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INTERAMERICAN ACQUISITION GROUP INC | Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company | Rodman & Renshaw, LLC

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Title: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 4/27/2006

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                      INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
 
                  This  Agreement  is made as of  _________________,  2006 by 
and between InterAmerican Acquisition Group Inc. (the "Company") and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company ("Trustee").
 
                  WHEREAS, the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, No.
333-125558 ("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, the Company has agreed to issue warrants to
InterAmerican Capital Partners II LLC ("ICP"), an entity owned by members of
management of the Company, in a private placement that will occur 45 days
following the date on which the Company's shares of common stock and warrants
commence trading separately (the "Warrant Placement");
 
                  WHEREAS, Rodman & Renshaw, LLC ("Rodman") is acting as the 
representative of the underwriters in the IPO;
 
                  WHEREAS, as described in the Registration Statement, and (i)
in accordance with the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, $41,050,000 of
the gross proceeds of the IPO ($47,395,000 if the underwriters over-allotment
option is exercised in full), (ii) in accordance with the Second Amended and
Restated Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated April 18, 2006, among the Company and
ICP, $900,000 from ICP pursuant to the Warrant Placement and (iii) in accordance
with the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of ____________, 2006 between the
Company and Rodman, as representative of the underwriters, an additional
$1,800,000 (or $2,070,000 if the underwriters' over-allotment option is
exercised in full) representing a portion of the underwriters' discount (the
"Contingent Discount") which Rodman, on behalf of the underwriters, has agreed
to deposit in the Trust Account (defined below), 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 $.0001 per
share of the Company ("Common Stock") included in the units of the Company's
securities, issued in the IPO (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, the Company and Rodman will be
referred to together as the "Beneficiaries") and in the event the securities are
registered in Colorado, pursuant to Section 11-51-302(6) of the Colorado Revised
Statutes (the "CRS"). A copy of Section 11-51-302(6) of the CRS is attached
hereto and made a part hereof; 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.
 
                  NOW, THEREFORE, 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 without limitation, the
terms of Section 11-51-302(6) of the CRS, in a segregated trust account ("Trust
Account") established by the Trustee at a branch of JP Morgan Chase NY Bank
selected by the Trustee;
 
                  (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 180 days or less or in any open ended
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that
holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of paragraphs
(c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(4) under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
 
                  (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 and Rodman 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;
 
                  (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 Rodman to do so;
 
                  (h) Render to the Company and to Rodman, 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; and
 
                  (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 Chairman or Chief
Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Operating Officer in
accordance with the terms of a letter ("Termination Letter"), in a form
substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed
on behalf of the Company by its Chairman or Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Financial Officer and the Chief Operating Officer, 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.
The Trustee understands and agrees that 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 stockholder vote in favor of the Business Combination. In all cases, the
Trustee shall provide Rodman 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 in the event the
Company has executed the Letter of Intent (defined below) prior to the LOI
Termination Date but failed to consummate a Business Combination ("Second
Termination Date")), commence liquidation of the Trust Account. The Trustee,
upon consultation with the Company and Rodman, shall deliver a notice to Public
Stockholders of record as of the LOI Termination Date or Second Termination
Date, whichever the case may be, by U.S. mail or via the Depository Trust
Company ("DTC"), within five days of the LOI Termination Date or Second
Termination Date, to notify the Public Stockholders of such event and take such
other actions as it may deem necessary to inform the Beneficiaries. The Trustee
shall deliver to each Public Stockholder its ratable share of the Property
against satisfactory evidence of delivery of the stock certificates by the
Public Stockholders to the Company through DTC, its Deposit Withdraw Agent
Commission (DWAC) system or as otherwise presented to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee receives a bona fide, executed
letter of intent or engagement letter (the "Letter of Intent") for a Business
Combination prior to the LOI Termination Date accompanied by an Officers'
Certificate as described in paragraph 3(e) hereof, then the Trustee shall forego
or suspend any liquidation of the Trust Account until the earlier of a Business
Combination or the Second Termination Date.
 
2.       Limited Distributions of Income on Property .
 
                  (a) Upon receipt by the Trustee of an Officer's Certificate
signed by either of the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial
Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Company certifying as true,
accurate and complete a copy of any tax return required to be filed on behalf of
the Trust Account in respect of income earned on the Property held therein, 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; provided , however , that in no event shall
the aggregate amount of all checks issued to taxing authorities pursuant to this
Section 2(a) exceed the income in respect of which such taxes are due and owing.
 
                  (b) Upon one or more written requests from the Company, which
may be given not more than once in any calendar month period, the Trustee shall
distribute to the Company interest earned on the Trust Account, net of taxes
payable, up to a maximum of $700,000. The distributions requested by the Company
may be for any amount, provided that (i) in the aggregate, all distributions
under this Section 2(b) may not exceed $700,000 and (ii) that such distributions
may only be made if and to the extent that interest has been earned on the
amount initially deposited into the Trust Account.
 
                  (c) Except as provided in Sections 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:
 
                  (a) Provide all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in
writing, signed by the Company's Chairman or Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Financial Officer and the Chief 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Officer. In addition, except with respect to its duties under Sections
1(i) and (j) 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 and/or Rodman shall
promptly confirm such instructions in writing; and
 
                  (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 Trustee may not agree to settle any
Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company
may participate in such action with its own counsel; and
 
                  (c) Pay the Trustee an initial acceptance fee of $1,000 and an
annual fee of $3,000 (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 Section 2(b)
hereof (it being expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to
make any payments to the Trustee under such section); and
 
                  (d) In the event that the Company consummates a Business
Combination and the Trust Account is liquidated in accordance with Section 1(i)
hereof, the Trustee or another independent party designated by Rodman shall act
as the inspector of election to certify the results of the stockholder vote; and
 
                  (e) The Officers' Certificate referenced in Sections 1(i) and
(j) hereof shall require the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Financial Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Company to each certify
the following (wherever applicable): (1) prior to the LOI Termination Date, the
Company has entered into a bona fide Letter of Intent with a target business;
and/or (2) prior to the LOI Termination Date, the Company has entered into a
definitive acquisition agreement with a target business with respect to a
Business Combination, the terms of which are consistent with the requirements
set forth in the Registration Statement; and/or (3) prior to the Second
Termination Date, the Company has entered into a definitive acquisition
agreement with a target business with respect to a Business Combination, the
terms of which are consistent with the requirements set forth in the
Registration Statement; and (4) resolutions duly adopted by the Board of
Directors approving (where applicable): (i) the Business Combination; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
and/or (ii) Letter of Intent or acquisition agreement. A copy of such
resolutions shall be attached as an exhibit to the Officers' Certificate.
 
4. 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 Section 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;
 
                  (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 written 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 Section 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 written instructions hereunder shall not be continuing unless
provided otherwise in such designation, or unless the Company and Rodman 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, 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 acquis        
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