Document:

EX-10.2

 

Exhibit 10.2

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

     This Agreement is made as of September 24, 2007 by and between Seanergy Maritime Corp. (the
“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”).

     WHEREAS, the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, File Nos. 333-144436 and 333-146281
(“Registration Statement”), for its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of units (the “Units”) of
the Company, each Unit consisting of one share of common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the
“Common Stock”) and one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (the “Warrant”), has been
declared effective as of the date hereof (“Effective Date”) by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”); and

     WHEREAS, the Company has sold an aggregate of 16,016,667 warrants in a private placement (the
“Placement”) pursuant to Regulation S promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Act”); and

     WHEREAS, Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim”) is acting as the representative of the several underwriters
(the “Underwriters”) in the IPO; and

     WHEREAS, as described in the Company’s Registration Statement and Prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) of the Act, (i) in accordance with the Company’s Second Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, $203,635,000 of the net proceeds of the IPO ($235,397,500 if the
Underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), (ii) in accordance with the Amended and
Restated Subscription Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2007, among the Company, Maxim and
certain purchasers, $11,415,000 of the net proceeds of the Placement (together with the IPO
proceeds, the “Base Deposit”), (iii) in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, dated September
24, 2007, between the Company and Maxim, as representative of the Underwriters, an additional
$4,950,000 (up to $6,187,500 if the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full),
representing a portion of the Underwriters’ discount (the “Contingent Discount”), will be delivered
to the Trustee as of September 24, 2007 to be deposited and held in a trust account for the benefit
of the Company, the public holders of the Common Stock underlying the Units and Maxim. The
aggregate amount to be delivered to the Trustee, and all interest or dividend income received with
respect thereof, will be referred to herein as the “Property,” the shareholders for whose benefit
the Trustee shall hold the Property will be referred to as the “Public Shareholders,” and the
Public Shareholders, the Company and Maxim will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the
terms and conditions pursuant to which the Trustee shall hold the Property;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Agreements and Covenants of Trustee. The Trustee hereby agrees and covenants to:

          (a) Hold the Property in trust for the Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, in a segregated trust account (the “Trust Account”) established by the Trustee at J.P.
Morgan Chase N.A. and at a brokerage institution selected by the Trustee;

          (b) Manage, supervise and administer the Trust Account subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein;

          (c) In a timely manner, upon the written instruction of the Company, to invest and reinvest
the Property in “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and having a maturity of 180 days or less or in
any money market fund meeting

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the conditions specified in paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(4) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated
under the 1940 Act, as amended, as determined by the Company;

          (d) Collect and receive, when due, all principal and income arising from the Property, which
shall become part of the “Property,” as such term is used herein;

          (e) Notify within two (2) business days the Company of all communications received by it with
respect to any Property requiring action by the Company;

          (f) Supply any necessary information or documents as may be requested by the Company in
connection with the Company’s preparation of the tax returns for the Trust Account or the Company;

          (g) Participate in any plan or proceeding for protecting or enforcing any right or interest
arising from the Property if, as and when instructed by the Company and/or Maxim to do so;

          (h) Render to the Company and to Maxim, and to such other person as the Company may instruct,
monthly written statements of the activities of and amounts in the Trust Account reflecting all
receipts and disbursements of the Trust Account;

          (i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account upon receipt of a letter (“Termination Letter”),
in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit A or Exhibit B
and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account
as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein as part of the
Company’s plan of dissolution and liquidation. The Trustee understands and agrees that, except as
provided in Section 2 hereof, disbursements from the Trust Account shall be made only pursuant to a
duly executed Termination Letter. If there is any income or other tax obligation relating to the
Trust Account or the Company as determined by the Company, then, from time to time, at the written
instruction of the Company, the Trustee shall promptly, to the extent there is not sufficient cash
in the Trust Account to pay such tax obligation, liquidate such assets held in the Trust Account as
shall be designated by the Company in writing, and disburse to the Company by wire transfer or
check, out of the Property in the Trust Account, the amount indicated by the Company as owing in
respect of such tax obligation;

     2. Limited Distributions of Income on Property.

          (a) If there is any tax obligation to be paid by the Company, then upon receipt by the Trustee
of a written request executed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, the Trustee shall disburse to the Company by wire transfer, out of the Property in the
Trust Account, the amount indicated by the Company as required to pay such taxes.

          (b) Upon receipt by the Trustee of an officer’s certificate executed by the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifying that such distribution pursuant to
this Section 2(b) shall only be used to pay the costs and expenses associated with the exercise of
the Underwriters’ over-allotment option, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company up to a
maximum of $742,500 of the interest income earned and collected on the Base Deposit through the
last day of the month immediately preceding the date of receipt of the Company’s written request
pursuant to this Section 2(b).

          (c) Upon receipt by the Trustee of an executed Certificate for Quarterly Distributions, a form
of which is attached as Exhibit C hereto, the Trustee shall make quarterly distributions of
the interest income earned and collected on the Base Deposit in accordance with the Company’s
instructions.

          (d) Upon receipt by the Trustee of the Termination Letter, accompanied by an officer’s
certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company
requesting payment of actual expenses incurred or, where known with reasonable certainty,
imminently to be incurred by the Company in connection with its dissolution and liquidation,
including any fees and expenses incurred or imminently to be incurred by the Company in connection
with its plan of dissolution and distribution, the Trustee is hereby authorized to pay and shall
distribute to the Company said requested amounts.

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          (e) Except as provided in this Section 2, no other distributions from the Trust Account shall
be permitted except in accordance with Sections 1(i) hereof.

          (f) It is acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that with respect to all requests for
distributions to or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 2 the Trustee’s only
responsibility is to follow the instructions of the Company.

     3. Agreements and Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby agrees and covenants:

          (a) To provide all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with a copy to the Representative. In
addition, except with respect to its duties under paragraph 1(i) and 3(h), the Trustee shall be
entitled to rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, any verbal or telephonic advice or
instruction which it in good faith believes to be given by any one of the persons authorized above
to give written instructions; provided, however, that the Company and/or the Representative shall
promptly confirm such instructions in writing;

          (b) To hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against any and all
expenses, including reasonable counsels’ fees and disbursements, or loss suffered by the Trustee in
connection with any action, suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any
claim, or in connection with any claim or demand which in any way arises out of or relates to this
Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the Property or any income earned from
investment of the Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee’s gross
negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. Promptly after the receipt by the Trustee of notice
of demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which the
Trustee intends to seek indemnification under this paragraph, it shall notify the Company in
writing of such claim (hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnified Claim”). The Trustee shall have
the right to conduct and manage the defense against such Indemnified Claim, provided that the
Trustee shall obtain the consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Neither the Company nor the Trustee may agree to
settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent
will not be unreasonably withheld. The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel
at its own expense;

          (c) To pay the Trustee an initial acceptance fee, an annual fee and a transaction processing
fee for each disbursement made pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth on Schedule A
hereto, which fees shall be subject to modification by the parties from time to time. It is
expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to pay such fees. The Company shall pay
the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and first year’s fee at the consummation of the IPO and
thereafter on the anniversary of the Effective Date. The Trustee shall refund to the Company the
annual fee (on a pro rata basis) with respect to any period after the liquidation of the Trust
Fund. The Company shall not be responsible for any other fees or charges of the Trustee except as
set forth in this Section 3(c) and as may be provided in Section 3(b) hereof (it being expressly
understood that the Property shall not be used to make any payments to the Trustee under such
section);

          (d) That, in the event that the Company consummates a Business Combination and the Trust
Account is liquidated in accordance with Section 1(i) hereof, an independent party designated by
the Representative shall act as the inspector of election to certify the results of the shareholder
vote and the Public Shareholder vote;

          (e) That the Termination Letter referenced in Sections 1(i) hereof shall require the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to each certify the following as applicable:
either (A) that (1) prior to the Termination Date, the Company has entered into a Business
Combination with a target business, the terms of which are consistent with the requirements set
forth in the Registration Statement; and (2) the Company’s board of directors has approved the
Business Combination pursuant to a unanimous written consent or (B) that the Company failed to
consummate a Business Combination prior to the Termination Date and that the Company shall be
dissolved and liquidated in accordance with its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation;

          (f) In connection with any vote of the Company’s stockholders regarding a Business
Combination, to provide to the Trustee an affidavit or certificate (the “Report”) of a firm
regularly engaged in the business of soliciting proxies and tabulating stockholder votes verifying
the vote of the Company’s shareholders and

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Public Shareholders regarding such Business Combination. Such Report shall be attached as an
exhibit to the Termination Letter, as applicable;

          (g) As soon as practicable after the Termination Date, to instruct the Trustee to commence
liquidation of the Trust Account as part of the Company’s plan of dissolution and liquidation.

     4. Limitations of Liability. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability
to:

          (a) Take any action with respect to the Property, other than as directed in Sections 1 and 2
hereof and the Trustee shall have no liability to any party except for liability arising out of its
own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith;

          (b) Institute any proceeding for the collection of any principal and income arising from, or
institute, appear in or defend any proceeding of any kind with respect to, any of the Property
unless and until it shall have received written instructions from the Company given as provided
herein to do so and the Company shall have advanced or guaranteed to it funds sufficient to pay any
expenses incident thereto;

          (c) Change the investment of any Property, other than in compliance with Section 1(c);

          (d) Refund any depreciation in principal of the Property;

          (e) Assume that the authority of any person designated by the Company to give instructions
hereunder shall not be continuing unless provided otherwise in such designation, or unless the
Company shall have delivered a written revocation of such authority to the Trustee;

          (f) The Company or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action
suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the exercise of its own best judgment,
except for its gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Trustee may rely
conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion
or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Trustee), statement, instrument, report or
other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its
provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which
is believed by the Trustee, in good faith, to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the
proper person or persons. The Trustee shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or any waiver,
modification, termination or rescission of this Agreement or any of the terms hereof, unless
evidenced by a written instrument delivered to the Trustee signed by the proper party or parties
and, if the duties or rights of the Trustee are affected, unless it shall give its prior written
consent thereto;

          (g) Verify the correctness of the information set forth in the Registration Statement or to
confirm or assure that any acquisition made by the Company or any other action taken by it is as
contemplated by the Registration Statement; and

          (h) Pay any taxes on behalf of the Company (it being expressly understood that the Trustee’s
sole obligation with respect to taxes shall be to initiate bank wires or issue the checks with
respect thereto provided for by Section 2(a) hereof).

          (i) Prepare, execute and file tax reports, income or other tax returns and pay any taxes with
respect to income and activities relating to the Trust Account, regardless of whether such tax is
payable by the Trust Account or the Company (including but not limited to income tax obligations),
it being expressly understood that as set forth in Section 2(a), if there is any income or other
tax obligation relating to the Trust Account or the Company, as determined from time to time by the
Company and regardless of whether such tax is payable by the Company or the Trust, at the written
instruction of the Company, the Trustee shall make funds available in cash from the Property in the
Trust Account an amount specified by the Company as owing to the applicable taxing authority, which
amount shall be paid directly to the Company by electronic funds transfer, account debit or other
method of payment, and the Company shall forward such payment to the taxing authority.

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          (j) Verify calculations, quantify or otherwise approve requests for distributions pursuant to
Sections 1(i), 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c).

     5. Certain Rights of Trustee.

          (a) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an officers’ certificate
or opinion of counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith in reliance on such officers’ certificate or opinion of counsel. The Trustee
may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and
complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

          (b) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the
misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

          (c) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith
that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this
Agreement.

          (d) The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Agreement; it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from
the Trust Account. Notwithstanding the effective date of this Agreement or anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, the Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility for any
act or event relating to this Agreement or the transactions related thereto which occurs prior to
the date of this Agreement, and shall have no contractual obligations to the Beneficiaries until
the date of this Agreement.

     6. No Right to Set-off. The Trustee waives any right of set-off or any right, title, interest
or claim of any kind that the Trustee may have against the Property held in the Trust Account. In
the event that the Trustee has a claim against the Company under this Agreement, including without
limitation, under Section 3(b) hereof, the Trustee will pursue such claim against the Company and
not against the Property.

     7. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate as follows:

          (a) If the Trustee gives written notice to the Company that it desires to resign under this
Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to locate a successor trustee during which
time the Trustee shall continue to act in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. At such
time that the Company notifies the Trustee that a successor trustee has been appointed by the
Company and has agreed to become subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee shall transfer
the management of the Trust Account to the successor trustee, including, but not limited to, the
transfer of copies of the reports and statements relating to the Trust Account, whereupon this
Agreement shall terminate; provided, however, that, in the event that the Company does not locate a
successor trustee within ninety days of receipt of the resignation notice from the Trustee, the
Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, submit an application to have the Property deposited
with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and upon such deposit,
the Trustee shall be immune from any liability whatsoever that arises due to any actions or
omissions to act by any party after such deposit;

          (b) At such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account in
accordance with the provisions of Section 1(i) hereof, and distributed the Property in accordance
with the provisions of the Termination Letter, this Agreement shall terminate except with respect
to Section 3(b); or

          (c) On September 24, 2009, when the Trustee deposits the Property with the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York in the event that, prior to such date, the
Trustee has not received a Termination Letter from the Company.

     8. Miscellaneous.

          (a) The Company and the Trustee each acknowledge that the Trustee will follow the security
procedures set forth below with respect to funds transferred from the Trust Account. Upon receipt
of written

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instructions, the Trustee will confirm such instructions with an Authorized Individual at an
Authorized Telephone Number listed on the attached Exhibit D. The Company and the Trustee will
each restrict access to confidential information relating to such security procedures to authorized
persons. Each party must notify the other party immediately if it has reason to believe
unauthorized persons may have obtained access to such information, or of any change in its
authorized personnel. In executing funds transfers, the Trustee will rely upon account numbers or
other identifying numbers of a beneficiary, beneficiary’s bank or intermediary bank, rather than
names. The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, liability or expense resulting from any error
in an account number or other identifying number, provided it has accurately transmitted the
numbers provided.

          (b) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. It may be executed in several
counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one
instrument. Facsimile signatures shall constitute original signatures for all purposes of this
Agreement.

          (c) This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement or any provision hereof may only be changed,
amended or modified by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto; provided, however, that no
such change, amendment or modification may be made without the prior written consent of Maxim, who,
along with each other Underwriter, the parties specifically agree, is and shall be a third party
beneficiary for purposes of this Agreement; and provided further, any amendment to Section 1(i)
shall require the consent of all of the Public Shareholders. As to any claim, cross-claim or
counterclaim in any way relating to this Agreement, each party waives the right to trial by jury.

          (d) The parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court
located in the State and County of New York for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder. The
parties hereto irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, and
hereby waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and accept such venue, and waive any
objection that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

          (e) Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar
private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or by
facsimile transmission:

if to the Trustee, to:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Steven G. Nelson and Frank DiPaolo

Fax No.: (212) 509-5150

if to the Company, to:

Seanergy Maritime Corp.

c/o Balthellas Chartering S.A.

10, Amfitheas Avenue

17564 P. Faliro

Athens, Greece

Attn: Panagiotis Zafet

Fax No.: 30-210-9406933

in either case with a copy to:

Maxim Group LLC

405 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10174

Attn: Clifford A. Teller

Fax No.: (212) 895-3783

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and

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

370 Lexington Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Douglas S. Ellenoff

Fax No.: (212) 370-7889

and

Loeb & Loeb LLP

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attn: Mitchell S. Nussbaum

Fax No.: (212) 407-4990

          (f) This Agreement may not be assigned by the Trustee without the prior written consent of the
Company and Maxim.

          (g) Each of the Trustee and the Company hereby represents that it has the full right and power
and has been duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations
as contemplated hereunder. The Trustee acknowledges and agrees that it shall not make any claims
or proceed against the Trust Account, including by way of set-off, and shall not be entitled to any
funds in the Trust Account under any circumstance.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Investment Management Trust Agreement as of
the date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/  Frank A.
Di Paolo	 	 
	 

	 	 

Name:  Frank A.
Di Paolo
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:    Chief
Financial Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SEANERGY MARITIME CORP.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/  Panagiotis Zafet	 	 
	 

	 	 

Name:  Panagiotis Zafet
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:    Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Executive Officer	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

[Letterhead of Company]

[Insert date]

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Steven G. Nelson

     Re: Trust Account No. [   ] Termination Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”)
between Seanergy Maritime Corp. (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
(“Trustee”), dated as of September 24, 2007, the undersigned hereby certify that the Company has
entered into an agreement (“Business Agreement”) with (“Target Business”) to consummate a business
combination with Target Business (“Business Combination”) on or about September 28, 2009. Such
Business Combination was approved by the Company’s board of Directors by unanimous written consent.
The Company shall notify you at least 48 hours in advance of the actual date of the consummation
of the Business Combination (“Consummation Date”). Capitalized words used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trust Agreement.

     In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, the Business Combination has been approved by the shareholders of the
Company and by the Public Shareholders holding a majority of the IPO Shares, and Public
Shareholders holding one share less than 35.0% of the IPO Shares have voted against the Business
Combination and given notice of exercise of their redemption rights described in paragraph 3 of
Article 6 of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. Pursuant
to Section 3(f) of the Trust Agreement, we are providing you with a certificate of                      (the
“Report”), the inspector of elections, which verifies the vote of the Company’s shareholders and
the Public Shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. A copy of such Report is
attached as Exhibit C hereto. In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby
authorize you to commence liquidation of the Trust Account to the effect that, on the Consummation
Date, all of funds held in the Trust Account will be immediately available for transfer to the
account or accounts that the Company shall direct in writing (the “Disbursement Instructions”).

     On the Consummation Date (i) counsel for the Company shall deliver to you written notification
that the Business Combination has been consummated or will, concurrently with your transfer of
funds to the accounts as directed by the Company, be consummated, and (ii) the Company shall
deliver to you the Disbursement Instructions. You are hereby directed and authorized to transfer
the funds held in the Trust Account immediately upon your receipt of the counsel’s letter, the
Report and the Disbursement Instructions. In the event that certain deposits held in the Trust
Account may not be liquidated by the Consummation Date without penalty, you will notify the Company
of the same and the Company shall direct you as to whether such funds should remain in the Trust
Account and be distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company or be distributed immediately
and the penalty incurred. Upon the distribution of all the funds in the Trust Account pursuant to
the terms hereof, the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.

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     In the event that the Business Combination is not consummated on the Consummation Date
described in the notice thereof and we have not notified you on or before the original Consummation
Date of a new Consummation Date, then upon your receipt of written instructions from the Company,
the funds held in the Trust Account shall be reinvested as provided in the Trust Agreement on the
business day immediately following the Consummation Date as set forth in the notice.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SEANERGY MARITIME CORP.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name: Panagiotis Zafet

Title: Co-Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name: Alexis Komninos

Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 	 

cc: Maxim Group LLC

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EXHIBIT B

[Letterhead of Company]

[Insert date]

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Steven G. Nelson

     Re: Trust Account No. [   ] Termination Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Pursuant to paragraphs 1(i) and 2(d) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust
Agreement”) between Seanergy Maritime Corp. (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of September 24, 2007, the undersigned hereby certify that the
Company failed to consummate a Business Combination prior to the Termination Date and that the
Company shall be dissolved and liquidated in accordance with its Second Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.

     In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to commence
liquidation of the Trust Account. The Company has appointed [                    ] to serve as its
Designated Paying Agent; accordingly, you will notify the Company and the “Designated Paying Agent”
in writing as to when all of the funds in the Trust Account will be available for immediate
transfer (the “Transfer Date”). The Designated Paying Agent shall thereafter notify you as to the
account or accounts of the Designated Paying Agent that the funds in the Trust Account should be
transferred to on the Transfer Date so that the Designated Paying Agent may commence distribution
of such funds in accordance with the Company’s instructions. You shall have no obligation to
oversee the Designated Paying Agent’s distribution of the funds. Upon the payment to the
Designated Paying Agent of all the funds in the Trust Account, the Trust Agreement shall terminate
in accordance with the terms thereof.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SEANERGY MARITIME CORP.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name: Panagiotis Zafet
Title: Co-Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name: Alexis Komninos

Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 	 

Cc: Maxim Group LLC

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EXHIBIT C

CERTIFICATE FOR QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTIONS

[Insert date]

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Steven G. Nelson

     Re: Trust Account No. [  ]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Pursuant to paragraph 2(c) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Seanergy
Maritime Corp. (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of
September 24, 2007 (“Trust Agreement”), you are instructed to distribute to the Company’s
stockholders of record as of                     , 200     , $                     of the interest income earned on the Trust
Account (as defined in the Trust Agreement) during the quarter ended                , 200     , pursuant to the
instructions attached hereto as Schedule A. Attached hereto is a copy of the minutes of the
meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company approving the record date and distribution,
certified by the Secretary of the Company as true and correct and in full force and effect.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SEANERGY MARITIME CORP.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Panagiotis Zafet

Chief Executive Officer and Co- Chairman
	 	 

Cc: Maxim Group LLC

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EXHIBIT D

	 	 	 
	AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL(S)

	 	AUTHORIZED
	FOR TELEPHONE CALL BACK

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Company:

Seanergy Maritime Corp.

c/o Balthellas Chartering S.A.

10, Amfitheas Avenue

17564 P. Faliro

Athens, Greece

Attn: Panagiotis Zafet Co-Chairman of the Board of

Directors and Chief Executive Officer ()

Representative:

Maxim Group LLC

405 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Clifford A. Teller

Trustee:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Steven G. Nelson

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SCHEDULE A

Schedule of fees pursuant to Section 3(c) of Investment Management Trust Agreement

between Seanergy Maritime Corp. and

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	Fee Item	 	Time and method of payment	 	 	Amount	 
	Initial acceptance fee
	 	Initial closing of IPO by wire transfer	 	$	1,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Annual fee
	 	First year, initial closing of IPO by	 	$	3,000	 
	 
	 	wire transfer; thereafter on the	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	anniversary of the effective date of	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	the IPO by wire transfer or check	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Transaction
	 	By wire transfer or check following	 	$	250	 
	processing fee for
	 	receipt of invoice	 	 	 	 
	disbursements to
Company under
Sections 2(a), 2(b)
and 2(c)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Agreed:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:                                        , 2007
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SEANERGY MARITIME CORP.	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Panagiotis Zafet

Chief Executive Officer and
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name: Steven G. Nelson

Title: President
	 	 

1EX-10.3

 

Exhibit 10.3

STOCK ESCROW AGREEMENT

     STOCK ESCROW AGREEMENT, dated as of September 28, 2007 (the “Agreement”) by and among Seanergy
Maritime Corp., a Marshall Islands company (“Company”), the undersigned parties listed as Initial
Stockholders on the signature page hereto (collectively, the “Initial Stockholders”) and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (“Escrow Agent”).

     WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated September 24, 2007
(“Underwriting Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim”) acting as representative of the several
underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which, among other matters, the
Underwriters have agreed to purchase 23,100,000 units, which includes 1,100,000 units in connection
with the underwriters’ exercise of its over-allotment option, of the Company. Each Unit consists of
one share of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, and one warrant (“Warrant”),
each Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock, all as more fully described in the Company’s
definitive Prospectus, dated September 24, 2007 (“Prospectus”) comprising part of the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-144436 and 333-146281) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (“Registration Statement”), declared effective on September 24, 2007 (“Effective
Date”).

     WHEREAS, the Initial Stockholders have agreed as a condition of the Underwriters’ obligation
to purchase the Units pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and to offer them to the public to
deposit all of their shares of Common Stock of the Company, as set forth opposite their respective
names in Exhibit A attached hereto (collectively “Escrow Shares”), in escrow as hereinafter
provided.

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Initial Stockholders desire that the Escrow Agent accept the
Escrow Shares, in escrow, to be held and disbursed as hereinafter provided.

     IT IS AGREED:

     1. Appointment of Escrow Agent. The Company and the Initial Stockholders hereby
appoint the Escrow Agent to act in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and
the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to act in accordance with and subject
to such terms.

     2. Deposit of Escrow Shares. On or before the Effective Date, each of the Initial
Stockholders shall deliver to the Escrow Agent certificates representing his or her respective
Escrow Shares, to be held and disbursed subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each
Initial Stockholder acknowledges that the certificate representing his or her Escrow Shares is
legended to reflect the deposit of such Escrow Shares under this Agreement, it being agreed that
such legend shall be removed upon the disbursement of the Escrow Shares as described in Section 3
below.

     3. Disbursement of the Escrow Shares.

          3.1 General. Except as set forth herein, the Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrow Shares
until the date that is 12 months after the consummation of a Business Combination (as such term is
defined in the Registration Statement) (“Escrow Period”), on which date it shall, upon written
instructions from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or President, disburse each of the Initial
Stockholder’s Escrow Shares to such Initial Stockholder; provided, however, that if the Escrow
Agent is notified by the Company pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof that the Company is being
liquidated at any time during the Escrow Period, then the Escrow Agent shall promptly destroy the
certificates representing the Escrow Shares; provided further, that if, after the Company
consummates a Business Combination, it (or the surviving entity) subsequently consummates a
liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of its
stockholders of such entity having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash,
securities or other property, then the Escrow Agent will, upon consummation of such transaction,
release the Escrow Shares to the Initial Stockholders so that they can similarly participate.

 

The Escrow Agent shall have no further duties hereunder after the disbursement or destruction
of the Escrow Shares in accordance with this Section 3.

     4. Rights of Initial Stockholders in Escrow Shares.

          4.1 Voting Rights as a Stockholder. Subject to the terms of the Insider Letter
described in Section 4.4 hereof and except as herein provided, the Initial Stockholders shall
retain all of their rights as stockholders of the Company during the Escrow Period, including,
without limitation, the right to vote the Escrow Shares.

          4.2 Dividends and Other Distributions in Respect of the Escrow Shares. During the
Escrow Period, all dividends payable in cash with respect to the Escrow Shares (unless otherwise
waived) shall be paid to the Initial Stockholders, but all dividends payable in stock or other
non-cash property (“Non-Cash Dividends”) shall be delivered to the Escrow Agent to hold in
accordance with the terms hereof. As used herein, the term “Escrow Shares” shall be deemed to
include the Non-Cash Dividends distributed thereon, if any.

          4.3 Restrictions on Transfer. During the Escrow Period, no sale, transfer or other
disposition may be made of any or all of the Escrow Shares except (i) by gift to a member of
Initial Stockholder’s Immediate Family or to a trust or other entity, the beneficiary of which is
an Initial Stockholder or a member of an Initial Stockholder’s Immediate Family, (ii) by virtue of
the laws of descent and distribution upon death of any Initial Stockholder, or (iii) pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order; provided, however, that such permissive transfers may be
implemented only upon the respective transferee’s written agreement to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and of the Insider Letter signed by the Initial Stockholder
transferring the Escrow Shares. During the Escrow Period, the Initial Stockholders shall not pledge
or grant a security interest in the Escrow Shares or grant a security interest in their rights
under this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Immediate Family” shall mean the
spouse, sibling, parents or children of an Initial Stockholder.

          4.4 Insider Letters. Each of the Initial Stockholders has executed a letter agreement
with Maxim and the Company, dated as of the Effective Date, and which is filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement (“Insider Letter”), respecting the rights and obligations of such Initial
Stockholder in certain events, including, but not limited to, the liquidation of the Company.

     5. Concerning the Escrow Agent.

          5.1 Good Faith Reliance. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or
omitted by it in good faith and in the exercise of its own best judgment, and may rely conclusively
and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of
counsel (including counsel chosen by the Escrow Agent), statement, instrument, report or other
paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its
provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which
is believed by the Escrow Agent to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or
persons. The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or any waiver, modification,
termination or rescission of this Agreement unless evidenced by a writing delivered to the Escrow
Agent signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Escrow Agent are
affected, unless it shall have given its prior written consent thereto.

          5.2 Indemnification. The Escrow Agent shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Company from and against any expenses, including counsel fees and disbursements, or loss suffered
by the Escrow Agent in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding involving any claim
which in any way, directly or indirectly, arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services
of the Escrow Agent hereunder, or the Escrow Shares held by it hereunder, other than expenses or
losses arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent. Promptly after
the receipt by the Escrow Agent of notice of any demand or claim or the commencement of any action,
suit or proceeding, the Escrow Agent shall notify the other parties hereto in writing. In the event
of the receipt of such notice, the Escrow Agent,

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in its sole discretion, may commence an action in the nature of interpleader in an appropriate
court to determine ownership or disposition of the Escrow Shares or it may deposit the Escrow
Shares with the clerk of any appropriate court or it may retain the Escrow Shares pending receipt
of a final, non appealable order of a court having jurisdiction over all of the parties hereto
directing to whom and under what circumstances the Escrow Shares are to be disbursed and delivered.
The provisions of this Section 5.2 shall survive in the event the Escrow Agent resigns or is
discharged pursuant to Sections 5.5 or 5.6 below.

          5.3 Compensation. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to reasonable compensation from
the Company for all services rendered by it hereunder, as set forth on Exhibit B hereto. The Escrow
Agent shall also be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for all expenses paid or incurred by
it in the administration of its duties hereunder including, but not limited to, all counsel,
advisors’ and agents’ fees and disbursements and all taxes or other governmental charges.

          5.4 Further Assurances. From time to time on and after the date hereof, the Company
and the Initial Stockholders shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent such
further documents and instruments and shall do or cause to be done such further acts as the Escrow
Agent shall reasonably request to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this
Agreement, to evidence compliance herewith or to assure itself that it is protected in acting
hereunder.

          5.5 Resignation. The Escrow Agent may resign at any time and be discharged from its
duties as escrow agent hereunder by its giving the other parties hereto written notice and such
resignation shall become effective as hereinafter provided. Such resignation shall become effective
at such time that the Escrow Agent shall turn over to a successor escrow agent appointed by the
Company and approved by Maxim, the Escrow Shares held hereunder. If no new escrow agent is so
appointed within the 60 day period following the giving of such notice of resignation, the Escrow
Agent may deposit the Escrow Shares with any court it deems appropriate.

          5.6 Discharge of Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall resign and be discharged from
its duties as escrow agent hereunder if so requested in writing at any time by the other parties
hereto, jointly, provided, however, that such resignation shall become effective only upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor escrow agent as provided in Section 5.5.

          5.7 Liability. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Escrow Agent shall
not be relieved from liability hereunder for its own gross negligence or its own willful misconduct
or bad faith.

     6. Miscellaneous.

          6.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall for all purposes be deemed to be made under
and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Each of the parties
hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way
to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such
jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. Each of the parties hereby waives any
objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

          6.2 Third Party Beneficiaries. Each of the Initial Stockholders hereby acknowledges
that the Underwriters are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement may not be
modified or changed without the prior written consent of Maxim.

          6.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as expressly provided herein, may not
be changed or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the party to the charged.

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          6.4 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation thereof.

          6.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the respective parties hereto and their legal representatives, successors and assigns.

          6.6 Notices. Any notice or other communication required or which may be given
hereunder shall be in writing and either be delivered personally or by private national courier
service, or be mailed, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and
shall be deemed given when so delivered personally or, if sent by private national courier service,
on the next business day after delivery to the courier, or, if mailed, two business days after the
date of mailing, as follows:

If to the Company, to:

Seanergy Maritime Corp.

10 Amfitheas Avenue

17564 P. Faliro

Athens, Greece

Attn: Panagiotis Zafet

Fax No.: 30-210-9406933

If to a Stockholder, to such individual, care of the Company at the address set forth
above.

and if to the Escrow Agent, to:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York , NY 10004

Attn: Steven Nelson

and:

Maxim Group LLC

405 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10174

Attn: Clifford A. Teller

and:

Loeb & Loeb LLP

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attn: Mitchell S. Nussbaum, Esq.

     The parties may change the persons and addresses to which the notices or other communications
are to be sent by giving written notice to any such change in the manner provided herein for giving
notice.

          6.7 Liquidation of Company. The Company shall give the Escrow Agent written
notification of the liquidation and dissolution of the Company in the event that the Company fails
to consummate a Business Combination within the time period(s) specified in the Prospectus.

          6.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts each one of
which shall constitute an original and may be delivered by facsimile transmission and together
shall constitute one instrument.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the execution of this Agreement as of the
date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	SEANERGY MARITIME CORP.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/  Panagiotis Zafet	 	 
	 

	 	 

Panagiotis Zafet, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman
	 	 

	 	 	 
	INITIAL STOCKHOLDERS:
	 	 
	 
	/s/  Georgios Koutsolioustsos
	 	 	 
	 

Georgios Koutsolioustsos
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/  Panagiotis
Zafet

	 

Panagiotis Zafet
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/  Simon
Zafet

	 

Simon Zafet
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/  Alexios
Komninos

	 

Alexios Komninos
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/  Ioannis
Tsigkounakis

	 

Ioannis Tsigkounakis
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/  John W.
Comer, Jr.	 	 
	 

	 	 

Name:  John W. Comer, Jr.	 	 
	 

	 	Title:    Vice
President	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Number	 	Stock
	Name and Address of Initial Stockholder	 	of Shares	 	Certificate Number
	Georgios Koutsolioustsos
	 	 	2,310,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Panagiotis Zafet
	 	 	1,375,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Simon Zafet
	 	 	1,375,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Alexios Komninos
	 	 	302,500	 	 	 	 	 
	Ioannis Tsigkounakis
	 	 	137,500	 	 	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT B

Escrow Agent Fees

$2,400 annually for acting agent escrow fee.

Initial acceptance fee and first year agent fee to be paid at closing.

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