Liberty Lane Acquisition Corp. One Liberty Lane Hampton, New Hampshire 03842 Liberty Lane Funding LLC One Liberty Lane Hampton, New Hampshire 03842 Goldman, Sachs & Co. 85 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 Re: Initial Public Offering Ladies and...
Exhibit 10.8
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Xxxxxxx Xxxx Acquisition Corp.
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Liberty Lane Funding LLC
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: Initial Public Offering
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the proposed Underwriting Agreement
(the “Underwriting Agreement”) to be entered into by and between Liberty Lane Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. (the
“Underwriter”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “IPO”) of
the Company’s units (the “Units”), each Unit composed of one share of the Company’s common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and one half (1/2) of one warrant (a
“Warrant”), each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common
Stock of the Company. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 1
hereof.
In order to induce the Company and the Underwriter to enter into the Underwriting Agreement
and to proceed with the IPO, and in recognition of the benefit that such IPO will confer upon the
undersigned, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees with the Company and the Underwriter as
follows.
1. As used herein:
a. | “Business Combination” shall mean the initial acquisition by the Company of one or more assets or operating businesses through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination meeting the conditions described in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation; | ||
b. | “Initial Stockholders” shall mean all stockholders, officers and directors who are stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the IPO; | ||
c. | “IPO Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company’s IPO; | ||
d. | “Portfolio Company” shall mean Prestolite Wire, Mr. Gasket, Sign Supply USA, East West Plastic and Electronic Products Corp. and Xxxxxxx Ecologics; | ||
e. | “Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement filed by the Company on Form S-1 (No. 333-149886) with the Securities and Exchange |
Commission on March 25, 2008, and any amendment or supplement thereto, in connection with the IPO; and | |||
f. | “Trust Account” shall mean the trust account established under the Investment Management Trust Agreement to be entered into between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the amounts therein to be released only in the event of the consummation of a Business Combination, a liquidation of the Company or as otherwise permitted by the Investment Management Trust Agreement. |
2. The undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any and all loss,
liability, claims, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any
litigation, whether pending or threatened, or any claim whatsoever) which the Company may become
subject to as a result of any claim by any vendor, service provider or other entity that is owed
money by the Company for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to the Company, as
well as claims of a prospective target business for fees and expenses of third parties that the
Company agrees in writing to pay in the event it does not consummate a Business Combination with
such target business but only to the extent necessary to ensure that such loss, liability, claim,
damage or expense does not reduce the amount in the Trust Account; provided, however, that the
undersigned shall have no obligation to indemnify the Company against (i) any claims by a third
party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account,
notwithstanding that such waiver is subsequently found to be invalid or unenforceable or (ii) any
claims under the Company’s indemnity of the Underwriter as set forth in the proposed Underwriting
Agreement. Furthermore, in the event that a vendor, service provider or prospective target
business does not execute a waiver, the undersigned’s liability shall only be in an amount
necessary to ensure that public stockholders receive no less than $9.74 per share of Common Stock
upon liquidation of the Company. The Company shall not reimburse the undersigned for payments made
by the undersigned pursuant to this Section 2.
3. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, neither the undersigned, nor any
affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive and will not accept any fees or other cash
payments prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of a
Business Combination.
4. The undersigned agrees that until the earlier of (i) the consummation of a Business
Combination, and (ii) the later of (a) 24 months from the consummation of the IPO (the
“Consummation Date”) and (b) 30 months from the Consummation Date in the event that either
a letter of intent, an agreement in principle or a definitive agreement to consummate a Business
Combination was executed but no Business Combination was consummated within such 24-month period
(the later of (a) and (b) being referred to herein as the “Termination Date”), neither it
nor its Portfolio Companies will pursue any opportunity involving the potential acquisition of a
Controlling Interest (as defined below) in any business that is not publicly traded on a stock
exchange or over-the-counter market and has an enterprise value of between $350 million and
$1 billion (a “Covered Opportunity”), other than (x) in a competitive sale process or (y)
where the Covered Opportunity is in a business similar or related to that of a Portfolio Company,
unless the opportunity has first been presented to and declined by the Company. “Controlling
Interest”
means the Company would acquire the ability to exercise control over the management and
operations of the Covered Opportunity, whether through the acquisition of a majority of the voting
equity interests of the Covered Opportunity or through the acquisition of a significant voting
equity interest that enables the Company to exercise a greater degree of control over the Covered
Opportunity than any other equity holder.
5. The undersigned agrees that to the extent any officer or director of the Company also has
fiduciary duties or contractual obligations to the undersigned or any Portfolio Company, until the
earlier of (i) the consummation of a Business Combination, and (ii) the Termination Date, such
officer or director of the Company shall first present an opportunity involving the potential
acquisition of a Controlling Interest in a Covered Opportunity to the Company; provided, however,
if such opportunity involves a competitive sale process or a Covered Opportunity in a business
similar or related to that of a Portfolio Company, such officer or director must first present such
opportunity to the undersigned or such Portfolio Company, as the case may be.
6. The undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which the
undersigned is bound, to enter into this Agreement.
7. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State, including,
without limitation, Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law and the New
York Civil Practice Laws and Rules 327(b). Each of the Company and the undersigned hereby
(i) agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against the undersigned arising out of or relating
in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York
or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits
to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive and (ii) waives any objection to such
exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
8. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to a trial by
jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or other proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or
otherwise) arising out of, connected with or relating to this Agreement.
9. The undersigned acknowledges and understands that the Company and the Underwriter will rely
upon the agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein in proceeding with the IPO.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to render the Underwriter a representative of, or a
fiduciary with respect to, the Company, its stockholders, or any creditor or vendor of the Company
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
10. This Agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and such person’s respective
successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns. This Agreement shall terminate on the
earlier of (i) the date upon which the Business Combination is consummated and (ii) the date upon
which the liquidation and distribution of the Trust Account is completed, provided that the
following Sections shall survive such termination: 1, 3, 7, 8, 10 and 11.
11. No term or provision of this Agreement may be amended, changed, waived altered or modified
except by written instrument executed and delivered by the undersigned, the Company and the
Underwriter.
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XXXXXXX XXXX PARTNERS LLC |
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Accepted and agreed:
LIBERTY LANE ACQUISITION CORP. |
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XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO. | ||||