Common Contracts

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Underwriting Agreement • January 28th, 2011 • RLJ Acquisition, Inc. • Blank checks

• Contract Type
  Underwriting Agreement
• Filed
  January 28th, 2011
• Company
  RLJ Acquisition, Inc.
• Industry
  Blank checks

This letter (“Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) entered into by and between RLJ Acquisition, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Lazard Capital Markets LLC, as representative of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “Offering”), of 12,500,000 of the Company’s units (the “Units”), each comprised of one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and one warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock (each, a “Warrant”). The Units sold in the Offering shall be quoted and traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 and prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 12 hereof.

January ___, 2011 RLJ Acquisition, Inc. Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Lazard Capital Markets LLC New York, New York 10020 Attn: General Counsel Re: Initial Public Offering Gentlemen:

Underwriting Agreement • January 28th, 2011 • RLJ Acquisition, Inc. • Blank checks

• Contract Type
  Underwriting Agreement
• Filed
  January 28th, 2011
• Company
  RLJ Acquisition, Inc.
• Industry
  Blank checks

This letter (“Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) entered into by and between RLJ Acquisition, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Lazard Capital Markets LLC, as representative of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “Offering”), of 12,500,000 of the Company’s units (the “Units”), each comprised of one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and one warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock (each, a “Warrant”). The Units sold in the Offering shall be quoted and traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 and prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 12 hereof.

RLJ Acquisition, Inc. Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Lazard Capital Markets LLC New York, New York 10020 Attn: General Counsel Re: Initial Public Offering Gentlemen:

Underwriting Agreement • January 7th, 2011 • RLJ Acquisition, Inc. • Blank checks

• Contract Type
  Underwriting Agreement
• Filed
  January 7th, 2011
• Company
  RLJ Acquisition, Inc.
• Industry
  Blank checks

This letter (“Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) entered into by and between RLJ Acquisition, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Lazard Capital Markets LLC, as representative of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “Offering”), of 12,500,000 of the Company’s units (the “Units”), each comprised of one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and one warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock (each, a “Warrant”). The Units sold in the Offering shall be quoted and traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 and prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph [·] hereof.