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Exhibit 10.4
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
This
Investment Management Trust Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as
of
by and between Acquicor Technology Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
(“Trustee”).
WHEREAS,
the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File
No. 333-128058 (as amended, “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”);
WHEREAS,
ThinkEquity Partners LLC (the “Representative”) is acting as the
representative of the underwriters in the IPO;
WHEREAS,
the Company has completed a private placement of 333,334 units for an
aggregate purchase price of $2,000,004 (the “Private Placement”);
WHEREAS,
as described in the Company’s Registration Statement, and in accordance
with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, $
of the gross proceeds of the IPO and Private Placement ($
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 public holders of the Company’s common
stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued in the IPO as hereinafter provided
and in the event the Units are registered in Colorado, pursuant to Section
11-51-302(6) of the Colorado Revised Statutes. A copy of the Colorado Statute
is attached hereto and made a part hereof (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,
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, including the terms of Section 11-51-302(6) of the
Colorado Statute, in a segregated trust account (“Trust Account”)
established by the Trustee at Lehman Brothers;
(b) Manage,
supervise and administer the Trust Account subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein;
(c) In
a timely manner, upon the written instruction of the Company, invest and
reinvest the Property in (i) money market funds meeting certain conditions
under Rule 2a-7 (or any successor rule) promulgated under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 as determined by the Company or (ii) securities issued
or guaranteed by the United States, selected by the Company;
(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;
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(e) Notify
the Company of all communications received by it 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;
(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 to do so;
(h) Render
to the Company and to such other person as the Company may instruct in writing,
monthly statements of the activities of and amounts in the Trust Account
reflecting all receipts and disbursements of the Trust Account;
(i) If
there is any income tax obligation relating to the income of the Property in
the Trust Account, then, at the written instruction of the Company, the Trustee
shall disburse to the Company by wire transfer, out of the Property in the
Trust Account, the amount indicated by the Company as required to pay income
taxes; and
(j) Upon
written request from the Company, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company such
amount as may be requested by the Company; provided, however, that the
amount distributed by the Trustee to the Company pursuant to this
Section 1(j) in any fiscal quarter may not exceed $375,000 and the
aggregate amount distributed by the Trustee to the Company pursuant to this
Section 1(j) may not exceed the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of
income actually received or paid on the amounts in the Trust Account and
(ii) $750,000; and
(k) Commence
liquidation of the Trust Account promptly after receipt of and only in
accordance with the terms of a letter (“Termination Letter”), in a
form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or
Exhibit B, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer
and Secretary and affirmed by its Board of Directors, and complete the
liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust
Account only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents
referred to therein; provided, however, that in the event that a
Termination Letter has not been received by ,
2007 (or the date that is the six month anniversary of such date, in the event
that a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement has
been executed prior to such date in connection with a Business Combination (as
defined in the Termination Letter attached hereto as Exhibit A) that has
not been consummated by ,
2007), the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B to the
stockholders of record on the record date; provided, further,
that the record date shall be within ten (10) days of ,
2007 (or the date that is the six month anniversary of such date, in the event
that a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement has
been executed prior to such date in connection with a Business Combination that
has not been consummated by ,
2007), or as soon thereafter as is practicable. In all cases, the Trustee shall
provide the Representatives with a copy of any Termination Letter and/or any
other correspondence that it receives with respect to any proposed withdrawal
from the Trust Account promptly after it receives the same.
2. Agreements and
Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby agrees and covenants to:
(a) Give
all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer.
In addition, except with respect to its duties under paragraph 1(k) above, the
Trustee shall be entitled to rely on, and
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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;
(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 Account. 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) Provide
to the Trustee any letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive
agreement that is executed prior to ,
2007 in connection with a Business Combination, together with a certified copy
of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company affirming that such
letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement is in effect;
and
(e) In
connection with any vote of the Company’s stockholders regarding a
Business Combination, provide to the Trustee an affidavit or certificate of a
firm regularly engaged in the business of soliciting proxies and tabulating
stockholder votes (which firm may be the Trustee) verifying the vote of the
Company’s stockholders regarding such Business Combination.
3. Limitations of
Liability. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability to:
(a) Take
any action with respect to the Property, other than as directed in paragraph 1
hereof and the Trustee shall have no liability to any party except for
liability arising out of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct;
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(b) Institute
any proceeding for the collection of any principal and income arising from, or
institute, appear in or defend any proceeding of any kind with respect to, any
of the Property unless and until it shall have received instructions from the
Company given as provided herein to do so and the Company shall have advanced
or guaranteed to it funds sufficient to pay any expenses incident thereto;
(c) Change
the investment of any Property, other than in compliance with paragraph 1(c);
(d) Refund
any depreciation in principal of any Property;
(e) Assume
that the authority of any person designated by the Company to give instructions
hereunder shall not be continuing unless provided otherwise in such
designation, or unless the Company shall have delivered a written revocation of
such authority to the Trustee;
(f) The
other parties hereto or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it,
or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the
exercise of its own best judgment, except for its gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The Trustee may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting
upon any order, judgment, instruction, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or
advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Trustee), statement,
instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution
and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth
and acceptability of any information therein contained) which is believed by
the Trustee, in good faith, to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the
proper person or persons. The Trustee shall not be bound by any notice or
demand, or any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this
agreement or any of the terms hereof, unless evidenced by a written instrument
delivered to the Trustee signed by the proper party or parties and, if the
duties or rights of the Trustee are affected, unless it shall give its prior
written consent thereto;
(g) Verify
the correctness of the information set forth in the Registration Statement or
to confirm or assure that any acquisition made by the Company or any other
action taken by it is as contemplated by the Registration Statement; and
(h) Calculate,
confirm or approve tax amounts requested by the Company pursuant to
Section 1(i) or file tax reports, prepare income tax returns or pay any
taxes on behalf of the Company or the Trust Account.
4. Termination. This
Agreement shall terminate as follows:
(a) If
the Trustee gives written notice to the Company that it desires to resign under
this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to locate a
successor trustee. At such time that the Company notifies the Trustee that a
successor trustee has been appointed by the Company and has agreed to become
subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee shall transfer the
management of the Trust Account to the successor trustee, including but not
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limited to the transfer of
copies of the reports and statements relating to the Trust Account, whereupon
this Agreement shall terminate; provided, however, that, in the event that the
Company does not locate a successor trustee within ninety days of receipt of
the resignation notice from the Trustee, the Trustee may submit an application
to have the Property deposited with the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York and upon such deposit, the Trustee shall be
immune from any liability whatsoever;
(b) At
such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account
in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1(k) hereof, and distributed the
Property in accordance with the provisions of the Termination Letter, this
Agreement shall terminate except with respect to Paragraph 2(b).
5. Miscellaneous.
(a) The
Company and the Trustee each acknowledge that the Trustee will follow the
security procedures set forth below with respect to funds transferred from the
Trust Account. Upon receipt of written instructions, the Trustee will confirm
such instructions with an Authorized Individual at an Authorized Telephone
Number listed on the attached Exhibit C. The Company and the Trustee will
each restrict access to confidential information relating to such security
procedures to authorized persons. Each party must notify the other party
immediately if it has reason to believe unauthorized persons may have obtained
access to such information, or of any change in its authorized personnel. In executing
funds transfers, the Trustee will rely upon account numbers or other
identifying numbers of a beneficiary, beneficiary’s bank or intermediary
bank, rather than names. The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss,
liability or expense resulting from any error in an account number or other
identifying number, provided it has accurately transmitted the numbers
provided.
(b) This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws.
It may be executed in several counterparts, each one of which shall constitute
an original, and together shall constitute one instrument.
(c) This
Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof. The parties hereto may change,
waive, amend or modify any provision contained herein that may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provision contained herein only upon the written consent
of each of the parties hereto; provided that such action shall not materially
adversely affect the interests of the Public Stockholders. Any other change,
waiver, amendment or modification to this Agreement which may be made or agreed
to by the Company prior to the consummation of its initial business combination
(as described in the Registration Statement) shall be subject to the unanimous
approval of the Public Stockholders. As to any claim, cross-claim or
counterclaim in any way relating to this Agreement, each party waives the right
to trial by jury.
(d) The
parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal
court located in the City of New York for purposes of resolving any disputes
hereunder.
(e) Any
notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express
mail or
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similar private courier
service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or by
facsimile transmission:
if
to the Trustee, to:
Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company
17 Battery Place
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Steven G. Nelson
Fax No.: (212) 509-5150
if
to the Company, to:
Acquicor Technology Inc.
4910 Birch Street, Suite 102
Newport Beach, California 92660
Attn: Gilbert F. Amelio
Tel. No.: (949) 759-3434
(f) This
Agreement may not be assigned by the Trustee without the prior consent of the
Company.
(g) Each
of the Trustee and the Company hereby represents that it has the full right and
power and has been duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform
its respective obligations as contemplated hereunder. The Trustee acknowledges
and agrees that it shall not make any claims or proceed against the Trust
Account, including by way of set-off, and shall not be entitled to any funds in
the Trust Account under any circumstance.
(h) The
Trustee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind
(“Claim”) in or to any distribution of the Trust Account, and
hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for
any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.
(i) The
Trustee hereby consents to the inclusion of Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company in the Registration Statement and other materials relating to the
IPO.
[Signature page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Investment Management
Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.
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CONTINENTAL
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