INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
This
Agreement is made as of
, 2007 by and between China Healthcare Acquisition
Corp. (the “Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”).
WHEREAS,
the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1,
No. 333-135705
(“Registration Statement”), for its initial public offering of securities (“IPO”)
has been declared effective as of the date hereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“Effective Date”); and
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Incorporated (“FBW”) is acting as the sole underwriter
in the IPO; and
WHEREAS, as described in the Company’s Registration Statement, and in accordance with the
Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
$48,642,500 of the gross proceeds of the IPO
($56,043,875
if the underwriters over-allotment option is exercised in full) and
the $1,500,000 from the proceeds of the placement of warrants will be
delivered to the Trustee to be deposited and held in a trust account for the benefit of the Company
and the holders of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 per share, issued in the IPO as
hereinafter provided (the amount to be delivered to the Trustee will be referred to herein as the
“Property”; the stockholders for whose benefit the Trustee shall hold the Property will be
referred to as the “Public Stockholders,” and the Public Stockholders, FBW and the Company
will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the
terms and conditions pursuant to which the Trustee shall hold the Property; and
IT IS AGREED:
1. Agreements and Covenants of Trustee. The Trustee hereby agrees and covenants to:
(a) Hold the Property in trust for the Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement in a segregated trust account (“Trust Account”) established by the Trustee at
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. selected by the Trustee;
(b) Manage, supervise and administer the Trust Account subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein;
(c) In a timely manner, upon the instruction of the Company, to invest and reinvest the
Property in any “Government Security.” As used herein, Government Security means any
Treasury Xxxx issued by the United States, having a maturity of one hundred and eighty days or less
or money market funds that invest in Treasury Bills;
(d) Collect and receive, when due, all principal and income arising from the Property, which
shall become part of the “Property,” as such term is used herein;
(e) Notify the Company of all communications received by it with respect to any Property
requiring action by the Company;
(f) Supply any necessary information or documents as may be requested by the Company in
connection with the Company’s preparation of the tax returns for the Trust Account;
(g) Participate in any plan or proceeding for protecting or enforcing any right or interest
arising from the Property if, as and when instructed by the Company to do so;
(h) Render to the Company and to FBW, and to such other person as the Company may instruct,
monthly written statements of the activities of and amounts in the Trust Account reflecting all
receipts and disbursements of the Trust Account;
(i) Distribute
to the Company out of interest earned on the Property up to
$1,200,000 upon request from the Chief Executive Officer or whomever
else the Chief Executive Officer may designate in writing to the
Trustee and wire such amounts to accounts of the Company as directed
by such persons.
(j) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after receipt of and only in accordance
with the terms of a letter (“Termination Letter”), in a form substantially similar to that
attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief
Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board and Secretary, and complete the liquidation of the Trust
Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account only as directed in the Termination Letter
and the other documents referred to therein.
2. Agreements and Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby agrees and covenants to:
(a) Provide all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer, President or Chairman of the Board. In addition, except with respect to
its duties under paragraph 1(i) above, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on, and shall be
protected in relying on, any verbal or telephonic advice or instruction which it in good faith
believes to be given by any one of the persons authorized above to give written instructions,
provided that the Company shall promptly confirm such instructions in writing;
(b) Hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against, any and all
expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or loss suffered by the Trustee in
connection with any action, suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any
claim, or in connection with any claim or demand which in any way arises out of or relates to this
Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the Property or any income earned from
investment of the Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Promptly after the receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or
claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which the Trustee intends
to seek indemnification under this paragraph, it shall notify the Company in writing of such claim
(hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnified Claim”). The Trustee shall have the right to
conduct and manage the defense against such Indemnified Claim, provided, that the Trustee shall
obtain the consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld. The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel; and
(c) Pay the Trustee an initial acceptance fee of $12,000 and an annual fee of $1,000 (it
being expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to pay such fee). The Company shall
pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and first year’s fee at the consummation of the IPO and
thereafter on the anniversary of the Effective Date. The Trustee shall refund to the Company the
fee (on a pro rata basis) with respect to any period after the liquidation of the Trust Fund. The
Company shall not be responsible for any other fees or charges of the Trustee except as may be
provided in paragraph 2(b) hereof (it being expressly understood that the Property shall not be
used to make any payments to the Trustee under such paragraph).
3. Limitations of Liability. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability to:
(a) Take any action with respect to the Property, other than as directed in paragraph 1 hereof
and the Trustee shall have no liability to any party except for liability arising out of its own
gross negligence or willful misconduct;
(b) Institute any proceeding for the collection of any principal and income arising from, or
institute, appear in or defend any proceeding of any kind with respect to, any of the Property
unless and until it shall have received instructions from the Company given as provided herein to
do so and the Company shall have advanced or guaranteed to it funds sufficient to pay any expenses
incident thereto;
(c) Change the investment of any Property, other than in compliance with paragraph 1(c);
(d) Refund any depreciation in principal of any Property;
(e) Assume that the authority of any person designated by the Company to give instructions
hereunder shall not be continuing unless provided otherwise in such designation, or unless the
Company shall have delivered a written revocation of such authority to the Trustee;
(f) The other parties hereto or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any
action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the exercise of its own best
judgment, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee may rely conclusively
and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice,
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demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Trustee),
statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the
validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any
information therein contained) which is believed by the Trustee, in good faith, to be genuine and
to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Trustee need not investigate any
fact or matter stated in the document. The Trustee shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or
any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this agreement or any of the terms hereof,
unless evidenced by a written instrument delivered to the Trustee signed by the proper party or
parties and, if the duties or rights of the Trustee are affected, unless it shall give its prior
written consent thereto;
(g) Verify the correctness of the information set forth in the Registration Statement or to
confirm or assure that any acquisition made by the Company or any other action taken by it is as
contemplated by the Registration Statement, unless an officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge
thereof, written notice of such event is sent to the Trustee or as otherwise required under Section
1(i) and (j) hereof; and
(h) Pay any taxes on behalf of the Trust Account (it being expressly understood that the
Property shall not be used to pay any such taxes and that such taxes, if any, shall be paid by the
Company from funds not held in the Trust Account).
4. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate as follows:
(a) If the Trustee gives written notice to the Company that it desires to resign under this
Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to locate a successor trustee. At such time
that the Company notifies the Trustee that a successor trustee has been appointed by the Company
and has agreed to become subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee shall transfer the
management of the Trust Account to the successor trustee, including but not limited to the transfer
of copies of the reports and statements relating to the Trust Account, whereupon this Agreement
shall terminate; provided, however, that, in the event that the Company does not locate a successor
trustee within ninety days of receipt of the resignation notice from the Trustee, the Trustee may
submit an application to have the Property deposited with the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York and upon such deposit, the Trustee shall be immune from any liability
whatsoever; or
(b) At such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1(i) hereof, and distributed the Property in accordance
with the provisions of the Termination Letter, this Agreement shall terminate except with respect
to Paragraph 2(b).
5. Miscellaneous.
(a) The Company and the Trustee each acknowledge that the Trustee will follow the security
procedures set forth below with respect to funds transferred from the Trust Account. Upon receipt
of written instructions, the Trustee will confirm such instructions with an Authorized Individual
at an Authorized Telephone Number listed on the attached Exhibit C. The Company and the
Trustee will each restrict access to confidential information relating to such security procedures
to authorized persons. Each party must notify the other party immediately if it has reason to
believe unauthorized persons may have obtained access to such information, or of any change in its
authorized personnel. In executing funds transfers, the Trustee will rely upon account numbers or
other identifying numbers of a beneficiary, beneficiary’s bank or intermediary bank, rather than
names. The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, liability or expense resulting from any error
in an account number or other identifying number, provided it has accurately transmitted the
numbers provided.
(b) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. It may be executed in several
counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one
instrument.
(c) This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement or any provision hereof may only be changed,
amended or modified by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto; provided, however, that no
such change, amendment or modification may be made without the prior written consent of FBW. As to
any claim, cross-claim or counterclaim in any way relating to this Agreement, each party waives the
right to trial by jury.
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(d) The parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court
located in the City of New York for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder.
(e) Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar
private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or by
facsimile transmission:
if to the Trustee, to:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, General Counsel
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, General Counsel
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
if to the Company, to:
China Healthcare Acquisition Corp.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxx — Chief Executive Officer
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxx — Chief Executive Officer
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
in either case with a copy to:
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Incorporated
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
(f) This Agreement may not be assigned by the Trustee without the prior written consent of the
Company and FBW.
(g) Each of the Trustee and the Company hereby represents that it has the full right and power
and has been duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations
as contemplated hereunder.
(h) The Trustee acknowledges and agrees that it shall not make any claims or proceed against
the Trust Account, including by way of set-off, and shall not be entitled to any funds in the Trust
Account under any circumstance.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Investment Management Trust Agreement
as of the date first written above.
AMERICAN STOCK | ||||||
TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
CHINA HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxx | ||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT A
[LETTERHEAD OF COMPANY]
[Insert Date]
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, General Counsel
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, General Counsel
Re: Trust Account No. [ ] — Termination Letter
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to paragraph 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between China
Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (“Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
(“Trustee”), dated as of
, 2007 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to
advise you that the Company has entered into an agreement (“Business Agreement”) with
(“Target Business”) to consummate a business combination with Target Business
(“Business Combination”) on or about [Insert Date]. The Company shall notify you at least
48 hours in advance of the actual date of the consummation of the Business Combination
(“Consummation Date”) and shall provide you
with instructions in accordance
with Paragraphs 1(j) and 2(a) of the Trust Agreement.
In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to commence
liquidation of the Trust Account to the effect that, on the Consummation Date, all of the funds
held in the Trust Account will be immediately available for transfer to the account or accounts
that the Company shall direct in writing on the Consummation Date.
On the Consummation Date (i) counsel for the Company shall deliver to you written notification
that the Business Combination has been consummated and (ii) the Company shall deliver to you
written instructions with respect to the transfer of the funds held in the Trust Account
(“Instruction Letter”). You are hereby directed and authorized to transfer the funds held
in the Trust Account immediately upon your receipt of the counsel’s letter, in accordance with the
terms of the Instruction Letter. In the event that certain deposits held in the Trust Account may
not be liquidated by the Consummation Date without penalty, you will notify the Company of the same
and the Company shall direct you as to whether such funds should remain in the Trust Account and
distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds in
the Trust Account pursuant to the terms hereof, the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.
In the event that the Business Combination is not consummated on the Consummation Date
described in the notice thereof and we have not notified you on or before the original Consummation
Date of a new Consummation Date, then the funds held in the Trust Account shall be reinvested as
provided in the Trust Agreement on the business day immediately following the Consummation Date as
set forth in the notice.
Very truly yours, | ||||||
CHINA HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
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EXHIBIT B
[LETTERHEAD OF COMPANY]
[Insert Date]
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, General Counsel
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, General Counsel
Re: Trust Account No. [ ] — Termination Letter
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to paragraph 1(j) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between China
Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (“Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
(“Trustee”), dated as of
,
2007 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise
you that the pursuant to the certificate of incorporation of
China Healthcare Acquisition Corp (the “Company”), as
amended, the Company has dissolved.
In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to commence
liquidation of the Trust Account. You will notify the Company and Trustee (“Designated Paying
Agent”) in writing as to when all of the funds in the Trust Account will be available for
immediate transfer (“Transfer Date”).
The Designated Paying Agent shall thereafter notify you as to the account or accounts of the
Designated Paying Agent that the funds in the Trust Account should be transferred to on the
Transfer Date so that the Designated Paying Agent may commence distribution of such funds in
accordance with the Company’s instructions. You shall have no obligation to oversee the Designated
Paying Agent’s distribution of the funds. Upon the payment to the Designated Paying Agent of all
the funds in the Trust Account, the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.
Very truly yours, | ||||||
CHINA HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
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EXHIBIT C
AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL(S)
AUTHORIZED FOR TELEPHONE CALL BACK TELEPHONE NUMBER(S)
AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL(S)
AUTHORIZED FOR TELEPHONE CALL BACK TELEPHONE NUMBER(S)
COMPANY:
China Healthcare Acquisition Corp.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxx — Chief Executive Officer
(000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxx — Chief Executive Officer
(000) 000-0000
FBW:
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Incorporated
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
(000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
(000) 000-0000
TRUSTEE:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, General Counsel
(000) 000-0000
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, General Counsel
(000) 000-0000
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