FORM OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT]
Exhibit
10.3
[
FORM OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT]
This
Agreement is made as of [•], 2008 by and between Open Acquisition Corp., with
its principal executive offices at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company, located at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the
“Trustee”).
WHEREAS,
the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, No. 333-148921 (together with any registration statement filed
pursuant to Rule 462(b), the “Registration Statement”), for
its initial public offering of securities (the “IPO”) has been declared
effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”) by the
Securities and Exchange Commission;
WHEREAS,
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“Deutsche Bank”) is acting as
the representative of the underwriters in the IPO (the “Underwriters”);
WHEREAS,
the Company has agreed to issue and sell an aggregate of 3,500,000 warrants (the
“Insider Warrants”) to
Open Acq LLC (the “Sponsor”) and the Sponsor has
agreed to purchase from the Company such Insider Warrants at the price of $1.00
per warrant in a private placement that will occur on or prior to the
consummation of the IPO (the “Private
Placement”);
WHEREAS,
as described in the Registration Statement, and in accordance with the Company’s
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (“Certificate of
Incorporation”), an aggregate of $122,500,000 ($140,500,000 if the
Underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), which is comprised of
(i) the net proceeds of the IPO; (ii) the $3,500,000 received by the Company in
exchange for its Insider Warrants pursuant to the Private Placement; and (iii)
an additional $3,750,000 (or $4,312,500, if the Underwriters’ over-allotment
option is exercised in full) of the proceeds of the IPO, representing a portion
of the Underwriters’ deferred discount (the “Deferred Discount”) which Deutsche
Bank has agreed to deposit in the Trust Account (as defined below) until such
time as the Company consummates a Business Combination (as defined in the
Certificate of Incorporation), will be delivered to the Trustee to be deposited
and held in the Trust Account for the benefit of the Company and the holders of
the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, included in the units
of the Company’s securities issued in the IPO and Deutsche Bank. 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, Deutsche Bank 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.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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Agreements and
Covenants of Trustee. The Trustee hereby agrees and
covenants to:
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(a) Hold
the Property in trust for the Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, in a segregated trust account (the “Trust Account”) established by
the Trustee at a branch of [ ];
(b) Manage,
supervise and administer the Trust Account subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein;
(c) In
a timely manner, upon the written instruction of the Company, invest and
reinvest the Property in United States “government securities” within the
meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the “1940 Act”), having
a maturity date of 180 days or less, or in any open ended investment company
registered under the 1940 Act selected by the Company that holds itself out as a
money market fund meeting the conditions of paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(4)
under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the 1940 Act, as determined by the
Company;
(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) Promptly
notify the Company of all communications received by it with respect to any
Property requiring action by the Company;
(f) Promptly
supply any necessary information or documents as may be requested by the Company
in connection with the Company’s preparation of the tax returns relating to the
Property held in the Trust Account or otherwise relating to 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 and/or
Deutsche Bank to do so;
(h) Render
to the Company, and to such other persons 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; and
(i) Commence
liquidation of the Trust Account only upon receipt of and only in accordance
with the terms of a letter (the “Termination Letter”), in a
form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit A or Exhibit B,
signed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the
Property in the Trust Account only as directed in the Termination Letter; provided, however, that in the
event that a Termination Letter has not been received by [•], 2010 or, if an
extension is approved in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of
Incorporation, the last day of the Extension Period (as defined therein) (the
“Termination Date”), the
Trust Account shall be liquidated and distributed in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B hereto and
the documents referred to therein. The Trustee, upon consultation
with and receipt of written instruction from the Company and Deutsche Bank,
shall deliver a notice to Public
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Stockholders
of record as of the Termination Date, by U.S. mail or via the Depository Trust
Company (“DTC”), within
five days of the Termination Date, to notify the Public Stockholders of such
event and take such other actions as the Company and Deutsche Bank may direct to
inform the Beneficiaries. Thereafter, the Trustee shall deliver to each Public
Stockholder its ratable share of the Property against satisfactory evidence of
delivery of the stock certificates by the Public Stockholders to the Company
through DTC, its Deposit Withdraw Agent Commission (DWAC) system or as otherwise
presented to the Trustee. The Trustee understands and agrees that,
except as provided in this section and Section 2 hereof, disbursements from the
Trust Account shall be made only pursuant to a duly executed Termination Letter,
together with the other documents referenced herein, including, without
limitation, an independently certified oath and report of inspector of election
in respect of the stock vote in favor of the Business Combination.
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Limited Distributions
of Income on Property.
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(a) Taxes. If there is
any income or other federal, state or local tax obligation relating to the
Property in the Trust Account as determined by the Company, then, from time to
time, upon receipt by the Trustee of a written request signed on behalf of the
Company by its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (a “Tax Disbursement Letter”), the
Trustee shall distribute such funds from the Trust Account as directed in the
Tax Disbursement Letter and any other documents referred therein; to the extent
there is not sufficient cash in the Trust Account to pay such tax obligation,
the Trustee shall promptly, at the written instruction of the Company, liquidate
such assets held in the Trust Account and disburse to the Company by wire transfer, out of the Property in the Trust Account,
the amount requested by the Company in the Tax Disbursement
Letter. It is understood and agreed that the only duty of the Trustee
with regard to this section is to follow the written instruction of the
Company.
(b) Working Capital. Upon
written request from the Company in a form substantially similar to that
attached hereto as Exhibit C, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer, from time to time, the Trustee shall
distribute to the Company amounts necessary to fund the Company’s working
capital requirements; provided that any
amounts requested shall not exceed the aggregate amount of income earned on the
Property through the last day of the month immediately preceding the Company’s
request, net of taxes payable in respect of such income and amounts previously
disbursed pursuant to Section 2(a) and this Section 2(b); and provided further that the
total amount of disbursement made pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall not exceed
$2,100,000 in the aggregate.
(c) Satisfaction of Stockholder
Conversion Rights. Upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee
shall distribute to the paying agent designated by the Company amounts requested
by the Company to satisfy the exercise of stockholder conversion rights in
accordance with Section 6.6 of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation in
connection with an approval of an Extension Period to consummate a Business
Combination.
(d) Liquidation and Creditor
Expenses. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a written instruction from the
Company signed by its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
requesting distributions from the Trust Account in connection with a plan of
dissolution and distribution, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company from
the Property an amount up to $75,000 to pay for actual expenses incurred
or, where known with reasonable certainty, imminently to be incurred by the
Company in connection with its dissolution and
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distribution;
provided that
the Company shall certify to the Trustee that such amount does not exceed the
aggregate amount of income earned on the Property through the last day of the
month immediately preceding the Company’s request, net of taxes payable in
respect of such income and amounts previously disbursed pursuant to Sections
2(a) and 2(b); and provided further
that, at the time of making such request, the Company shall certify to the
Trustee that it does not otherwise have available outside the Trust Account
funds necessary to pay the expenses of liquidation and dissolution.
(e) No Other
Distributions. Except as provided in Section 1(i) and Sections 2(a), 2(b)
2(c) and 2(d), no other distributions from the Trust Account shall be
permitted.
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Agreements and
Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby agrees and
covenants:
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(a) Instructions. To
provide all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the
Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. In
addition, except with respect to its duties under Sections 2(a),
2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) 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 and/or Deutsche Bank
shall promptly confirm such instructions in writing;
(b) Indemnity. To 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, willful misconduct or bad faith. 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 section, 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 Trustee may not
agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the
Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The
Company may participate in such action with its own counsel;
(c) Fees. To pay the
Trustee an initial acceptance fee, an annual fee and a transaction processing
fee for each disbursement made pursuant to Sections 2(a), 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) as
set forth on Schedule A hereto, which fees shall be subject to modification by
mutual agreement by the parties from time to time. It is expressly
understood that the Property shall not be used to pay such fees and further
agreed that said transaction processing fees shall be deducted by the Trustee
from the disbursements made to the Company pursuant to
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Section
2. 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 annual 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 set forth in
this Section 3(c) and as may be provided in Section 3(b) hereof (it being
expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to make any payments to
the Trustee under such Sections);
(d) Inspector of
Election. In the event that the Company consummates a Business
Combination and the Trust Account is liquidated in accordance with
Section 1(i) hereof, an independent party designated by Deutsche Bank shall
act as the inspector of election to certify the results of the stockholder
vote;
(e) Stockholder
Vote. In connection with any vote of the Company’s
stockholders regarding a Business Combination, to provide to the Trustee an
affidavit or certificate of a firm not affiliated with the Company regularly
engaged in the business of soliciting proxies and tabulating stockholder votes
verifying the vote of the Company’s stockholders regarding such Business
Combination;
(f) Deferred Discount
Notice. Within five business days after Deutsche Bank’s
over-allotment option (or any unexercised portion thereof) expires or is
exercised in full, to provide the Trustee notice in writing (with a copy to
Deutsche Bank) of the total amount of the Deferred Discount, which shall in no
event be less than $3,750,000; and
(g) Liquidation. In
connection with any liquidation of the Trust Account, not to direct the Trustee,
as paying agent, to make any payment not specifically permitted under this
Agreement.
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Limitations of
Liability. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or
liability to:
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(a) Imply obligations, perform
duties, inquire or otherwise be subject to the provisions of any agreement or
document other than this Agreement and that which is expressly set forth
herein;
(b) Take
any action with respect to the Property, other than as directed in Sections 1
and 2 hereof and the Trustee shall have no liability to any party except for
liability arising out of its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad
faith;
(c) 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 written 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;
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(d) Change
the investment of any Property, other than in compliance with Section
1(c);
(e) Refund
any depreciation in principal of any Property;
(f) Assume
that the authority of any person designated by the Company and/or Deutsche Bank
to give written instructions hereunder shall not be continuing unless provided
otherwise in such designation, or unless the Company and/or Deutsche Bank shall
have delivered a written revocation of such authority to the
Trustee;
(g) The
Company 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 on, and shall be
protected in acting upon, any order, judgment, instruction, notice, 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 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;
(h) 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)
hereof;
(i) Prepare,
execute and file tax reports, income or other tax returns and pay any taxes with
respect to income and activities relating to the Trust Account, regardless of
whether such tax is payable by the Trust Account or the Company (including but
not limited to income tax obligations), it being expressly understood that as
set forth in Section 2(a), if there is any income or other tax obligation
relating to the Trust Account or the Property in the Trust Account, as
determined from time to time by the Company and regardless of whether
such tax is payable by the Company or the Trust, at the written instruction of
the Company, the Trustee shall make funds available in cash from the Property in
the Trust Account in an amount specified by the Company as owing to the
applicable taxing authority, which amount shall be paid directly to the Company
by electronic funds transfer, account debit or other method of payment, and the
Company shall forward such payment to the taxing authority; and
(j) Verify
calculations, qualify or otherwise approve Company requests for distributions
pursuant to Sections 2(a), 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) above.
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Certain Rights Of
Trustee.
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(a) Before
the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an opinion of
counsel. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith in reliance on such opinion of
counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such
counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by
it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(b) The
Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible
for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due
care;
(c) The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good
faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred
upon it by this Agreement; and
(d) The
Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the
validity or adequacy of this Agreement, and it shall not be accountable for the
Company’s use of the proceeds from the Trust Account. Notwithstanding
the effective date of this Agreement or anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, the Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility for any
act or event relating to this Agreement or the transactions related thereto
which occurs prior to the date of this Agreement, and shall have no contractual
obligations to the Beneficiaries until the date of this Agreement.
6. Waiver of Claims against
Trust Account. The Trustee waives any right of set-off or any
and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (the “Claim”) that the Trustee may
have against the Property held in the Trust Account, and hereby agrees not to
seek recourse, reimbursement, set-off, payment or satisfaction for any Claim
against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. In the event
that the Trustee has a Claim against the Company under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, under Section 3(b), the Trustee will pursue such
Claim solely against the Company and not against the property held in the Trust
Account.
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Termination. This
Agreement shall terminate as
follows:
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(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 during which time the Trustee shall continue to act in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 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,
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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 that arises due to any
actions or omissions to act by any party after such deposit; or
(b) At
such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account in
accordance with the provisions of Section 1(i) hereof, and distributed the
Property in accordance with the provisions of the Termination Letter, this
Agreement shall terminate except with respect to Section 3(b)
hereof.
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Miscellaneous.
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(a) Procedures for Funds
Transfer. The Company and the Trustee each acknowledge and
agree that the Trustee will follow the security procedures set forth below with
respect to funds transferred from the Trust Account. 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 all identifying information supplied to it by the Company, including
account numbers or other identifying numbers of a Beneficiary, Beneficiary’s
bank or intermediary bank and the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss,
liability or expense resulting from any error in an account number or other
identifying number.
(b) Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the law of the State of New York, for agreements
made and to be wholly performed within such state, without giving effect to
conflict of law principles that would result in the application of the
substantive laws of another jurisdiction.
(c) Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (which may include
counterparts delivered by email or facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
(d) Headings. The
headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not
intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this
Agreement.
(e) Complete Agreement;
Amendment; Waiver of Trial by Jury. 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 that such action shall not materially adversely affect the
interests of the Public Stockholders. Any other change, waiver,
amendment or modification to this Agreement shall be subject to approval by a
majority of the Public Stockholders. 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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(f)
Consent to
Jurisdiction. The parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction
and venue of any state or federal court located in the State and County of New
York for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder. The parties
hereto irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be
exclusive, and hereby waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and
that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
(g) Notice; Consent;
Requests. 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:
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax: 000-000
0000
if to the
Company, to:
00 Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Fax:
[•]
In either case with a copy
to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Frome Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
Park
Avenue Tower
00 X.
00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Fax:
000-000-0000
and:
Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.
00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Syndicate Manager
Fax:
000-000-0000
and:
Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
General Counsel
Fax: 000-000-0000
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and:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Check, Esq.
Fax:
000-000-0000
(h) This
Agreement may not be assigned by the Trustee without the prior written consent
of the Company and Deutsche Bank. This agreement may be assigned by
the Company to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company upon written notice to
the Trustee.
(i)
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.
(j)
The Trustee hereby consents to the inclusion of information relating to it in
the Registration Statement and other materials relating to the IPO.
(k) Each
of the Company and the Trustee hereby acknowledges that Deutsche Bank is a third
party beneficiary of this Agreement.
[Signature page to
follow.]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Investment Management Trust
Agreement as of the date first written above.
CONTINENTAL
STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
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President,
Chairman of the Board
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
A
[LETTERHEAD
OF COMPANY]
[INSERT
DATE]
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
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Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 |
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax: 000-000
0000
Re: Trust
Account No. [___________] Termination Letter
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Pursuant
to Section 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Open
Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [_____________], 2008 (the “Trust
Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company has entered into an
agreement (the “Business Agreement”) with __________________ (the “Target
Business”) to consummate a business combination with Target Business (a
“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 (the “Consummation Date”). Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to
them in the Trust Agreement.
In
accordance with Section 6.4 of the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, a majority of the outstanding shares of common
stock issued in the Company’s IPO of securities (the “IPO Shares”) have voted
for approval of such Business Combination, and Public Stockholders owning less
than 40% of the IPO Shares have voted against the Business Combination and given
notice of exercise of their conversion rights described in Section 6.6 of the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. In
accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to
commence liquidation of Trust Account No. ________________ (the “Trust Account”)
to the effect that, on the Consummation Date, all of funds held in the Trust
Account will be immediately available for transfer to the account or accounts
that the Company and Deutsche Bank shall direct in writing.
On the
Consummation Date, (i) counsel for the Company shall deliver to you written
notification that all of the conditions to closing of the Business Combination
have been satisfied and the Business Combination has been consummated or will,
concurrently with your transfer of funds to the accounts as directed by the
Company, be consummated, and; (ii) the Company shall deliver along with the oath
and report of inspector of election certified by an independent inspector
appointed by Deutsche Bank (collectively, the “Report”); and (iii) the Company
and Deutsche Bank shall deliver to you joint written instructions with respect
to the transfer of the funds, including the Deferred Discount and funds to be
paid to Public Stockholders who exercised their conversion rights in connection
with the Business Combination, held in the Trust Account
(“Instructions”). You are hereby directed and authorized to transfer
the funds held in the Trust Account immediately upon your receipt of counsel’s
letter, the Report, and the Instructions in accordance with the terms of the
Instructions. In the
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event
that certain deposits held in the Trust Account may not be liquidated by the
Consummation Date without penalty, you will notify the Company and Deutsche Bank
of the same and Deutsche Bank and the Company shall issue joint written
instructions directing you as to whether such funds should remain in the Trust
Account and be distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company and/or
Deutsche Bank. 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, upon your receipt
of written instruction signed by the Company and Deutsche Bank, 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,
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By:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Chairman
of the Board
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By:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
Chief
Executive Officer
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cc:
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
A-2
EXHIBIT
B
[Letterhead
of Company]
[Insert
date]
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
Re: Trust
Account No. [___________] Termination Letter
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Pursuant
to Section 1(j) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Open
Acquisition Corp. (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
(“Trustee”), dated as of ___________, 2008 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to
advise you that the Company has been unable to effect a Business Combination
with a target company prior to the Termination Date. Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust
Agreement.
In
accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you, to
commence liquidation of the Trust Account as promptly as practicable pro ratably
to stockholders of record on the Termination Date. You will notify
the Company in writing as to when all of the funds in the Trust Account will be
available for immediate transfer (“Transfer Date”) in accordance with the terms
of the Trust Agreement and the Certificate of Incorporation. You
shall commence distribution of such funds in accordance with the terms of the
Trust Agreement and you shall oversee the distribution of the
funds. Upon the distribution of all the funds in the Trust Account,
your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.
Very
truly yours,
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By:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Chairman
of the Board
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By:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
Chief
Executive Officer
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cc:
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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B-1
EXHIBIT
C
[LETTERHEAD
OF COMPANY]
[Insert
Date]
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Fax: 000-000
0000
Re: Trust
Account No.
[ ]
— Distribution of Income on Property
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Pursuant
to Section 2(b) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Open
Acquisition Corp. (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
(“Trustee”), dated as of ________, 2008 (“Trust Agreement”), we are requesting
for our working capital purposes that you deliver to us $______________
representing income earned and collected on the Property from ___________ to
___________. In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, you
are hereby directed and authorized to transfer said amount, less any fees due
the Trustee pursuant to Section 3(c) of the Trust Agreement, immediately upon
your receipt of this letter to the Company’s operating account at:
Bank:
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[_______________]
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ABA
#:
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[_______________]
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Account
Name:
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Account
Number:
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[_______________]
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Reference:
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Distribution
request
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Very
truly yours,
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By:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Chairman
of the Board
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By:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
Chief
Executive Officer
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cc:
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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EXHIBIT
D
AUTHORIZED
INDIVIDUAL(S)
FOR
TELEPHONE CALL BACK
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AUTHORIZED
TELEPHONE
NUMBER(S)
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Company:
00
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
[•]
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212-451-2300
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Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.
00
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Syndicate Manager
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212-250-2500
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Trustee:
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, X. Y. 10004
Attn: Xxxxx
Di Paolo
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000-000-0000
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D-1
SCHEDULE
A
Schedule
of fees pursuant to Section 3(c) of Investment Management Trust
Agreement
between
Open Acquisition Corp. and
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Fee
Item
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Time
and method of payment
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Amount
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Initial
acceptance fee
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Initial
closing of IPO by wire transfer
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$1,000
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Annual
fee
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First
year, initial closing of IPO by wire transfer; thereafter on the
anniversary of the effective date of the IPO by wire transfer or
check
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$3,000
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Transaction
processing fee for disbursements to Company under Sections 2(a), 2(b),
2(c) and 2(d)
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Deduction
by Trustee from disbursement made to Company under Section
2
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$250
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Agreed:
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Dated: [•], 2008 | ||
OPEN
ACQUISITION CORP.
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By:
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
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By:
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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CONTINENTAL
STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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