[FORM OF UNDERWRITING
AGREEMENT]
GLOBAL LOGISTICS ACQUISITION
CORPORATION
BB&T
CAPITAL MARKETS, a Division of Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.
As Representative of the Several
Underwriters
BB&T
Capital Markets, a Division of Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.
900 East Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
The undersigned,
Global Logistics Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (
“Company” ), hereby confirms its
agreement with BB&T Capital Markets, a Division of Scott &
Stringfellow, Inc. (being referred to herein variously as
“you,” “BBTCM” or the
“Representative” ) and with the other
underwriters named on Schedule I hereto for which BBTCM is
acting as Representative (the Representative and the other
Underwriters being collectively called the
“Underwriters” or, individually, an
“Underwriter” ) as follows:
1. Purchase
and Sale of Securities.
1.1.1 Purchase
of Firm Units . On the basis of the representations and
warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and
conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell,
severally and not jointly, to the several Underwriters, an
aggregate of 10,000,000 units (the “Firm
Units” ) of the Company, at a purchase price (net of
discounts and commissions) of $___ 1 per
Firm Unit; provided , however , that a portion of the
discounts and commissions equal to
$ per Firm Unit (the
“ Deferred Discount ”) also shall be paid
to the Company in connection with the sale of the Firm Units, and
shall be payable to the Underwriters only upon the consummation of
a Business Combination (as defined below) by the Company, and only
with respect to the shares of the Company’s Common Stock (as
defined below) included in the Firm Units that are not converted
into
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cash in
connection with such Business Combination as described in the
Prospectus (as defined below). The Underwriters, severally and not
jointly, agree to purchase from the Company the number of Firm
Units set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule I
hereto and made a part hereof at a purchase price (net of discounts
and commissions) of $___ 2 per
Firm Unit, subject to the withholding of the Deferred Discount as
contemplated herein. The Firm Units are to be offered initially to
the public (the “Offering” ) at the
offering price of $8.00 per Firm Unit.
The Underwriters
hereby agree that if no Business Combination is consummated within
the time period provided in the Trust Agreement and the funds held
under the Trust Agreement are distributed to the Company’s
public stockholders, (i) the Underwriters will forfeit any
rights or claims to the Deferred Discount and (ii) the trustee
under the Trust Agreement is authorized to distribute the Deferred
Discount to the public stockholders of the Company on a pro
rata basis.
Each Firm Unit
consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share (the “Common
Stock” ), and one warrant (the
“Warrant” ). The shares of Common Stock
and the Warrants included in the Firm Units will not be separately
transferable until 20 days after the earlier of the expiration
of the Underwriters’ Over-allotment Option (as defined in
Section 1.2.1 herein) and the exercise in full by the
Underwriters of such Over-allotment Option, but in no event will
the Representative allow separate trading until an audited balance
sheet of the Company reflecting receipt by the Company of the
proceeds of the Offering has been prepared and filed with a Current
Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission” ). Each Warrant entitles its
holder to exercise it to purchase one share of Common Stock for
$6.00 during the period commencing on the later of the consummation
by the Company of its “Business Combination” (as
defined below) or one year from the effective date of the
Registration Statement (the “Effective
Date” ) and terminating on the five-year anniversary
of the Effective Date. “Business
Combination” shall mean the acquisition by the
Company, whether by merger, capital stock exchange, asset
acquisition or other similar type of business combination, of one
or more operating businesses in the transportation and logistics
sector and related industries having, collectively, a fair market
value (as calculated in accordance with the Company’s Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
“Certificate of Incorporation” )) equal
to at least 80% of the balance in the trust fund established by the
Company as described in the Registration Statement (the
“Trust Fund ”) pursuant to the terms of a
trust account agreement as described in the Registration Statement
(the “Trust Agreement ”) (after excluding
the aggregate amount of Deferred Discounts held in the Trust Fund)
at the time of such acquisition; provided , however ,
that any acquisition of multiple businesses shall occur
contemporaneously with one another.
1.1.2 Payment
and Delivery . Delivery and payment for the Firm Units shall be
made at 10:00 A.M., New York time, on the third business day
following the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
fourth business day following the effective date, if the
Registration Statement is declared effective after 4:30 p.m.) or at
such earlier time as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and
the Company at the offices of the Representative
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or at such
other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the
Company. The hour and date of delivery and payment for the Firm
Units are called, collectively, the “Closing
Date.” Payment for the Firm Units shall be made on
the Closing Date at the Representative’s election by wire
transfer in Federal (same day) funds or by certified or bank
cashier’s check(s) in New York Clearing House funds, payable
as follows: the gross proceeds received for the Firm Units sold in
the Offering, less 7.0% of such proceeds attributable to the
Underwriters’ discounts and commissions as described herein,
plus the aggregate amount of the Deferred Discounts, shall be
deposited in the Trust Fund. The aggregate amount of Deferred
Discounts for the Firm Units held in the Trust Fund shall promptly
be paid by the Company to the Underwriters by wire transfer in
Federal (same day) funds or by certified or bank cashier’s
check(s) in New York Clearing House funds, at the
Representative’s election, upon the consummation of a
Business Combination by the Company; provided, however, that the
Deferred Discount shall only be paid by the Company to the
Underwriters with respect to the shares of the Company’s
Common Stock included in the Firm Units that are not converted into
cash in connection with such Business Combination, as described in
the Prospectus. The Firm Units shall be registered in such name or
names and in such authorized denominations as the Representative
may request in writing, such request to be made at least two
business days prior to the Closing Date. The Company will permit
the Representative to examine and package the Firm Units for
delivery, at least two business days prior to the Closing Date. The
Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Firm Units
except upon tender of payment by the Representative for all the
Firm Units.
1.2
Over-Allotment Option .
1.2.1 Option
Units . For the purposes of covering any over-allotments in
connection with the distribution and sale of the Firm Units, the
Underwriters are hereby granted, severally and not jointly, an
option to purchase, collectively, up to an additional 1,500,000
units from the Company (the “Over-allotment
Option” ). Such additional 1,500,000 units are
hereinafter referred to as the “Option
Units.” The Firm Units and the Option Units are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Units.” The purchase price to be paid
for the Option Units will be $___ 3 per
Option Unit, the same price per Firm Unit as set forth in
Section 1.1.1 hereof; provided , however , that
an amount per Option Unit equal to the Deferred Discount also shall
be paid to the Company in connection with the sale of the Option
Units, and shall be payable to the Underwriters only upon the
consummation of a Business Combination by the Company, and only
with respect to the shares of the Company’s Common Stock
included in the Option Units that are not converted into cash in
connection with such Business Combination as described in the
Prospectus. In the event and to the extent that the Underwriters
shall exercise the Over-allotment Option, the Company agrees to
issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the
Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from
the Company that portion of the number of Option Units as to which
such election shall have been exercised (to be adjusted by you so
as to eliminate fractional shares) determined by multiplying such
number of Optional Units by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the maximum number of Firm Units which such Underwriter is
obligated to purchase as set forth opposite the name of
such
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Underwriter in
Schedule I hereto, and the denominator of which is the maximum
number of Firm Units that all of the Underwriters are obligated to
purchase hereunder. The Units, the shares of Common Stock and the
Warrants included in the Units and the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “Public
Securities.”
1.2.2 Exercise
of Option . The Over-allotment Option granted pursuant to
Section 1.2.1 hereof may be exercised in whole or in part by
the Representative at any time within 45 days after the
Effective Date. The Underwriters will not be under any obligation
to purchase any Option Units prior to the exercise of the
Over-allotment Option. The Over-allotment Option granted hereby may
be exercised by the giving of oral notice to the Company by the
Representative, which must be confirmed in writing by overnight
mail or facsimile transmission setting forth the aggregate number
of Option Units to be purchased and the date and time for delivery
of and payment for the Option Units (the “Option
Closing Date” ), which will not be later than ten
business days after the date of the notice, unless another time
shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Representative in
writing, at the offices of the Representative or at such other
place as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Representative
in writing. Upon exercise of the Over-allotment Option, the Company
will become obligated to convey to the Underwriters, and, subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Underwriters will
become obligated to purchase, the number of Option Units specified
in such notice.
1.2.3 Payment
and Delivery . Payment for the Option Units shall be made on
the Option Closing Date at the Representative’s election by
wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds or by certified or bank
cashier’s check(s) in New York Clearing House funds, payable
to the Trust Fund at the offices of the Representative or at such
other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the
Company, in writing, upon delivery to you of certificates
representing such securities (or through the facilities of the DTC)
for the account of the Underwriters. The aggregate amount of
Deferred Discounts for the Option Units held in the Trust Fund
shall promptly be paid by the Company to the Underwriters by wire
transfer in Federal (same day) funds or by certified or bank
cashier’s check(s) in New York Clearing House funds, at the
Representative’s election, upon the consummation of a
Business Combination by the Company; provided ,
however , that the Deferred Discount shall only be paid by
the Company to the Underwriters with respect to the shares of the
Company’s Common Stock included in the Option Units that are
not converted into cash in connection with such Business
Combination, as described in the Prospectus. The certificates
representing the Option Units to be delivered will be in such
denominations and registered in such names as the Representative
requests not less than two business days prior to the Closing Date
or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, and will be made
available to the Representative for inspection, checking and
packaging at the aforesaid office of the Company’s transfer
agent or correspondent not less than two business days prior to
such Closing Date.
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2.
Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company
represents and warrants to the Underwriters as follows:
2.1 Filing of
Registration Statement .
2.1.1 Pursuant
to the Act . The Company has filed with the Commission a
registration statement, on Form S-1 (File No. 333-128591), as
may be amended from time to time (the “Initial
Registration Statement” ), including any related
preliminary prospectus included in the Initial Registration
Statement or filed pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Act” ) (
“Preliminary Prospectus” ), for the
registration of the Public Securities under the Act. The
Preliminary Prospectus, dated [February 6], 2006, relating to the
Units that is included in the Initial Registration Statement, is
hereinafter called the “Pre-Pricing
Prospectus” . Except as the context may otherwise
require, such Initial Registration Statement, as amended and on
file with the Commission at the time such Initial Registration
Statement becomes effective (including the prospectus, financial
statements, schedules, exhibits and all other documents filed as a
part thereof or incorporated therein, all information deemed to be
a part thereof as of such time pursuant to Rule 430A of the
Regulations (as defined below)), and any registration statement
filed to increase the size of the Offering pursuant to Rule 462(b)
of the Regulations (a “Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement” ), are hereinafter called the
“Registration Statement,” and the form of
the final prospectus dated the Effective Date included in the
Registration Statement (or, if applicable, the form of final
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the
Regulations), is hereinafter called the
“Prospectus.” The Initial Registration
Statement was declared effective by the Commission on the date
hereof.
2.1.2 Pursuant
to the Exchange Act . The Company has filed with the Commission
a Form 8-A (File Number 001-32735) providing for the registration
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (
“Exchange Act” ), of the Public
Securities. The registration of the Public Securities under the
Exchange Act became effective on the date hereof.
2.2 No Stop
Orders, Etc . Neither the Commission nor, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, any state regulatory authority has
issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus or has instituted or, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, threatened to institute any proceedings
with respect to such an order. Neither the Commission nor, to the
best of the Company’s knowledge, any state regulatory
authority has issued any order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or has instituted or, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, threatened to institute any proceedings
with respect to such an order.
2.3 Disclosures
in Registration Statement .
2.3.1 1 0b-5
Representation . Subject to the last sentence of this
Section 2.3.1., (i) the Registration Statement and any
further amendment thereto do not and will not, as of the applicable
effective date as to the Registration Statement and any amendment
thereto, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the
Pre-
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Pricing
Prospectus, when taken together with certain information omitted
from the Pre-Pricing Prospectus in reliance on Rule 430A under
the Act and included in the Prospectus (the “Pricing
Information” ), and the Prospectus and any further
amendment or supplement thereto do not and will not, as of the
applicable filing date as to each of the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and
the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, and (iii) each Preliminary
Prospectus, when taken together with the Pricing Information, at
the time of filing thereof, did not contain an untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The representation and warranty made in this
Section 2.3.1 does not apply to statements made or statements
omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company with respect to the Underwriters by the
Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the
Pre-Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment thereof
or supplement thereto (it being understood and agreed that the only
such information is that described as such in Section 5.4
hereof).
2.3.2
Compliance with the Act . As of the applicable filing date,
each of the Registration Statement, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus,
when taken together with the Pricing Information, and the
Prospectus conformed and any further amendments or supplements to
the Registration Statement, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus or the
Prospectus will conform, in all material respects, with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder (the “Regulations”
).
2.3.3
Disclosure of Agreements . The agreements and documents
described in the Registration Statement, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus
and the Prospectus conform to the descriptions thereof contained
therein and there are no agreements or other documents required to
be described in the Registration Statement, the Pre-Pricing
Prospectus or the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as
exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so
described or filed. Each agreement filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement to which the Company is currently a party
has been duly and validly executed by the Company, is in full force
and effect and is enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as such enforceability
may be limited by an implied covenant of good faith and fair
dealing, (iii) as enforceability of any indemnification or
contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state
securities laws or principles of public policy, (iv) that the
remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought and (v) as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability
is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and none of
such agreements has been assigned by the Company, and the Company
is not in breach or default thereunder and, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the
lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a
breach or default by the Company thereunder. To the
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best of the
Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the
material provisions of such agreements will not result in a
material violation of any existing applicable law, rule,
regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or
court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or
any of its assets or businesses, including, without limitation,
those relating to environmental laws and regulations.
2.3.4
Description of Public Securities . The description of the
Public Securities contained in the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the
Prospectus under the caption “Description of
Securities,” insofar as such description constitutes a
summary of the material terms of such Public Securities referred to
therein, is accurate and fairly presents the matters referred to
therein, in each case, in all material respects.
2.3.5 Prior
Securities Transactions . No securities of the Company have
been sold by the Company or by or on behalf of, or for the benefit
of, any person or persons controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with the Company since the formation of the Company,
except as disclosed in the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the
Prospectus.
2.3.6
Rule 419 . The description of Rule 419 of the
Regulations contained in the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the
Prospectus under the caption “Proposed
Business—Comparisons to offerings of blank check
companies,” in so far as such description constitutes a
summary of the legal matters referred to therein, is accurate, and
fairly presents the matters referred to therein, in each case, in
all material respects.
2.4 Changes
After Dates in Registration Statement .
2.4.1 No
Material Adverse Change . Since the respective dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement, the
Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, except as otherwise
specifically stated therein, (i) there has been no material
adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, business,
operations or prospects of the Company ( “Material
Adverse Change” ), (ii) there have been no
material transactions entered into by the Company, other than as
contemplated pursuant to this Agreement and (iii) no member of
the Company’s management has resigned from any position with
the Company.
2.4.2 Recent
Securities Transactions, Etc . Subsequent to the respective
dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, and
except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or
therein, the Company has not (i) issued any securities or
incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for
borrowed money, or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made
any other distribution on or in respect to its equity
securities.
2.5 Independent
Accountants . To the best of the Company’s knowledge,
Eisner LLP ( “Eisner” ), whose report is
filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement,
are independent accountants as required by the Act and the
Regulations. Eisner has not, during the periods covered by the
financial statements included in the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and
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Prospectus,
provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is
used in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act.
2.6 Financial
Statements . The financial statements, including the notes
thereto and supporting schedules included in the Pre-Pricing
Prospectus and the Prospectus, fairly present the financial
position, the results of operations and the cash flows of the
Company at the dates and for the period to which they apply; such
financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United
States generally accepted accounting principles (
“GAAP” ), consistently applied throughout
the period involved; and the supporting schedules included in the
Registration Statement present fairly the information required to
be stated therein.
2.7 Due
Incorporation; Good Standing . The Company has been duly
organized and is validly existing as a corporation and is in good
standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of
property or the conduct of business requires such qualification,
except where the failure to qualify would not result in a material
adverse effect on the Company’s condition, financial or
otherwise, business, operations or prospects (
“Material Adverse Effect” ).
2.8 Authorized
Capital; Outstanding Capital Stock .
2.8.1 The Company
had at the date or dates indicated in the Pre-Pricing Prospectus
and the Prospectus duly authorized, issued and outstanding
capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the
Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus. Based on the assumptions
stated in the Registration Statement, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus
and the Prospectus, the Company will have on the Closing Date the
adjusted stock capitalization set forth therein. Except as set
forth in, or contemplated by, the Registration Statement, the
Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, on the Effective Date
and on the Closing Date, there will be no options, warrants, or
other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock of the Company or any security
convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company, or any
contracts or commitments to issue or sell shares of Common Stock or
any such options, warrants, rights or convertible
securities.
2.8.2 All issued
and outstanding securities of the Company have been duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; the
holders thereof have no rights of rescission with respect thereto,
and are not subject to personal liability by reason of being such
holders; and none of such securities were issued in violation of
the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company
or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The
authorized Common Stock conforms to all statements relating thereto
contained in the Registration Statement, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus
and the Prospectus. The offers and sales of the outstanding Common
Stock were at all relevant times either registered under the Act
and the applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws or, based in
part on the representations and warranties of the purchasers of
such shares of Common Stock, exempt from such registration
requirements.
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2.9
Registration Rights of Third Parties . Except as set forth
in the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, no holders of any
securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or
convertible or exchangeable into securities of the Company have the
right to require the Company to register any such securities of the
Company under the Act or to include any such securities in a
registration statement to be filed by the Company.
2.10 Issuance
of Public Securities . The Public Securities have been duly
authorized and, when issued and paid for, will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable. The issuance of the Public
Securities will not be subject to any preemptive or similar
contractual rights granted by the Company. When issued, the
Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the
Company to issue and sell, upon exercise thereof and payment of the
respective exercise prices therefor, the number and type of
securities of the Company called for thereby in accordance with the
terms thereof and such Warrants will be enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their respective terms, except
(i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium, reorganization or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally,
(ii) as such enforceability may be limited by an implied
covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (iii) as
enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may
be limited under the federal and state securities laws or
principles of public policy, (iv) that the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may
be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefor may be brought and (v) as
such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law).
2.11 Due
Authorization; Validity and Binding Effect of Agreements
.
2.11.1 Due
Authorization . This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto,
will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium,
reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally, (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by an
implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (iii) as
enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may
be limited under the federal and state securities laws or
principles of public policy, (iv) that the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may
be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefor may be brought and (v) as
such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law).
2.11.2 Other
Agreements . The Warrant Agreement and the Trust Agreement have
been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed and
delivered by each party thereto, will constitute the valid and
binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as
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enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as such enforceability
may be limited by an implied covenant of good faith and fair
dealing, (iii) as enforceability of any indemnification or
contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state
securities laws or principles of public policy, (iv) that the
remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought and (v) as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability
is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
2.12 No
Conflicts, Etc . The execution, delivery, and performance by
the Company of this Agreement, the Warrant Agreement and the Trust
Agreement, the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated herein, therein and in the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and
the Prospectus (including the issuance and sale of the Public
Securities and the use of proceeds from such sale as described in
the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus) and the compliance
by the Company with the terms hereof and thereof do not and will
not, (i) result in a breach of, or conflict with any of the
terms and provisions of, or constitute a default, with or without
the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, under, or result
in the creation, modification, termination or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the
Company pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to
which the Company is a party except pursuant to the Trust
Agreement, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of
the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company, or
(iii) violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation,
judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court
having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or
business.
2.13 No
Consents . No consent, authorization or order of, and no filing
with, any court, government agency or other government body is
required for the issuance and sale of the Public Securities and the
consummation of the transactions and agreements contemplated by
this Agreement, the Warrant Agreement and the Trust Agreement and
as contemplated by each of the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the
Prospectus, except with respect to applicable federal and state
securities laws.
2.14 No
Defaults; Violations . No material default exists in the due
performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of
any material license, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
note, loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or
instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any
other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a
party or by which the Company may be bound or to which any of the
properties or assets of the Company is subject. The Company is not
(i) in violation of any term or provision of its Certificate
of Incorporation or Bylaws or (ii) in violation of any
franchise, license, permit, applicable law, rule, regulation,
judgment or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or
foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
properties or businesses, which in the case of this clause
(ii) would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
2.15
Ownership . Except as set forth in the Pre-Pricing
Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company owns no real property,
has no leasehold interests in any real property, and has
no
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personal
property that is, in each case, material to the operations,
financial condition or business of the Company.
2.16
Litigation; Governmental Proceedings . There is no action,
suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation
or governmental proceeding pending or, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company which has
not otherwise been disclosed in the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the
Prospectus and which would result in, if determined aversely to the
Company, a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the
Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, there are no third party claims against
the Trust Fund.
2.17
Transactions Affecting Disclosure to NASD .
2.17.1
Finder’s Fees . Except as described in the Pre-Pricing
Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no claims, payments,
arrangements, agreements or understandings between the Company and
any person that would give rise to a valid claim against the
Company or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission,
finder’s fee or other payment in connection with the
Offering.
2.17.2
Payments Within Twelve Months . The Company has not made any
direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or otherwise)
(i) to any person, as a finder’s fee, consulting fee or
otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the
Company or introducing to the Company persons who raised or
provided capital to the Company, (ii) to any member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“
NASD ”) or (iii) to any person or entity
that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any
NASD member, within the twelve months prior to the Effective Date,
other than payments to BBTCM, in each case, other than as disclosed
in the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus.
2.17.3
Use of Proceeds . None of the net proceeds of the Offering
will be paid by the Company to any participating NASD member or its
affiliates, except as specifically authorized herein and except as
may be paid in connection with a Business Combination as
contemplated by each of the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the
Prospectus.
2.17.4
Insiders’ NASD Affiliation . Based on the responses
provided to the questionnaires distributed to such persons, except
as set forth on Schedule 2.17.4 , no officer, director
or any beneficial owner of the Company’s unregistered
securities has any direct or indirect affiliation or association
with any NASD member.
2.18 Covenants
Not to Compete . No employee, officer or director of the
Company is subject to any noncompetition agreement or
non-solicitation agreement with any employer or prior employer
which could materially adversely affect his ability to be an
employee, officer and/or director of the Company.
2.19
Investments . The Company is not and, after giving effect to
the offering and sale of the Units, will not be an
“investment company”, as such term if defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“Investment Company Act” ).
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2.20
Subsidiaries . The Company does not own an interest in any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust or other business entity
2.21 Related
Party Transactions . Other than as disclosed in the Pre-Pricing
Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no business relationships
or related party transactions invo
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