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Exhibit 10.3




HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY

FOUNDER’S SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT




     THIS FOUNDER’S SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 4, 2007,
is entered into by and among HCM Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and
HCM Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”).



     WHEREAS, the Company intends to file a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”)
for the initial public offering of units (the “Initial Public Offering”), each unit consisting of
one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (a “Share”), and one warrant to
purchase one Share at an exercise price of $7.50 per Share.



     WHEREAS, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchaser desires
to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 (the “Founder’s Units Purchase Price”),
7,187,500 units (the “Founder’s Units”), each unit consisting of one share of the Company’s common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Founder’s Shares”) and one warrant to purchase one Share
at an exercise price of $7.50 per share (the “Founder’s Warrants”).



     WHEREAS, concurrent with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Purchaser desires to
purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, for an aggregate purchase price of $5,000,000 (the “Private Placement Warrants Purchase
Price”), 5,000,000 additional warrants, each to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $7.50
per share (the “Private Placement Warrants”).



     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:



Section 1. Authorization, Purchase and Sale; Terms of the Founder’s Units, Founder’s Shares,
Founder’s Warrants and Private Placement Warrants.




     A. Authorization of the Founder’s Units, Founder’s Shares, Founder’s Warrants, Private
Placement Warrants and Shares Underlying each of the Founder’s Warrants and Private Placement
Warrants. The Company has duly authorized the issuance and sale to the Purchaser of each of
the Founder’s Units, Founder’s Shares, Founder’s Warrants, Private Placement Warrants and the
Shares underlying each of the Founder’s Warrants and Private Placement Warrants (collectively, the
“Securities”).



     B. Purchase and Sale of the Founder’s Units and Private Placement Warrants.
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in the case of the Founder’s Units,
and concurrently with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, in the case of the Private
Placement Warrants, or as each such date may be extended from time to time by mutual agreement of
the parties (in each case, the “Closing Date”), the Company shall issue and sell to



 









 




the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, the Founder’s Units
(consisting of the Founder’s Shares and Founder’s Warrants) for the Founder’s Units Purchase Price
and the Private Placement Warrants for the Private Placement Warrants Purchase Price,
respectively. On the applicable Closing Date, the Company shall deliver certificates evidencing the
Founder’s Units, Founder’s Shares and Founder’s Warrants, or the Private Placement Warrants, as the
case may be, to be purchased by the Purchaser hereunder, in each case registered in the Purchaser’s
name, upon the payment by the Purchaser of the Founder’s Units Purchase Price or the Private
Placement Warrants Purchase Price, as the case may be, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds (or by such other means as the Company and the Purchaser shall agree) to the Company in
accordance with the Company’s wiring instructions.




     C. Terms of the Founder’s Units, Founder’s Shares, Founder’s Warrants and Private
Placement Warrants.



          (i) Founder’s Units: Each Unit of the Founder’s Units shall consist of one Founder’s
Share and one Founder’s Warrant and shall have the terms set forth in the Unit Certificate attached
as Exhibit A hereto.



          (ii) Founder’s Shares: The Founder’s Shares shall have the terms set forth in the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the Founder’s Share Certificate attached as
Exhibit B hereto. Without limiting the foregoing, the Purchaser hereby expressly agrees
that if the Corporation consummates the Initial Public Offering, then (i) in connection with the
stockholder vote required to approve a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other
similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets (a “Business Combination”), the
Purchaser agrees to (x) vote the Founder’s Shares in accordance with a majority of the shares of
common stock voted by holders of shares of common stock issued in the Initial Public Offering and
(y) vote the Founder’s Shares in favor of an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated
certificate of incorporation to provide for the Company’s perpetual existence, and (ii) the
Purchaser agrees to waive any right to participate in any liquidation distribution to the extent
set forth in Section 3.D of this Agreement.



          (iii) Founder’s Warrants: The Founder’s Warrants shall have the terms set forth in the
Warrant Agreement set forth as Exhibit C hereto.



          (iv) Private Placement Warrants: The Private Placement Warrants shall have the terms
set forth in the Warrant Agreement set forth as Exhibit C hereto, as such terms may be
amended prior to the applicable Closing Date with the consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall
be evidenced by the purchase of the Private Placement Warrants on the applicable Closing Date.



          (v) Transfer Restrictions: In addition to the restrictions on transfer set forth in
Section 9 hereof, the Purchaser shall not sell or transfer the Founder’s Units, Founder’s Shares,
Founder’s Warrants and the Shares underlying the Founder’s Warrants for a period of 180 days from
the date the Company completes its initial business combination except to a Company officer,
director or employee, or any other person or entity associated or affiliated with Highland Capital
Management, L.P. (each, a “Permitted Transferee”), who agrees in writing with the Company to be
subject to such transfer restrictions, vote the Founder’s Shares as provided in (ii)



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above; waive any right to participate in any liquidation distribution as provided in (ii)
above and agrees to the adjustment of the Founder’s Units as provided in (vii) below. During this
period, the Purchaser and its Permitted Transferees shall retain all other rights of holders of
Shares, including, without limitation, the right to vote their Shares (except as described above
with respect to a Business Combination) and the right to receive cash dividends, if declared. If
dividends are declared and payable in Shares, such dividends will also be subject to the
restrictions contained in this Section 1.C.(v). In addition to the restrictions on transfer set
forth in Section 9 hereof, the Purchaser shall not sell or transfer the Private Placement Warrants
and the Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants until after the date the Company completes
its initial business combination except to a Permitted Transferee, and the Purchaser acknowledges
that the Private Placement Warrants and the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement
Warrants are subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Warrant Agreement.



          (vi) Registration Rights: In connection with the closing of the Initial Public
Offering, the Company and the Purchaser shall enter into an agreement (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) granting the Purchaser registration rights with respect to the Securities.



          (vii) Adjustment of Founder’s Units:



               (a) If the underwriters’ with respect to the Initial Public Offering do not exercise the
over-allotment option proposed to be granted to them by the Company, the Purchaser and any
Permitted Transferees agree to forfeit to the Company a number of Founder’s Units necessary to
ensure that the aggregate amount of Founder’s Shares held by the Purchaser and any Permitted
Transferees does not exceed 20% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company upon
consummation of the Initial Public Offering. The Purchaser and any Permitted Transferees agree to
take any and all action reasonably requested by the Company necessary to effect any adjustment
pursuant to this paragraph (vii)(a). The Company will not make any cash payment to the Purchaser or
any Permitted Transferees in respect of any such adjustment.



               (b) If the number of units offered to the public in connection with the Initial Public
Offering is increased or decreased, the Purchaser and any Permitted Transferees agree with the
Company and the Company hereby agrees with the Purchaser and any Permitted Transferees that the
Founder’s Units (including the Founder’s Units subject to forfeiture) will be adjusted in the same
proportion as the increase or decrease of the units offered to the public in order to ensure that
the aggregate amount of Founder’s Shares held by the Purchaser and any Permitted Transferees does
not fall below or exceed 20% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company upon
consummation of the Initial Public Offering (including any shares of common stock issued pursuant
to the underwriters’ over-allotment option). The Purchaser and any Permitted Transferees agree to
take any and all action reasonably requested by the Company necessary to effect any adjustment
pursuant to this paragraph (vii)(b); provided that the Company will not make or receive any cash
payment to or from the Purchaser or any Permitted Transferees in respect of any such adjustment.



               (c) The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any additional units it may hold pursuant to
(vii)(a) and (vii)(b) above (A) shall be subject to the voting, waiver of



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liquidation, transfer restrictions and adjustment provisions set forth in this Agreement, and
(B) shall bear the legend set forth in Section 9.A(i) below.



Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the Company.




     As a material inducement to the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and purchase the
Founder’s Units and Private Placement Warrants, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Purchaser as of the date hereof and the applicable Closing Date that:



     A. Organization and Corporate Power. The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to
do business in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operating results or assets of the
Company. The Company possesses all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to carry out
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant Agreement.



     B. Authorization; No Breach.



          (i) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Warrant Agreement, the Founder’s
Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants and performance of this Agreement and the Warrant
Agreement have been duly authorized by the Company as of the applicable Closing Date. This
Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance
with its terms. The Warrant Agreement, and upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant
to, the terms of the Warrant Agreement and this Agreement, the Founder’s Warrants and the Private
Placement Warrants, constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms as of the applicable Closing Date.



          (ii) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the Warrant Agreement and
the sale and issuance of each of the Securities and the fulfillment of and compliance with the
respective terms hereof and thereof by the Company, do not and will not as of the applicable
Closing Date (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of,
(ii) constitute a default under, (iii) result in the creation of any lien, security interest,
charge or encumbrance upon the Company’s capital stock or assets, (iv) result in a violation of, or
(v) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice or
declaration to, or filing with, any court or administrative or governmental body or agency pursuant
to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company or the bylaws of the Company, or any material
law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment
or decree to which the Company is subject, except for any filings required after the date hereof
under federal or state securities laws.



     C. Title to Securities. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to,
the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement, as the case may be, each of the Securities will be duly
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment
pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement, as the case may be, the Purchaser will
have or receive good title to the Securities, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances
of any kind, other than (a) transfer restrictions hereunder and under the other



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agreements contemplated hereby, (b) transfer restrictions under federal and state securities
laws, and (c) liens, claims or encumbrances imposed due to the actions of the Purchaser.



     D. Governmental Consents. No permit, consent, approval or authorization of, or
declaration to or filing with, any governmental authority is required in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Warrant Agreement, or
the consummation by the Company of any other transactions contemplated hereby.



Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.




     As a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and issue and sell the
Founder’s Units and Private Placement Warrants, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the
Company as of the date hereof and the applicable Closing Date that:



     A. Capacity and State Law Compliance. The Purchaser has engaged in the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement within a state in which the offer and sale of the Securities is
permitted under applicable securities laws. The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the
purchase of Shares upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and the Founder’s Warrants
will require the availability of an exemption from registration under federal and/or state
securities laws and that any sale of such Shares shall require registration or the availability of
an exemption from registration under federal and/or state securities laws.



     B. Authorization; No Breach.



          (i) This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable in
accordance with its terms.



          (ii) The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the fulfillment of and
compliance with the respective terms hereof by the Purchaser do not and shall not as of the
applicable Closing Date conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions
of the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Purchaser or any
other agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser is subject.



     C. Investment Representations.



          (i) The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities for its own account, for investment only and not
with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, any public sale or distribution thereof.



          (ii) The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of
Regulation D.



          (iii) The Purchaser understands that the Securities are being offered and will be sold to it
in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the United States federal
and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations and warranties of the



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Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the
eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire such Securities.



          (iv) The Purchaser did not decide to enter into this Agreement as a result of any general
solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).



          (v) The Purchaser has been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and
operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have
been requested by the Purchaser. The Purchaser has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions
of the executive officers and directors of the Company. The Purchaser understands that its
investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Purchaser has sought such
accounting, legal and tax advice as the Purchaser has considered necessary to make an informed
investment decision with respect to the Purchaser’s acquisition of the Securities.



          (vi) The Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities by the Purchaser nor
have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.



          (vii) The Purchaser understands that: (a) the Securities have not been and are not being
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale,
sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) sold in reliance
on an exemption therefrom; and (b) except as specifically set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement, neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the
Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and
conditions of any exemption thereunder. In this regard, the Purchaser understands that the
Securities and Exchange Commission has taken the position that promoters or affiliates of a blank
check company and their transferees, both before and after a Business Combination, are deemed to be
“underwriters” under the Securities Act when reselling the securities of a blank check company.
Based on that position, Rule 144 adopted pursuant to the Securities Act would not be available for
resale transactions of the Securities despite technical compliance with the requirements of such
Rule, and the Securities can be resold only through a registered offering or in reliance upon
another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Purchaser is able
to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time.



          (viii) The Purchaser has such knowledge and expertise in financial and business matters, knows
of the high degree of risk associated with investments generally and particularly investments in
the securities of companies in the development stage such as the Company, is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and is able to bear the economic risk of an
investment in the Securities in the amount contemplated hereunder. The Purchaser has adequate
means of providing for its current financial needs and contingencies and will have no current or
anticipated future needs for liquidity which would be jeopardized by the



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investment in the Securities. The Purchaser can afford a complete loss of its investment in
the Securities.



     D. Waiver of Right to Amounts in the Trust Account and Indemnification.



          (i) The Purchaser hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or
to any distribution of the trust account established by the Company for the deposit of proceeds
from the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, as a result of any
liquidation of the trust account, with respect to the Founder’s Shares (“Claim”) and hereby waives
any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements
with the Company and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason whatsoever
except for any amounts to which it may be entitled upon liquidation of the Company in respect of
the Purchaser’s ownership of Shares other than the Founder’s Shares.



          (ii) The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the stockholders of the Company, including
those who purchase the units in the Initial Public Offering, are and shall be third-party
beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions of Section 3.D. of this Agreement.



          (iii) The Purchaser agrees that to the extent any waiver of rights under this Section 3.D. is
ineffective as a matter of law, the Purchaser has offered such waiver for the benefit of the
Company as an equitable right that shall survive any statutory disqualification or bar that applies
to a legal right. The Purchaser acknowledges the receipt and sufficiency of consideration received
from the Company hereunder in this regard.



Section 4. Conditions of the Purchaser’s Obligations.




     The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Founder’s Units and Private
Placement Warrants is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the applicable Closing Date, of each
of the following conditions:



     A. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company
contained in Section 2, shall be true and correct at and as of the applicable Closing Date as
though then made.



     B. Performance. The Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements,
obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or
complied with by it on or before the applicable Closing Date.



     C. No Injunction. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree,
ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court
or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having
authority over the matters contemplated hereby, which prohibits the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Warrant Agreement.



Section 5. Conditions of the Company’s Obligations.




     The obligations of the Company to the Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the
fulfillment, on or before the applicable Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:



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     A. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Purchaser contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct at and as of the applicable Closing Date
as though then made.



     B. Performance. The Purchaser shall have performed and complied with all agreements,
obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or
complied with by it on or before the applicable Closing Date.



     C. Corporate Consents. The Company shall have obtained the consent of its Board of
Directors authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Warrant
Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Founder’s Units and the Private Placement Warrants.



     D. No Injunction. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree,
ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court
or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having
authority over the matters contemplated hereby, which prohibits the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Warrant Agreement.



Section 6. Termination.




     This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the applicable Closing Date as it
relates only to the Securities to be purchased pursuant to this Agreement on and after such Closing
Date upon the mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchaser.



Section 7. Survival of Representations and Warranties.




     All of the representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the applicable
Closing Date.



Section 8. Definitions.




     Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned such
terms in the Registration Statement.



Section 9. Miscellaneous.




     A. Legends; Transfer Restrictions.



          (i) Legends. The certificates evidencing the Founder’s Units and the Founder’s Shares
will include the legend set forth on Exhibits A and B hereto, respectively,
which the Purchaser has read and understands. The Founder’s Warrants, the Private Placement
Warrants and Shares issued upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and the Founder’s
Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) will include the legend set forth in Exhibit
B to the Warrant Agreement in the case of the Warrants and in the Warrant Agreement in the
case of the Shares, which the Purchaser has read and understands.



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          (ii) Transfer Restrictions. By accepting the Securities, the Purchaser agrees, prior
to any transfer of the Securities, to give written notice to the Company expressing its desire to
effect such transfer and describing briefly the proposed transfer. Upon receiving such notice, the
Company shall present copies thereof to its counsel and the Purchaser agrees not to make any
disposition of all or any portion of the Securities unless and until:



               (a) there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such
proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration statement,
in which case the legends set forth above with respect to the Securities sold pursuant to such
registration statement shall be removed; or



               (b) if reasonably requested by the Company, (A) the Purchaser shall have furnished the Company
with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such disposition will not
require registration of such Securities under the Securities Act, (B) the Company shall have
received customary representations and warranties regarding the transferee that are reasonably
satisfactory to the Company signed by the proposed transferee and (C) the Company shall have
received an agreement by such transferee to the restrictions contained in the legends referred to
in (i) hereof.



     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser also understands and acknowledges that the
transfer of the Founder’s Units, Founder’s Shares, Founder’s Warrants and the Private Placement
Warrants and exercise of the Founder’s Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants are subject to
the specific conditions to such transfer or exercise as outlined herein and the Warrant Agreement
as to which the Purchaser specifically assents by its execution hereof.



          (iii) Stop Transfer Notations. The Company may, from time to time, make stop transfer
notations in its records and deliver stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent to the extent
its counsel considers it necessary to ensure compliance with federal and state securities laws and
the transfer restrictions contained elsewhere in this Agreement and the Warrant Agreement.



     B. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto
shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors of the parties hereto whether so
expressed or not. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the parties
may not assign this Agreement.



     C. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall
be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of this Agreement.



     D. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, none of which need contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such
counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.



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     E. Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this Agreement
are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. The
use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.



     F. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws
of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the internal
laws of said State. Each of the parties hereto also irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury
in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.



     G. Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered
under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been given when delivered personally to the recipient, sent to the recipient by reputable
overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or mailed to the recipient by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other communications
shall be sent:



	 	 	 
	If to the Company:

	 	HCM Acquisition Company
	 

	 	NexBank Tower
	 

	 	13455 Noel Road, Suite 800
	 

	 	Dallas, TX 75240
	 

	 	Fax No. (972) 628-4147
	 
	 	 
	With a copy (not constituting notice) to:

	 	Ann Chamberlain
	 

	 	Bingham McCutchen LLP
	 

	 	399 Park Avenue
	 

	 	New York, NY 10022
	 

	 	Fax No.: (212) 752-5378
	 
	 	 
	If to the Purchaser:

	 	HCM Acquisition Holdings, LLC
	 

	 	NexBank Tower
	 

	 	13455 Noel Road, Suite 800
	 

	 	Dallas, TX 75240
	 

	 	Fax No. (972) 628-4147





or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has
specified by prior written notice to the sending party.




     H. No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties
hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by
virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Purchase Agreement on the date first
written above.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COMPANY:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Thomas Surgent
 


	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

Thomas Surgent
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PURCHASER:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HCM ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Highland Capital Management, L.P., 

its sole member	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By: Strand Advisors, Inc., its general partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:

	 	/s/ Michael Colvin
 


	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	
 

Michael Colvin
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Secretary	 	 






[Signature Page to Founder’s Securities Purchase Agreement]




 









 





Exhibit A




SPECIMEN OF UNIT CERTIFICATE




HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY




					
	No.         
           
	 	Incorporated under the Laws of the State of Delaware
	 	         
            UNIT(S)






UNIT(S) EACH CONSISTING OF ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK AND ONE WARRANT TO

PURCHASE ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK




SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS



THIS CERTIFIES THAT                                                              IS THE OWNER
OF                                                              UNIT(S). Each Unit
(“Unit”) consists of one (1) share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of
HCM Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and one warrant (each, a
“Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one (1) share of Common Stock for $7.50
per share (subject to adjustment). The Common Stock and Warrant comprising each Unit represented
by this certificate are not transferable separately prior to the thirty-fifth day following the
date of the prospectus with respect to the Corporation’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) unless
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. informs the Corporation of its decision to allow earlier separate
transfer. The terms of the Warrants are governed by a warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”)
between the Corporation and its transfer agent to be entered into upon the effectiveness of the
Corporation’s initial public offering, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time, and
are subject to the terms and provisions contained therein, all of which terms and provisions the
holder of this certificate consents to by acceptance hereof. Copies of the Warrant Agreement will
be on file at the office of the Corporation, and will be available to any Warrant holder on written
request and without cost.



THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. THESE SECURITIES ARE
ALSO SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE AND ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR SALE PURSUANT TO A SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 4, 2007, A COPY OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY AT ITS
EXECUTIVE OFFICES.



SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS UNDER A
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT TO BE EXECUTED BY THE CORPORATION.



WITNESS the seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signature of its duly authorized officer.




Dated:     
                 , 2007




	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	Authorized Officer
	 
	 	CORPORATE SEAL
	 	 
	 
	 
	 	Delaware
	 	 






 









 





     The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate,
shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TEN COM

	 	as tenants in common
	 	Unif Gift Min Act -
	 	         
            Custodian 
                
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TEN ENT

	 	tenants by the entireties
	 	 
	 	  (Cust) (Minor)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	as joint tenants with right
	 	 	 	Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
	 

	 	of survivorship and not as
	 	 	 	Act:         
               
                
 
	JT TEN

	 	tenants in common
	 	 	 	(State)






     Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.



HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY




     The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers,
designations, preferences and relative, participating, option or other special rights of each class
of stock or series thereof of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions
of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the Units represented hereby are issued
and shall be held subject to the terms and conditions applicable to the securities underlying and
comprising the Units.



For Value Received,  
                
  hereby sell, assign and transfer unto




PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER



IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE



 




 


 





(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)



Units represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
               
              
            Attorney, to transfer the said Units on the books of the within named Corporation
with full power of substitution in the premises.




	 	 	 
	Dated   
                
               
       

	 	By:
	 

	 	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST
CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE
OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT
ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.







 









 








Exhibit B




SPECIMEN FOUNDER’S COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE




			
	 	 	 
	NUMBER
	 	SHARES






HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY




INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE




COMMON STOCK




SEE REVERSE FOR

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS




This Certifies that




is the owner of




FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.001

EACH OF THE COMMON STOCK OF




HCM ACQUISITION COMPANY



transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon
surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. Witness the seal of the Corporation and the
facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.




	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:
	 	HCM Acquisition Company

CORPORATE DELAWARE

SEAL	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	PRESIDENT
	 	 	 	SECRETARY
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	DELAWARE	 	 






 









 







The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as
though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TEN COM	 	as tenants in common	 	 	 	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -	 	          
           Custodian    
                
 
	TEN ENT

	 	as tenants by the entireties
	 	 	 	 	 	(Cust                
                   (Minor)
	JT TEN	 	as joint tenants with right	 	 	 	under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
	 

	 	of survivorship and not as

tenants in common	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 

	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(State)







Additional Abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.




HCM Acquisition Company



The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences
and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the
Corporation and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate
and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of shares
of Preferred Stock (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Corporation), to all of which the
holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents.








THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION
IS AVAILABLE. THESE SECURITIES ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO (i) FORFEITURE, (ii) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR SALE
AND (iii) VOTING REQUIREMENTS AND HOLDERS OF THE SECURITIES WAIVING ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A LIQUIDATION
DISTRIBUTION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, IN EACH CASE PURSUANT TO A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 4,
2007, A COPY OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY AT ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICES.



SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS UNDER A REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT TO BE EXECUTED BY THE CORPORATION.








 









 








For value received,  
               
              
              
             
                
                
                
                    hereby sell, assign and transfer unto




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL	 	 
	SECURITY OR OTHER	 	 
	IDENTIFYING	 	 
	NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE	 	 
	 









          








	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	shares
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Attorney
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation will full power of
substitution in the premises.	 	 






	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated                                        
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond
with the name as written upon the face of the certificate
in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or
any change whatever.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Signature(s) Guaranteed:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR
INSTITUTION (BANKS,
STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS
WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C.
RULE 17Ad-15).	 	 







 









 








Exhibit C




WARRANT AGREEMENT