Exhibit 10.3  


[Letterhead]


   



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2007 


Hicks
Acquisition Company I, Inc.

100 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, Texas 75201 


Citigroup
Global Markets Inc.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013 



	Re:
	Initial Public Offering




Gentlemen:



        This
letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") entered into by and
between Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of
the several underwriters (the "Underwriters"), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the
"Offering"), of 40,000,000 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 (each, a
"Warrant"). The Units sold in the Offering will be listed and traded on the American Stock Exchange pursuant to a Registration Statement on
Form S-1 and prospectus (the "Prospectus") filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain capitalized
terms used herein are defined in paragraph 8 hereof. 


        In
order to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Offering and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned [officer] [director] hereby agrees
with the Company as follows: 


        1.     The
undersigned [officer] [director] hereby agrees that in the event that
the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) within 24 months after the date of the final Prospectus relating to the Offering, the
undersigned shall take all reasonable steps to (a) cause the Trust Account to be liquidated and distributed to the holders of Common Stock purchased in the Offering and (b) cause the
Company to be dissolved and liquidated as soon as reasonably practicable. The undersigned agrees that in connection with any cessation of 







 

the
corporate existence of the Company, he or she will take all reasonable steps to cause the Company to adopt a plan of dissolution and distribution in accordance with Section 281(b) of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any successor provision thereto. 


        2.     (a)    [To be included in officer letters only, not independent director letters.] The
undersigned agrees that, in order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple corporate affiliations, until the earlier of the Company's completion of a Business
Combination, the liquidation of the Company or until such time as the undersigned ceases to be an officer of the Company, the undersigned will present to the Company for its consideration, prior to
presentation to any other entity, any business opportunity with a fair market value of $200.0 million or more, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations  [he] [she] might
have. 



        (b)   The
undersigned understands that the Company may effect a Business Combination with any entity other than an entity in the energy industry or an entity that does not
have its principal place of business in the United States and agrees that, during the period commencing on the closing of the Offering and extending until the Company has entered into a definitive
agreement regarding the Company's initial Business Combination, [he] [she] will not participate in the
formation of, or become affiliated as an officer, director or stockholder of, any blank check company that may effect a business combination with any entity that conducts its principal business
operations in the United States or Canada unless such entity's principal business activities are related to the energy sector; provided, however, that
nothing contained herein shall override a person's fiduciary obligations to any entity with which he or she is currently directly or indirectly associated or affiliated or by whom he or she is
currently employed. 


        (c)   The
undersigned hereby agrees and acknowledges that (i) each of the Underwriters and the Company would be irreparably injured in the event of a breach by the
undersigned of his or her obligations under paragraph 7(b), monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (ii) the non-breaching party shall be entitled
to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy such party may have, in the event of such breach. 




        3.     (a)    Until
the date which is 180 days after the completion of a Business Combination (the "Lock-Up
Period"), the undersigned shall not (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or
agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and 


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regulations
of the SEC promulgated thereunder, with respect to any Units acquired in the Offering and the Common Stock and Warrants comprising the Units, the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or such Warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock or any such securities (the "Offering
Securities"), (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Units, Common Stock or Warrants,
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or such Warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock or any
such securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any
transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii). 



        (b)   Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer his Offering Securities (i) by gift to a member of the undersigned's immediate family or to a trust,
the beneficiary of which is a member of
the undersigned's immediate family, an affiliate of the undersigned or to a charitable organization, (ii) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death of the undersigned,
(iii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, (iv) in the event of a liquidation of the Company prior to the Company's completion of a Business Combination or the consummation
of a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all the Company's stockholders having the right to exchange their Common Stock for cash, securities or other
property subsequent to the Company's consummating a Business Combination with a target business or (v) to the Company's officers or directors or affiliates or family members of any of the
Company's officers or directors; provided, however, that the permissive transfers set forth above may be
implemented only upon the respective transferee's written agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Letter Agreement. During the applicable Lock-Up Period, the undersigned
shall not grant a security interest in his Offering Securities. 


        (c)   Further,
the undersigned agrees that after the Lock-Up Period has elapsed, the Offering Securities shall only be transferable or saleable pursuant to a sale
registered under the U.S. Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from registration, other than Regulations S of the Securities Act. 




        4.     The
undersigned's biographical information furnished to the Company and attached here as Exhibit A is true and
accurate in all respects and does not omit any material information with respect to the undersigned's background. The undersigned's questionnaire furnished to the Company and attached hereto as  Exhibit B is true and accurate in all respects. The undersigned represents and warrants that: 


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        (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 fraud or (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of
funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and the Founder is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and 



        (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 registrations denied, suspended or revoked. 




        5.     (a)    Except
as disclosed in the offering circular relating to the Offering, neither the undersigned nor any affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to
receive, and no such person will accept, any finder's fee, reimbursement or cash payment from the Company for services rendered to the Company prior to or in connection with the consummation of a
Business Combination other than reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to the Offering and identifying, investigating and consummating a Business Combination. 



        (b)   Neither
the undersigned nor any affiliate of the undersigned will accept a finder's fee, consulting fee or any other compensation or fees from any person or other entity
in connection with a Business Combination, other than compensation or fees that may be received for any services provided following a Business Combination. 




        6.     The
undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which he is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition or
non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement, serve as [specify office]
[a director], and hereby consents to being named in the offering circular related to the Offering as an  [officer] [director] of the Company 


        7.     As
used herein, (i) a "Business Combination" shall mean a business combination with one or more target businesses
that have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the initial amount held in the Trust Account (excluding the amount held in the trust account representing the underwriters' deferred
commission); (ii) "Public Stockholders" shall mean the holders of securities issued in the Offering; and
(iii) "Trust Account" shall mean the trust fund into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Offering will be deposited. 


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        8.     This
letter agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of its subject matter and supersedes all prior understandings,
agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This letter
agreement may not be amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto. No party hereto may assign either this letter agreement
or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual
and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This letter agreement, the entire relationship of the parties hereto, and any litigation between the
parties (whether grounded in contract, tort, statute, law or equity) shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas, without giving
effect to its choice of laws principles. 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 expiration of the Lock-Up Period and (ii) the liquidation of the Company; provided, that this letter agreement shall
earlier terminate in the event that the Offering is not consummated and closed by            , 2007. 



	 	Sincerely,	 	 
	    	 	 	 
	

 	

    
[Name]	
 	

 




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