Exhibit 10.1
Middle Kingdom Alliance Corporation
333 Sandy Springs Circle, Suite 223
Newbridge Securities Corporation
I-Bankers Securities, Inc.
Westminster Securities Corporation
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Re:
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Initial Public
Offering
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The undersigned shareholder, officer and/or
director of Middle Kingdom Alliance Corporation (the
“Company”), in consideration of Newbridge Securities
Corporation, I-Bankers Securities, Inc. and Westminster Securities
Corporation (the “Representatives”) entering into a
letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) to underwrite
an initial public offering of the securities of the Company
(“IPO”) and embarking on the IPO process, hereby agrees
as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in
paragraph 12 hereof):
1. If the Company solicits approval of its
stockholders of a Business Combination, the undersigned will vote
all Insider Shares owned by him in accordance with the majority of
the votes cast by the holders of the IPO Shares.
2. In the event that the Company fails to
consummate a Business Combination within 18 months from the
effective date (the “Effective Date”) of the
registration statement relating to the IPO (or 24 months from the
consummation of the IPO if a letter of intent, agreement in
principle or definitive agreement has been executed within 18
months of commencement of the IPO), the undersigned will take all
reasonable actions within his power to cause the Company to
liquidate as soon as reasonably practicable. In the event of the
liquidation of the Trust Fund (as described in the IPO prospectus),
the undersigned agrees, subject to the limitation set forth in the
following sentence, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company
against any and all loss, liability, claims, damage and expense
whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or
defending against any litigation, whether pending or threatened, or
any claim whatsoever) which the Company may become subject as a
result of any claim by any vendor or other person who is owed money
by the Company for services rendered or products sold or contracted
for, or by any target business, but only to the
extent necessary to ensure that such loss, liability, claim, damage
or expense does not reduce the amount in the Trust Fund. The
foregoing indemnification shall be on a several
basis with the other Insiders, and the indemnification amount owed
by the undersigned shall be limited to that percentage of the total
indemnification amount multiplied by the undersigned’s
ownership of the Company’s Series A Units immediately prior
to the IPO (or ___%). Any amounts payable by the undersigned
pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable directly to Continental
Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as trustee, to be held for the
benefit of the Class B common stockholders and to be distributed in
accordance with the Investment Management Trust Agreement between
Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company and the
Company.
3. In order to minimize potential conflicts of
interest which may arise from multiple affiliations, the
undersigned agrees to present to the Company for its consideration,
prior to presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable
opportunity to invest in an operating business, until the earlier
of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination, the
liquidation of the Company or until such time as the undersigned
ceases to be an officer or director of the Company, subject to any
pre-existing fiduciary obligations the undersigned might
have.
4. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that
the Company will not consummate any Business Combination
that