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Exhibit 10.2
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made as of , 2007 by and between Arcade Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”).
WHEREAS, the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333- (as amended from time to time) (“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, Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. is acting as the representative (the “Representative”) of the underwriters in the IPO; and
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to issue securities in a private placement that will occur immediately prior to the IPO (the “Placement”); and
WHEREAS, as described in the Company’s Registration Statement, and in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, $ of the proceeds of the IPO, net of all discounts and commissions including the Deferred Compensation (as defined below) and expenses of the IPO ($ 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 (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Company and the holder’s of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.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 (the “CRS”). A copy of Section 11-51-302(6) of the CRS is attached hereto and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of , 2007, among the Company and certain purchasers, the entire proceeds of the private placement of warrants with the Company’s purchasers, equal to $2,000,000, will be delivered to the Trustee to be deposited in the Trust Account; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, an additional $1,000,000, (or the amount specified in the notice delivered pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof), representing a portion of the underwriters’ discount (the “Deferred Compensation”) which the Representative, on behalf of the underwriters, has agreed to deposit into the Trust Account; and
WHEREAS, the amount to be delivered to the Trustee, including the proceeds of the IPO and the private placement and the Deferred Compensation, 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 Representative and the Company will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries;” and 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; and
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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 without limitation, the terms of Section
11-51-302(6) of the CRS, in segregated trust accounts established by the
Trustee at JPMorgan Chase N.A. [and at Morgan Stanley];
(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 180 days or less or any open ended investment company selected by
the Company and 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 as
determined 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;
(e)
Notify the Company and the Representative 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 its tax returns;
(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 the Representative to do so;
(h)
Render to the Company and to the Representative, 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)
If there is any income or other tax obligation relating to the income from the
Property in the Trust Account as determined by the Company, then, from time to
time, at the written instruction of the Company, the Trustee shall promptly, to
the extent there is not sufficient cash in the Trust Account to pay such tax
obligation, liquidate such assets held in the Trust Account as shall be
designated by the Company in writing, and disburse to the Company by wire
transfer, out of the Property in the Trust Account, the amount indicated by the
Company as owing in respect of such income tax obligation; and
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(j)
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 (i) Chief Executive Officer
or Chairman of the Board and (ii) Chief Financial Officer and complete the liquidation
of the Trust Account and disburse the Property in the Trust Account (which
disbursement shall include, in the event of a Business Combination, payment of
the Deferred Compensation to the Representative) only as directed in the
Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided,
however, that in the event a Termination Letter has not been received by the
24-month anniversary of the effective date of the Registration Statement (the
“Last Date”), the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance
with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached hereto as
Exhibit B to the stockholders of record on the Last Date. In all cases,
the Trustee shall provide the Representative with a copy of any Termination
Letters and/or any other correspondence that it receives with respect to any
proposed withdrawal from the Trust Account promptly after it receives same. The
provisions of this Section 1(i) may not be modified, amended or deleted under
any circumstances. The Trustee understands and agrees that, except as
provided in paragraphs 1(i), 1(k) and 6(a) hereof, disbursements from the Trust
Account shall be made only pursuant to a duly executed Termination Letter,
together with the other documents referenced herein; and
(k)
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 $2,000,000. The distributions requested by the Company may be for
any amount, provided that (i) in the aggregate, all distributions under this
Section 1(k) may not exceed $2,000,000 (subject to the limitation imposed by
Section (1)(l) below and (ii) that such distributions may only be made if and
to the extent that interest has been earned, net of taxes, on the amount
initially deposited into the Trust Account; and
(l)
Permit or effect no distribution from the Trust Account except in accordance
with Sections 1(i), 1(j) and 1(k).
2.
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 Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman of the Board or
Chief Financial Officer. In addition, except with respect to its duties under
Section 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)
Subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, 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
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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;
(c)
Pay the Trustee an initial acceptance fee, an annual fee and a transaction
processing fee for each disbursement made pursuant to Sections 1(i) and 1(k) as
set forth on Schedule A hereto, which fees shall be subject to modification by
the parties from time to time. It is expressly understood that the Property
shall not be used to pay such fees and further agreed that said transaction
processing fees shall be deducted by the Trustee from the disbursements made to
the Company pursuant to Section 1(k). The Company shall pay the Trustee the
initial acceptance fee and first year’s fee at the consummation of the
IPO and shall thereafter pay the annual fee 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 set forth in this Section 2(c) and 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);
(d)
Within five business days after the Representative’s over-allotment
option (or any unexercised portion thereof) expires or is exercised in full,
provide the Trustee notice in writing (with a copy to the Representative) of
the total amount of the Deferred Compensation, which shall in no event be less
than $1,000,000;
(e)
Provide to the Trustee any letter of intent, agreement in principle or
definitive agreement that is executed in connection with a Business
Combination, together with a certified copy of a unanimous 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
(f)
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 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 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
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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 or the
Representative to give instructions hereunder shall not be continuing unless
provided otherwise in such designation, or unless the Company or the
Representative 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 acquisition made by the Company or
any other action taken by it is as contemplated by the Registration Statement,
unless an officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof, written notice
of such event is sent to the Trustee or as otherwise required under Section
1(j) hereof;
(h)
Pay any taxes on behalf of the Trust Account (it being expressly understood
that, as set forth in Section 1(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
the amount indicated by the Company as owing in respect of such income tax
obligation); and
(i)
Verify calculations, qualify or otherwise approve Company requests for
distributions pursuant to Section 1(i) or 1(k).
4.
No Right of Set-Off. The Trustee waives any right of set-off or any
right, title, interest or claim of any kind that the Trustee may have against
the Property held in the Trust Account. In the event that the Trustee has a
claim against the Company under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
under Section 3(b), the Trustee will pursue such claim solely against the
Company and not against the Property held in the Trust Account.
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5.
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
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 that arises due to any
actions or omissions to act by any party after such deposit; or
(b)
At such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust
Account in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(j) hereof, and
distributed the Property in accordance with the provisions of the Termination
Letter, this Agreement shall terminate except with respect to Section 2(b).
6.
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 conflicts of
law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of
another jurisdiction. It may be executed in several counterparts, each one of
which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one
instrument.
(c)
This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement or any
provision hereof may only be changed, amended or modified by a writing signed
by each of the parties hereto; provided, however, that no such change,
amendment or modification (other than to correct a typographical or similar
technical error) may be made to Sections 1(i), 1(j), 1(k) and 1(l) hereof
without the consent of 95% of the Public Stockholders, it being the specific
intention of the parties hereto that each Public Stockholder is and shall be a
third-party beneficiary of this
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Section 6(c) with the same right and power to enforce this Section 6(c) as either of the parties hereto. For purposes of this Section 6(c), the “consent of 95% of the Public Stockholders” shall mean receipt by the Trustee of a certificate from an entity certifying that (i) such entity regularly engages in the business of serving as inspector of elections for companies whose securities are publicly traded, and (ii) either (a) 95% of the Public Stockholders of record as of a record date established in accordance with Section 213(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the “DGCL”), have voted in favor of such amendment or modification or (b) 95% of the Public Stockholders of record as of a record date established in accordance with Section 213(b) of the DGCL has delivered to such entity a signed writing approving such amendment or modification.






