Insider Letter Agreement between Key Hospitality Acquisition Corporation and Rick Davidson regarding IPO and Business Combination

Summary

This agreement is between Key Hospitality Acquisition Corporation and stockholder Rick Davidson, with Maxim Group LLC as the underwriter. Davidson agrees to vote his shares in line with public shareholders on any proposed business combination, to forgo any liquidation distributions if a business combination is not completed within the specified timeframe, and to escrow his shares for three years. He also waives rights to compensation or finder's fees before a business combination and affirms his legal standing. The agreement sets conditions for related-party transactions and outlines obligations during the IPO process.

EX-10.11 20 v018178_ex10-11.txt As of May 12, 2005 Key Hospitality Acquisition Corporation 1775 Broadway, Suite 604 New York, New York 10019 Maxim Group LLC 405 Lexington Ave. New York, New York 10174 Re: Initial Public Offering Gentlemen: The undersigned stockholder of Key Hospitality Acquisition Corporation ("Company"), in consideration of Maxim Group LLC ("Maxim") entering into a letter of intent, dated April 22, 2005 ("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 9 hereof): 1. If the Company solicits approval of its stockholders of a Business Combination, the undersigned will vote all Insider Shares owned by the undersigned 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 18 months from the effective date ("Effective Date") of the registration statement relating to the IPO (or 24 months under the circumstances described in the prospectus relating to the IPO), the undersigned will take all reasonable actions within the undersigned's power to cause the Company to liquidate as soon as reasonably practicable. In such event, the undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any liquidating distributions by the Company, including, without limitation, any distribution of the Trust Fund (as defined in the Letter of Intent) as a result of such liquidation with respect to his Insider Shares ("Claim") and hereby further 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. 3. 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 Maxim that the business combination is fair to the Company's stockholders from a financial perspective. 4. Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate of the undersigned ("Affiliate") will be entitled to receive and will not accept any compensation for services rendered to the Company prior to the consummation of the Business Combination; provided that the undersigned 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. The undersigned agrees that neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, or any Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or accept, and the undersigned, on behalf of the undersigned and the aforementioned parties, hereby waives any rights to a finder's 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. 6. The undersigned will escrow his Insider Shares for the three year period commencing on the Effective Date 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. The undersigned's Questionnaire furnished to the Company and Maxim 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. 8. The undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which the undersigned 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 and as otherwise described in the registration statement relating to the IPO, of an operating business or real property assets in the hospitality and related industries selected by the Company; (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 owned by an Insider prior to the IPO; and (iv) "IPO Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company's IPO. Rick Davidson ------------------------- Print Name of Stockholder /s/ Rick Davidson ------------------------- Signature