Document:

[Form
      of
      Letter Agreement for
      Directors, Officers and 
Advisors
      of ASM Acquisition Company Limited]

     

     

    [date]

     

    

    ASM
      Acquisition Company Limited

    Unit
      601-2, 6th
      Floor

    St.
      George’s Building

    2
      Ice
      House Street

    Central,
      Hong Kong

    

    UBS
      Securities LLC

     

    299
      Park
      Avenue

     

    New
      York,
      NY 10171

     

    Re: Initial
      Public Offering of ASM Acquisition Company Limited

     

    Ladies
      and Gentlemen:

     

    This
      letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement
      (the “Underwriting
      Agreement”)
      entered into by and among ASM Acquisition Company Limited, an exempted company
      organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”),
      and
      UBS Securities LLC as the representative (the “Representative”)
      of the
      underwriters named in Schedule A thereto (collectively, the “Underwriters”),
      relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “IPO”)
      of the
      Company’s units (the “Units”),
      each
      composed of one of the Company’s ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share
      (the “Ordinary
      Shares”),
      and
      one warrant, which is exercisable for one Ordinary Share (the “Warrants”).
      Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 19
      hereof.

     

    In
      order
      to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting
      Agreement and to proceed with the IPO, and in recognition of the benefit that
      such IPO will confer upon the undersigned officer and/or director or advisor
      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 as follows:

     

    1. In
      the
      event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 24
      months (or 36 months if the Extended Period is approved by the Company’s
      shareholders) from the consummation of the IPO, the undersigned will take all
      reasonable actions within his or her power to (a) cause the Trust Account to
      be
      liquidated and distributed to the holders of the IPO Shares as promptly as
      practicable and (b) cause the Company to voluntarily wind-up and liquidate
      as
      promptly as practicable (the earliest date on which the conditions in clauses
      (a) and (b) are both satisfied being the “Liquidation
      Date”).1  

     

    2. Neither
      the undersigned nor any affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to
      receive, and no such person will accept, any finder’s fee, consulting fee,
      reimbursement or cash payment or any other form of compensation, including
      the
      issuance of the Company’s securities, from the Company for services rendered to
      the Company prior to or in connection with the consummation of a Business
      Combination, other than (subject to the following sentence) (a) repayment
      of those certain Promissory

     

     

    _________________________

    1
      Applicable only to Directors

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    Notes
      in
      the amount of $125,000 and $250,000 made to the Company by ASM SPAC(1) Limited,
      a Cayman Islands exempted company, to cover offering expenses; (b) a payment
      of
      an aggregate of $7,500 per month to Argyle Street Management Limited, a Cayman
      Islands exempted company, for office space, administrative services and
      secretarial support; (c) reimbursement for any reasonably incurred
      out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and
      consummating a Business Combination; (d) other expenses or advances that the
      Company is permitted to incur; or (e) compensation or fees that may be received
      for any services provided following such Business Combination. The undersigned
      acknowledges that the Company’s Audit Committee (or the Company’s Board of
      Directors, with any interested director abstaining from such review and
      approval, in the case of a director who is a member of the Company’s Audit
      Committee) will review and approve all payments made to the undersigned, the
      Company’s Existing Holders, Founders, officers, directors and advisors and the
      Company’s or their affiliates, other than the payments described in clauses (a)
      and (b) of the immediately preceding sentence.

     

    3. The
      undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not enter into
      any transaction with any of the Company’s officers, directors or advisors or any
      of the Company’s or their respective affiliates, including loans by the
      Company’s officers, directors and advisors and any forgiveness of loans,
      (a) without the prior approval by a majority of the Company’s
      disinterested, “independent” (as defined below) directors or, in the event the
      Company has no “independent” directors, the members of the Company’s Board of
      Directors who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who
      had
      access, at the Company’s expense, to the Company’s attorneys or independent
      legal counsel, and (b) unless the Company’s disinterested, “independent”
directors determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favorable
      to
      the Company than those that would be available to the Company with respect
      to
      such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties. As used herein “independent”
means
      a
      director who qualifies as (a) an “independent director” under
      Section 121 of the American Stock Exchange’s AMEX Company Guide and
      (b) independent under Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934, as amended. 

     

    4. In
      order
      to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple
      affiliations, the undersigned agrees to present to the Company for its
      consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable
      opportunity to acquire an operating business, until the earlier of the
      consummation by the Company of a Business Combination, the liquidation of the
      Company or until such time as the undersigned ceases to be an officer or
      director of the Company, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary and contractual
      obligations the undersigned might have.

     

    5. The
      undersigned acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company will not (a) consummate
      a Business Combination with a Target Business that is either (x) a portfolio
      company of, or has otherwise received a financial investment from, the Founders
      or their affiliates, or (y) affiliated with the Founders or the Company’s
      directors, officers or advisors, or (b) consummate a Business Combination with
      any Underwriter, or IPO selling group member, or any of their affiliates,
      unless, in each case, the Company obtains an opinion from an unaffiliated,
      independent investment banking firm which is a member of the Financial Industry
      Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”)
      that a
      Business Combination with such Target Business is fair to the Company’s
      shareholders from a financial point of view; and (ii) if, in connection with
      a
      Business Combination, any entity or entities with which the Company’s officers,
      directors or advisors are affiliated purchases a minority interest in the Target
      Business, the entity or entities affiliated with such officers, directors and/or
      advisors will be required to pay the same price per share or unit for their
      interest in the Target Business as the Company pays, the other terms of the
      investment of such affiliated entity or entities will be required to be no
      more
      favorable than the terms of the Company’s investment and such investment will
      require the prior approval by a majority of the Company’s disinterested,
“independent” directors.

    
      
         

      

      
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    6. The
      undersigned will escrow any and all of (A) the Founders’ Units, Founders’
Shares and Founders’ Warrants (including the Ordinary Shares to be issued upon
      the exercise of the Founders’ Warrants) beneficially owned by him or her until
      one year after the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination and
      (B)
      the Insider Warrants (including the Ordinary Shares to be issued upon exercise
      of the Insider Warrants) beneficially owned by him or her until the consummation
      by the Company of a Business Combination subject to the terms of an Escrow
      Agreement which the Company will enter into with the Founders and the Existing
      Holders and an escrow agent acceptable to the Company.

     

    7. The
      undersigned agrees not to resign as [Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of
      Directors] [Chief Executive Officer] [Co-Chief Investment Officer and Director]
      [Co-Chief Investment Officer] [Director] [Advisor] until the earlier of the
      consummation by the Company of a Business Combination or the Liquidation Date.
      The undersigned’s biographical and conflicts of interest information furnished
      to the Company and attached hereto as Exhibit A is true and accurate in all
      respects, does not omit any material information with respect to the
      undersigned’s background or conflicts of interest 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. The undersigned’s
      questionnaire(s) furnished to the Company and the Underwriters and attached
      hereto as Exhibit B is true and accurate in all respects. The undersigned
      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 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 undersigned 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 registration denied, suspended or revoked.

     

    8. The
      undersigned hereby agrees (i) not to request that the Company’s Board of
      Directors consider any proposal to eliminate or amend Article 170 of the
      Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, (ii) in
      connection with any shareholder vote on a proposal to amend the Company’s
      Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, to vote any and
      all
      of the Founders’ Shares owned directly or indirectly by him or her in the same
      manner as a majority of the Public Shareholders, and (iii) not to seek
      shareholder approval to extend the amount of time the Company has to consummate
      a Business Combination beyond the Extended Period. This paragraph may not be
      modified or amended under any circumstances.

     

    9. The
      undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which
      he or she is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition or
      non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter
      into
      and perform under this letter agreement and serve as [Non-Executive Chairman
      of
      the Board of Directors] [Chief Executive Officer] [Co-Chief Investment Officer
      and Director] [Co-Chief Investment Officer] [Director] [Advisor], and hereby
      consents to being named in the Registration Statement as a[n] [officer]
      [director] [advisor] of the Company.

     

    10. If
      the
      Company seeks approval of its shareholders of either the Extended Period or
      a
      Business Combination, the undersigned will:

    
      
         

      

      
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    (a) vote
      any
      Founder’s Shares owned directly or indirectly by him or her in accordance with
      the majority of the Ordinary Shares voted by the Company’s Public Shareholders
      in connection with the vote on the Extended Period or any Business Combination,
      as applicable; and

     

    (b) vote
      all
      Ordinary Shares that he or she may acquire in or following the IPO in favor
      of
      the Extended Period or the Business Combination, as applicable.

     

    In
      addition, the undersigned waives his or her right to exercise redemption rights
      with respect to any Ordinary Shares owned or to be owned by the undersigned,
      directly or indirectly, and agrees that he or she will not seek redemption
      with
      respect to such shares in connection with any vote to approve the Extended
      Period or a Business Combination.

     

    11. The
      undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any
      kind in or to (i) any and all of the quarterly distributions (the “Quarterly
      Distributions”)
      required by the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of
      Association and described in the Company’s final prospectus relating to the IPO
      and (ii) any distributions of the Trust Account, or to any other amounts
      distributed in connection with a liquidating distribution of the Company, in
      each case, with respect to his or her Founders’ Shares and the Ordinary Shares
      underlying the Founders’ Warrants or the Insider Warrants (any “Claim”),
      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 will not
      seek recourse against the Company or the Trust Account for any reason
      whatsoever; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any IPO Shares
      acquired by the undersigned. The undersigned hereby agrees that the Company
      shall be entitled to reimbursement from the undersigned for any Quarterly
      Distribution, any distribution of the Trust Account or any other amounts
      distributed by the Company in connection with a liquidating distribution
      received by the undersigned with respect to his or her Founders’ Shares or the
      Ordinary Shares underlying the Founders’ Warrants or the Insider
      Warrants.

     

    12. The
      undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, jointly and
      severally with ASM SPAC(1) Limited and the other Founders, 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, but only if, and to the extent (a) the
      claims reduce the amounts in the Trust Account available for payment to holders
      of the IPO Shares in the event of a liquidation of the Trust Account and (b)
      the
      claims are made (i) by a vendor for services rendered, or products sold, to
      the
      Company; (ii) by a third party with which the Company enters into a contractual
      relationship following consummation of the IPO; or (iii) by a prospective Target
      Business arising out of any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the
      Company, provided that such indemnity shall not apply to any amounts claimed
      owed to a third party who executed a valid and legally enforceable waiver of
      any
      right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to the Trust Account, or
      as to
      any claims under the Company’s obligation to indemnify the Underwriters against
      certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933,
      as
      amended. In the case of the Company’s dissolution and liquidation, the
      undersigned understands that the Company expects that all costs and expenses
      associated with implementing the Company’s plan of distribution, as well as
      payments to any creditors, will be funded from amounts remaining out of the
      $50,000 of proceeds from the IPO held outside the Trust Account and from the
      up
      to $2.5 million in interest income on the balance of the Trust Account that
      will
      be released to the Company to fund its working capital and general corporate
      requirements. Should the aforementioned funds not be sufficient, the undersigned
      hereby agrees to reimburse the Company for its out-of-pocket costs associated
      with its dissolution and liquidation, excluding any special, indirect or
      consequential costs, such as litigation, pertaining to the dissolution and
      liquidation.
      The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to the Company that it is an
      accredited investor as such term is defined in Regulation D under the
      Securities Act of 1933, as amended.2 

     

     

    
      ________________________

      2
        This
        section applies only to the Founders.

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    13. 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 (a) the consummation of a Business
      Combination and (b) the Liquidation Date; provided that such termination shall
      not relieve the undersigned from liability for any breach of this agreement
      prior to its termination.

     

    14. The
      undersigned authorizes any employer, financial institution, or consumer credit
      reporting agency to release to the Underwriters and its legal representatives
      or
      agents (including any investigative search firm retained by the Underwriters)
      any information they may have about the undersigned’s background and finances
      (“Information”).
      Neither the Underwriters nor its agents shall be violating the undersigned’s
      right of privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining the Information
      and
      the undersigned hereby releases them from liability for any damage whatsoever
      in
      that connection.

     

    15. The
      undersigned acknowledges and understands that the Company and the Underwriters
      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 Underwriters a representative of, or a fiduciary with respect to, the
      Company, its shareholders, or any creditor or vendor of the Company with respect
      to the subject matter hereof.

     

    16. 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.

     

    17. 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.

     

    18. As
      used
      herein:

     

    
      	 	
              ·

            	
              “Business
                Combination”
                means the acquisition of all or at least a majority of the equity
                interest
                in one or more Target Businesses through a merger, capital stock
                exchange,
                asset acquisition, stock purchase, or other similar transaction,
                including
                obtaining a majority interest through contractual
                arrangements.

            

    

     

    
      	 	
              ·

            	
              “Existing
                Holders”
                means all of the holders of the Company’s securities before completion of
                the IPO.

            

    

     

    
      	 	
              ·

            	
              “Extended
                Period”
                means the 12 month extension to the time period within which the
                Company
                must complete a Business Combination, which extension is conditioned
                upon
                (i) the Company entering into a letter of intent, agreement in principle
                or definitive agreement with respect to a Business Combination within
                24
                months following the consummation of the IPO, (ii) the Company’s
                shareholders approving the Extended Period at a special meeting of
                the
                Company’s shareholders for the purpose of soliciting their approval for
                such extension, and (iii) holders of less than 30.0% of the IPO
                Shares

            

    

     

    
       

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    both
      voting against the Extended Period and exercising their redemption rights in
      connection with such vote.

     

    
      	 	
              ·

            	
              “Founders”
                means the Company’s officers and directors and ASM SPAC(1)
                Limited.

            

    

     

    
      	 	
              ·

            	
              “Founders’
                Units”
                means the 4,312,500 units purchased from the Company by ASM SPAC(1)
                Limited on December 12, 2007 (up to 562,500 of which Founders’ Units will
                be redeemed by the Company to the extent that the Underwriters do
                not
                exercise their over-allotment option) for a purchase price of $25,000,
                or
                approximately $0.006 per Founders’ Unit. Each Founders’ Unit consists of
                one Ordinary Share (each a “Founders’
                Share”)
                and one warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share (each a “Founders’
                Warrant”).
                In February 2008, (a) Keith Wu purchased 28,125 Founders’ Units, (b)
                Kenneth Gaw purchased 28,125 Founders’ Units, (c) Kenneth Shen purchased
                35,156 Founders’ Units and (d) Richard Gadbois purchased 7,031 Founders’
                Units (an aggregate of 98,437 Founders’ Units) from ASM SPAC(1) Limited
                for approximately $0.006 per Founders’
Unit.

            

    

     

    
      	 	
              ·

            	
              “Insider
                Warrants”
                means the 4,550,000 warrants ASM SPAC(1) Limited, Keith Wu, Kenneth
                Gaw,
                Kenneth Shen and Richard Gadbois have committed to purchase at a
                price of
                $1.00 per warrant for an aggregate purchase price of $4,550,000 in
                a
                private placement that will occur immediately prior to the completion
                of
                the IPO.

            

    

     

    
      	 	
              ·

            	
              “Public
                Shareholders”
                means purchasers of Ordinary Shares in the IPO or in the secondary
                market,
                including any of the Company’s officers or directors and their affiliates
                to the extent that they purchase or acquire Ordinary Shares in the
                IPO or
                in the secondary market.

            

    

     

    
      	 	
              ·

            	
              “Target
                Business”
                means one or more operating businesses having its primary operations
                in
                Asia (including, without limitation, each country located in the
                Eastern,
                Southern and South Eastern subregions of Asia, but specifically excluding
                North Korea), which, after completion of the IPO, the Company may
                target
                for a Business Combination.

            

    

     

    
      	
            	·	
              “Trust
                Account”
                means the trust account established under the Investment Management
                Trust
                Agreement, dated as of [________], 2008, by and between the Company
                and
                [___________________].

            

    

     

     

    
      	 	 	 	 
	
            	 	 	By:
	
            	 	 	
              
                

              

              Name:

              Title: 

            
	 	 	 	 
	Accepted and agreed: 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	ASM ACQUISITION COMPANY
              LIMITED 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	By: 	 	 	 
	
              
                

              

              Name:

              Title:  

            	 	 	 

    

     

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    Exhibit
      A

     

    [Biographical
      and Conflicts of Interest Information Furnished to the Company]

    

    

    

     

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    Exhibit
      B

     

    [D&O
      Questionnaire and NASD Questionnaire]

    

     

     

    
 

    
      
         

      

      
        B-2Unassociated Document

    ASM
      Acquisition Company Limited

     

    Unit
      601-2, 6th Floor

    St.
      George’s Building

    2
      Ice
      House Street

    Central,
      Hong Kong

     

    

     

    _________________,
      2008

    

    Argyle
      Street Management Limited

    [Address]

    [Address]

     

    Gentlemen:

     

    This
      letter will confirm our agreement that commencing on the effective date (the
      “Effective Date”) of the registration statement (the “Registration Statement”)
      relating to the initial public offering of the securities of ASM Acquisition
      Company Limited (the “Company”) and continuing until the consummation by the
      Company of a business combination or the distribution of the trust account
      to
      the Company’s then public shareholders (as described in the Registration
      Statement), Argyle Street Management Limited (the “Firm”) shall make available
      to the Company certain general and administrative services, including the use
      of
      office space, utilities and secretarial support, as may be required by the
      Company from time to time, at [Unit 601-2, 6th Floor, St. George’s Building, 2
      Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong] (or any successor location). In exchange
      therefor, the Company shall pay the Firm at the rate of $7,500 per month.

     

    Very
      truly yours,

     

    ASM
      ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED

    

     

    By:
      _______________________________

    Name:
      

    Title:
      

     

    Agreed
      to
      and Accepted by:

     

    ARGYLE
      STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

     

     

    By:
      _____________________________

    Name:
      

    Title:

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