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EXHIBIT 10.10
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February 14, 2006 |
Mr. Ram Mukunda
India Globalization Capital, Inc.
4336 Montgomery Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
Dear Ram,
This
letter will confirm and set forth the terms and conditions of engagement of
Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated (“FBW”) and SG Americas
Securities, LLC (“SG”) (collectively, the “Advisors”),
by India Globalization Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) as its
financial advisors in connection with the proposed purchase by the Company of
the stock or assets of a target company or companies (the
“Target”), by way of merger, purchase of, or exchange for all or a
portion of the stock of the Target, or otherwise (the “Business
Combination”). The Advisors’ services in connection with the
Business Combination are hereinafter referred to as the
“Engagement”. The decision to complete the Business Combination
shall be at the sole discretion of the Company.
The
Advisors shall perform financial advisory services for the Company, including,
without limitation and for purpose of illustration, assisting the Company in
determining an appropriate acquisition strategy and tactics, evaluating the
consideration that may be offered to the Target and assisting the Company in
the negotiation of the financial terms and conditions of the Business
Combination. Such services shall also include conducting due diligence of the
target of a prospective Business Combination. In performing their services
hereunder, the Advisors may rely entirely, without independent investigation,
on publicly available information and such other information as may be
furnished to the Advisors by the Company or the Target.
The
Company agrees to furnish to the Advisors all information concerning the
Company and the proposed Business Combination which the Advisors and you
reasonably deem appropriate, and to use its best efforts to cause the Target to
furnish to the Advisors all information concerning the Target and to provide to
the Advisors reasonable access to the Company’s officers, directors,
employees, accountants, and counsel. Except as otherwise agreed to by the
Company, or required by law, all information which is not publicly available
will be kept confidential by the Advisors. The Company hereby represents and
warrants, to the best of its knowledge, that all information furnished to the
Advisors by the Company concerning the Company (excluding forward-looking
information, which will be prepared using such reasonable assumptions as the
Company considers appropriate) shall be complete and correct in all material
respects when furnished and shall not contain any untrue statements of a
material fact. In rendering its services hereunder, the Advisors will be using
and relying primarily on publicly available information or other information
furnished by the Company and has not and does not assume any responsibility for
independent verification of such information or any independent appraisal or
valuation of assets. Further, in evaluating other companies, the Advisors will be
using information contained in public reports and information supplied by the
Company, and have not and do not assume any responsibility for independent
verification of such information or independent appraisal or valuation of
assets.
To enable
the Advisors to render these services in a professional manner, the Company
agrees that the Advisors shall have no responsibility to the Company, the Board
of Directors, the Target or any other parties for the accuracy,
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Mr. Ram Mukunda |
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February 14, 2006 |
completeness or legal sufficiency of any
financial statements, memoranda or other documentation prepared by or on behalf
of the Company or for verification of any of the information contained therein.
Appropriate officials of the Company, as the Company may designate, will be
responsible for reviewing any memoranda or other documentation prior to its use
to determine that, to the best of their knowledge, it does not contain any
material misstatements or omissions. The Company recognizes that the
Advisors’ ability to successfully perform the services contemplated
herein is to a great extent dependent upon the Company’s timely
cooperation.
For the
Advisors’ services in connection with the Engagement, the Company shall
pay to FBW, who shall pay a portion to SG, pursuant to their agreed-upon
allocation, an aggregate fee equal to 2.0% of the Aggregate Consideration (as
defined below) paid in connection with the Business Combination (the
“Business Combination Fee”). The Business Combination Fee shall be
capped at $1,500,000 and shall constitute the Advisors’ compensation for
the Engagement and shall be paid upon consummation of the Business Combination;
provided that, to the extent that a portion of the Aggregate Consideration
constitutes earnouts or is subject to other contingencies, the Business
Combination Fee with respect to such Aggregate Consideration shall only be due
and payable when such Aggregate Consideration is paid.
“Aggregate
Consideration”, used herein, means all payments of any type to or for the
benefit of the Target, its shareholders, creditors, or employees (including
assumption or acquisition or refinancing of debt obligations of the Target or
related entities as well as any earnout provisions) in the Business Combination
whether in cash or by delivery of notes or other securities or property of any
type, including amounts paid into escrow. For purposes of determining Aggregate
Consideration, each share of Company common stock issued or issuable in
connection with the Business Combination shall be valued at the 10 day
volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock, as computed
by Bloomberg, beginning on the fifth trading day immediately preceding the day on
which the Business Combination is consummated.
In
addition to the foregoing fee, the Company will reimburse each of the Advisors
promptly, on a monthly basis, for all of the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Advisors in connection with the Engagement, whether or not the
Business Combination is consummated; provided, however, that such expenses for
the Advisors in aggregate shall not exceed $25,000 without the prior consent of
the Company.
Whether or not the Business Combination is effected, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each of FBW and SG and each of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, consultants, agents, servants, parents, affiliates, successors and assigns, jointly and severally (hereinafter collectively “Indemnitees”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, awards, costs and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees (hereina






