Form of Letter Agreement with Russell I. Pillar



 Exhibit 10.12 
 June     , 2006 
 MERRILL LYNCH & CO. 
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 
 MAXIM GROUP LLC 
 MERRIMAN CURHAN
FORD & CO. 
     as Representatives of the several Underwriters 

	c/o	Merrill Lynch & Co. 

 Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated 
 4 World Financial Center 
 New York, New York 10080 
 CATALYTIC CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
 100 Wilshire Boulevard 
 Suite 1100 
 Santa Monica, California 90401 
 Re: Catalytic Capital Investment Corporation Initial Public Offering - Letter Agreement 
 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 This letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) entered into by and between Catalytic Capital Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Maxim Group LLC and Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., as representatives (the
“Representatives”) of the several underwriters named on Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “IPO”) of the Company’s
units (the “Units”), each comprised of one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and one warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock (a
“Warrant”). The capitalized terms set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference. 
 In order to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to proceed with the IPO, and in recognition of the benefit that such IPO will confer upon the undersigned as a stockholder of the Company, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees with the Company and the Representatives as follows: 
 1. If the Company solicits approval of its stockholders for a Business Combination, the undersigned shall vote (i) all Private Placement Shares owned by such person either for or against such Business
Combination in the same manner that the shares of common stock are voted by the Company’s public stockholders other than the Insiders, and (ii) all shares that may be acquired by such person in the IPO or in the aftermarket in favor of the
Business Combination. 
  

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 2. If a Transaction Failure occurs, the undersigned shall take all reasonable actions within such person’s
power to cause (i) the Trust Fund to be liquidated and distributed to the holders of the IPO Shares as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the Termination Date, and (ii) the Company to dissolve and liquidate as soon as
practicable (the earliest date on which the conditions in clauses (i) and (ii) are both satisfied being the “Liquidation Date”). The undersigned agrees that, as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, if
no proxy statement seeking the approval of the Company’s stockholders for a business combination has been filed 30 days prior to the date which is 24 months from the date of the IPO, he shall vote to adopt and recommend to the Company’s
stockholders a plan of dissolution and liquidation. If the Company solicits approval of its stockholders for a plan of liquidation or dissolution approved by the Board, the undersigned shall vote all shares owned by him in favor of approving such
plan of liquidation or dissolution. 
 3. The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any
liquidating distribution of the Trust Fund with respect to such person’s Private Placement Shares, and hereby waives any claim the undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements with the
Company and agrees not to seek recourse for any such claim against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever. The undersigned hereby agrees that the Company shall be entitled to reimbursement from the undersigned for any distribution of the Trust
Fund received by the undersigned in respect to such person’s Private Placement Shares. 
 4. Upon a Transaction Failure, the undersigned agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, jointly and severally with Jeffrey D. Goldstein and Matthew G. Pillar (collectively, the “Indemnitors”), in accordance with their respective beneficial ownership interests in the Company, against
any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses 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) (collectively, “Damages”) to which the Company may become subject as a result of any claims by any vendor that is owed money by the Company for services rendered or contracts for products sold to the
extent that such Damages reduce the amounts in the trust fund and to be distributed to the public stockholders upon the Company’s dissolution and liquidation and the applicable vendor has not executed a waiver of any rights, title, interest or
claim of any kind in or to the monies held in the trust account. The undersigned represents that he reasonably believes that he currently has sufficient financial resources to satisfy his indemnification obligations as described herein. 

5. The undersigned shall not, and shall cause the members of such person’s Immediate Family and the affiliates of such person not to, accept any
compensation for services rendered to the Company prior to, or in connection with, the Business Combination; provided, that the undersigned shall be entitled to receive reimbursement from the Company for its out-of-pocket expenses incurred on
behalf of the Company in connection with seeking and consummating a Business Combination to the extent contemplated in the Prospectus; and provided further, that Catalytic Capital LLC may receive up to $7,500 per month from the Company for general
and administrative services. 
  

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 6. The undersigned shall not, and shall cause the members of such person’s Immediate Family and the
affiliates of such person not to, accept a finder’s fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned, any member of such person’s Immediate Family or any affiliate of such person originates a Business Combination. 
 7. The undersigned hereby agrees to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors of
the Company until the earlier of (i) the Business Combination Date and (ii) the Liquidation Date. 
 8. The undersigned represents and
warrants that (i) the biographical information furnished to the Company and the Representatives and attached hereto as Exhibit A is true and accurate in all respects (other than de minimis errors or omissions), does not omit any material
information with respect to the undersigned’s background during the previous five years and contains all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, (ii) the questionnaires furnished by the undersigned to the Company and the Representatives are true and accurate in all respects (other than de minimis errors or omissions), and (iii) the undersigned has full right and power,
without violating any agreement by which the undersigned is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this letter agreement and to serve as Chairman
of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. The undersigned further represents and warrants that: 
 (a) The undersigned is not subject to, or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to
desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction. 
 (b) The undersigned has never
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i) involving any fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and such person is not
currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding. 
 (c) The undersigned has never been suspended or expelled from membership in
any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked. 
 (d) The undersigned consents to being named in the Registration Statement as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 The undersigned understands that the Representatives and their legal representatives or agents (the “Agents”) may conduct a reasonable
background check with respect to the undersigned and neither the Representatives or the Agents shall be violating the undersigned’s right of privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining such information, and the undersigned releases them
from liability for any damage whatsover in connection with requesting and obtaining such information; provided, that the Representatives and the Agents shall maintain the confidentiality of any information received pursuant thereto, and
further shall not transfer, or cause or permit the transfer of, such information to any other person or party, or use such information other than in connection with the IPO, in each case without the express written consent of the undersigned.

  

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 The undersigned acknowledges and understands that the Underwriters and the Company will rely upon the
agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein in proceeding with the IPO. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to render the Representatives (or any of the Underwriters) a representative of, or a fiduciary with respect to, the
Company, its stockholders, or any creditor or vendor of the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
 This letter agreement shall
be binding on the undersigned and such person’s respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns. This letter agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the Business Combination Date and (ii) the Termination
Date; provided that such termination shall not relieve the undersigned from liability resulting from or arising out of any breach of this agreement or covenant hereunder prior to its termination. 
 This letter agreement shall be governed by and interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
formed and to be performed entirely within the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions thereof to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

 No term or provision of this letter agreement may be amended, changed, waived, altered or modified except by written instrument executed
and delivered by the party against whom such amendment, change, waiver, alteration or modification is to be enforced. 
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	Sincerely,
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	Russell I. Pillar
	Title:	 	


 Accepted and agreed: 
 CATALYTIC CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
  

			
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	Matthew G. Pillar
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
		
		 	and

 MERRILL LYNCH & CO. 
 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED 
 MAXIM GROUP LLC 
 MERRIMAN CURHAN FORD & CO. 
 By: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED 
  

			
	By	 	  

		 	Authorized Signatory
		
	By:	 	MAXIM GROUP LLC
		
	By	 	  

		 	Authorized Signatory
		
	By:	 	MERRIMAN CURHAN FORD & CO.
		
	By	 	  

		 	Authorized Signatory








 Schedule 1 
 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMON DEFINITIONS 
 Unless the context shall otherwise require, the following
terms shall have the following respective meanings for all purposes, and the following definitions are equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms and the feminine, masculine and neuter forms of the terms defined.

 “Business Combination” shall mean the acquisition by the Company, whether by merger, capital stock exchange,
stock purchase, asset acquisition or other similar type of transaction or a combination of any of the foregoing, of one or more operating businesses having collectively, a fair market value (as calculated in accordance with requirements set forth in
the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) of at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (as defined in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), excluding the Deferred Underwriting Fee
(as defined in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) at the time of such acquisition; provided, that any acquisition of multiple operating businesses shall occur contemporaneously with one another. 
 “Business Combination Date” shall mean the date upon which a Business Combination is consummated. 
 “Effective Date” shall mean the date upon which the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, by the SEC. 
 “Immediate Family” shall mean, with respect to any person, such person’s spouse, lineal
descendents, father, mother, brothers or sisters (including any such relatives by adoption or marriage). 
 “Insiders” shall
mean all of the officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the Company’s IPO. 
 “Insider
Shares” shall mean all shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by an Insider prior to the Effective Date, other than the Private Placement Shares owned by such Insider. 
 “IPO Shares” shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in its IPO, regardless of whether such shares were issued to an
Insider or otherwise. 
 “Private Placement” shall mean the sale of Units by the Company to certain stockholders pursuant to
the Private Placement Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2006, as amended, between the Company and the purchasers listed on Exhibit A thereto. 
 “Private Placement Shares” shall mean (i) all shares of Common Stock issued by the Company as a component of the Units issued in the Private Placement, (ii) all shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of Warrants issued as a component of the Units issued in the Private Placement, and (iii) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants issued by the Company in the Private Placement. 







 “Prospectus” shall mean the final prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and included in the Registration Statement. 
 “Registration Statement” shall mean the
registration statement filed by the Company on Form S-1 (No. 333-132717) with the SEC on March 24, 2006, and any amendment or supplement thereto, in connection with the Company’s IPO. 
 “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 “Termination Date” shall mean the date that is sixty (60) calendar days immediately following the Transaction Failure Date.

 “Transaction Failure” shall mean the failure to consummate a Business Combination (i) during the eighteen-month
period immediately following the closing date of the IPO, or (ii) during the twenty-four-month period immediately following the closing date of the IPO if a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement is executed within
eighteen months following the closing date of the IPO. 
 “Transaction Failure Date” shall mean (i) the date eighteen
(18) months following the closing date of the IPO, or (ii) the date twenty-four (24) months following the closing date of the IPO if a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement is executed within eighteen months
following the closing date of the IPO. 
 “Trust Fund” shall mean that certain trust account established with Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, and in which the Company deposited the “funds to be held in trust,” as described in the Prospectus. 







 Exhibit A 
 BIOGRAPHY 
 Russell I. Pillar, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Russ Pillar is Chairman of our
Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder of Catalytic Capital Investment Corporation, positions he has held since our founding in February 2006. In addition to those responsibilities, he is co-Founder and Managing Director of Catalytic Capital
LLC, formerly known as Critical Mass Venture Holdings LLC, and related entities, all investment and advisory vehicles focused on creating value at the intersection of media, technology, and consumer brands, and has served in that and similar
capacities since October 1991. From January 2000 until February 2006 he was Viacom and CBS’s chief digital media strategy and execution executive, serving in a variety of positions including Senior Advisor, Viacom; President, Viacom Digital
Media Group; and President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Internet Group. From November 1998 to January 2000, he was President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Virgin Entertainment Group. From October 1996 to February 2000, he co-led
the leveraged buyout, turnaround, and subsequent public offering of Prodigy, serving in a variety of positions including Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Executive Officer of Prodigy Internet. He currently serves as a
Director of Playboy Enterprises, Inc.; over the past two decades he has served on the Board of Directors of more than a dozen public and private companies. Mr. Pillar, a Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, graduated Phi Beta Kappa, cum
laude with a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies from Brown University. He is Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.