August ___, 2005 Everest Acquisition Corporation
August
___, 2005
Everest
Acquisition Corporation
15/F,
The
Hong Kong Club Building
0X
Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Hong
Kong
Re:
Everest Acquisition Corporation
Gentlemen:
This
letter will confirm the agreement of Jesup & Xxxxxx Securities Corporation,
acting as the representative of the underwriters in the IPO (“Jesup &
Xxxxxx”), to purchase warrants (“Warrants”) of Everest Acquisition Corporation
(“Company”) included in the units (“Units”) being sold in the Company’s initial
public offering (“IPO”) upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. Each
Unit is comprised of one share of Common Stock and two Warrants. The shares
of
Common Stock and Warrants will not be separately tradeable until 20 trading
days
following the earlier to occur of the expiration of Jesup & Xxxxxx’x
over-allotment option or its exercise in full, but in no event will Jesup &
Xxxxxx allow separate trading of the securities comprising the Units until
the
Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Current Report
on
Form 8-K, which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting the Company’s
receipt of the proceeds of the IPO, including any proceeds the Company receives
from the exercise of the over-allotment option, if such option is exercised
prior to the filing of the Form 8-K.
1. Jesup
& Xxxxxx agrees that this letter agreement constitutes an irrevocable
obligation by Jesup & Xxxxxx to purchase for Jesup & Xxxxxx’x account,
within the forty-five-trading day period commencing on the date separate trading
of the Warrants commences (“Separation Date”), as many Warrants as are available
for purchase at market prices not to exceed $.70 per Warrant, subject to a
maximum Warrant purchase obligation equal to the number of One Million Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand (1,250,000) Warrants (“Maximum Warrant
Purchase”).
2. All
or
part of the Maximum Warrant Purchase may be made by one or more affiliates
of
Jesup & Xxxxxx (“Affiliate”); provided,
however,
that
Jesup & Xxxxxx hereby agrees to make payment of the purchase price of such
purchase and to fulfill its Maximum Warrant Purchase in the event and to the
extent that any Affiliate fails to make such payment or purchase.
3. Jesup
& Xxxxxx agrees that neither it nor any Affiliate shall sell or transfer the
Warrants until after the consummation of a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset
acquisition or other similar business combination with an operating business
and
acknowledges that, at the option of Jesup & Xxxxxx, the certificates for
such Warrants shall contain a legend indicating such restriction on
transferability.
Very truly yours, | ||
JESUP & XXXXXX SECURITIES CORPORATION | ||
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