Letter Agreement Regarding IPO and Business Combination – China Opportunity Acquisition Corp., EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., and Qiu Shengyun
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This agreement is between Qiu Shengyun, a stockholder of China Opportunity Acquisition Corp., and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., the underwriter for the company's initial public offering (IPO). Qiu Shengyun agrees to vote his shares in line with public shareholders on any business combination, waive rights to certain distributions if the company liquidates, and escrow his shares for one year after a business combination. He also agrees not to seek compensation or fees before a business combination and to advance funds for liquidation if needed. The agreement is governed by New York law.
EX-10.5 3 file3.htm LETTER AGREEMENT
November 2, 2006 China Opportunity Acquisition Corp. 354 East 50th Street New York, New York 10022 EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. 275 Madison Avenue Suite 1203 New York, New York 10016 Re: Initial Public Offering ----------------------- Gentlemen: Qiu Shengyun ("Stockholder"), a stockholder of China Opportunity Acquisition Corp. ("Company"), in consideration of EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. ("EBC") entering into a letter of intent ("Letter of Intent") to underwrite an initial public offering of the securities of the Company ("IPO") and embarking on the IPO process, hereby agrees as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 13 hereof): 1. If the Company solicits approval of his stockholders of a Business Combination, Stockholder will vote all Insider Shares owned by 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 a Business Combination within 24 months from the effective date ("Effective Date") of the registration statement relating to the IPO, Stockholder will vote all Insider Shares owned by it in favor of the Company's decision to liquidate. Stockholder hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of the Trust Fund (as defined in the Letter of Intent) and any remaining net assets of the Company as a result of such liquidation with respect to his Insider Shares ("Claim") and hereby waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever. 3. Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not consummate any Business Combination which involves a company which is affiliated with any of the Insiders unless the Company obtains an opinion from an independent investment banking firm reasonably acceptable to EBC that the business combination is fair to the Company's stockholders from a financial perspective. 4. Neither Stockholder, any control person of Stockholder ("Control Person"), nor any affiliate of Stockholder ("Affiliate") 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 the Business Combination; provided that Stockholder shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for his out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking and consummating a Business Combination. 5. Neither Stockholder, any Control Person, nor any Affiliate will be entitled to receive or accept a finder's fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned, any Control Person or any Affiliate of the undersigned originates a Business Combination. 6. Stockholder will escrow all of his Insider Shares acquired prior to the IPO until one year after the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow Agreement which the Company will enter into with the undersigned and an escrow agent acceptable to the Company. 7. Stockholder represents and warrants that he: (a) 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) has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i) involving any fraud or (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and he is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and (c) has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked. 8. Stockholder has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which it is bound, to enter into this letter agreement. 9. Stockholder hereby waives his right to exercise conversion rights or appraisal rights with respect to any shares of the Company's common stock owned by it, directly or indirectly, and agrees that it will not seek conversion or appraisal with respect to such shares in connection with any vote to approve a Business Combination. 10. Stockholder hereby agrees to not propose, or vote in favor of, an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to extend the period of time in which the Company must consummate a Business Combination prior to his liquidation. Should such a proposal be put before stockholders other than through actions by Stockholder, Stockholder hereby agrees to vote against such proposal. This paragraph may not be modified or amended under any circumstances. 11. In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination and must liquidate and its remaining net assets are insufficient to complete such liquidation, the undersigned agrees to advance such funds necessary to complete such liquidation and agrees not to seek repayment for such expenses. 12. 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. Stockholder hereby (i) 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 submhis to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, (ii) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum and (iii) irrevocably agrees to appoint Graubard Miller 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, Stockholder will promptly notify the Company and EBC and appoint a substitute agent acceptable to each of the Company and EBC within 30 days and nothing in this letter will affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. 13. As used herein, (i) a "Business Combination" shall mean the acquisition, through a stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination, of an operating business, or control of such operating business, through contractual arrangements, that has its principal operations located in the People's Republic of China; (ii) "Insiders" shall mean all officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the IPO; (iii) "Insider Shares" shall mean all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company acquired by an Insider prior to the IPO; and (iv) "IPO Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company's IPO. Qiu Shengyun ------------ Print Name of Insider /s/ Qiu Shengyun ---------------- Signature