate action giving rise to the right to dissent is to be
approved at a meeting of shareholders, the notice of meeting shall inform the
shareholders of their right to dissent and the procedure to dissent. If, prior
to the meeting, the corporation furnishes to the shareholders material
information with respect to the transaction that will objectively enable a
shareholder to vote on the transaction and to determine whether or not to
exercise dissenters' rights, a shareholder may assert dissenters' rights only if
the shareholder delivers to the corporation before the vote is taken a written
demand for payment for his or her shares if the proposed action is consummated,
and the shareholder does not vote in favor of the proposed action. 

      (b) If the corporate action giving rise to the
right to dissent is not to be approved at a meeting of shareholders, the notice
to shareholders describing the action taken under Section 11.30 or Section 7.10
shall inform the shareholders of their right to dissent and the procedure to
dissent. If, prior to or concurrently with the notice, the corporation furnishes
to the shareholders material information with respect to the transaction that
will objectively enable a shareholder to determine whether or not to exercise
dissenters' rights, a shareholder may assert dissenter's rights only if he or
she delivers to the corporation within 30 days from the date of mailing the
notice a written demand for payment for his or her shares. 

      (c) Within 10 days after the date on which the
corporate action giving rise to the right to dissent is effective or 30 days
after the shareholder delivers to the corporation the written demand for
payment, whichever is later, the corporation shall send each shareholder who has
delivered a written demand for payment a statement setting forth the opinion of
the corporation as to the estimated fair value of the shares, the corporation's
latest balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending not earlier than
16 months before the delivery of the statement, together with the statement of
income for that year and the latest available interim financial statements, and
either a commitment to pay for the shares of the dissenting shareholder at the
estimated fair value thereof upon transmittal to the corporation of the
certificate or certificates, or other evidence of ownership, with respect to the
shares, or instructions to the dissenting shareholder to sell his or her shares
within 10 days after delivery of the corporation's statement to the shareholder.
The corporation may instruct the shareholder to sell only if there is a public
market for the shares at which the shares may be readily sold. If the
shareholder does not sell within that 10 day period after being so instructed by
the corporation, for purposes of this Section the shareholder shall be deemed to
have sold his or her shares at the average closing price of the shares, if
listed on a national exchange, or the average of the bid and asked price with
respect to the shares quoted by a principal market maker, if not listed on a
national exchange, during that 10 day period. 

      (d) A shareholder who makes written demand for
payment under this Section retains all other rights of a shareholder until those
rights are cancelled or modified by the consummation of the proposed corporate
action. Upon consummation of that action, the corporation shall pay to each
dissenter who transmits to the corporation the certificate or other evidence of
ownership of the shares the amount the corporation estimates to be the fair
value of the shares, plus accrued interest, accompanied by a written explanation
of how the interest was calculated. 

      (e) If the shareholder does not agree with the
opinion of the corporation as to the estimated fair value of the shares or the
amount of interest due, the shareholder, within 30 days from the delivery of the
corporation's statement of value, shall notify the corporation in writing of the
shareholder's estimated fair value and amount of interest due and demand payment
for the difference between the shareholder's estimate of fair value and interest
due and the amount of the payment by the corporation or the proceeds of sale by
the shareholder, whichever is applicable because of the procedure for which the
corporation opted pursuant to subsection (c). 

      (f) If, within 60 days from delivery to the
corporation of the shareholder notification of estimate of fair value of the
shares and interest due, the corporation and the dissenting shareholder have not
agreed in writing upon the fair value of the shares and interest due, the
corporation shall either pay the difference in value demanded by the
shareholder, with interest, or file a petition in the circuit court of the
county in which either the registered office or the principal office of the
corporation is located, requesting the court to determine the fair value of the
shares and interest due. The corporation shall make all dissenters, whether or
not residents of this State, whose demands remain unsettled parties to the
proceeding as an action against their shares and all parties shall be served
with a copy of the petition. Nonresidents may be served by registered or
certified mail or by publication as provided by law. Failure of the corporation
to commence an action pursuant to this Section shall not limit or affect the
right of the dissenting shareholders to otherwise commence an action as
permitted by law. 

      (g) The jurisdiction of the court in which the
proceeding is commenced under subsection (f) by a corporation is plenary and
exclusive. The court may appoint one or more persons as appraisers to receive
evidence and recommend decision on the question of fair value. The appraisers
have the power described in the order appointing them, or in any amendment to
it. 

      (h) Each dissenter made a party to the
proceeding is entitled to judgment for the amount, if any, by which the court
finds that the fair value of his or her shares, plus interest, exceeds the
amount paid by the corporation or the proceeds of sale by the shareholder,
whichever amount is applicable. 

      (i) The court, in a proceeding commenced under
subsection (f), shall determine all costs of the proceeding, including the
reasonable compensation and expenses of the appraisers, if any, appointed by the
court under subsection (g), but shall exclude the fees and expenses of counsel
and experts for the respective parties. If the fair value of the shares as
determined by the court materially exceeds the amount which the corporation
estimated to be the fair value of the shares or if no estimate was made in
accordance with subsection (c), then all or any part of the costs may be
assessed against the corporation. If the amount which any dissenter estimated to
be the fair value of the shares materially exceeds the fair value of the shares
as determined by the court, then all or any part of the costs may be assessed
against that dissenter. The court may also assess the fees and expenses of
counsel and experts for the respective parties, in amounts the court finds
equitable, as follows: 

  
  	 (1) 	Against the corporation and in favor of any
      or all dissenters if the court finds that the corporation did not
      substantially comply with the requirements of subsections (a), (b), (c),
      (d), or (f). 
	 	 
	(2) 	Against either the corporation or a dissenter
      and in favor of any other party if the court finds that the party against
      whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or
      not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by this Section.
      

  

If the court finds that the services of counsel for any dissenter were of
substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated and that the fees for
those services should not be assessed against the corporation, the court may
award to that counsel reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded to
the dissenters who are benefited. Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
the practice, procedure, judgment and costs shall be governed by the Code of
Civil Procedure. 

      (j) As used in this Section: 

  
  	 (1) 	"Fair value", with respect to a dissenter's
      shares, means the value of the shares immediately before the consummation
      of the corporate action to which the dissenter objects excluding any
      appreciation or depreciation in anticipation of the corporate action,
      unless exclusion would be inequitable. 
	 	 
	 (2) 	"Interest" means interest from the effective
      date of the corporate action until the date of payment, at the average
      rate currently paid by the corporation on its principal bank loans or, if
      none, at a rate that is fair and equitable under all the circumstances.

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