Document:

Exhibit 10.12

January 30, 2008

Overture Acquisition Corp.

c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited

PO Box 309

Ugland House

Grand Cayman KY1-1104

Cayman Islands

Re: Initial Public Offering

Gentlemen:

This letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) entered into by and between Overture Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted limited liability company (the “Company”), and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representative (the “Representative”) of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “IPO”) of the Company’s units (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of one ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Share”), and one warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share (each, a “Warrant”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 16 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 as a shareholder 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. If the Company solicits approval of its shareholders of an Initial Business Combination, the undersigned will vote all shares of Founders’ Ordinary Shares owned by him, her or it in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the holders of the IPO Shares. 

2. In the event that the Company fails to consummate an Initial Business Combination within twenty-four (24) months from the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the registration statement relating to the IPO, the undersigned, in his or her capacity as set forth in paragraph 10, will, as promptly as possible, take all reasonable actions within his or her power to cause the Company’s liquidator to instruct the trustee to have the Trust Fund liquidated and distributed to the holders of IPO Shares after the end of a 21 days’ notice period and following the same procedures as if the Company had formally been through a voluntary liquidation procedure under the Companies Law. The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of the Trust Fund
and any remaining net assets of the Company as a result of such liquidation with respect to the undersigned’s shares of Founders’ Ordinary Shares (“Claim”), provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any IPO Shares acquired by the undersigned, 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 Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever.  The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that there will be no distribution from the Trust Fund with respect to any warrants, all rights of which will terminate on the Company’s liquidation.

 

 

 

 

3. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not consummate any Initial Business Combination which involves a company which is affiliated with any of the Insiders, including any entity that has received a material financial investment from our initial shareholders or sponsors or any entity affiliated with our Insiders.

4. Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive and will not accept any compensation for services rendered to the Company prior to or in connection with the consummation of an Initial Business Combination. 

5. Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or accept a finder’s fee or any other compensation prior to or in connection with the consummation of an Initial Business Combination. 

6. The undersigned will escrow all of the undersigned’s shares of Founders’ Ordinary Shares until one year after the consummation by the Company of an Initial Business Combination subject to the terms of an escrow agreement which the Company will enter into with the undersigned and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent.

7. The undersigned will escrow all of the undersigned’s Sponsors’ Warrants until thirty days after the consummation by the Company of an Initial Business Combination subject to the terms of an escrow agreement which the Company will enter into with the undersigned and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent.

8. The undersigned agrees that the undersigned will not transfer or sell any Sponsors’ Warrants the undersigned holds except in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in such warrants, including the Warrant Agreement relating thereto.

9. The undersigned agrees not to (A) offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, hypothecate, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned or any person in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned), directly or indirectly, including the participation in the filing of 

 

 

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a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of, (B) establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder, with respect to or (C) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or other rights to purchase, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, any Founders’ Ordinary Shares, or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of one year from the consummation of
an Initial Business Combination or earlier if, subsequent to the Initial Business Combination, (i) the closing price of the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $14.25 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period or (ii) the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property; provided however that transfers can be made to Permitted Transferees who agree in writing to be bound to the transfer restrictions, agree to vote in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the holders of the IPO Shares in the event that the Company solicits approval of its shareholders of an Initial Business Combination, waive any rights to participate in any liquidation distribution and waive any shareholder redemption rights  if the Company fails to consummate an Initial Business Combination
and, in the case of the Ordinary Shares subject to redemption, agree to redeem such Ordinary Shares to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full. 

The undersigned agrees that prior to any transfer of any Founders’ Ordinary Shares the undersigned will give written notice to the Company expressing his 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 undersigned agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion of the Founders’ Ordinary Shares unless and until:

(a) there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration statement, in which case the required legends with respect to the Founders’ Ordinary Shares sold pursuant to such registration statement shall be removed; or

(b) if reasonably requested by the Company, (A) the undersigned shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such disposition will not require registration of such Founders’ Ordinary Shares 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 legend required with respect to the Founders’ Ordinary Shares and if applicable, those referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 9.

 

 

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10. The undersigned agrees to be a special advisor of the Company until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of an Initial Business Combination or the liquidation of the Company.  The undersigned’s biographical information furnished to the Company and the Representative 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 and contains all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The undersigned’s FINRA Questionnaire furnished to the Company and the Representative and annexed as Exhibit B hereto 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, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and he 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.

11. The undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which the undersigned is bound, to enter into this letter agreement and to serve as a special advisor of the Company.

12. The undersigned hereby waives the undersigned’s right to exercise shareholder redemption rights with respect to any of the Ordinary Shares owned or to be owned by the undersigned, directly or indirectly and with respect to any shares that the undersigned may acquire prior to, in or after the Company’s IPO, under any circumstances.

13. The undersigned hereby agrees to not propose, or vote in favor of, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the period of time in which the Company must consummate an Initial Business Combination prior to its liquidation. Should such a proposal be put before shareholders, the undersigned hereby 

 

 

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agrees to vote against such proposal. The undersigned further agrees that prior to the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, he or she will not propose any amendment to Articles 165 through 175 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Business Combination Articles”) or support, endorse or recommend any proposal that shareholders amend any of the Business Combination Articles. The Business Combination Articles may only be modified or amended by a consent of shareholders holding 66.66% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares voted at a meeting in which the holders of 100% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares must be present in order to constitute a quorum.

14. The undersigned hereby agrees to not amend or cause to be amended, without the written consent of the Underwriters, the Escrow Agreement to which the undersigned is a party.

15. This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The undersigned hereby (a) agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against him arising out of or relating in any way to this letter agreement (a “Proceeding”) shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, (b) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum, and (c) irrevocably agrees to
appoint Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as agent for the service of process in the State of New York to receive, for the undersigned and on his behalf, service of process in any Proceeding. If for any reason such agent is unable to act as such, the undersigned will promptly notify the Company and the Representative and appoint a substitute agent acceptable to each of the Company and the Representative within thirty (30) days and nothing in this letter will affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. 

 

 

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16. As used herein:

(a) “Companies Law” shall mean the Companies Law (Revision 2007) of the Cayman Islands;

(b) “Escrow Agreement” shall mean the Escrow Agreement dated January 30, 2008 between the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the initial shareholders and sponsors of the Registrant;

(c) “Initial Business Combination” shall mean a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar type of transaction, of one or more operating businesses (“Target Business” or “Target Businesses”), whose collective fair market value is equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Fund, excluding deferred underwriting discounts and commissions of $7.5 million, or approximately $8.63 million if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full. 

(d) “Insiders” shall mean all officers, directors, special advisors, sponsors and shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the IPO; 

(e) “Founders’ Ordinary Shares” shall mean all of the Ordinary Shares of the Company acquired by an Insider prior to the IPO; 

(f) “IPO Shares” shall mean the Ordinary Shares issued in the Company’s IPO; 

(g) “Permitted Transferees ”shall mean a person or entity that receives securities pursuant to a transfer (i) to the Company’s officers or directors or any affiliates or family members of the Company’s officers or directors; (ii) in the case of an initial shareholder or sponsor, by gift to a member of the initial shareholders’ or sponsors’ immediate family or a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the initial shareholders’ or sponsors’ immediate family, an affiliate of the initial shareholder or sponsor or to a charitable organization; (iii) in the case of an initial shareholder or sponsor, by virtue of the laws or descent and distribution upon death of the initial shareholder, or sponsor, or (iv) in the case of an initial shareholder or sponsor pursuant
to a qualified domestic relations order.

(h) “Sponsors’ Warrants” shall mean the warrants that are being sold privately by the Company immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO; and 

(i) “Trust Fund” shall mean the trust fund into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Company’s IPO will be deposited.

17. The undersigned acknowledges and understands that the Underwriters and the Company will rely upon the agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein in proceeding with the IPO. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to render the Underwriters a 

 

 

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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. 

18. 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 an Initial Business Combination and (b) the liquidation of the Company; provided, that such termination shall not relieve the undersigned from liability from any breach of this agreement prior to its termination. 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

 

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                        /s/ Mark Booth
 
	
                         
 	
                        Mark Booth
 

 

	
                        ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

                         
	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        OVERTURE ACQUISITION CORP.
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        

                        By: 
 	
                        /s/ John F. W. Hunt  
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                          
 
	
                        Name:
 	
                        John F. W.  Hunt
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        Title:
 	
                        Chief Executive Officer
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 

 

Signature page to Insider LetterExhibit 10.13

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made as of January 30, 2008 by and between Overture Acquisition Corp., an exempted limited liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (“Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”).

WHEREAS, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, No. 333-146946 (“Registration Statement”), for its initial public offering of securities (“IPO”) has been declared effective as of the date hereof (“Effective Date”) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Registration Statement); and 

WHEREAS, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (“JPMorgan”) is acting as the representative of the underwriters in the IPO (the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated on or about the date hereof between the Company and JPMorgan (the “Underwriting Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, as described in the Registration Statement, and in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, $150,530,000 of the gross proceeds of the IPO, including certain deferred underwriting discounts and commissions and proceeds from the sale of the Sponsors’ Warrants (or $172,580,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full or a pro rata portion thereof pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement if the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in part, but not in full, prior to the time of its expiration), will be delivered to the Trustee to be deposited and held in a trust account for the benefit of the Company and the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares, par value $.0001 per share, issued in the IPO as hereinafter
provided (the amount to be delivered to the Trustee 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, JPMorgan and the Company will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, a portion of the Property equal to $7.5 million (approximately $8.63 million, if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full or a pro rata portion thereof pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement if the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in part, but not in full, prior to the time of its expiration) is attributable to deferred underwriting commissions that will become payable to JPMorgan upon the consummation of an Initial Business Combination (as defined in the Registration Statement) (the “Deferred Discount”); 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;

IT IS AGREED:

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 segregated trust accounts (“Trust Account”) established by the Trustee at JP Morgan Chase Bank 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 instruction of the Company, to invest and reinvest the Property in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 with a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which invests solely in government securities.;

(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 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;

(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 JPMorgan to do so;

(h) Render to the Company, 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; and

(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter (“Termination Letter”), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B hereto, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer of the Company, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, however, that in the
event that a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee by the 24-month anniversary of the effective date of the Registration Statement (“Last Date”), such date to be set forth in a notice to be delivered to the Trustee not more than five (5) business days following the consummation of the IPO, the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B hereto for distribution to the Public Shareholders of record on the Last Date pursuant to the instructions of the Company's liquidator. The provisions of this Section 1(i) may not be modified, amended or deleted under any circumstances.

 

 

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2. Limited Distributions of Income from Trust Account.

(a) Upon written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit C, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company the amount requested by the Company to cover any income tax obligation owed by the Company as a result of interest or other income earned on the funds held in the Trust Account or any franchise tax obligation of the Company;

(b) Upon written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time but not more frequently than once each month, in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit D, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company the amount requested by the Company to cover expenses related to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such distributions shall not exceed the lesser of (y) the aggregate amount of income actually received on amounts in the Trust Account less an amount equal to estimated taxes that are or will be due on such income and (z) $1,800,000; and

(c) The limited distributions referred to in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above shall be made only from income collected on the Property. Except as provided in Section 2(a) and 2(b) above, no other distributions from the Trust Account shall be permitted except in accordance with Section 1(i) hereof.

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

(a) Give all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or other authorized officer. In addition, except with respect to its duties under paragraphs 1(i), 2(a) and 2(b) above, 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 that the Company shall promptly confirm such instructions in writing;

(b) Hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against, any and all expenses, including reasonable counsel 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 or willful misconduct. 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. The Trustee may not agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) unless such settlement includes a full release of the Company with 

 

 

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respect to such Indemnified Claim. The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel;

(c) Pay the Trustee an initial acceptance fee of $3,000 (separately and in addition to making payments to the Trustee of a monthly fee of $1,000 for transfer agent services, of a one-time fee of $2,500 for warrant agent services, a one-time fee of $3,000 for escrow services and a closing fee of $3,500 in accordance with the terms of a separate fee letter delivered to the Company on October 11, 2007, as subsequently amended from time to time). It is expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to pay such fees unless and until it is distributed to the Company pursuant to Section 2. The Company shall pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee at the consummation of the IPO. The Trustee shall refund to the Company the fees paid (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 Sections); and

(d) In connection with any vote of the Company’s shareholders regarding a Business Combination, provide to the Trustee an affidavit or certificate of a firm regularly engaged in the business of soliciting proxies and/or tabulating stockholder votes (which firm may be the Trustee) verifying the vote of the Company’s shareholders regarding such Business Combination.

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 paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof and the Trustee shall have no liability to any party except for liability arising out of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct;

(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 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 paragraph 1(c);

(d) Refund any depreciation in principal of any 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 other parties hereto 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 or willful misconduct. The Trustee may rely 

 

 

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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) 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 Property in the Trust Account, 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.

5. 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. 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 submit an application to have the Property deposited with any court in the State of New York or 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; or

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

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(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 instructions, the Trustee will confirm such instructions with an Authorized Individual at an Authorized Telephone Number listed on the attached Exhibit E. 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 conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. It may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one instrument.

(c) This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except for Section 1(i) (which may not be amended under any circumstances), 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 the Public Shareholders, it being the specific intention of the parties hereto that each Public Shareholder is and shall be a third-party beneficiary of this paragraph 6(c) with the same right and power to enforce this paragraph 6(c) as either of the parties hereto, and provided, further, that this Agreement may not be changed, waived, amended or modified
in such a manner as to adversely affect the right of the Underwriters to receive the Deferred Discount as contemplated herein without the written consent of JPMorgan. For purposes of this paragraph 6(c), the “consent of the Public Shareholders” shall mean receipt by the Trustee of a certificate from an entity certifying that (i) such entity regularly engages in the business of serving as inspector of elections for companies whose securities are publicly traded, and (ii) either (a) 70% of the Public Shareholders of record as of a record date established in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, have voted in favor of such amendment or modification or (b) 70% of the Public Shareholders of record as of a record date established in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association have delivered to such entity a signed writing approving such amendment or modification. 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 City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder.

(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 

 

 

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similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or by facsimile transmission:

 

  	 
	if to the Trustee, to:
	American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

          59 Maiden Lane

          Plaza Level

          New York, NY 10038

          Attn: Susan Silber

	 
	 
	 

	 
	if to the Company, to:
	Overture Acquisition Corp.

          c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited

          PO Box 309 

          Ugland House

          Grand Cayman, KY1-1104

          Attn:   Chief Executive Officer

	 
	 
	 

	 
	in either case,

          with a copy to:
	

          J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

          277 Park Avenue

          New York, New York 10172

	 
	 
	 

	 
	and
	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

          590 Madison Avenue

          New York, New York  10022

          Attn:   Bruce S. Mendelsohn, Esq.

          Fax No.:  (212) 872-1002

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

(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.

(h) Each of the Company and the Trustee hereby acknowledge that JPMorgan is a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

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

 

  	 
	 
	AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER

          & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

	 
	 
	

By: 
	/s/ Herbert J. Lemmer 

	 
	 
	Name: Herbert J. Lemmer

	 
	 
	Title: Vice President

 

 

  	 
	 
	OVERTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

	 
	 
	

By: 
	/s/ Marc J. Blazer

	 
	 
	Name: Marc J. Blazer

	 
	 
	Title:     President and Treasurer

Signature Page to Trust Agreement

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

  	Fee Item
	 
	Time and method of payment 
	 
	Amount

	Initial acceptance fee
	 
	Initial closing of IPO by wire transfer
	 
	$3,500

	Warrant agent fee
	 
	Initial closing of IPO by wire transfer
	 
	$2,500

	Trustee services
	 
	Initial closing of IPO by wire transfer
	 
	$3,000

	Escrow services
	 
	Initial closing of IPO by wire transfer
	 
	$3,000

	Monthly transfer agent and registrar fee
	 
	Every month after the effective date of the IPO by wire transfer or check
	 
	$1,000

Schedule A

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

[Letterhead of Company]

[Insert date]

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane

Plaza Level

New York, NY 10038

Attn: Susan Silber

  	 
	Re:
	Trust Account No. ________ Termination Letter

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to paragraph 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Overture Acquisition Corp. (“Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of January 30, 2008 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you 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 [insert date]. 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 terms used and not defined herein shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.

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 on the Consummation Date.

On the Consummation Date (i) counsel for the Company shall deliver to you written notification that the Business Combination has been consummated (“Counsel’s Letter”), (ii) the Company shall deliver to you (a) [an affidavit] [a certificate] of __________________, which verifies the vote of the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination and (iii) the Company and JPMorgan shall deliver to you joint written instructions with respect to the transfer of the funds, including the Deferred Discount, held in the Trust Account (“Instruction Letter”). You are hereby directed and authorized
to transfer the funds held in the Trust Account immediately upon your receipt of the Counsel’s Letter and the Instruction Letter, to (a) Public Shareholders who exercised their shareholder redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination, in an amount equal to their pro rata share of the amounts in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the Consummation Date (including the Deferred Discount and any income actually received on the Trust Account balance and held in the Trust Account, but less an amount equal to estimated taxes that are or will be due on such income) as provided for in the Instruction Letter; (b) to JPMorgan in an amount equal to the Deferred 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Discount as so directed by them, and (c) the remainder, in accordance with the terms of the Instruction Letter. 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 distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds in the Trust Account pursuant to the terms hereof, the Trust Agreement shall be terminated and the Trust Account closed.

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 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,

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	OVERTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

	 
	 
	

By: 
	  

	 
	 
	Name: 
	 

	 
	 
	Title:
	 

cc: J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

 

 

Exhibit A

 

EXHIBIT B

[Letterhead of Company]

[Insert date]

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane

Plaza Level

New York, NY 10038

Attn: Susan Silber

  	 
	Re:
	Trust Account No. ________ Termination Letter

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to paragraph 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Overture Acquisition Corp. (“Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of January 30, 2008 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company has been unable to effect a Business Combination with a Target Company within the time frame specified in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as described in the Company’s prospectus relating to its IPO.

In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you, to commence liquidation of the Trust Account as promptly as practicable to the Public Shareholders (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of record as of the Last Date (as defined in the Trust Agreement). Not more than five (5) business days following the Last Date, the Company will deliver to you a list of Public Shareholders of record as of the Last Date. You will notify the Company in writing as to when all of the funds in the Trust Account will be available for immediate transfer (“Transfer Date”). Please distribute such funds in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and in accordance with the liquidator's instructions which will follow. Upon the distribution of all the funds in the Trust Account,
your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated and the Trust Account closed.

  

cc: J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

	 
	 
	Very truly yours,

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	OVERTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

	 
	 
	

By: 
	  

	 
	 
	Name: 
	 

	 
	 
	Title:
	 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

EXHIBIT C

[Letterhead of Company]

[Insert date]

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane

Plaza Level

New York, NY 10038

Attn: Susan Silber

  	 
	Re:
	Trust Account No. ________

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to paragraph 2(a) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Overture Acquisition Corp. (“Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of January 30, 2008 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the Company $_______ of the income earned and collected on the Property as of the date hereof. The Company needs such funds to pay for the tax obligations as set forth on the attached tax return or tax statement. In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, you are hereby directed and
authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the Company’s operating account at:

[WIRE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION]

 

  	 
	 
	Very truly yours,

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	OVERTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

	 
	 
	

By: 
	  

	 
	 
	Name: 
	 

	 
	 
	Title:
	 

 

 

Exhibit C

 

EXHIBIT D

[Letterhead of Company]

[Insert date]

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane

Plaza Level

New York, NY 10038

Attn: Susan Silber

  	 
	Re:
	Trust Account No. ________

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to paragraph 2(b) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Overture Acquisition Corp. (“Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of January 30, 2008 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the Company $_______ of the income earned and collected on the Property as of the date hereof, which does not exceed, in the aggregate with all such prior disbursements pursuant to paragraph 2(b), if any, the maximum amount set forth in paragraph 2(b). The Company needs such funds to cover its
expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements. In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the Company’s operating account at:

[WIRE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION]

 

  	 
	 
	Very truly yours,

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	OVERTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

	 
	 
	

By: 
	  

	 
	 
	Name: 
	 

	 
	 
	Title:
	 

cc: J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

 

 

Exhibit D

 

EXHIBIT E

 

  	AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL(S) FOR TELEPHONE CALL BACK
	 
	AUTHORIZED TELEPHONE NUMBER(S)

	Company:

        Overture Acquisition Corp. 

c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited

PO Box 309 

Ugland House

Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

         
	 
	 

	Trustee:

        American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

          59 Maiden Lane

          Plaza Level

          New York, NY 10038

          Attn:  Susan Silber
	 
	 

 

 

Exhibit E

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