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Exhibit 10.2
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
This
Agreement is made as of _______________, 2006 by and between
Energy
Services Acquisition Corp. (the "COMPANY") and Continental Stock
Transfer &
Trust Company ("TRUSTEE").
WHEREAS, the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No.
333-____________________ ("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
sole
underwriter in the IPO; and
WHEREAS, as described in the Company's Registration Statement, and
in
accordance with the Company's Certificate of Incorporation,
$________________________ of the gross proceeds of the IPO
($_____________________ 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 for the benefit of the Company, FBW and the holders 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
______________________. A
copy of ____________________ 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, FBW and the Company will be referred to together as
the
"BENEFICIARIES"); and
WHEREAS, a portion of the Property consists of $___________________
(or
$____________________ if the underwriters' over-allotment option is
exercised in
full) attributable to the underwriters' discount and
non-accountable expenses
allowance which FBW, on behalf of the underwriters, has agreed to
deposit in the
Trust Account (defined below); and
WHEREAS, a portion of the Property consists of $2,000,000
attributable to
the private placement of warrants issued by the Company to certain
of its
initial stockholders;
WHEREAS, a portion of the Property consists of a loan in the
principal
amount of $150,000 from one 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, including the terms of
_________________________, in a segregated trust account ("TRUST
ACCOUNT")
established by the Trustee at a branch of [___________] 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 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 and FBW 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 to do so;
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(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
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 or 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.
Agreements and Covenants of the Company:
(a) The Company hereby agrees and covenants to provide 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) The Company hereby agrees and covenants to 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) The Company hereby agrees and covenants to 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
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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 Section 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) and
(j)
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 bona fide Letter
of Intent with
a target business; (2) 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
(3) prior to the Second 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.
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;
(b) Institute any proceedin