Letter Agreement Among Israel Growth Partners Acquisition Corp., HCFP/Brenner Securities LLC, and Rhodric C. Hackman Regarding IPO and Insider Restrictions
This agreement is between Israel Growth Partners Acquisition Corp., HCFP/Brenner Securities LLC, and Rhodric C. Hackman. It sets terms for Hackman as an insider in connection with the company's initial public offering (IPO). Hackman waives rights to certain distributions, agrees not to seek compensation or fees before a business combination, and will not sell insider securities until after such a combination. The agreement also includes background representations and authorizes background checks. These terms are intended to ensure fair conduct and transparency during the IPO process.
Exhibit 10.6
September 14, 2005
Israel Growth Partners Acquisition Corp.
Ziv Towers Building D
24 Raoul Wallenberg St.
Tel-Aviv 69719
Israel
HCFP/Brenner Securities LLC
888 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, New York 10106
Re: | Initial Public Offering |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned security holder of Israel Growth Partners Acquisition Corp. (the Company), in consideration of HCFP/Brenner Securities LLCs (Brenner) willingness to underwrite an initial public offering of the securities of the Company (the IPO) and embarking on the IPO process, hereby agrees as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 9 hereof):
1. The undersigned waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of the Trust Fund as a result of such liquidation with respect to his Insider Securities (each a Claim) and hereby waives any Claim he 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.
2. The undersigned 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 Brenner that the business combination is fair to the Companys stockholders from a financial perspective.
3. Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate (Affiliate) of the undersigned will be entitled to receive and will not accept any compensation or fees of any kind, including finders and consulting fees, prior to, or for services they rendered in order to effectuate, the Business Combination. The undersigned shall also be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking and consummating a Business Combination.
4. Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, or any Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or accept a finders fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned or any Affiliate of the undersigned originates a Business Combination; provided, however, that commencing on the Effective Date, Mercator Research Ltd. (MRL), an Affiliate of the
undersigned, shall be allowed to charge to the Company an allocable share of MRLs overhead, up to $7,500 per month to compensate MRL for the Companys use of MRLs offices, utilities and personnel. The undersigned shall also be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking and consummating a Business Combination.
5. The undersigned agrees not to sell any of his Insider Securities until the Companys completion of a Business Combination.
6. The undersigneds Questionnaire furnished to the Company and Brenner and annexed as Exhibit A hereto is true and accurate in all respects. The undersigned represents and warrants that:
(a) he 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) he 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) he 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.
7. The undersigned authorizes any employer, financial institution, or consumer credit reporting agency to release to Brenner and its legal representatives or agents (including any investigative search firm retained by Brenner) any information they may have about the undersigneds background and finances (Information). Neither Brenner nor its agents shall be violating my right of privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining the Information and the undersigned hereby releases them from liability for any damage whatsoever in that connection. Brenner shall only use such Information for the limited purpose of reviewing the history and background of the undersigned in connection with his position as an officer, director or securityholder of the Company and shall keep such Information confidential and shall use its best efforts to cause any of its employees and other authorized persons, who have access to such Information, to observe the same restrictions described herein.
8. The undersigned has the full right and power, without violating any agreement by which he is bound, to enter into this letter agreement.
9. As used herein, (i) a Business Combination shall mean an acquisition by merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, reorganization or otherwise, of an operating business selected by the Company; (ii) Insiders shall mean all officers, directors and security holders of the Company immediately prior to the IPO; (iii) Insider Securities shall mean all of the shares of common stock, Class W Warrants and Class Z Warrants (and all shares of common stock underlying such securities) of the Company owned by an Insider prior to the IPO; and (iv) Trust Fund shall mean that portion of the net proceeds of the IPO placed in trust
for the benefit of the holders of the shares of Class B common stock issued in the Companys IPO as contemplated by the Companys prospectus relating to the IPO.
Rhodric C. Hackman Print Name of Insider |
/s/ Rhodric C. Hackman |
Signature |