Private Placement Purchase and Escrow Agreement
Exhibit
10.12
As
of
______________, 2008
To
the
Board of Directors of
New
Asia
Partners China I Corporation:
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
The
undersigned hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase [___________]
Warrants
(“Insider Warrants”), at $1.00 per Insider Warrant, of New Asia Partners China I
Corporation (the “Corporation”) for a purchase price of $[___________]
(“Purchase Price”). The purchase and issuance of the Insider Warrants shall
occur simultaneously with the consummation of the Corporation's initial public
offering of securities (“IPO”) which is being underwritten by Ladenburg Xxxxxxxx
& Co. Inc. (“Ladenburg”) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co. Inc. (“Xxxxxx Xxxxxx”).
The Insider Warrants will be sold to the undersigned on a private placement
basis and not as part of the IPO. Except as set forth herein, the Insider
Warrants shall be identical to the warrants included in the units issued in
the
IPO.
At
least
24 hours prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in
connection with the IPO (“Registration Statement”), the undersigned shall
deliver the Purchase Price to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
(“Escrow Agent”) to hold in an account until the Corporation consummates the
IPO. Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, Escrow Agent shall deposit
the Purchase Price, without interest or deduction, into the trust fund (“Trust
Fund”) established by the Corporation for the benefit of the Corporation's
public stockholders as described in the Corporation’s Registration Statement,
pursuant to the terms of an Investment Management Trust Agreement to be entered
into between the Corporation and Escrow Agent. In the event that the IPO is
not
consummated within 14 days of the date the Purchase Price is delivered to Escrow
Agent, then upon receipt of a written instruction signed by the Corporation,
Ladenburg and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Escrow Agent shall return the Purchase Price to
the
undersigned.
The
undersigned represents and warrants that it has been advised that the Insider
Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act; that it is acquiring
the Insider Warrants for its account for investment purposes only; that it
has
no present intention of selling or otherwise disposing of the Insider Warrants
in violation of the securities laws of the United States; that it is an
“accredited investor” as defined by Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); and that it is
familiar with the proposed business, management, financial condition and affairs
of the Corporation.
Moreover,
the undersigned agrees that it shall not sell or transfer the Insider Warrants
or any underlying securities until 30 days after the date on which the
Corporation consummates a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition
or
other similar business combination with an operating business (as more fully
described in the Registration Statement) (“Business Combination”) and
acknowledges that the certificates for such Insider Warrants shall contain
a
legend indicating such restriction on transferability.
The
Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that so long as the Insider Warrants
are
held by the undersigned or his affiliates, (i) the Insider Warrants will not
be
redeemable by the Company and (ii) the Insider Warrants may be exercised on
a
cashless basis by surrendering such Warrants for that number of shares of Common
Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number
of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference
between the exercise price of the Warrants and the “Fair Market Value” (defined
below) by (y) the Fair Market Value. The “Fair Market Value” shall mean the
average reported last sale price of the Common Stock for the five trading days
ending on the trading day prior to the date on which the Insider Warrants are
exercised.
Each
of
Ladenburg and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx hereby represents and warrants severally and not
jointly to Escrow Agent that reasonable controls have been established and
required due diligence performed to comply with “Know Your Customer”
regulations, USA Patriot Act, Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) regulations
and the Bank Secrecy Act.
The
Corporation, Ladenburg and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx jointly and severally agree to
indemnify Escrow Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents and
shareholders (collectively referred to as the “Indemnitees”) against, and hold
them harmless of and from, any and all loss, liability, cost, damage and
expense, including without limitation, reasonable counsel fees, which the
Indemnitees may suffer or incur by reason of any action, claim or proceeding
brought against the Indemnitees arising out of or relating in any way to this
Agreement or any transaction to which this Agreement relates, unless such
action, claim or proceeding is the result of the willful misconduct or gross
negligence of the Indemnitees.
—Signature
Page Follows—
The
terms
of this agreement and the restriction on transfers with respect to the Insider
Warrants may not be modified without the prior written consent of Ladenburg
and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx.
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Very
truly yours,
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[__________________]
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By:
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Agreed
to:
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By:
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Name:
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CONTINENTAL
TRANSFER & TRUST CO.,
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ESCROW
AGENT
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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LADENBURG
XXXXXXXX & CO. INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXX & CO. INC.
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