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EXHIBIT 10.3 FORM OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

Investment Management Trust Agreement

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Title: EXHIBIT 10.3 FORM OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 3/24/2006
Industry: Misc. Financial Services     Sector: Financial

EXHIBIT 10.3 FORM OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT, Parties: harbor acquisition corp. , continental stock transfer & trust
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                  FORM OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

     This Agreement is made as of _______ __, 2006 by and between Harbor
Acquisition Corporation (the "COMPANY") and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company ("TRUSTEE").

     WHEREAS, the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-126300
("REGISTRATION STATEMENT"), for its initial public offering of securities
("IPO") has been declared effective as of the date hereof by the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("EFFECTIVE DATE"); and

     WHEREAS, Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated ("FBW") is acting as the lead
underwriter in the IPO; and

     WHEREAS, as described in the Company's Registration Statement, and in
accordance with the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, $57,800,000 of the
gross proceeds of the IPO ($66,350,000 if the underwriters over-allotment option
is exercised in full) will be delivered to the Trustee to be deposited and held
in a trust account for the benefit of the Company and the holders of the
Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued in the IPO as
hereinafter provided (the amount to be delivered to the Trustee will be referred
to herein as the "PROPERTY"; the stockholders for whose benefit the Trustee
shall hold the Property will be referred to as the "PUBLIC STOCKHOLDERS," and
the Public Stockholders and the Company will be referred to together as the
"BENEFICIARIES"); and

     WHEREAS, a portion of the Property consists of $1,350,000 attributable to
the underwriters' non-accountable expense allowance which FBW has agreed to
deposit in the Trust Account; and

     WHEREAS, a portion of the Property consists of $1,300,000 attributable to
the private placement of warrants issued by the Company to certain of its
initial stockholders; and

     WHEREAS, a portion of the Property consists of a loan in the principal
amount of $150,000 from certain of the initial stockholders of the Company; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee desire to enter into this Agreement to
set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Trustee shall hold the
Property;

     IT IS AGREED:

     1.    AGREEMENTS AND COVENANTS OF TRUSTEE. The Trustee hereby agrees and
          covenants to:

          (a)   Hold the Property in trust for the Beneficiaries in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, in a segregated trust account ("TRUST
ACCOUNT") established by the Trustee at a branch of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
selected by the Company;

          (b)   Manage, supervise and administer the Trust Account subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein;

          (c)   In a timely manner, upon the instruction of the Company, to
invest and reinvest the Property in any "GOVERNMENT SECURITY." As used herein,
Government Security means any Treasury Bill issued by the United States, having
a maturity of one hundred and eighty days or less;

          (d)   Collect and receive, when due, all principal and income arising
from the Property, which shall become part of the "Property," as such term is
used herein;

          (e)   Notify the Company of all communications received by it with
respect to any Property requiring action by the Company;

          (f)   Supply any necessary information or documents as may be requested
by the Company in connection with the Company's preparation of the tax returns
for the Trust Account;

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          (g)   Participate in any plan or proceeding for protecting or enforcing
any right or interest arising from the Property if, as and when instructed by
the Company and/ or FBW to do so;

          (h)   Render to the Company and to FBW, and to such other person as the
Company may instruct, monthly written statements of the activities of and
amounts in the Trust Account reflecting all receipts and disbursements of the
Trust Account;

          (i)   As of the date of the consummation of a business combination
("BUSINESS COMBINATION"), commence liquidation of the Trust Account upon receipt
of the Officers' Certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company and in accordance with the terms of a letter
("Termination Letter"), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto
as EXHIBIT A, signed on behalf of the Company by its President or Chairman of
the Board and Secretary or Assistant Secretary. The Trustee shall complete the
liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust
Account to the Beneficiaries as directed in the Termination Letter and the other
documents referred to therein. The Trustee understands and agrees that, except
as provided in Section 2, disbursements from the Trust Account shall be made
only pursuant to a duly executed Termination Letter, together with the other
documents referenced herein, including, without limitation, an independently
certified oath and report of inspector of election in respect of the shareholder
vote for a Business Combination. In all cases, the Trustee shall provide FBW
with a copy of any Termination Letters, Officers' Certificates and/or any other
correspondence that it receives with respect to any proposed withdrawal from the
Trust Account promptly after it receives same; and

          (j)   As of the date 18 months from the date of this Agreement (the
"LOI TERMINATION DATE") (or 24 months from the date hereof ("SECOND TERMINATION
DATE") provided the Trustee receives a bona fide, executed letter of intent or
engagement letter (the "LETTER OF INTENT") for a Business Combination), commence
liquidation of the Trust Account in accordance with the terms of a Termination
Letter, in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as EXHIBIT B,
signed on behalf of the Company by its President or Chairman of the Board and
Secretary of Assistant Secretary. The Trustee, upon consultation with the
Company and FBW, shall file a press release immediately to notify the Public
Stockholders of such event and take such other actions as it may deem necessary
to inform the Beneficiaries. In addition, the Trustee shall deliver the Property
against satisfactory evidence of delivery of the stock certificates by the
Public Stockholders to the Company through the Depository Trust Company, its
Deposit Withdraw Agent Commission (DWAC) system or otherwise. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Trustee receives an executed Letter of Intent prior to the
LOI Termination Date accompanied by an Officers' Certificate as described in
Paragraph 2(e) hereof, then the Trustee shall forego or suspend any liquidation
of the Trust Account until the earlier of a Business Combination or 24 months
from the date hereof.

     2.    LIMITED DISTRIBUTIONS OF INCOME FROM TRUST ACCOUNT.

          (a)   Upon receipt by the Trustee of an Officer's Certificate signed by
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company
certifying as true, accurate and complete a copy of any tax returns required to
be filed on behalf of the Trust Account and the Company in respect of income
earned on the Trust Account and certifying the amount of tax allocable to said
income, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company for submission to the
appropriate taxing authority a check made payable to the order of such taxing
authority in the amount required to pay such taxes.

          (b)   Upon written request from the Company, which may be given not
more than once in any calendar month, the Trustee shall distribute to the
Company an amount equal to the income earned on the Trust Account; less any
amounts previously distributed; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the maximum amount of
distributions, net of taxes, that the Company may request and the Trustee shall
distribute pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall be $1,650,000 or $1,850,000 if
the over-allotment is exercised by the underwriters.

          (c)   Except as provided in Section 2(a) and 2(b) above, no other
distributions from the Trust Account shall be permitted except in accordance
with Sections 1(i) and 1(j) hereof.

     3.    AGREEMENTS AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company hereby
          agrees and covenants to:

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          (a)   Give all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed
by the Company's Chief Executive Officer, President or Chairman of the Board. In
addition, except with respect to its duties under paragraph 1(i) above, the
Trustee shall be entitled to rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, any
verbal or telephonic advice or instruction which it in good faith believes to be
given by any one of the persons authorized above to give written instructions,
provided that the Company shall promptly confirm such instructions in writing;

          (b)   Hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and
against, any and all expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and
disbursements, or loss suffered by the Trustee in connection with any action,
suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any claim, or in
connection with any claim or demand which in any way arises out of or relates to
this Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the Property or any
income earned from investment of the Property, except for expenses and losses
resulting from the Trustee's gross negligence or willful misconduct. Promptly
after the receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or claim or the
commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which the Trustee
intends to seek indemnification under this paragraph, it shall notify the
Company in writing of such claim (hereinafter referred to as the "INDEMNIFIED
CLAIM"). The Trustee shall have the right to conduct and manage the defense
against such Indemnified Claim, provided, that the Trustee shall obtain the
consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company may participate in such action
with its own counsel; and

          (c)   Pay the Trustee an initial acceptance fee of [$_____] and an
annual fee of [$______] (it being expressly understood that the Property shall
not be used to pay such fee). The Company shall pay the Trustee the initial
acceptance fee and first year's fee at the consummation of the IPO and
thereafter on the anniversary of the Effective Date. The Trustee shall refund to
the Company the fee (on a pro rata basis) with respect to any period after the
liquidation of the Trust Fund. The Company shall not be responsible for any
other fees or charges of the Trustee except as may be provided in paragraph 2(b)
hereof (it being expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to
make any payments to the Trustee under such paragraph).

          (d)   In the event that the Company consummates a Business Combination
and the Trust Account is liquidated in accordance with Paragraph 1(i) hereof,
the Trustee or another independent party designated by FBW shall act as the
inspector of election to certify the results of the shareholder vote.

          (e)   The Officers' Certificate referenced in Section 1(i) hereof shall
require the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company
to each certify either of the following: (1) prior to the LOI Termination Date,
the Company has entered into a Business Combination with a target business, the
terms of which are consistent with the requirements set forth in the
Registration Statement; or (2)(A) prior to the LOI Termination Date, the Company
has entered into a bona fide Letter of Intent with a target business, and (B)
prior to the Second Termination Date, the Company has entered into a Business
Combination with a target business, the terms of which are consistent wit


 
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