As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2010

Registration No. 333-      

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



 

Form F-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



 

CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   
Cayman Islands   6770   N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial)
Classification Code Number
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO
Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman
KY1-1104, Cayman Islands

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)



 

Jay Johnston
Francesco Piovanetti
Co-Chief Executive Officers and Directors
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel: +359 2 895 2000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)



 

Copies to:

 
Yvan-Claude Pierre, Esq.
William N. Haddad, Esq.
DLA Piper LLP (US)
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020-1104
(212) 335-4500
(212) 335-4501 — Facsimile
  Mitchell Nussbaum, Esq.
Giovanni Caruso, Esq.
Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
(212) 407-4159
(212) 504-3013 — Facsimile


 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. o

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

       
       
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered   Amount to be
Registered
  Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
per Security (1)
  Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (1)
  Amount of
Registration Fee
Units, each consisting of one Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value, and one Warrant (2)     5,750,000 Units     $ 10.00     $ 57,500,000     $ 4,100  
Ordinary Shares included as part of the Units (2)     5,750,000 Shares                   (3)  
Warrants included as part of the Units (2)     5,750,000 Warrants                   (3)  
Representative’s Unit Purchase Option     1     $ 100     $ 100       (3)  
Units underlying the Representative’s Unit Purchase Option     250,000 Units     $ 12.50     $ 3,125,000     $ 223  
Ordinary Shares included as part of the Representative’s Units     250,000 Shares                   (3)  
Warrants included as part of the Representative’s Units     250,000 Warrants                   (3)  
Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants included in the Representative’s Units (4)     250,000 Shares     $ 7.50     $ 1,875,000     $ 134  
Total               $ 62,500,100     $ 4,457  

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
(2) Includes 750,000 Units and 750,000 Ordinary Shares and 750,000 Warrants comprising such Units which may be issued on exercise of a 45-day option granted to the Underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.
(3) No fee pursuant to Rule 457(g).
(4) Pursuant to Rule 416, there is also being registered such indeterminable number of additional ordinary shares as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from share dividends, split-up, reverse split-up or similar event.


 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.


 
 

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS   SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

$50,000,000

[GRAPHIC MISSING]

5,000,000 Units

Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. is an exempted company recently incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability as a blank check company. We were incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share capital exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, which we refer to as our initial business combination, with one or more operating businesses or assets, which we refer to as our target business or target businesses. We will focus on a business combination in developing countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia, which we refer to as emerging markets, but we may pursue opportunities in other geographical areas. Our efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry. To date, our efforts have been limited to organizational activities as well as activities related to this offering. We do not have any specific initial business combination under consideration. If we do not consummate our initial business combination within 18 months of the closing date of this public offering, but have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination, the period of time to consummate our initial business combination will be extended by an additional 6 months. If we fail to sign a letter of intent or a definitive agreement within such 18-month period or if we fail to consummate an initial business combination within such 18-month period (or 24 months if we sign a letter of intent or a definitive agreement within such 18 month period), we will compulsorily repurchase all shares held by the public shareholders for their respective portion of the amount in the trust account and automatically liquidate our trust account, within five business days, pursuant to the procedures in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (for the purposes herein references to “liquidate” or “liquidation” shall refer to the liquidation of our trust account).

This is the initial public offering of our securities. We are offering 5,000,000 units. The public offering price will be $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one ordinary share and one warrant that entitles the holder to purchase one ordinary share at an exercise price of $7.50. The warrants will become exercisable on the later of the completion of our initial business combination and one year from the date of this prospectus, provided that at that time we have an effective registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and a current prospectus relating to the offer and sale of those ordinary shares is available. The warrants will expire five years from the date of the initial business combination, unless earlier redeemed by us.

We have granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 units to cover over-allotments, if any, from us at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions to cover over-allotments, if any.

Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, which we refer to as our sponsor, and owned by Cazador Holdings Ltd., has agreed to purchase an aggregate of 4,940,000 warrants, at a price of $0.50 per warrant ($2,470,000 in the aggregate) in a private placement that will occur immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. We refer to these warrants as the sponsor’s warrants. The proceeds from the sale of the sponsor’s warrants will be deposited into a trust account and will be subject to a trust agreement, described below, and will be part of the funds distributed to our public shareholders upon repurchase or in the event we are unable to complete an initial business combination.

Currently, there is no public market for our units, ordinary shares or warrants. We have applied to have the units listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CAZAU.” We intend to have the ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units offered hereby begin separate trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market, under the symbols “CAZA” and “CAZAW” respectively, five trading days following the earlier to occur of the expiration or termination of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and its exercise in full, subject to our filing of a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K or on Form 8-K, as applicable, with the Securities and Exchange Commission containing an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds of this offering and our issuing of a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. We cannot assure you, however, that our securities will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.



 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 25 of this prospectus for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

No offer or invitation to subscribe for shares may be made to the public in the Cayman Islands.



 

   
  Per Unit   Total
Public offering price   $ 10.00     $ 50,000,000  
Underwriting discounts and commissions   $ 0.30     $ 1,500,000  
Proceeds to us (before expenses)   $ 9.70     $ 48,500,000  

The underwriters are offering the units on a firm commitment basis. The underwriters expect to deliver the units to purchasers on or about       , 2010. Of the proceeds we receive from this offering and the sale of the sponsor’s warrants described in this prospectus, approximately $50,000,000, or $10.00 per share in the aggregate (or approximately $57,275,000, or approximately $9.96 per share in the aggregate if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), will be deposited into a trust account, at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. These funds will not be released until the earlier of the completion of our initial business combination and our liquidation of our trust account (which may not occur until 18 months from the consummation of this offering or 24 months if we enter into a letter of intent or definitive agreement to enter into a business combination within such 18 month period).

Rodman & Renshaw, LLC



 

   
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC   EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.   Macquarie Capital

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You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus. We will update the information in this prospectus as and when required by federal securities laws and regulations.

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Summary     1  
Summary Financial Data     24  
Risk Factors     25  
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements     47  
Use of Proceeds     48  
Capitalization     52  
Dilution     53  
Dividend Policy     55  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     56  
Proposed Business     59  
Management     83  
Principal Shareholders     91  
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions     94  
Description of Securities     98  
Taxation     112  
Underwriting     120  
Legal Matters     130  
Experts     130  
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities     130  
Where You Can Find Additional Information     130  
Index to Financial Statements     F-1  

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SUMMARY

This summary only highlights the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. As this is a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider in making an investment decision. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the information under “Risk Factors” and our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus, before investing. References in this prospectus to “we,” “us” or “our company” refer to Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. References to our “sponsor’s ordinary shares” refer to the 1,437,500 shares, (of which up to 187,500 are subject to compulsory repurchase by us if the underwriters’ overallotment option is not exercised), purchased from us for $25,000 on June 16, 2010. References in this prospectus to “public shareholders” refer to those holders of the ordinary shares included in the securities offered by this prospectus (either purchased in this offering or afterwards), and shall include any of our officers, directors and sponsor who either purchase securities in this offering or units or ordinary shares afterwards, provided that such individuals’ status as “public shareholders” shall only exist with respect to those ordinary shares so purchased. References in this prospectus to our “management team” refer to our officers and directors. References to our “sponsor” refer to Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. Unless we tell you otherwise, the information in this prospectus assumes that the underwriters will not exercise their over-allotment option. All dollar amounts referred to in this prospectus are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Any discrepancies in the tables included herein between the amounts listed and the totals thereof are due to rounding.

We are an exempted company recently incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability as a blank check company. As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we have obtained a tax exemption undertaking from the Cayman Islands government that, in accordance with section 6 of the Tax Concessions Law (1999 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking, no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to us or our operations and, in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable (i) on or in respect of our shares, debentures or other obligations or (ii) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of a payment of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by us to our members or a payment of principal or interest or other sums due under a debenture or other obligation of us.

We were incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share capital exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination, with one or more operating businesses or assets, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our target business or target businesses. Our efforts in identifying a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic location, but will concentrate on those opportunities that our management believes provide opportunities for growth. As such, we intend to initially focus our search for potential business combinations in developing countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia (which we refer to as “emerging markets”). In recent years, certain emerging markets have been exhibiting positive economic trends and have continued to grow despite a general deceleration of economic activity in developed markets. At the same time, companies in emerging markets have had limited access to capital due to historical circumstances and inefficient capital markets. Therefore, we believe that companies in these regions offer significant opportunities for value creation by addressing the growing needs of the local population and exporting raw materials and finished or semi-finished goods to other countries. However, we could also explore opportunities within the United States and more developed countries in Europe, Asia and Oceania.

We are sponsored by Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company. All of the shares in our sponsor are owned by Cazador Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company.

To date, our efforts have been limited to organizational activities as well as activities related to this offering. We do not have any specific initial business combination under consideration. We currently do not anticipate entering into an initial business combination with an entity affiliated with our directors, officers or sponsor. We have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, including without limitation any of our directors or officers, contacted or been contacted by any potential target business, conducted research with respect to or evaluated any potential target business or had any substantive discussions, formal or otherwise, with respect to a target business either prior to or following our incorporation. Additionally, we have not identified or located

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any suitable acquisition candidate, conducted any research or taken any measures, directly or indirectly, to locate a target business, nor have we engaged or retained any agent or other representative to identify or locate any suitable acquisition candidate, conduct any research or take any measures, directly or indirectly, to locate a target business.

Business Strategy

We will seek to capitalize on the investing experience and existing relationships of our management team, including investing in operating companies in emerging markets, and we believe that their skills in valuation, financial structuring, due diligence, governance and financial and management oversight will be valuable in our efforts to identify and evaluate a target business. Our executive officers and directors have on average over 20 years of experience investing in emerging markets. Over the years, they have built and maintain networks of relationships that we believe will provide us with access to numerous acquisition opportunities.

Their networks extend to key market participants, including investment and commercial banking firms, business communities, national leaders, legal professionals, and government development institutions in emerging markets. Certain of our executives and directors are affiliated with Arco Capital Corporation Ltd. (“Arco”) and/or Arco Capital Management LLC (“ACM”). Arco, a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability, is a specialty finance holding company that, through its subsidiaries, provides financing solutions primarily in emerging European, Latin American and Asian markets. Arco is externally managed by ACM. We believe that our relationship with Arco and ACM, and their experience in emerging markets and access to potential target businesses, will constitute a core strength of our company. Currently, ACM has offices in Puerto Rico and Bulgaria. We believe that this network of “on-the-ground” resources allows our executive officers and directors to maintain existing relationships and develop new ones and provides us with greater awareness of investment opportunities, market developments and business and cultural matters in these markets than competitors for target businesses who lack such a presence.

In our analysis of potential initial business combinations, we will employ the analytic and due diligence processes and procedures that have formed the basis of ACM’s management team successful emerging market investments. Moreover, our sponsor will leverage the resources of ACM to provide administrative services to us including accounting, legal and operational support, and access to information technology.

Our executive officers and directors include:

Jay Johnston, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer.   Mr. Johnston has over two decades of investment experience in emerging markets. Mr. Johnston has served as Chief Executive Officer of ACM since January 1, 2007. He is also Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Arco. From 2009 to August 2010, Mr. Johnston served as a Senior Advisor to Gramercy Advisors LLC (“Gramercy”). From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Johnston was the Co-Managing Partner of Gramercy, where he co-managed the portfolio investments of the Gramercy Emerging Markets Fund and other accounts managed by Gramercy. Prior to joining Gramercy, Mr. Johnston was Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income Sales at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. from 1998 to 1999. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Johnston was a Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers in the Emerging Markets Group. From 1984 to 1996, Mr. Johnston worked in institutional fixed income, emerging market and high yield sales at a variety of institutions including ING Baring Securities, Inc., Oppenheimer & Company, Inc. and Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. From 1983 to 1984, Mr. Johnston was a Portfolio Manager at Patterson Capital Corporation responsible for managing a $1.3 billion portfolio of mortgage backed securities for a variety of U.S. savings and loans. Mr. Johnston received a B.S. degree in Finance from the University of Florida.

Francesco Piovanetti, Director, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and President.   Mr. Piovanetti has served as ACM’s President since its formation. He is also the President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director of Arco. Mr. Piovanetti has more than a decade and a half of experience working in various areas of corporate finance, capital markets and investment banking. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Piovanetti served as Managing Director for Asset Sourcing at Gramercy. Prior to joining Gramercy, from 1997 to 2003, Mr. Piovanetti was employed as an Analyst and later as an Associate, a Vice President and then as a Director at Deutsche Bank in its Structured Capital Markets Group, which executed proprietary and client arbitrage transactions. From 1995 to 1997, he was a Senior Analyst in Deloitte & Touche, LLC’s Corporate

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Finance Group, where he consulted in the areas of commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts, capital sourcing and valuation services. Mr. Piovanetti received B.A. in Economics and B.S. in Finance from Bryant University, and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School.

Facundo Bacardí, Director.   Mr. Bacardí has served as our Director since August 2010. Mr. Bacardí is a member of the family that owns Bacardí Limited, one of the largest family owned companies in the worldwide liquor manufacturing and distributing business. At Bacardí Limited, he served as executive officer and director in Brazil and Trinidad. Mr. Bacardí was responsible for the creation of Bacardí Centroamericana, S.A. in 1980, which was sold in 1991. He has served as President and Director of Suramericana de Inversiones, S.A. since 1995, an investment company in Panamá that he founded in 1995. Mr. Bacardí was also Chairman and President of Nations Flooring, a flooring and window dressing company, between 1995 to 2004. From 1993 to 2000, he served as a director of CTA Industries, Inc., an insulation manufacturer. He also served as a director of JSM Holdings, Corp., an investment company, from 2003 to 2007. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science from Babson College in 1967.

David P. Kelley II, Director.   Mr. Kelley has served as our Director since August 2010. Mr. Kelley is a partner of Zenith Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity firm located in New York, where he has served since 2006, and a founding partner of Andover Partners Strategic Security Solutions, LLC (AP-S3, LLC), a security and intelligence consulting firm, where he has served since December 2009. From 1985 to 1988, Mr. Kelley was a tax lawyer in the law firm of Brown and Wood located in New York. From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Kelley worked at Merrill Lynch in New York, where he was promoted to a Director of the Global Swap Group. From 1991 to 1994 Mr. Kelley was a Managing Director at UBS Securities in New York, in charge of the US Structured Products Group. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Kelley was a Managing Director and Head of the Global Structured Products Group at Deutsche Bank Securities in New York. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Kelley was a Managing Director of Integrated Capital Associates, a private equity firm, located in New York. Mr. Kelley is currently a Director of the Apex-Guotai Junan Greater China Fund, headquartered in Hong Kong. Mr. Kelley graduated from Emory University with a BA degree in 1979. He graduated with a J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law in 1983, and he received an L.L.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1985.

Shai Novik, Director.   Mr. Novik has served as our Director since August 2010. Mr. Novik has served as the President and a director of PROLOR Biotech since 2005. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Novik was the Managing Director of A.S. Novik, a private investment firm, and from 2000 to 2002, he was Managing Director of A-Online Capital, an investment firm. Mr. Novik previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategic Planning of THCG, a technology and life sciences investment company, from 1998 to 2000. THCG was a portfolio company of Greenwich Street Partners, a large U.S.-based private equity fund. THCG’s portfolio included several life sciences and medical device companies. Prior to his position at THCG, Mr. Novik served as Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of Strategy Committee of RogersCasey, an investment advisory company serving Fortune 500 companies such as DuPont, Kodak, General Electric and others, from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Novik is the co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Stentomics Inc., a private drug-eluting stent technology company developing next-generation, polymer-free drug-eluting stent solutions. Mr. Novik also serves on the boards of the privately-held companies Ucansi Inc., a company developing non-invasive vision correction products, and Odysseus Ventures Ltd., a managing partner of a small venture fund. Mr. Novik served for seven years in the Israeli Defense Forces, and received his M.B.A, with Distinction, from Cornell University.

Carlos Valle, Director.   Mr. Valle has served as our Director since August 2010. Mr. Valle is a seasoned professional with broad global experience in finance. In May 2009, Mr. Valle retired from Merrill Lynch & Co. where he served for over 20 years in many diverse assignments. His expertise includes Leveraged Finance, Corporate Bonds, Structured Finance, Private Equity and Sales Management of both Institutional Fixed Income and Equities as well as International High Net Worth Private Clients. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Valle was a bond analyst for a major Insurance company. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Darden School, University of Virginia. Mr. Valle served as Adjunct Professor at the Darden School in the Spring of 2010 and acts as advisor to various boards of directors.

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In addition to our executive officers and directors, we will draw on the experience of, and expertise of, officers and employees of ACM and we will seek to capitalize on the business experience and contacts of our board of directors:

For additional information on the background of our executive officers and directors, please see the sections in this prospectus entitled “Proposed Business — Management Expertise and Access to Resources” and “Management.”

In addition we anticipate that target business candidates could be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment banks, venture capital funds, private equity funds, leveraged buyout funds, management buyout funds and other members of the financial community. Target businesses may be brought to our attention by such unaffiliated sources as a result of being solicited by us. These sources may also introduce us to potential target businesses on an unsolicited basis, since many of these sources will have read this prospectus and know what types of businesses we are targeting.

Certain members of our management team may stay involved in our management following our initial business combination. The roles that they may fill will depend on the type of business with which we combine and the specific skills and depth of the target’s management. If one or more members of our management team remain with us in a management role following our initial business combination, we may enter into employment or other compensation arrangements with them, the terms of which have not been determined. If one or more of our executive officers or directors remain associated in some capacity with us following an initial business combination, it is unlikely that any of them will devote their full efforts to our affairs subsequent to an initial business combination. Moreover, we cannot assure you that members of our management team will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target business.

Our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses whose fair market value, individually or collectively, is equal to at least 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of such initial business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights (as described below). This may be accomplished by identifying and acquiring a single business or multiple operating businesses or operating assets, which may or may not be related, contemporaneously. If we acquire an operating business, we will always acquire at least a controlling interest in a target business (meaning more than 50% of the voting securities of the target business). If we acquire operating assets, such assets will constitute an operating business, or a portion thereof, and we will provide financial statements for any operating business or assets in the documentation provided to the shareholders in connection with the shareholder vote.

Our proposal to effect a business combination is subject to the provisions of Exchange Act 13e-4 and Regulation 14E and we will comply with the tender offer rules, including filing a Schedule TO when we provide shareholders with an opportunity to convert their shares.

The target business or businesses that we acquire may have a collective fair market value substantially in excess of the balance in the trust account. In order to consummate such an initial business combination, we may issue a significant amount of our debt or equity securities to the sellers of such business and/or seek to raise additional funds through an offering of debt, equity or other securities. There are no limitations on our ability to incur debt or issue securities in order to consummate an initial business combination; however, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prohibit us from incurring debt for borrowed money prior to an initial business combination, unless such debt does not require the payment of interest prior to an initial business combination and the lender waives any rights to the amounts held in trust. If we issue securities in order to consummate an initial business combination, our shareholders could end up owning a minority of the combined company as there is no requirement that our shareholders own a certain percentage of our company after our initial business combination. In addition, if our initial business combination involves a share exchange or similar reorganization or recapitalization, our shareholders could end up owning different securities or securities of another entity. Since we have no specific initial business combination under consideration, we have not entered into any such arrangement to issue our debt, equity or other securities and have no current intention of doing so.

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If we are unable to consummate an initial business combination within 18 months from the consummation of this offering (or 24 months from the consummation of this offering if a letter of intent, an agreement in principle, or a definitive agreement to complete a business combination has been entered into within such 18-month period) we will notify our shareholders that we will compulsorily repurchase all shares held by the public shareholders and automatically liquidate our trust account pursuant to the procedure in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association; provided, however, that there is no guarantee that investors will recover their full investment upon dissolution as creditor claims may take priority.

Conflicts of Interest

Our executive officers may be deemed an affiliate of any company for which he serves as an officer or director with respect to which that executive officer otherwise has a pre-existing fiduciary duty or contractual obligation and a conflict of interest could arise if an opportunity is appropriate for one of such companies. Thus, we may not be able to pursue opportunities that otherwise may be attractive to us unless these companies and entities have declined to pursue such opportunities. These pre-existing fiduciary duties may limit the opportunities that are available to us to consummate our initial business combination.

Some of our executive officers are employees and/or directors of Arco and/or ACM and as such owe a pre-existing fiduciary duty to Arco, ACM and/or their subsidiaries.

Private Placements and Future Purchases of Securities

We issued 1,437,500 shares to our sponsor for an aggregate of $25,000 in cash at a purchase price of approximately $0.017 per share. We refer to the current holders of these outstanding shares as our sponsor, and we refer to these outstanding shares as the sponsor’s ordinary shares. This includes an aggregate of up to 187,500 shares that are subject to compulsory repurchase by us from the sponsor on a pro rata basis to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full so that our sponsor will own 20% of our issued and outstanding shares after this offering. The sponsor’s ordinary shares have the terms described in this prospectus, and will be identical (with the exception of being subject to compulsory global repurchase by us) to the ordinary shares included in the units being offered by this prospectus.

In addition, our sponsor has agreed to purchase 4,940,000 sponsor’s warrants at a price of $0.50 per warrant ($2,470,000 in the aggregate) in a private placement that will occur immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. The $2,470,000 of proceeds from this private placement will be added to the proceeds of this offering and will be held in the trust account pending our completion of our initial business combination on the terms described in this prospectus. If we do not complete an initial business combination, then the $2,470,000 will be part of the distribution to our public shareholders upon liquidation of our trust account, and the sponsor’s warrants may expire worthless. The sponsor warrants will not be redeemable by us and our sponsor or its permitted transferees will have the right to exercise the sponsor warrants on a cashless basis, so long as such warrants are held by our sponsor or affiliates of our sponsor, any of our officers or directors or any of our officers and directors’ respective immediate families or controlled affiliates, which we refer to as permitted transferees. To the extent that sponsor warrants are exercised on a cashless basis, we would not receive additional proceeds from such exercise. Warrants included in the units sold in this offering may be exercisable on a cashless basis only at our discretion, and unless cashless exercise is authorized by us the exercise price with respect to the warrants must be paid in cash directly to us.

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability on April 20, 2010. Our executive offices are located at c/o Arco Capital Management LLC, 7 Sheinovo Street, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria and our telephone number is +359 2 895 2000.

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The Offering

In making your decision on whether to invest in our securities, you should take into account not only the backgrounds of the members of our management team, but also the special risks we face as a blank check company, and the fact that this offering is not being conducted in compliance with Rule 419 promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings. You should carefully consider these and the other risks set forth in the section below entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 25 of this prospectus.

Securities offered:    
    5,000,000 units, each unit consisting of:
   

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one ordinary share; and

   

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one warrant.

Trading commencement and separation of ordinary shares and warrants:    
    The units will begin trading on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. The ordinary shares and warrants will begin to trade separately five trading days after the earlier to occur of the termination or expiration of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to 750,000 additional units to cover over-allotments and the exercise in full of that option. No fractional warrants will be issued and only whole warrants will trade. In no event will separate trading of the ordinary shares and warrants commence until we have filed an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds of this offering and issued a press release announcing when separate trading will begin. We will file a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K or on Form 8-K, as applicable, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including an audited balance sheet, promptly upon the consummation of this offering, which is anticipated to take place four business days after the date of this prospectus. The audited balance sheet will reflect our receipt of the proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option if the over-allotment option is exercised prior to the filing of the Form 6-K or Form 8-K. If the over-allotment option is exercised after our initial filing of a Form 6-K or Form 8-K, we will file an amendment to the Form 6-K or Form 8-K to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise and consummation of the over-allotment option. We will also include in this Form 6-K or Form 8-K, or an amendment thereto, or in a subsequent Form 6-K or Form 8-K, information indicating the date on which separate trading of the ordinary shares and warrants will begin.
    The units will continue to trade along with the ordinary shares and warrants after the units are separated. Holders will need to have their brokers contact our transfer agent in order to separate the units into ordinary shares and warrants.
Units:    
Number outstanding before this offering:    
    0 units

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Number to be outstanding after this offering:    
    5,000,000 units 2
Ordinary shares:    
     
Number outstanding before this offering:    
    1,437,500 shares 3
Number to be outstanding after this offering:    
    6,250,000 shares 2
Warrants:    
     
Number outstanding before this offering:    
    0 warrants
Number to be sold privately immediately prior to the consummation of this offering:    
    4,940,000 warrants
Number to be outstanding after this offering and the private placement:    
    9,940,000 warrants 4
Exercisability:    
    Each warrant is exercisable for one ordinary share.
Exercise price:    
    $7.50 per share.
Exercise period:    
    The warrants will become exercisable on the later of:
   
   

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the completion of our initial business combination; and

   
   

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    , 2011, one year from the date of this prospectus;

    provided in each case that a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is effective and a current prospectus is available for use.
    We have agreed to use our best efforts to have an effective registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants as of the date the warrants become exercisable and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed. In no event will we be required to net cash settle a warrant exercise.

2 Assumes the over-allotment option has not been exercised. Excludes 250,000 units underlying the underwriter’s purchase option to purchase 250,000 units after the consummation of a business combination.
3 Assumes the over-allotment option has not been exercised. This number does include an aggregate of 187,500 sponsor ordinary shares that will become subject to compulsory repurchase by us if the over-allotment option is not exercised pursuant to an agreement expected to be executed between us and the sponsor prior to the effectiveness of our initial public offering. The number of sponsor’s ordinary shares necessary for our sponsor to maintain no more than its 20% ownership interest in our issued and outstanding shares will be compulsorily repurchased by us upon consummation of this offering. Excludes 250,000 shares underlying the underwriter’s purchase option to purchase 250,000 units after the consummation of a business combination.
4 Assumes the over-allotment has not been exercised. Excludes 250,000 warrants underlying the underwriter’s option to purchase 250,000 warrants after the consummation of a business combination.

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    The warrants will expire five years from the date of the initial business combination or earlier upon redemption of the warrants by us.
    On the exercise of any warrant, the warrant exercise price will be paid directly to us and not placed in the trust account.
Redemption of Warrants:    
    At any time while the warrants included in the units offered hereby are exercisable and there is an effective and current registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, we may redeem the outstanding warrants (except as described below with respect to the sponsor’s warrants):
   

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in whole and not in part;

   

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at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

   

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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”); and

   

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if, and only if, the last sale price of our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or other national securities exchange on which our ordinary shares may be traded, equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending three business days before we send the notice of redemption.

    We will not redeem the public warrants unless a registration statement under the Securities Act, relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants included in the units offered hereby is effective and expected to remain effective to and including the redemption date, and a prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is available throughout the 30-day redemption period. We do not need the consent of the underwriters or our shareholders to redeem the outstanding public warrants.
    If we call the public warrants for redemption, we will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise public warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” although the public warrantholders are not eligible to do so at their own option. In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of ordinary shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the “fair market value” (defined below) and the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. This would have the effect of reducing the number of shares received by holders of the warrants.

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Reasons for redemption limitations:    
    We have established the above conditions to our exercise of redemption rights to provide:
   

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public warrantholders with adequate notice of exercise only after the then-prevailing ordinary share price is substantially above the warrant exercise price; and

   

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a sufficient differential between the then-prevailing ordinary share price and the warrant exercise price so there is a buffer to absorb the market reaction, if any, to our redemption of the warrants.

    If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we issue a notice of redemption, each warrant holder can exercise warrants prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the ordinary shares may fall below the $15.00 trigger price as well as the $7.50 warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.
Nasdaq Capital Market Listing:    
    We have applied to list the units (and subsequent to separation, the ordinary shares and the warrants), on the Nasdaq Capital Market upon consummation of this offering. Although after giving effect to this offering we expect to meet on a pro forma basis the minimum initial listing standards of the Nasdaq Company Guide, which only requires that we meet certain requirements relating to shareholders’ equity, market capitalization, aggregate market value of publicly held shares and distribution requirements, we cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market as we might not meet certain continued listing standards.
Proposed symbols on the Nasdaq Capital Market for our:    
     
Units:    
    “CAZAU”
Ordinary shares:    
    “CAZA”
Warrants:    
    “CAZAW”
Sponsor’s ordinary shares:    
    Our sponsor purchased 1,437,500 shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. This includes an aggregate of 187,500 shares that are subject to compulsory repurchase by us from our sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised so that our sponsor will own no more than 20% of our issued and outstanding shares after this offering. The compulsory repurchase will be on a pro rata basis. The sponsor’s ordinary shares are identical to those shares being sold in this offering, except that:
   

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the sponsor’s ordinary shares will be placed in an escrow account (as described below) and are subject to the restrictions described below;

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subject to certain limited exceptions (as described below), the shares will not be transferable during the first 12 months following the consummation of the business combination. Our sponsor has agreed to vote their ordinary shares in the same manner as the majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders in connection with any vote required to approve our initial business combination;

   

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our sponsor will not be able to exercise shareholder redemption rights (as described below) with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares; and

   

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our sponsor has agreed to waive its rights to participate in any liquidation of our trust account with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares if we fail to consummate an initial business combination.

    The sponsor, and its beneficial owners, have agreed not to sell or otherwise transfer any of the sponsor’s ordinary shares other than to permitted transferees until (i) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $11.50 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, and (ii) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, provided, however, that in any event all of the foregoing shares shall be released from escrow upon the first anniversary of the initial business combination, and in any case, if, following a business combination, we engage in a subsequent transaction resulting in our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash or other securities. In addition, Cazador Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, will agree not to transfer its ownership interests in our sponsor or to take any steps to cause our sponsor to issue new ownership interests to anyone other than a permitted transferee. We refer to such restrictions as the “transfer restrictions” throughout this prospectus. A permitted transferee is a person or entity that receives such securities pursuant to a transfer (i) to one or more of our officers, directors or sponsor, (ii) to an affiliate, or to an affiliate under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (vi) by private sales with respect to up to 33% of the sponsor’s ordinary shares made at or prior to the consummation of an initial business combination at prices no greater than the recalculated price at which the units were purchased (approximately $0.017 per share) or (vii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; and in each case the transferee enters into a written agreement agreeing (i) to be bound by the transfer restrictions described

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    above, (ii) to vote in accordance with the majority of the ordinary shares voted by public shareholders as described above and (iii) to waive any rights to participate in any liquidation of our trust account if we fail to consummate an initial business combination and, in the case of the sponsor’s shares subject to compulsory repurchase, agreeing to the compulsory repurchase of such ordinary shares to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised. For so long as the sponsor’s ordinary shares are subject to such transfer restrictions they will be held in an escrow account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as escrow agent. The sponsor will retain all other rights as our shareholders with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares, including, without limitation, the right to vote their ordinary shares and the right to receive dividends, if declared. For so long as the sponsor’s ordinary shares are subject to such transfer restrictions, if dividends are declared and payable in units, such dividends will also be placed in escrow. If we are unable to effect an initial business combination and subsequently liquidate our trust account, our sponsor will not receive any portion of the trust account proceeds with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares.
    In addition, the sponsor or its permitted transferees are entitled to registration rights with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares under an agreement to be signed on or before the date of this prospectus as described herein.
Sponsor’s warrants:    
    Our sponsor has agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with us, to purchase an aggregate of 4,940,000 sponsor’s warrants at a price of $0.50 per warrant ($2,470,000 in the aggregate). Our sponsor is obligated to purchase the sponsor’s warrants from us immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. The sponsor’s warrants will be purchased separately and not in combination with ordinary shares or in the form of units. The purchase price of the sponsor’s warrants will be added to the proceeds from this offering to be held in the trust account pending the completion of our initial business combination. If we do not complete an initial business combination that meets the criteria described in this prospectus and are forced to liquidate the trust account, then the $2,470,000 purchase price of the sponsor’s warrants will become part of the distribution to our public shareholders and the sponsor’s warrants may expire worthless.
    The sponsor’s warrants are identical to the warrants included in the units being sold in this offering, except that the sponsor’s warrants (i) are non-redeemable, so long as they are held by any of the sponsor or its permitted transferees; (ii) are exercisable on a cashless basis at the election of the holder, so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees, rather than at our election; and (iii) are not transferable or saleable by our sponsor or any of the sponsor’s beneficial owners, except to permitted transferees

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    (as defined above) until 6 months after the consummation of an initial business combination. In addition, each of the shareholders of our sponsor will agree not to transfer their respective ownership interests or take any steps to cause our sponsor to issue new ownership interests in such entities to anyone other than a permitted transferee (as defined above). The sponsor’s warrants are not exercisable and will be held in the escrow account while they are subject to such transfer restrictions. In addition, commencing after the consummation of our initial business combination, the holders of the sponsor’s warrants and the underlying ordinary shares and their permitted transferees are entitled to registration rights under an agreement to be signed on the date of this prospectus as described below.
Registration Rights:    
    Concurrently with the consummation of this offering, we will enter into a registration rights agreement with our sponsor with respect to securities held by it from time to time and with our sponsor with respect to the sponsor’s warrants, sponsor’s ordinary shares and any units purchased in this offering or the aftermarket by the sponsor (including ordinary shares and warrants comprising any of the units and the ordinary shares underlying any of the warrants). The registration rights agreement will provide that, after the consummation of our initial business combination, our sponsor and these holders (and their respective affiliates and other permitted transferees) may require us to register the resale of any of our securities held by them on a registration statement filed under the Securities Act, provided that the related securities may be sold under the registration statement only when those securities are released from escrow under the terms of the escrow agreement. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with filing any such registration statement. See “Principal Shareholders —  Registration Rights.”
    The holders of the warrants included in the units purchased in this offering will not be able to exercise those warrants unless we have an effective registration statement covering the shares issuable upon their exercise and related current prospectus is available. Although the ordinary shares issuable pursuant to the sponsor’s warrants may or may not be issued pursuant to a registration statement, the warrant agreement provides that the sponsor’s warrants and the sponsor’s warrants may not be exercised unless a registration statement relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants purchased in this offering is effective and a related current prospectus is available. We will not be required to settle any warrant exercise for cash, whether by net cash settlement or otherwise.

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Offering proceeds and sponsor’s warrants private placement proceeds to be held in trust account and amounts payable prior to trust account distribution:    
    $50,000,000 or $10.00 per unit ($57,275,000 or approximately $9.96 per unit, if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) of the proceeds of this offering and the private placement of the sponsor’s warrants will be placed in a trust account at JPMorgan Chase N.A. with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee, pursuant to an agreement to be signed on the date of this prospectus. We believe that the inclusion in the trust account of the purchase price of the sponsor’s warrants is a benefit to our public shareholders because additional proceeds will be available for distribution to them if a liquidation of our trust account occurs prior to the consummation of our initial business combination. Except as described below, proceeds in the trust account will not be released until the earlier of our consummation of our initial business combination or our liquidation of the trust account. Unless and until our initial business combination is consummated, proceeds held in the trust account will not be available for our use for any purpose, including the payment of expenses related to (i) this offering, and (ii) the investigation, selection and negotiation of an agreement with one or more target businesses, except that there can be released to us from the trust account (a) interest income earned on the trust account balance to pay our tax obligations, (b) interest income earned of up to $2,000,000 on the trust account balance to fund our working capital requirements, and (c) payments to public shareholders who properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights; provided, however, that we will not be allowed to withdraw interest income earned on the trust account for our working capital requirements unless we have sufficient funds available to us (including interest income on the trust account) to pay our tax obligations on such interest income or otherwise then due at that time. With these exceptions, expenses incurred by us while seeking a business combination may be paid prior to an initial business combination only from the net proceeds of this offering not held in the trust account (initially, $545,000).
Limited payments to insiders:    
    There will be no fees, reimbursements or other cash payments paid to our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of an initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is) other than:
   

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reimbursement for any expenses incident to this offering and identifying, investigating and consummating an initial business combination with one or more target businesses. There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses that could be incurred; provided, however, that to the extent such out-of-pocket expenses exceed the available proceeds not deposited in the trust account, only up to $2,000,000 of the interest income earned on the balance in the trust account may be used to reimburse for such out-of-pocket expenses unless we consummate an initial business combination.

    Our audit committee will review and approve all reimbursements made to our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates, and any reimbursements made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by our board of directors, with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.
Release of funds in the trust account upon consummation of our initial business combination:    
    All amounts held in the trust account that are not distributed to public shareholders who properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights (as described below) or previously released to us as interest income for our working capital requirements and tax obligations, will be released on closing of our initial business combination with one or more target businesses, subject to compliance with the conditions to consummating an initial business combination that are described below. Funds released from the trust account to us can be used to pay all or a portion of the purchase price of the business or businesses with which our initial business combination occurs. If our initial business combination is paid for using equity, debt or other securities, we may apply the cash released to us from the trust account for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of the acquired businesses, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in consummating our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital.
Amended and restated memorandum and articles of association:    
    As discussed below, there are specific provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, including the requirement to seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and to provide for shareholder redemption rights of public shareholders if they do not approve of such an initial business combination, that will be in effect as of the date of this prospectus and that may only be amended by a consent of 66.66% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares voting at a meeting in which the holders of 95% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares must be present in person or by proxy in order to constitute a quorum. All other provisions of our

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    amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may be amended with the consent of 66.66% of the issued and outstanding shares present in person or by proxy at a meeting in which the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares must be present in person or by proxy in order to constitute a quorum.
    Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which will be in effect as of the date of this prospectus, also provides that if after 18 months from the consummation of this offering we have not consummated our initial business combination (or 24 months from the consummation of this offering if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination within such 18 month period), we are unable to consummate an initial business combination, we will notify our shareholders that we will compulsorily repurchase all shares held by the public shareholders and automatically liquidate our trust account in accordance with the procedure in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. The shares held by the public shareholders will be cancelled and our sponsor will be the only remaining shareholder and we will continue to survive.
    We view all of these provisions, including the provision requiring liquidation of our trust account by     , 2012 (or     , 2012 if there is an extension) and the requirement that the holders of 95% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares must be present in person or by proxy to constitute a quorum with respect to the above-referenced provisions, which are contained in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as obligations to our shareholders. Each of our sponsor, directors and officers has agreed not to make any proposal to amend or waive any of these provisions prior to the consummation of our initial business combination.
Shareholders must approve initial business combination:    
    We will seek shareholder approval before effecting our initial business combination regardless of the type of transaction it is, even if the initial business combination would not ordinarily require shareholder approval under applicable law.
    We will proceed with an initial business combination only if (i) a majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders present in person or by proxy are voted in favor of the business combination and (ii) no more than 49.9% of the shares sold in this offering properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights. Accordingly, it is our intention in every case to structure our proposed initial business combination such that we can proceed with our initial business combination if no more than 49.9%, on a cumulative basis, of the public shareholders exercise their shareholder redemption rights. In connection with the vote required for our initial business combination, a majority of

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    our issued and outstanding shares (whether or not held by public shareholders) present in person or by proxy will constitute a quorum. Redeeming shareholders may vote either for or against the business combination but will receive no pro rata interest income in the event they vote against such business combination (this will be the case with respect to both redemption proceeds if the proposal is approved and the liquidation of the trust account if not) which will incentivize redeeming shareholders to vote for the business combination since redeeming shareholders voting for the business combination will be eligible to receive a pro rata share of the interest income earned by the trust not released to us for working capital purposes and as a result have a higher redemption price, and we will retain the difference to the extent of a liquidation of the trust account.
Conditions to consummating our initial business combination:    
    Our initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses that collectively have a fair market value of at least 80% of the balance in the trust at the time of such initial business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights. If we acquire less than 100% of a target business in our initial business combination, the aggregate fair market value of the portion we acquire must equal at least 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of such initial business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights. However, we will always acquire at least a controlling interest in a target business (meaning more than 50% of the voting securities of the target business), although after the consummation of the business combination our existing shareholders may own less than a majority of the voting securities of the combined businesses. We may seek to consummate an initial business combination with an initial target business or businesses with a collective fair market value in excess of 80% of the balance in the trust account. However, we may need to obtain financing to consummate such an initial business combination and have not taken any steps to obtain any such financing.
    We will consummate our initial business combination only if our shareholders approve the consummation of that transaction, as set forth above.
Shareholder redemption rights for shareholders voting to reject our initial business combination:    
    We will not complete our proposed initial business combination if public shareholders owning more than 49.9% of the shares sold in this offering vote against the initial business combination and properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights. We will not increase or decrease the shareholder redemption threshold prior to the consummation of our initial business combination. We have set the

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    shareholder redemption percentage at 49.9% in order to reduce the likelihood that a small group of investors holding a block of our ordinary shares will be able to stop us from completing an initial business combination or extending the period of time in which we may complete an initial business combination that may otherwise be approved by a large majority of our public shareholders. Redeeming shareholders may vote either for or against the business combination but will receive no pro rata interest income in the event they vote against such business combination (this will be the case with respect to both redemption proceeds if the proposal is approved and proceeds received from the liquidation of the trust account if not) which will incentivize redeeming shareholders to vote for the business combination since redeeming shareholders voting for the business combination will be eligible to receive a pro rata share of the interest income earned by the trust not released to us for working capital purposes and as a result have a higher redemption price, and we will retain the difference to the extent of a liquidation of the trust account. If our initial business combination is not approved or completed for any reason, then public shareholders voting against our initial business combination will not be entitled to redeem their ordinary shares for a pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, even if they have chosen to exercise their shareholder redemption rights. Our sponsor and all of our officers and directors, have agreed to vote the ordinary shares owned by them immediately before this offering in the same manner as a majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders in connection with any vote required to approve our initial business combination. They also have agreed to vote any shares acquired by them in this offering or in the aftermarket in favor of an initial business combination. As a result the sponsor will not be able to exercise shareholder redemption rights with respect to any of our ordinary shares that they may acquire prior to, in or after this offering under any circumstances; however, the sponsor will be entitled to a pro-rata amount in trust with respect to ordinary shares acquired in the aftermarket.
    Public shareholders who redeem their ordinary shares for a pro rata share of the trust account will be paid their shareholder redemption price promptly following the consummation of our initial business combination and will continue to have the right to exercise any warrants they own. The initial per share shareholder redemption price is $10.00 per share (or approximately $9.96 per share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), without taking into account any interest earned on such funds.

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    Notwithstanding the foregoing, a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of our securities, will be restricted from exercising shareholder redemption rights with respect to more than 10% of the ordinary shares sold in this offering in connection with the shareholder vote required to approve our initial business combination. Shares redeemed in connection with the vote on the initial business combination will be aggregated for purposes of this 10% limit. We believe this restriction will discourage shareholders from accumulating large blocks of ordinary shares before the vote held to approve a proposed business combination and attempting to use the shareholder redemption right as a means to force us or our management to purchase their ordinary shares at a significant premium to the then current market price. Absent this provision, a public shareholder who owns in excess of 10% of the ordinary shares sold in this offering could threaten to vote against a proposed business combination and exercise shareholder redemption rights, regardless of the merits of the transaction, in order to obtain certain advantages. By limiting a shareholder’s ability to redeem only 10% of the ordinary shares sold in this offering, we believe we have limited the ability of a small group of shareholders to unreasonably attempt to block a transaction which is favored by our other public shareholders. However, we are not restricting the shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares against the transaction.
    Further, we may require public shareholders, whether they are a record holder or hold their shares in “street name,” to either tender their certificates to our transfer agent at any time through the vote on the initial business combination or to deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option no later than the business day immediately preceding the vote on the initial business combination. The proxy solicitation materials that we will furnish to shareholders in connection with the vote for any proposed initial business combination will indicate whether we are requiring shareholders to satisfy such certification and delivery requirements. Accordingly, if we were to include this requirement, a shareholder would have from the time we send out our proxy statement through the vote on the initial business combination to tender his shares if he wishes to seek to exercise his redemption rights. This time period varies depending on the specific facts of each transaction. See “Proposed Business — Effecting an Initial Business Combination — Shareholder Redemption Rights” for a more complete discussion.

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    Public shareholders who exercise their shareholder redemption rights will continue to retain all rights with respect to the warrants included as part of the units purchased in this offering that they hold.
    If the initial business combination is not approved or completed for any reason, then public shareholders voting against our initial business combination, who exercised their shareholder redemption rights would not be entitled to redeem their ordinary shares for a pro rata share of the aggregate amount then in the trust account. If we have required public shareholders to deliver their certificates prior to the meeting, we will promptly return such certificates to the public shareholder. Public shareholders would be entitled to receive their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then in the trust account only in the event that such shareholder votes for the initial business combination and the initial business combination was duly approved and subsequently completed or in connection with our liquidation of our trust account.
Automatic liquidation of the trust account if no initial business combination:    
    As described above, if we are unable to consummate an initial business combination within 18 months (or 24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination) from the consummation of this offering, we will notify our shareholders that we will compulsorily repurchase, within five business days, all shares held by the public shareholders and automatically liquidate our trust account in accordance with the procedure in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.
    We cannot assure you that the per-share distribution from the trust account, if we liquidate the trust account, will not be less than $10.00 per ordinary share (or approximately $9.96 per ordinary share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), plus interest then held in the trust account for the following reasons:
    Although we will seek to have all third parties (other than our independent accountants, but including vendors, which means entities that provide goods and services to us) or other entities we engage after this offering, prospective target businesses and providers of financing, if any, enter into agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in or to any monies held in the trust account, there is no guarantee that vendors, prospective target businesses or other entities will execute such waivers or, even if they execute such waivers, that they would be prevented from bringing claims against or directly or indirectly seeking recourse to the trust account, including but not limited to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility and other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver. Further, we could be subject to claims from parties not in contract with

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    us who have not executed a waiver, such as a third party claiming tortious interference as a result of our efforts to consummate our initial business combination. Each of ACM and our sponsor has agreed that it will be jointly and severally liable, by means of direct payment to the trust account, to ensure that the proceeds in the trust account are not reduced by the claims of target businesses or claims of vendors or other entities that are owed money by us for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to us. However, the agreement entered into by our sponsor specifically provides for two exceptions to this indemnity; there will be no liability (1) as to any claimed amounts owed to a third party who executed a legally enforceable waiver or (2) as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Based upon representations from our sponsor that it has sufficient funds available to satisfy this indemnification obligation to us, we believe that our sponsor will be able to satisfy any indemnification obligations that may arise given the limited nature of the obligations. However, in the event that our sponsor has liability to us under these indemnification arrangements, we cannot assure you that it will have the assets necessary to satisfy those obligations. See “Risk Factors — If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in trust could be reduced and the per-share price from the liquidation of the trust account received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share (or approximately $9.96 per share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full).”
    If we are unable to conclude an initial business combination and we expend all of the net proceeds from this offering and the sale of the sponsor’s warrants not deposited in the trust account, without taking into account any interest earned on the trust account, we expect that the initial per-share price from the liquidation of the trust account will be approximately $10.00 (or approximately $9.96 per share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full). The proceeds deposited in the trust account could, however, become subject to claims of our creditors that are payable in preference to the claims of our shareholders. Additionally, if we become insolvent or if a petition to wind up the company is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account will be subject to applicable Cayman Islands insolvency and liquidation law, and may be included in our insolvent estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders (including claims of our shareholders for amounts owed to them as a result of the redemption or repurchase of our shares). To the extent any such claims deplete the trust account, we cannot assure you we will be able to return to our public shareholders at least $10.00 per

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    ordinary share (or $9.96 per ordinary share of if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full).
Survival after liquidation of trust account:    
    In the event that we fail to consummate a business combination by , 2012 (eighteen months from the closing of this offering) or , 2012 (twenty- four months from the closing of this offering) if the period to complete our business combination has been extended, we will liquidate the trust account, within five business days, pursuant to the procedures in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Following such liquidation, each shareholder, other than our initial shareholder, shall have their shares repurchased using the proceeds from the liquidation of our trust account and such shares shall be cancelled, leaving our initial shareholder as the only shareholder. We will continue in existence as a public shell company and, subject to the provisions of our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, our management will have broad discretion to determine the future of our business, if any. In addition, as substantially all of our assets are expected to be distributed pursuant to the liquidation of our trust account, unless we obtain third-party financing, the surviving public shell company will have limited, or no, financial resources to pursue a new business.
Escrow of securities:    
    On the date of this prospectus, the sponsor’s ordinary shares and sponsor’s warrants will be placed into an escrow account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as escrow agent. These securities will not be transferable during the escrow period except to permitted transferees and will not be released from escrow until the applicable transfer restrictions described above no longer apply.
Audit committee to monitor compliance:    
    Effective upon consummation of this offering, we will establish, and will maintain, an audit committee to, among other things, monitor compliance on a quarterly basis with the terms described above and the other terms relating to this offering. If any noncompliance is identified, then the audit committee will be charged with the responsibility to promptly take all action necessary to rectify such noncompliance or otherwise cause compliance with the terms of this offering. Our audit committee will review and approve all reimbursements made to our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates and any reimbursements made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by our board of directors, with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.

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Determination of offering amount:    
    We agreed to value the offering at $50,000,000 based on the previous transactional experience of our management team. We also considered the size of the offering to be an amount we believed could be successfully utilized in our initial business combination. This belief is not based on any research, analysis, evaluations, discussions, or compilations of information with respect to any particular investment or any such action undertaken in connection with our organization. We cannot assure you that our belief is correct, that we will be able to successfully identify target businesses, that we will be able to obtain any necessary financing or that we will be able to consummate a transaction with one or more target businesses. We may utilize the cash proceeds of this offering and the private placement of the sponsor’s warrants, our share capital, debt, other securities or a combination of these as the consideration to be paid in our initial business combination.

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RISKS

We are a newly incorporated company that has conducted no operations and has generated no revenues. Until we complete an initial business combination, we will have no operations and will generate no operating revenues. In making your decision on whether to invest in our securities, you should take into account not only the background of our management team, but also the special risks we face as a blank check company. This offering is not being conducted in compliance with Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act. Accordingly, you will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings. You should carefully consider these and the other risks set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 25 of this prospectus.

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SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA

The following table summarizes the relevant financial data for our business and should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes, which are included in this prospectus. We have not had any significant operations to date, so only balance sheet data is presented.

   
  As of June 22, 2010
     Actual   As Adjusted
Balance Sheet Data:
                 
Working capital (deficiency)   $ 11,704     $ 11,704  
Total assets   $ 55,000     $ 50,600,000  
Total liabilities   $ 43,296     $ 43,296  
Value of ordinary shares which may be redeemed for cash   $ 0     $ 24,950,000  
Shareholders’ equity   $ 11,704     $ 25,606,704  

The “as adjusted” information gives effect to the sale of the units we are offering including the application of the related gross proceeds, the receipt of $2,470,000 from the sale of the sponsor’s warrants and the payment of the estimated remaining expenses of this offering.

The “as adjusted” total assets amounts include approximately $50,000,000 to be held in the trust account, which will be distributed to us on completion of our initial business combination. We will use such funds to pay amounts owed to any public shareholders who properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights. All such proceeds will be distributed to us from the trust account only upon the consummation of an initial business combination within 18 months (or 24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination within such 18 month period) from the consummation of this offering. If an initial business combination is not so consummated, any net assets outside of the trust account and the proceeds held in the trust account, and all interest thereon, net of interest income on the trust account balance previously released to us to pay our tax obligations and interest income of up to $2.0 million on the trust account balance previously released to us to fund our working capital requirements, will be distributed solely to our public shareholders as part of our liquidation of our trust account, within five business days, pursuant to the procedures in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

We will not consummate an initial business combination if public shareholders owning 49.9% or more of the ordinary shares sold in this offering vote against the initial business combination and properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights. If shareholders owning up to 49.9% of the ordinary shares sold in this offering properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights, we would be required to redeem for cash up to 49.9% of the ordinary shares sold in this offering at an initial per-share redemption price of approximately $10.00 for approximately $24,950,000 in the aggregate (or approximately $9.96 per share for approximately $28,577,730 in the aggregate if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full). The actual per-share redemption price will be equal to:

the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account as of two business days prior to the proposed consummation of an initial business combination,
divided by the number of ordinary shares sold in this offering.

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully all of the material risks described below, together with the other information contained in this prospectus before making a decision to invest in our units. We believe that the risks described below are all of the material risks we face. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. This prospectus also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of specific factors, including the risks described below.

Risks Associated with Our Business

We are a recently incorporated development stage company with no operating history and no revenues, accordingly, you will have no basis upon which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.

We are a recently incorporated development stage company with no operating results. Therefore, our ability to begin operations is dependent upon obtaining financing through this offering. Because we do not have an operating history, you will have no basis upon which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective, which is to consummate our initial business combination with one or more operating businesses. We have no plans, arrangements or understandings with any prospective target business concerning an initial business combination and we have neither identified, nor been provided with the identity of, any prospective target businesses. Neither we nor any representative acting on our behalf have had any contacts or discussions with any prospective target business regarding our initial business combination or taken any direct or indirect measures to locate a specific target business or consummate our initial business combination. As a result, you have a limited basis to evaluate whether we will be able to identify an attractive target business. We will not generate any revenues (other than interest income on the proceeds from this offering and the private placement) until, if at all, after the consummation of our initial business combination. We cannot assure you as to when, or if, our initial business combination will occur. If we expend all of the $545,000 in proceeds from this offering not held in trust and interest income earned of up to $2.0 million on the balance of the trust account (net of taxes) that may be released to us to fund our working capital requirements in seeking our initial business combination, but fail to complete a business combination, we will never generate any operating revenues.

We may not be able to consummate an initial business combination within the required time frame, in which case, we would be forced to distribute the trust account proceeds and liquidate our trust account.

Pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, we have 18 months from the completion of this offering in which to consummate our initial business combination (24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination prior to   . 2012). If we fail to consummate our initial business combination within the required time frame, this will trigger the compulsory repurchase by us, within five business days, of all shares held by the public shareholders and the distribution of amounts in the trust account by paying each public shareholder a pro rata portion of the amount in the trust account in return for such shareholder’s shares (which will be subsequently cancelled upon completion of the redemption of such shares).

The foregoing requirements are set forth in Article 47, which we refer to as our business combination articles, in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and may not be amended except by approval of 66.66% of the issued and outstanding shares at a meeting where the holders of 95% of the outstanding ordinary shares must be present in order to constitute a quorum. We may not be able to find suitable target businesses within the required time frame. In addition, our negotiating position and our ability to conduct adequate due diligence on any potential target may be reduced as we approach the deadline for the consummation of our initial business combination. Furthermore, we will be unable to consummate an initial business combination if holders of 49.9% or more of the shares included in the units sold in this offering vote against the initial business combination and exercise their shareholder redemption rights for a pro rata share of the trust account, even if a majority of our public shareholders approve the transaction. We do not have any specific business combination under consideration, and neither we, nor any representative acting on our behalf,

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has had any contact with any target businesses regarding an initial business combination, nor taken any direct or indirect actions to locate or search for a target business.

If we are forced to liquidate our trust account before the completion of an initial business combination and distribute the trust account, our public shareholders may receive less than $10.00 per share and our warrants may expire worthless.

If we fail to sign a definitive agreement with respect to our initial business combination, or if we fail to complete an initial business combination within 18 months (or 24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination), we will notify our shareholders that we will compulsorily repurchase all shares held by the public shareholders using the proceeds in our trust account.

In these circumstances, the per-share repurchase distribution may be less than $10.00 because of the expenses of this offering, our general and administrative expenses and the anticipated costs of seeking an initial business combination. If we were unable to conclude our initial business combination and have expended all of the net proceeds of this offering, other than the proceeds deposited in the trust account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the trust account, net of income taxes payable on such interest and net of up to $2.0 million in interest income on the trust account balance previously released to us to fund working capital requirements, the initial per-share repurchase amount for the shares issued in this offering would be $10.00. Furthermore, there will be no distribution with respect to our outstanding warrants.

If we are unable to consummate an initial business combination, our public shareholders will be forced to wait the full 18 months (or 24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination) before receiving the trust account proceeds.

We have 18 months (or 24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination within such 18 month period) in which to complete our initial business combination. If we do not consummate our initial business combination during such time period, we will notify our shareholders that we will compulsorily repurchase, within five business days, all shares held by the public shareholders.

We have no obligation to return funds to investors prior to the expiration of 18 months (or 24 months) unless we consummate an initial business combination prior thereto and only then in cases where investors have properly sought shareholder redemption of their shares. Only after the expiration of this full time period will public shareholders be entitled to repurchase distributions if we are unable to complete an initial business combination. Accordingly, investors’ funds may be unavailable to them until such date.

We may proceed with an initial business combination even if public shareholders owning 49.9% of the shares sold in this offering (minus one ordinary share) exercise their shareholder redemption rights.

We may proceed with an initial business combination even if public shareholders owning not more than 49.9% less one share of the shares sold in this offering vote against the initial business combination and exercise their shareholder redemption rights. Accordingly, shareholders holding no more than 49.9% of the ordinary shares purchased in this offering may exercise their shareholder redemption rights as described above and we could still consummate a proposed business combination. We have set the shareholder redemption percentage at 49.9% in order to reduce the likelihood that a small group of investors holding a block of our ordinary shares will be able to prevent an initial business combination from being completed that is otherwise approved by a majority of our public shareholders.

Our initial business combination may require us to use substantially all of our cash to pay the purchase price. In such a case, because we will not know how many shareholders may exercise such shareholder redemption rights, we may need to arrange third party financing to help fund our business combination in case a larger percentage of shareholders exercise their shareholder redemption rights than we expect. Additionally, even if our initial business combination does not require us to use substantially all of our cash to pay the purchase price, if a significant number of shareholders exercise their shareholder redemption rights, we will have less cash available to use in furthering our business plans following an initial business combination and may need to arrange third party financing. We have not taken any steps to obtain third party financing for either situation. We may not be able to obtain such third party financing on terms favorable to us if at all.

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You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of blank check companies.

Since the net proceeds of this offering are intended to be used to complete an initial business combination with a target business that has not been identified, we may be deemed to be a “blank check” company under the United States securities laws. However, since our securities will be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, a U.S. national securities exchange, and we will have net tangible assets in excess of $50 million upon the successful consummation of this offering and will file a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K or on Form 8-K, as applicable, including an audited balance sheet demonstrating this fact, we are exempt from rules promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, to protect investors in blank check companies such as Rule 419. Accordingly, investors will not be afforded the benefits or protections of those rules such as completely restricting the transferability of our securities, requiring us to complete an initial business combination within 18 months of the effective date of the initial registration statement and restricting the use of interest earned on the funds held in the trust account. Because we are not subject to Rule 419, among other things, our units will be immediately tradable, we will be entitled to withdraw up to $2.0 million of interest, after taxes, earned on the funds held in the trust account prior to the completion of our initial business combination and we have a longer period of time to complete our initial business combination than we would if we were subject to such rule. For a more detailed comparison of our offering to offerings that comply with Rule 419, please see “Proposed Business — Comparison of This Offering to Those of Blank Check Companies Subject to Rule 419.”

Because of our limited resources and structure, we may not be able to consummate an attractive initial business combination.

We expect to encounter intense competition from entities other than blank check companies having an initial business objective similar to ours, including venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds and operating businesses competing for acquisitions. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess greater financial, technical, human and other resources than we do. Our ability to compete in acquiring certain sizable target businesses will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. As of August 18, 2010, 96 of the 163 blank check companies that have gone public in the United States since August 2003 have either consummated a business combination or entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination and 64 companies have failed to complete business combinations and have either dissolved or announced their intention to dissolve and return trust proceeds to their shareholders. This may indicate that there are fewer attractive target businesses available to such entities like our company or that many target businesses are not inclined to enter into these types of transactions with publicly held blank check companies like ours. Further:

our obligation to seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination may cause us to be viewed as a less attractive buyer compared to buyers who do not need such approval given the time required to seek such approval and the concomitant potential delay in the consummation of a transaction;
our obligation to redeem into cash up to 49.9% (minus one share) of the ordinary shares held by public shareholders in certain instances may materially reduce the resources available for a business combination; and
our outstanding warrants, and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be viewed favorably by certain target businesses.

These obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating our initial business combination. We cannot assure you that we will be able to effectuate a business combination within the required time period. If we are unable to find a suitable target business within the required time period, we will be forced to liquidate our trust account.

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If the net proceeds of this offering not being held in the trust account, together with the $2.0 million of interest in the trust account (net of taxes) which may be released to us for working capital purposes, are insufficient to allow us to operate for at least the next 18 months (or 24 months if extended), we may be unable to complete an initial business combination.

We believe that, upon consummation of this offering, the funds available to us outside of the trust account, plus the interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be available to us, will be sufficient to allow us to operate for at least the next 18 months (or 24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination), assuming that an initial business combination is not consummated during that time. However, we cannot assure you that our estimates will be accurate. We could use a portion of the funds available to us to pay fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business. We could also use a portion of the funds as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision in letters of intent designed to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we entered into a letter of intent where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business and were subsequently required to forfeit the funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise), we might not have sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conduct due diligence with respect to, a target business.

We may require shareholders who wish to redeem their shares in connection with a proposed initial business combination to comply with specific requirements for shareholder redemption that may make it more difficult for them to exercise their shareholder redemption rights prior to the deadline for exercising their rights.

We may require public shareholders who wish to redeem their shares in connection with a proposed initial business combination to either physically tender their certificates, if they hold physical share certificates, to our transfer agent at any time prior to the vote taken at the shareholder meeting relating to such business combination or to deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System. While we have been advised that it takes a short time to deliver shares through the DWAC System, we cannot assure you of this fact, or of the amount of time required to deliver physical share certificates. Accordingly, if it takes longer than we anticipate for shareholders to deliver their shares, shareholders who wish to redeem may be unable to meet the deadline for exercising their shareholder redemption rights and thus may be unable to redeem their shares.

Public shareholders, together with any affiliates of theirs or any other person with whom they are acting in concert or as a partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of our securities, will be restricted from seeking shareholder redemption rights with respect to more than 10% of the shares sold in this offering.

In connection with any shareholder approval to approve our initial business combination, we will offer each public shareholder the right to have his, her, or its ordinary shares redeemed for cash if the shareholder votes against the consummation of our initial business combination, if, our initial business combination is approved and completed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of our securities, will be restricted from exercising redemption rights with respect to more than 10% of the shares sold in this offering on a cumulative basis, in connection with the shareholder vote, required to approve our initial business combination. Accordingly, if you, alone or as part of such a partnership, syndicate or group, purchase more than 10% of the shares sold in this offering you will not be able to seek shareholder redemption rights with respect to the full amount of your shares and may be forced to hold such additional shares or sell them in the open market. We cannot assure you that the value of such additional shares will appreciate over time or that the market price of the ordinary shares will exceed the per-share redemption price.

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After we consummate our initial business combination, we may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring, and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and our ordinary share price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.

We must conduct a due diligence investigation of each target business we intend to acquire. Intensive due diligence is time consuming and expensive due to the operations, accounting, finance, legal and other professionals who must be involved in the due diligence process. Even though we intend to conduct extensive due diligence on a target business with which we combine, we cannot assure you that this due diligence will reveal all material issues that may affect a particular target business, or that factors outside the control of the target business and outside of our control will not later arise. If our due diligence fails to identify issues specific to a target business, industry or the environment in which a target business operates and we subsequently consummate a business combination with that target, we may be forced to later write-down or write-off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in our reporting losses. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and may not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about us or our securities. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to violate net worth or other covenants to which we may be subject as a result of assuming pre-existing debt held by a target business or by virtue of our obtaining post-combination debt financing.

A decline in interest rates could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and complete an initial business combination since we will depend on interest earned on the trust account to fund our search, to pay our tax obligations and to complete our initial business combination.

Of the net proceeds of this offering, only $545,000 will be available to us initially outside the trust account to fund our working capital requirements. We will depend on sufficient interest being earned on the proceeds held in the trust account to provide us with up to $2.0 million in additional working capital that we will need to identify one or more target businesses and to consummate our initial business combination, as well as to pay any tax obligations that we may owe. Although we do not know the exact rate of interest to be earned on the trust account, we believe that the recent historical interest rates of U.S. Treasury Bills with less than six months maturities are indicative of the interest to be earned on the funds in the trust account. According to the Federal Reserve Statistical Release dated August 3, 2010, which appears on the Federal Reserve website, U.S. Treasury Bills with four week, three month and six month maturities were approximately yielding, as of the week ended August 3, 2010, .15%, .16% and .20% per annum, respectively. While we cannot assure you the balance of the trust account will be invested to yield these rates, we believe such rates are representative of those we may receive on the balance of the trust account. While we do not necessarily expect to receive interest income of $2.0 million from the trust account, we are entitled to have released to us for such purposes up to $2.0 million in interest earned on the funds in the trust account. Without a substantial increase in interest rates, however, we may not have sufficient funds available with which to structure, negotiate or close an initial business combination. In such event, we would need to borrow funds from our sponsor, officers or directors to operate or may be forced to liquidate our trust account. Our sponsor, officers or directors are under no obligation to advance funds in such circumstances.

If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in trust could be reduced and the per-share price from the liquidation of our trust received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share (or approximately $9.96 per share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full).

Our placing of funds in the trust account may not protect those funds from third party claims against us. Although we will seek to have all vendors and service providers we engage, and prospective target businesses we negotiate with, and other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account for the benefit of our public shareholders, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements and the execution of such an agreement is not a condition to our doing business with anyone. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that, even if such entities execute such agreements with us, they will not seek recourse against the trust account, nor is there any guarantee that such entities will agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result

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of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and will not seek recourse directly or indirectly against the trust account for any reason. There is also no guarantee that a court would uphold the validity of such agreements. Further, we could be subject to claims from parties not in contract with us who have not executed a waiver, such as a third party claiming tortious interference as a result of our initial business combination.

Accordingly, the proceeds held in trust could be subject to claims which could take priority over those of our public shareholders and, as a result, the per-share price from the liquidation of our trust account could be less than $10.00 (or $9.96 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) due to claims of such creditors. If we distribute amounts held in trust to our public shareholders pursuant to the exercise of shareholder redemption rights in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination, or if we liquidate our trust account before the completion of our initial business combination, each of ACM and our sponsor has agreed that it will be jointly and severally liable, by means of direct payment to the trust account, to ensure that the amount in the trust account is not reduced by the claims of target businesses or claims of vendors or other entities that are owed money by us for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to us. However, there will be no liability (1) as to any claimed amounts owed to a third party who executed a legally enforceable waiver or (2) as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Based upon representations from our sponsor that it will have sufficient funds available to satisfy its indemnification obligations to us, we believe that our sponsor and ACM will be able to satisfy any indemnification obligations that may arise given the limited nature of the obligations. However, in the event they have liability to us under these indemnification arrangements, we cannot assure you that they will have the assets necessary to satisfy those obligations. Furthermore, there could be claims from parties other than vendors or target businesses that would not be covered by this indemnity, such as shareholders and other claimants who are not parties in contract with us who file a claim for damages against us. Obtaining trust fund waivers from prospective target businesses and vendors, and the contractual commitments we have received from our sponsor discussed above, are the only actions we will take to ensure that the funds in the trust account are not depleted by claims against the trust. Because we will seek to have all vendors (other than our independent accountants), providers of financing and prospective target businesses execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in or to any monies held in the trust account, we believe the likelihood of our sponsor having any such obligations is minimal. However, there is no guarantee that vendors, prospective target businesses or other entities will execute such waivers, or even if they execute such waivers that they would be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account, including but not limited to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility and other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to seek recourse against our assets, including the funds held in the trust account. Further, we could be subject to claims from parties not in contract with us who have not executed a waiver, such as a third party claiming tortious interference as a result of our initial business combination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we have questioned our sponsor with respect to their financial net worth and reviewed their financial information and believe that they will be able to satisfy any indemnification obligations that may arise. However, we cannot assure you that they will be able to satisfy those obligations. Therefore, we cannot assure you that the per-share distribution from the trust account, if we liquidate our trust account, will not be less than $10.00 (or $9.96 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), plus interest, due to such claims.

Additionally, if we became insolvent or a petition to wind up our company is filed against us which is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable Cayman Islands insolvency law, and may be included in our insolvent estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders (including claims of our shareholders for amount owed to them as a result the redemption or repurchase of our shares). To the extent any insolvency claims deplete the trust account, we cannot assure you we will be able to return to our public shareholders at least $10.00 per share (or $9.96 per share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full).

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Our shareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them.

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that if after 18 months (or 24 months, if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination) from the completion of this offering we have not consummated our initial business combination, we will notify our shareholders that we will compulsorily repurchase all shares held by the public shareholders, including the repayment of our shareholders, using the proceeds of our trust account.

To the extent any claims deplete the trust account we cannot assure you we will be able to return to our public shareholders the repurchase amounts payable to them. In addition, under certain limited circumstances, distributions received by shareholders could be viewed by applicable laws (including insolvency laws and certain equitable and/or restitution principles) as either fraudulent transfers or mistaken or otherwise wrongful payments. In those circumstances, a Cayman Islands court could order that amounts received by our shareholders be repaid to us.

An effective registration statement may not be in place when an investor desires to exercise warrants, thus precluding such investor from being able to exercise his, her or its warrants and causing such warrants to expire worthless.

No warrant held by public shareholders will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue ordinary shares upon any such exercise unless, at the time a holder seeks to exercise a warrant, we have a registration statement under the Securities Act in effect covering the ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to the resale of those ordinary shares. Under the terms of the warrant agreement, we have agreed to use our best efforts to have a registration statement in effect covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants as of the date the warrants become exercisable and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the later of the expiration of the warrants or the exercise of all of the warrants. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so. We will not be required to net cash settle the warrants if we do not maintain a current prospectus or in any other circumstances whatsoever. In such event, the warrants held by public shareholders may have no value, the market for such warrants may be limited, such warrants may expire worthless and, as a result, an investor may have paid the full unit price solely for the ordinary shares included in the units.

An investor will only be able to exercise a warrant if the issuance of ordinary shares upon the exercise has been registered or qualified or is deemed exempt under the securities laws of the state or jurisdiction of residence of the holder of the warrants.

No warrants will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue ordinary shares unless the issuance of the ordinary shares upon an exercise has been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state or jurisdiction of residence of the holder of the warrants. Because the exemptions from qualification in certain states for resales of warrants and for issuances of ordinary shares by the issuer upon exercise of a warrant may be different, a warrant may be held by a holder in a state where an exemption is not available for issuance of ordinary shares upon an exercise and the holder will be precluded from exercise of the warrant. At the time that the warrants become exercisable (the later of our completion of an initial business combination and one year from the date of this prospectus), we expect to continue to be listed on a national securities exchange, which would provide an exemption from registration in every state or to seek another exemption from registration in such states. Accordingly, we believe holders in every state will be able to exercise their warrants as long as our prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is current. However, we cannot assure you of this fact. As a result, the warrants may be deprived of any value, the market for the warrants may be limited and the holders of warrants may not be able to exercise their warrants and they may expire worthless if the ordinary shares issuable upon such exercise is not qualified or exempt from qualification in the jurisdictions in which the holders of the warrants reside.

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Since we have not yet selected any target industry or target business with which to complete an initial business combination, we are unable to currently ascertain the merits or risks of our business’ operations.

Because we have not yet identified a prospective target industry or target business, investors in this offering currently have no basis to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the target business’ operations. To the extent we complete an initial business combination with a financially unstable company or an entity in its development stage, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business operations of such entities. Although our management team will evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that they will properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors. We also cannot assure you that an investment in our units will ultimately prove to be more favorable to investors than a direct investment, if such opportunity were available, in a target business. Except for the limitation that a target business have a fair market value of at least 80% of the balance in the trust account, we will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting a prospective acquisition candidate.

Your only opportunity to evaluate and affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination will be limited to voting for or against the business combination submitted to our shareholders for approval.

At the time of your investment in us, you will not be provided with an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of one or more target businesses. Accordingly, your only opportunity to evaluate and affect the investment decision regarding a potential initial business combination will be limited to voting for or against the initial business combination submitted to our shareholders for approval. In addition, a proposal that you vote against could still be approved if a sufficient number of public shareholders vote for the proposed initial business combination. Alternatively, a proposal that you vote for could still be rejected if a sufficient number of public shareholders vote against the proposed initial business combination or, even if approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of our outstanding shares, if holders owning more than 49.9% of our outstanding shares sold in this offering elect to exercise their shareholder redemption rights.

We are not required to obtain a fairness opinion from an independent investment banking firm as to the fair market value of the target business unless our board of directors is unable to independently determine the fair market value.

The fair market value of the target will be determined by the disinterested members of our board of directors based upon one or more standards generally accepted by the financial community (such as actual and potential revenues, earnings and cash flow and/or book value). If our board is not able to independently determine that the target business has a sufficient fair market value, we will obtain an opinion from an unaffiliated, independent investment banking firm which is a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. We will not be required to obtain an opinion from an investment banking firm as to the fair market value if our board of directors independently determines that the target business complies with the 80% threshold.

There are inherent risks in our board of directors performing its own valuation and analysis in determining the fair market value of a target business.

Our board of directors may have limited experience in valuing certain business prospects of target businesses, especially those outside of emerging markets. Our board of directors is not required to provide shareholders with any information regarding their valuations and analysis or to quantify the value of any target business. Therefore, in any such event, you may have a limited basis for evaluating our board of directors’ decisions in this area.

If we seek to effect an initial business combination with an entity that is directly or indirectly affiliated with members of our management team, conflicts of interest could arise.

Despite our agreement to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that an initial business combination with an affiliated entity is fair to our unaffiliated shareholders from a financial point of view and to have any such transaction approved by a majority of our disinterested independent directors, potential conflicts of interest may still exist, and, as a result, the terms of the initial business combination may not be as advantageous to our public shareholders as they would have been absent any conflicts of interest.

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We may issue ordinary or preferred shares or debt or other securities to consummate our initial business combination. Issuance of our equity securities would reduce the equity interest of our shareholders and may cause a change in control of our ownership, while the issuance of debt or other securities may have a significant impact on our ability to utilize our available cash.

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which will be in effect at the time of consummation of this offering, authorizes the issuance of up to 100,000,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 1,000,000 preferred shares, par value $0.0001 per share. Immediately after this offering and the purchase of the sponsor’s warrants (assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option), there will be 83,622,500 authorized but unissued ordinary shares available for issuance (after appropriate reservation for the issuance of the shares upon full exercise of our outstanding warrants, including the sponsor’s warrants and sponsor’s warrants) and all of the 1,000,000 preferred shares available for issuance. Although we have no commitment as of the date of this offering, we may issue a substantial number of additional shares of our ordinary or preferred shares, or a combination of ordinary and preferred shares, to complete an initial business combination. The issuance of additional ordinary shares or any number of our preferred shares:

may significantly reduce your equity interest in us;
may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if we issue preferred shares with rights senior to those afforded to our ordinary shares;
may cause a change in control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;
may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the ordinary share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of our company; and
may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our ordinary shares and/or warrants.

Similarly, we have no limitation as to the amount of debt securities we could issue and, if we issue debt or other securities, it could result in:

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;
acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; and
our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding.

The value of your investment in us may decline if any of these events occur.

Resources could be wasted in researching business combinations that are not consummated, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and consummate our initial business combination with a target business.

It is anticipated that the investigation of each specific target business and the negotiation, drafting, and execution of relevant agreements, disclosure documents and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial costs for accountants, attorneys and others. If a decision is made not to proceed with a specific initial business combination, the costs incurred up to that point for the proposed transaction likely would not be recoverable. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached relating to a specific target business, we may fail to consummate the initial business combination for any number of reasons including those beyond our control, such as that more than 49.9% of our public shareholders vote against the initial business combination and opt to have us redeem their shares for a pro rata share of the trust

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account even if a majority of our public shareholders approve the business combination. Any such event will result in a loss to us of the related costs incurred which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and consummate our initial business combination with a target business.

Our ability to successfully effect an initial business combination and to be successful thereafter will be totally dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel, some of whom may stay with us following an initial business combination.

Our ability to successfully effect an initial business combination is dependent upon the efforts of our executive officers, including Messrs. Johnston and Piovanetti with the support of certain officers and employees of ACM and/or its affiliates. We believe that our success depends on the service of these individuals, at least until we have consummated our initial business combination. We cannot assure you that these individuals will remain with us or will be available for the immediate or foreseeable future. In addition, none of our officers is required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs and, accordingly, they could have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities, including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring the related due diligence. We do not have employment agreements with, or key-man insurance on the life of, any of our officers. The unexpected loss of the services of our key personnel could have a detrimental effect on us.

The role of our key personnel in the target business cannot presently be ascertained. Although some of our key personnel may remain with the target business in senior management or advisory positions following our initial business combination, it is likely that some or all of the management of the target business will remain in place. While we intend to closely scrutinize any individuals we engage after our initial business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment of these individuals will prove to be correct. These individuals may be unfamiliar with the requirements of operating a public company which could require us to expend time and resources helping them become familiar with such requirements. This could be expensive and time-consuming and could lead to various regulatory issues that may adversely affect our operations.

Our key personnel may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular initial business combination. These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial business combination and as a result, may cause them to have conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular potential initial business combination is the most advantageous.

Our key personnel will be able to remain with the company after the consummation of an initial business combination only if they are able to negotiate employment or consulting agreements in connection with our initial business combination. Such negotiations would take place simultaneously with the negotiation of that business combination and could provide for such individuals to receive compensation in the form of cash payments and/or our securities for services they would render to the company after the consummation of our initial business combination. To the extent one of our officers or directors enters into such an agreement, the entry into any employment or consulting agreement will be disclosed to the shareholders and such agreement will be provided to the shareholders in the soliciting materials for a shareholder vote. The personal and financial interests of such individuals may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business.

The officers and directors of an acquisition candidate may resign upon consummation of our initial business combination.

The role of an acquisition candidate’s key personnel upon the consummation of our initial business combination cannot be ascertained at this time. Although we contemplate that certain members of an acquisition candidate’s management team will remain associated with us following our initial business combination, it is possible that members of the management of an acquisition candidate will not wish to remain in place.

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Our officers’ and directors’ interests in obtaining reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them may lead to a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is appropriate for our initial business combination and is in our best interests.

Unless we consummate our initial business combination, our officers, directors and/or our sponsor will not receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them to the extent that expense reimbursement would cause us to exceed the amount of available proceeds not deposited in the trust account and the amount of interest income from the trust account up to a maximum of $2 million (net of taxes) that may be released to us as working capital. Our officers and directors may, as part of any initial business combination, negotiate the repayment of some or all of any such excess expenses. We do not have a policy that prohibits our officers and directors from negotiating for the reimbursement of such expenses by a target business. If the owners of the target business do not agree to such repayment, this could cause our management to view such potential business combination unfavorably, thereby resulting in a conflict of interest. The financial interest of our officers or directors could influence our officers’ and directors’ motivation in selecting a target business and therefore there may be a conflict of interest when determining whether a particular initial business combination is in our best interests.

Our officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to consummate our initial business combination.

Our officers and directors are not required to commit their full time to our affairs, which could create a conflict of interest when allocating their time between our operations and their other commitments. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of an initial business combination. All of our executive officers and directors are engaged in several other business endeavors and are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our affairs. Although we expect our officers and directors to devote the time and attention necessary to fulfill their fiduciary duty to us, the possibility remains that, if our officers’ and directors’ other business affairs require them to devote more substantial amounts of time to such affairs, it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs and could have a negative impact on our ability to consummate an initial business combination. We cannot assure you that these conflicts will be resolved in our favor.

Our officers and directors are now, and may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us or that of our target business and accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time and determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.

Our officers and directors may in the future become affiliated with entities, including other “blank check” companies, engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us. Additionally, our officers and directors may become aware of business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us and the other entities to which currently they owe fiduciary duties or with respect to which they have a contractual obligation. As a result, he or she may be required to present such business combination opportunity to such entity prior to presenting such business combination opportunity to us. Accordingly, our officers and directors may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.

Certain of our officers and directors will, directly or indirectly own shares issued prior to this offering. In addition, certain of our officers and directors may acquire and own ordinary shares or warrants following this offering. Certain of these shares and warrants will not participate in liquidation distributions from our trust account and, therefore, our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is appropriate for an initial business combination.

Certain of our officers and directors either directly or indirectly beneficially own, or are directors or officers of affiliates of our sponsor that owns sponsor’s ordinary shares that were issued prior to this offering and that has committed to purchase the sponsor’s warrants immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. Our sponsor has waived its right to receive distributions with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares upon our liquidation of the trust account if we are unable to consummate an initial business combination.

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Accordingly, the sponsor’s ordinary shares, as well as the sponsor’s warrants, and any underlying securities may be worthless if we do not consummate an initial business combination. The personal and financial interests of our directors and officers may influence their motivation in timely identifying and selecting a target business and completing an initial business combination. Consequently, our directors’ and officers’ discretion in identifying and selecting a suitable target business may result in a conflict of interest when determining whether the terms, conditions and timing of a particular business combination are appropriate and is in our best interests.

The Nasdaq Capital Market may delist our securities from quotation on its exchange which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

We anticipate that our securities will be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, a national securities exchange, upon consummation of this offering. However, we cannot assure you of this fact. Although after giving effect to this offering we expect to meet the minimum initial listing standards set forth in Rule 5550(a) and 550(b) of the Nasdaq Capital Market Company Guide, which only requires that we meet certain requirements relating to shareholders’ equity, market capitalization, aggregate market value of publicly held shares and distribution requirements, we cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market in the future prior to an initial business combination. Additionally, in connection with our initial business combination, it is likely that the Nasdaq Capital Market will require us to file a new initial listing application and meet its initial listing requirements as opposed to its more lenient continued listing requirements. We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time.

If the Nasdaq Capital Market delists our securities from trading on its exchange, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
reduced liquidity with respect to our securities;
a determination that our ordinary shares are “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules, possibly resulting in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our ordinary shares;
a limited amount of news and analyst coverage for our company; and
a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

We may only be able to complete one business combination with the proceeds of this offering, which will cause us to be solely dependent on a single business which may have a limited number of products or services.

Our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of such acquisition plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights. However, we may not be able to acquire more than one target business because of various factors, including the existence of complex accounting issues and the requirement that we prepare and file pro forma financial statements with the SEC that present operating results and the financial condition of several target businesses as if they had been operated on a combined basis. By consummating an initial business combination with only a single entity, we would not be able to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting of losses, unlike other entities which may have the resources to complete several business combinations in different industries or different areas of a single industry. Accordingly, the prospects for our success may be solely dependent upon the performance of a single business.

Our lack of diversification may further subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact upon the industry in which we ultimately operate and may expose us to higher risk than other entities that have the resources to complete several business combinations or that have diversified operations.

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Alternatively, if we determine to simultaneously acquire several businesses and such businesses are owned by different sellers, we will need for each of the sellers to agree that our purchase of its business is contingent on the simultaneous closings of the other business combinations, which may make it more difficult for us, and delay our ability, to complete the business combination. With multiple business combinations, we could also face additional risks, including additional burdens and costs with respect to possible multiple negotiations and due diligence investigations (if there are multiple sellers) and the additional risks associated with the subsequent assimilation of the operations and services or products of the acquired companies in a single operating business. If we are unable to adequately address these risks, it could negatively impact our profitability and results of operations.

The ability of our shareholders to exercise their shareholder redemption rights may not allow us to effectuate the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure.

When we seek shareholder approval of any initial business combination, each public shareholder will have the right to redeem his, her or its ordinary shares for cash if that shareholder votes against our initial business combination, timely exercises its shareholder redemption rights, the business combination is approved and completed, and the public shareholder holds its shares through the closing of our initial business combination. Such holder must both vote for such initial business combination and then properly exercise his, her or its shareholder redemption rights by notifying us of such election to redeem at the appropriate time, as described in the proxy materials, to receive a pro rata portion of the trust account. Redeeming shareholders may vote either for or against the business combination but will receive no pro rata interest income in the event they vote against such business combination (this will be the case with respect to both redemption proceeds if the proposal is approved and proceeds from our trust account if not) which will incentivize redeeming shareholders to vote for the business combination since redeeming shareholders voting for the business combination will be eligible to receive a pro rata share of the interest income earned by the trust not released to us for working capital purposes and as a result have a higher redemption price, and we will retain the difference to the extent of a liquidation of our trust account. Accordingly, if our initial business combination requires us to use substantially all of our cash to pay the purchase price, because we will not know how many shareholders may exercise such shareholder redemption rights, we may either need to reserve part of the trust account for possible payment upon conversion, or we may need to arrange third party financing to help fund our initial business combination in case a larger percentage of public shareholders exercise their shareholder redemption rights than we expect. Since we have no specific business combination under consideration, we have not taken any steps to secure third party financing. Therefore, we may not be able to consummate an initial business combination that requires us to use all of the funds held in the trust account as part of the purchase price, or we may end up having a leverage ratio that is not optimal for our initial business combination. This may limit our ability to effectuate the most attractive initial business combination available to us.

We may be unable to obtain additional financing, if required, to complete an initial business combination or to fund the operations and growth of the target business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular business combination.

Although we believe that the net proceeds of this offering, including the interest earned on the proceeds held in the trust account that may be available to us, will be sufficient to allow us to consummate an initial business combination, because we have not yet identified any prospective target business, we cannot ascertain the capital requirements for any particular transaction. If the net proceeds of this offering prove to be insufficient, either because of the size of the business combination, the depletion of the available net proceeds in search of a target business, or the obligation to redeem for cash a significant number of shares from dissenting shareholders, we will be required to seek additional financing. We cannot assure you that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to consummate a particular business combination, we would be compelled to either restructure the transaction or abandon that particular business combination and seek an alternative target business candidate. Even if we do not need additional financing to consummate an initial business combination, we may require such financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development or

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growth of the target business. None of our officers, directors or shareholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after an initial business combination.

Our sponsor controls a substantial interest in us and thus may influence certain actions requiring a shareholder vote.

Upon consummation of this offering, our sponsor (including certain of our officers and directors) will beneficially own 20% of our then issued and outstanding shares (assuming that none of them purchases any units in this offering). While our sponsor does not intend to purchase units in this offering, they are not prohibited from doing so or from purchasing units or our ordinary shares in the secondary market. If it does, our sponsor will have an even greater influence on matters requiring shareholder action.

Our board of directors is and will be divided into three classes, each of which will generally serve for a term of three years with only one class of directors being elected in each year. It is unlikely that there will be an annual general meeting of shareholders to elect new directors prior to the consummation of an initial business combination, in which case all of the current directors will continue in office until at least the consummation of the business combination. If there is an annual general meeting, as a consequence of our “staggered” board of directors, only a minority of the board of directors will be considered for election and our sponsor, because of its ownership position, will have considerable influence regarding the outcome. Accordingly, our sponsor, officers and directors will continue to exert control at least until the consummation of an initial business combination.

Our sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000, or approximately $0.017 per ordinary share, for the sponsor’s ordinary shares and, accordingly, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution from the purchase of our shares.

The difference between the public offering price per share and the pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share after this offering constitutes the dilution to you and the other investors in this offering. Our sponsor acquired the sponsor’s ordinary shares at a nominal price, significantly contributing to this dilution. Upon consummation of this offering, assuming the over-allotment option of 750,000 additional units is not exercised and 187,500 sponsor’s ordinary shares, are compulsorily repurchased by us you and the other new investors will incur an immediate and substantial dilution of approximately 31.80% or $3.18 per share (the difference between the pro forma net tangible book value per share of $6.82, and the initial offering price of $10.00 per unit). The sale and exercise of warrants, including the sponsor’s warrants, would cause the actual dilution to investors to be higher, particularly where a cashless exercise is utilized.

We may redeem your unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.

We have the ability to redeem outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the last reported sales price of our ordinary shares equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period on the third business day prior to proper notice of such redemption provided that on the date we give notice of redemption and during the entire period thereafter until the time we redeem the warrants, we have an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of our ordinary shares underlying the warrants and a current prospectus relating thereto. Redemption of the outstanding warrants could force you (i) to exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so, (ii) to sell your warrants at the then current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants or (iii) to accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of your warrants. None of the sponsor’s warrants or sponsor’s warrants will be redeemable by us as long as they are held by the sponsor or its permitted transferees.

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Our management’s ability to require holders of our warrants to exercise such warrants on a cashless basis will cause holders to receive fewer ordinary shares upon their exercise of the warrants than they would have received had they been able to exercise their warrants for cash.

If we call our warrants for redemption after the redemption criteria described elsewhere in this prospectus have been satisfied, our management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise his warrant to do so on a “cashless basis.” In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of ordinary shares underlying the warrants and the difference between the “fair market value” and the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of our ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the warrants. If our management chooses to require holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, the number of ordinary shares received by a holder upon exercise will be fewer than it would have been had such holder exercised his warrant for cash. This will have the effect of reducing the potential “upside” of the holder’s investment in our company.

Our outstanding warrants may have an adverse effect on the market price of our ordinary shares and make it more difficult to effect an initial business combination.

We will be issuing warrants to purchase 5,000,000 ordinary shares (or 5,750,000 ordinary shares if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) as part of the units offered by this prospectus. In addition, our sponsor has agreed to purchase an aggregate of 4,940,000 sponsor’s warrants in a private placement that will occur immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. To the extent we issue ordinary shares to effect an initial business combination, the potential for the issuance of a substantial number of additional shares upon exercise of these warrants could make us a less attractive acquisition vehicle in the eyes of a target business. Such securities, when exercised, will increase the number of issued and outstanding ordinary shares and reduce the value of the shares issued to complete the initial business combination. Accordingly, our warrants may make it more difficult to effectuate an initial business combination or increase the cost of acquiring the target business. Additionally, the sale, or even the possibility of a sale, of the ordinary shares underlying the warrants could have an adverse effect on the market price for our securities or on our ability to obtain future financing. If and to the extent these warrants are exercised, you may experience a substantial dilution of your holdings.

If our sponsor exercises its registration rights with respect to its ordinary shares, sponsor’s warrants, units purchased in this offering or the aftermarket and underlying securities, it may have an adverse effect on the market price of our ordinary shares and the existence of these rights may make it more difficult to effect an initial business combination.

The purchasers of sponsor’s ordinary shares and the sponsor’s warrants in this offering and their permitted transferees will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to the effective date of this offering. The sponsor and the other holders of these securities will be entitled to an aggregate of four demands that we register their respective securities. They can elect to exercise these rights with respect to sponsor’s ordinary shares, sponsor’s ordinary shares, sponsor’s warrants, sponsor’s warrants, any of the units purchased in this offering or the aftermarket (including ordinary shares and warrants comprising any of the units and shares underlying any of the warrants) after the consummation of our initial business combination, provided that they may not offer or sell any of the related securities under that registration statement until, at the earliest, those securities are released from escrow, under the terms of the escrow agreement, and provided, further, that the estimated market value of the securities to be registered is at least $500,000 in the aggregate. The purchasers of sponsor’s ordinary shares in this offering and the sponsor’s warrants and their permitted transferees will also have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed pursuant to this agreement. In general, we will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. However, the sponsor’s ordinary shares, will continue to be held in escrow and to be subject to transfer restrictions until (i) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $11.50 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, and (ii) with respect to

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50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, provided, however, that in any event all of the foregoing shares shall be released from escrow upon the first anniversary of the initial public offering, and in any case, if, following a business combination, we engage in a subsequent transaction resulting in our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash or other securities. Assuming the underwriters do not exercise the over-allotment option and 187,500 of the sponsor’s ordinary shares are compulsorily repurchased by us, if all these holders exercise their registration rights with respect to all of their securities, then there will be an additional 1,250,000 ordinary shares eligible for trading in the public market. The presence of these additional securities trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our ordinary shares. In addition, the existence of these rights may make it more difficult to effectuate an initial business combination or increase the cost of acquiring the target business, as the shareholders of the target business may be discouraged from entering into an initial business combination with us or will request a higher price for their securities because of the potential negative effect the exercise of such rights may have on the trading market for our ordinary shares.

The determination of the offering price of our units and the size of this offering is more arbitrary than the pricing of securities and size of an offering of an operating company and may not accurately reflect the value of your investment.

Prior to this offering, there was no public market for any of our securities. The public offering price of the units, the terms of the warrants, the aggregate proceeds we are raising and the amount to be placed in the trust account were the results of a negotiation between the underwriters and us.

The determination of our per-unit offering price and aggregate proceeds was more arbitrary than would typically be the case if we were an operating company. In addition, because we have not identified any potential target businesses, management’s assessment of the financial requirements necessary to complete our initial business combination may prove to be inaccurate, in which case we may not have sufficient funds to consummate our initial business combination and we would be forced to either find additional financing or liquidate our trust account, or we may have too great an amount in the trust account to identify a prospect having a fair market value of at least 80% of the amount held in our trust account.

Because we are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. Federal courts may be limited.

We are a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. In addition, some of our directors and officers are nationals or residents of jurisdictions other than the U.S. and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the U.S. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the U.S. upon our directors or executive officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the U.S. courts against our directors or officers.

Our corporate affairs will be governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Law (2009 Revision) of the Cayman Islands and other statutes (as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to time) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders (including shareholder derivative actions) and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the U.S. Moreover, the Cayman Islands has a less prescriptive body of securities laws as compared to the U.S., and some states, such as Delaware, have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the U.S.

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Although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the U.S., the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize a foreign judgment as the basis for a claim at common law in the Cayman Islands provided such judgment:

is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction;
imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given;
is final;
is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; and
was not obtained in a manner and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to the public policy of the Cayman Islands.

As a result of all of the above, public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a U.S. company.

Being a foreign private issuer exempts us from certain Securities and Exchange Commission requirements that provide shareholders the protection of information that must be made available to shareholders of U.S. public companies, including with respect to our business combination.

We are a “foreign private issuer” within the meaning of the rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As such, we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to U.S. public companies including:

The rules requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K (although we have agreed with the underwriters of this offering to comply with the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act prescribing the requirements and filing deadlines for Current Reports on Form 8-K and will file reports on Form 6-K complying with those rules and regulations);
The sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations with respect to a security registered under the Exchange Act;
Provisions of Regulation FD aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information; and
The sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their ordinary share ownership and trading activities and establishing insider liability for profits realized from any “short swing” trading transactions (i.e., a purchase and sale, or a sale and purchase, of the issuer’s equity securities within less than six months).

Because of these exemptions, if we remain a foreign private issuer following our offering, our shareholders will not be afforded the same protections or information generally available to investors holding shares in public companies organized in the U.S. In particular, as a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements. Because of this exemption, at the time we seek approval from our shareholders of our initial business combination, we will not be required to file with the SEC preliminary proxy solicitation materials regarding our business combination, but rather will prepare and deliver proxy solicitation materials to our shareholders in accordance with: (i) Cayman Islands law, and (ii) the relevant provisions of our memorandum and articles of association, and, as required, file such materials with the SEC after mailing. Although we anticipate that such materials will contain many of the same disclosures as proxy materials prepared in conformance with the U.S. proxy rules, investors are cautioned that such materials will not have been reviewed by the SEC and may not have all of the material disclosures required under U.S. proxy rules.

If we are deemed to be a taxpayer in a particular jurisdiction, it may increase our tax liability.

Due to our activities spanning several countries, there is the possibility that we may be deemed to be taxable in a given jurisdiction, which may increase our tax liability, reduce our after tax income and reduce the proceeds held in the trust account.

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We may qualify as a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors.

In general, we will be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year in which either (1) at least 75% of our gross income (looking through certain 25% or more-owned corporate subsidiaries) is passive income or (2) at least 50% of the average value of our assets (looking through certain 25% or more-owned corporate subsidiaries) is attributable to assets that produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. Passive income generally includes, without limitation, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and gains from the disposition of passive assets. If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder (as defined in the section of this prospectus captioned “Taxation — United States Federal Income Taxation — General”) of our ordinary shares or warrants, the U.S. Holder may be subject to increased U.S. federal income tax liability and may be subject to additional reporting requirements. Our actual PFIC status for our current (2010) taxable year may depend on whether we qualify for the PFIC start-up exception (see the section of this prospectus captioned “Taxation — United States Federal Income Taxation — U.S. Holders — Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules”). If we do not complete a business combination by the end of our current taxable year, and we have gross income for our current taxable year, we likely will be a PFIC for our current taxable year unless we complete a business combination in our 2011 taxable year and are not treated as a PFIC for either our 2011 or 2012 taxable year. Our actual PFIC status for any taxable year, however, will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Accordingly, there can be no assurance with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. We urge U.S. investors to consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules. For a more detailed explanation of the tax consequences of PFIC classification to U.S. Holders, see the section of this prospectus captioned “Taxation — United States Federal Income Taxation — U.S. Holders — Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.”

If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete an initial business combination.

A company that, among other things, is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, trading or holding certain types of securities would be deemed an investment company under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which we refer to as the Investment Company Act. Since we will invest the proceeds held in the trust account, it is possible that we could be deemed an investment company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we do not believe that our anticipated principal activities will subject us to the Investment Company Act. To this end, the proceeds held in trust may be maintained by the trustee and invested by the trust account agent only 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. By restricting the investment of the proceeds to these instruments, we intend to avoid being deemed an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940. This offering is not intended for persons who are seeking a return on investments in government securities. The trust account and the purchase of government securities for the trust account is intended as a holding place for funds pending the earlier to occur of either: (i) the consummation of our primary business objective, which is a business combination, or (ii) absent a business combination, liquidation of the trust account and return of the funds held in this trust account to our public shareholders. By restricting the investment of the proceeds to these instruments, we intend to meet the requirements for the exemption provided in Rule 3a-1 promulgated under the Investment Company Act. If we are nevertheless deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be subject to certain restrictions that may make it more difficult for us to complete an initial business combination, including:

restrictions on the nature of our investments; and
restrictions on the issuance of securities.

In addition, we may have imposed upon us certain burdensome requirements, including:

registration as an investment company;

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adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and
reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy, compliance policies and procedures and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations.

Compliance with these additional regulatory burdens would require additional expense for which we have not allotted.

There is currently no market for our securities and a market for our securities may not develop, which could adversely affect the liquidity and price of our securities.

There is currently no market for our securities. Investors therefore have no access to information about prior market history on which to base their investment decision. Furthermore, an active trading market for our securities may never develop or, if developed, it may not be sustained. You may be unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established and sustained.

Because we must furnish our shareholders with financial statements of the target business prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or IFRS or reconciled to U.S. GAAP, we may not be able to complete an initial business combination with some prospective target businesses.

We will provide shareholders with audited financial statements of the prospective target business as part of the proxy solicitation materials we deliver to our shareholders to assist them in assessing our initial business combination. We will deliver proxy solicitation materials with disclosure that we believe would have been required to be provided to shareholders had we not been a foreign private issuer but still had a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. However, as a foreign private issuer, we are not required and do not intend to file our proxy solicitation materials with the SEC for review. In all likelihood, the financial statements included in the proxy solicitation materials will need to be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and/or IFRS. We cannot assure you that any particular target business identified by us as a potential acquisition candidate will have financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and/or IFRS or that the potential target business will be able to prepare its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and/or IFRS or reconciled to U.S. GAAP. To the extent that this requirement cannot be met, we may not be able to acquire the proposed target business. These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses with which we may combine.

Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will require substantial financial and management resources and may increase the time and costs of completing an acquisition.

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls and requires that we have such system of internal controls audited as early as our Annual Report on Form 20-F or Form 10-K, as applicable, for the year ending December 31, 2011. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, we could be subject to regulatory scrutiny, civil or criminal penalties and/or shareholder litigation. Any inability to provide reliable financial reports could harm our business. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act also requires that our independent registered public accounting firm report on management’s evaluation of our system of internal controls. A target company may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition. Furthermore, any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in the implementation of adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Inferior internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our securities.

If adjustments are made to the warrants, you may be deemed to receive a taxable distribution without the receipt of any cash.

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cash or property as a result of such adjustments. In certain circumstances, the failure to provide for such an adjustment may also result in a constructive distribution to the holders of units or ordinary shares. See “Taxation — United States Federal Taxation — U.S. Holders — Possible Constructive Distributions.”

An investment in this offering may involve adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences because the redemption or liquidation price per share is greater than an investor’s initial tax basis in an ordinary share.

There is a risk that an investor’s entitlement to receive payments in excess of the investor’s initial tax basis in our ordinary shares (see “Taxation — United States Federal Income Taxation — Allocation of Purchase Price and Characterization of a Unit”) upon exercise of the investor’s redemption right or upon our liquidation of our trust account will result in constructive income to the investor, which could affect the timing and character of income recognition and result in U.S. federal income tax liability to the investor without the investor’s receipt of cash from us. Prospective investors are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to these tax risks, as well as the specific tax consequences to them of purchasing, holding or disposing of our ordinary shares, warrants, or units.

An investor may be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences in the event the IRS were to disagree with the U.S. federal income tax consequences described herein.

As described in the section of this prospectus captioned “Taxation — United States Federal Income Taxation — General,” we have not sought a ruling from the IRS as to any U.S. federal income tax consequences described herein. The IRS may disagree with the descriptions of U.S. federal income tax consequences contained herein, and its determination may be upheld by a court. Any such determination could subject an investor or our company to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences that would be different than those described herein. Accordingly, each prospective investor is urged to consult a tax advisor with respect to the specific tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our units, ordinary shares and warrants, including the applicability and effect of state, local or non-U.S. tax laws, as well as U.S. federal tax laws.

Risks Associated with Acquiring and Operating a Business in Emerging Market Countries

If we effect an initial business combination with a company located outside of the United States, we would be subject to a variety of additional risks that may negatively impact our operations.

We do not intend to focus our search on target businesses located in the United States. Accordingly, it is likely that we will effect an initial business combination with a company located outside of the United States. If we did, we would be subject to any special considerations or risks associated with companies operating in the target business’ home jurisdiction, including any of the following:

rules and regulations or currency redemption or corporate withholding taxes on individuals;
laws governing the manner in which future business combinations may be effected;
exchange listing and/or delisting requirements;
tariffs and trade barriers;
regulations related to customs and import/export matters;
longer payment cycles;
tax issues, such as tax law changes and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States;
currency fluctuations and exchange controls;
rates of inflation;
challenges in collecting accounts receivable;
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employment regulations;
crime, strikes, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks and wars; and
deterioration of political relations with the United States.

We cannot assure you that we would be able to adequately address these additional risks. If we were unable to do so, our operations might suffer.

If we effect an initial business combination with a company located outside of the United States, the laws applicable to such company will likely govern all of our material agreements and we may not be able to enforce our legal rights.

We do not intend to focus our search on target businesses located in the United States. Accordingly, it is likely that we will effect an initial business combination with a company located outside of the United States. As such, the laws of the country in which such company operates will govern almost all of the material agreements relating to its operations. We cannot assure you that the target business will be able to enforce any of its material agreements or that remedies will be available in this new jurisdiction. The system of laws and the enforcement of existing laws in such jurisdiction may not be as certain in implementation and interpretation as in the United States. The inability to enforce or obtain a remedy under any of our future agreements could result in a significant loss of business, business opportunities or capital. Additionally, if we acquire a company located outside of the United States, it is likely that substantially all of our assets would be located outside of the United States and some of our officers and directors might reside outside of the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon our directors or officers or to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties of our directors and officers under U.S federal securities laws.

Because of the costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations, our results of operations may be negatively impacted.

Managing a business, operations, personnel or assets in another country is challenging and costly. Any management that we may have (whether based abroad or in the U.S.) may be inexperienced in cross-border business practices and unaware of significant differences in accounting rules, legal regimes and labor practices. Even with a seasoned and experienced management team, the costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations, personnel and assets can be significant (and much higher than in a purely domestic business) and may negatively impact our financial and operational performance.

If social unrest, acts of terrorism, regime changes, changes in laws and regulations, political upheaval, or policy changes or enactments occur in a country in which we may operate after we effect a business combination, it may result in a negative impact on our business.

Political events in another country may significantly affect our business, assets or operations. Social unrest, acts of terrorism, regime changes, changes in laws and regulations, political upheaval, and policy changes or enactments could negatively impact our business in a particular country.

Because many countries have difficult and unpredictable legal systems and underdeveloped laws and regulations that are unclear and subject to corruption and inexperience, it may adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.

Many countries have difficult and unpredictable legal systems and underdeveloped laws and regulations that are unclear and subject to corruption and inexperience. Our ability to seek and enforce legal protections, including with respect to intellectual property and other property rights, or to defend ourselves with regard to legal actions taken against us in a given country, may be difficult or impossible, which could adversely impact our operations, assets or financial condition.

Rules and regulations in many countries are often ambiguous or open to differing interpretation by responsible individuals and agencies at the municipal, state, regional and federal levels. The attitudes and actions of such individuals and agencies are often difficult to predict and inconsistent.

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Delay with respect to the enforcement of particular rules and regulations, including those relating to customs, tax, environmental and labor, could cause serious disruption to operations abroad and negatively impact our results.

If relations between the United States and a foreign government deteriorate, it could cause potential target businesses or their goods and services to become less attractive.

The relationship between the United States and foreign governments could be subject to sudden fluctuation and periodic tension. For instance, the United States may announce its intention to impose quotas on certain imports. Such import quotas may adversely affect political relations between the two countries and result in retaliatory countermeasures by the foreign government in industries that may affect our ultimate target business. Changes in political conditions in foreign countries and changes in the state of U.S. relations with such countries are difficult to predict and could adversely affect our operations or cause potential target businesses or their goods and services to become less attractive. Because we are not limited to any specific industry, there is no basis for investors in this offering to evaluate the possible extent of any impact on our ultimate operations if relations are strained between the United States and a foreign country in which we acquire a target business or move our principal manufacturing operations.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements contained in this prospectus that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus include, for example, statements about our:

ability to complete our initial business combination;
limited operating history;
success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination;
officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements;
potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete an initial business combination;
pool of prospective target businesses;
the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential investment opportunities;
potential change in control if we acquire one or more target businesses for ordinary shares;
public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;
listing or delisting of our securities from the Nasdaq Capital Market or the ability to have our securities listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market following our initial business combination;
use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance;
financial performance following this offering;
risk of being classified as a PFIC; or
regulatory and operational risks associated with acquiring a target business.

The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors.” Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds of this offering, in addition to the funds we will receive from the sale of the sponsor’s warrants (all of which will be deposited into the trust account), will be as set forth in the following table:

   
  Without
Over-Allotment
Option
  With
Over-Allotment
Option
Exercised
Offering gross proceeds   $ 50,000,000     $ 57,500,000  
Proceeds from sale of sponsor’s warrants     2,470,000       2,470,000  
Total gross proceeds   $ 52,470,000     $ 59,970,000  
Offering expenses (1) (2)
                 
Underwriting discount and commissions (3% of offering gross proceeds)   $ 1,500,000     $ 1,725,000  
Legal fees and expenses     250,000       250,000  
Printing and engraving expenses     35,000       35,000  
Accounting fees and expenses     60,000       60,000  
SEC registration fees     5,500       5,500  
FINRA filing fees     10,500       10,500  
Stock exchange fees     35,000       35,000  
Miscellaneous expenses     29,000       29,000  
Total offering expenses   $ 1,925,000     $ 2,150,000  
Proceeds after offering expenses   $ 50,545,000     $ 57,820,000  
Net offering proceeds held in trust   $ 50,000,000     $ 57,275,000  
Net offering proceeds not held in trust (3)   $ 545,000     $ 545,000  
Working capital-funded from net proceeds not held in trust and interest earned on monies held in trust (3) (4)
                 
Due diligence of prospective target businesses, including fees for market research or consultants used to perform due diligence, if any, and reimbursement of out-of-pocket due diligence expenses incurred by our management team   $ 300,000     $ 300,000  
Legal, accounting and other non-due diligence expenses, including structuring and negotiating an initial business combination     450,000       450,000  
Payment for office space, administrative and support services ($7,500 per month for up to 18 months)     135,000       135,000  
Legal and accounting fees relating to SEC reporting obligations     100,000       100,000  
Working capital to cover miscellaneous expenses (potentially including deposits or down payments for a proposed business combination), general corporate purposes, director and officer liability insurance premiums and reserves fees payable to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company for serving as our trustee and transfer agent and other expenses not yet identified (5)     240,000       240,000  
Total   $ 1,225,000     $ 1,225,000  

(1) As of September 3, 2010, none of the offering expenses have been paid and no advances have been received from our sponsor, as described below. Any future advances will be repaid out of the proceeds of this offering not being placed in trust upon consummation of this offering.
(2) These expenses are estimates only. Our actual expenditures for some or all of these items may differ from the estimates set forth herein.

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(3) The amount of net proceeds from this offering not held in trust will remain constant at $545,000 even if the underwriters’ over-allotment is exercised. In addition, up to approximately $2,000,000 of interest income earned on the amounts held in the trust account may be available to us to pay for our working capital requirements. For purposes of presentation, the full amount available to us is shown as the total amount of net proceeds available to us immediately following the offering.
(4) These are estimates only. Our actual expenditures for some or all of these items may differ from the estimates set forth herein. For example, we may incur greater legal and accounting expenses than our current estimates in connection with negotiating and structuring an initial business combination based upon the level of complexity of that business combination. We do not anticipate any change in our intended use of proceeds, other than fluctuations among the current categories of allocated expenses, which fluctuations, to the extent they exceed current estimates for any specific category of expenses, would be deducted from our excess working capital.
(5) We expect to spend approximately $12,000 on initial fees payable to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and approximately $12,000 in annual fees for each subsequent year for its services as trustee, transfer agent and escrow agent. We expect to pay approximately $140,000 in director and officer liability insurance premiums per year. The remainder of the funds available to us for use as working capital will be used for miscellaneous expenses and other expenses not yet identified that are incidental to identifying a target business and consummating an initial business combination.

A total of approximately $50,000,000 (or approximately $57,275,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) of the net proceeds from this offering and the sale of the sponsor’s warrants described in this prospectus will be placed in the trust account at JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee. Except for a portion of the interest income that may be released to us, the proceeds held in trust will not be released from the trust account until the earlier of the completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation of our trust account. All amounts held in the trust account that are not paid to public shareholders who properly elect to exercise their shareholder redemption rights or released to us as interest income will be released on closing of our initial business combination with one or more target businesses which collectively have a fair market value of at least 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of such business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights, subject to a majority of our public shareholders present in person or by proxy voting in favor of the business combination and less than 49.9% of the public shareholders properly electing to exercise their shareholder redemption rights. On release of funds from the trust account and after payment of the shareholder redemption price to any public shareholders who properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights, and the remaining funds will be released to us and can be used to pay all or a portion of the purchase price of the business or businesses with which our initial combination occurs. If the business combination is paid for using equity, debt or other securities, we may apply the cash released to us from the trust account to general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of acquired business or businesses, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in consummating our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies, or for working capital.

We expect that due diligence of prospective target businesses will be performed by some or all of the members of our management team and may include engaging market research firms and/or third party consultants. Members of our management team, or their affiliates or associates, will not receive any compensation for their due diligence of prospective target businesses, but would be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses (such as travel expenses) incurred in connection with such due diligence activities. There is no limit on the amount of such expenses reimbursable by us to such persons. Our audit committee will review and approve all expense reimbursements made to our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates, and any reimbursements made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by our board of directors, with the interested director or directors abstaining from such review and approval.

Interest earned on the funds held in the trust account, up to $2,000,000, may be released to us to fund our working capital requirements upon the consummation of this offering. We will withdraw such earned interest from time to time until a maximum of $2,000,000 of such interest has been released from the trust account. We believe that amounts not held in the trust account as well as (i) the interest income earned on the trust account balance released to us to pay any tax obligations and (ii) interest income of up to $2,000,000

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earned on the trust account balance that may be released to us (so long as we have sufficient funds available to us to pay our tax obligations on such interest income or otherwise then due at that time) will, in the aggregate, not be sufficient to pay the costs and expenses to which such proceeds are allocated unless either current interest rates increase or we locate an investment which pays a higher interest rate than current interest rates. Although we do not know the rate of interest to be earned on the trust account and are unable to predict an exact amount of time it will take to complete any initial business combination, we anticipate that at the current interest rate of approximately 0.2% per annum, the interest that will accrue on the trust account during the time it will take to identify a target business and complete an acquisition together with the net offering proceeds not held in trust will be insufficient to fund our working capital requirements. In such event, we would seek such additional capital through loans or additional investments from members of our management team, but such members of our management team are not under any obligation to advance funds to, or invest in, us. To the extent that our expenses exceed the amounts not held in the trust account and the interest income of up to $2,000,000 that may be released to us from the trust account, such out-of-pocket expenses could not be reimbursed by us unless we consummate an initial business combination. Furthermore, if we complete an initial business combination, the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by members of our management team prior to the business combination’s closing will become an obligation of the post-combination business, assuming these out-of-pocket expenses have not been reimbursed prior to the closing. These expenses would be a liability of the post-combination business and would be treated in a manner similar to any other account or loan payable of the combined business. Our officers and directors may, as part of any such combination, negotiate the repayment of some or all of the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them that have not been reimbursed by us prior to the closing of our initial business combination. If the owners of the target business do not agree to such repayment, this could cause our officers and directors to view such potential initial business combination unfavorably and result in a potential conflict of interest.

To the extent that our share capital is used in whole or in part as consideration to effect an initial business combination, the proceeds held in the trust account as well as any other net proceeds not expended will be used to finance the operations of the target business. Such working capital funds could be used in a variety of ways including continuing or expanding the target business’ operations, for strategic acquisitions and for marketing, research and development of existing or new products. Such funds could also be used to repay any operating expenses or finders’ fees which we had incurred prior to the completion of our initial business combination if the funds available to us outside of the trust account were insufficient to cover such expenses.

Our sponsor has agreed to advance to us by way of a non-interest bearing loan an aggregate amount of up to $200,000 to be used to pay a portion of the expenses of this offering referenced in the line items above for the SEC registration fees, FINRA filing fees, the non-refundable portion of any other fees and accounting and legal fees and expenses. The loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and is due at the earlier of December 31, 2011 or six months following the consummation of the proposed offering. The loan will be repaid out of the proceeds of this offering not being placed in the trust account.

The net proceeds from this offering held in trust will either be maintained in an interest-bearing deposit account or, to the extent invested by the trust account agent only 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 the conditions of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. By restricting the investment of the proceeds to these instruments, we intend to avoid being deemed an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940. This offering is not intended for persons who are seeking a return on investments in government securities. The trust account and the purchase of government securities for the trust account is intended as a holding place for funds pending the earlier to occur of either: (i) the consummation of our primary business objective, which is a business combination, or (ii) absent a business combination, liquidation of our trust account and return of the funds held in this trust account to our public shareholders. Interest income earned on the trust account balance released to us to pay any tax obligations and, in addition, interest income of up to $2,000,000 earned on the trust account balance may be releasable to us from the trust account to fund a portion of our working capital requirements (so long as we have sufficient funds available to us to pay our tax obligations on such interest income or otherwise then due at that time).

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No compensation of any kind (including finder’s and consulting fees) will be paid to our sponsor, officers, directors or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered to us prior to or in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination. However, members of our management team will receive reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on our behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. To the extent that such expenses exceed the available proceeds not deposited in the trust account and interest income of up to $2,000,000 that is released to us from the trust account (so long as we have sufficient funds available to us to pay our tax obligations on such interest income or otherwise then due at that time), such out-of-pocket expenses would not be reimbursed by us prior to our consummation of an initial business combination. In the event an initial business combination is consummated by us and irrespective of whether such persons remain associated with us, our audit committee and/or our board of directors may determine to reimburse such persons for such expenses. There is no limit on the amount of such expenses reimbursable by us to such persons.

A public shareholder will be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only in the event of our liquidation of our trust account if we fail to complete an initial business combination within the allotted time or if the public shareholder seeks to redeem such shares into cash in connection with an initial business combination that the public shareholder voted against and such business combination is completed by us. In no other circumstances will a public shareholder have any right or interest of any kind in or to funds in the trust account.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization at June 22, 2010 and as adjusted to give effect to the sale of our units and the sponsor’s warrants and the application of the estimated net proceeds derived from the sale of such securities:

   
  Actual   As Adjusted
Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, no shares subject to repurchase, actual; 2,495,000 shares subject to possible repurchase at $10.00 per share, as adjusted (1)   $     $ 24,950,000  
Shareholder’s equity:
 
Preferred shares, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding            
Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 1,437,500 shares issued and outstanding (assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option), actual; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 3,755,000 shares issued and outstanding (assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option), excluding 2,495,000 shares subject to possible redemption rights, as adjusted     144       394  
Additional paid-in capital     24,856       25,619,606  
Deficit accumulated during the development stage     (13,296 )       (13,296 )  
Total shareholder’s equity     11,704       25,606,704  
Total capitalization   $ 11,704     $ 50,556,704  

(1) If we consummate our initial business combination, the shareholder repurchase rights afforded to our public shareholders may result in the repurchase for cash of no more than 49.9% of the aggregate number of shares sold in this offering, or 2,495,000 shares, at a per-share redemption price equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (initially $10.00 per share (or approximately $9.96 per share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full)), including accrued interest, net of any interest previously released to us, as of two business days prior to the proposed consummation of our initial business combination divided by the number of shares sold in this offering.

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DILUTION

The difference between the public offering price per ordinary share, assuming no value is attributed to the warrants included in the units we are offering by this prospectus and the sponsor’s warrants, and the pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share after this offering constitutes the dilution to investors in this offering. Such calculation does not reflect any dilution associated with the sale and exercise of warrants, including the sponsor’s warrants. Net tangible book value per share is determined by dividing our net tangible book value, which is our total tangible assets less total liabilities (including the value of the ordinary shares which may be redeemed into cash), by the number of outstanding ordinary shares.

At June 22, 2010, our net tangible book value was $11,704, or approximately $0.01 per ordinary share. After giving effect to the sale of 5,000,000 ordinary shares included in the units we are offering by this prospectus (assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised and 187,500 shares are compulsorily repurchased by us), and the deduction of underwriting discounts and estimated expenses of this offering, and the sale of the sponsor’s warrants, our pro forma net tangible book value at June 22, 2010 would have been $25,606,704 or $6.82 per share, representing an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $6.81 per share to the sponsor and an immediate dilution of $3.18 per share or 31.80% to new investors not exercising their shareholder redemption rights. For purposes of presentation, our pro forma net tangible book value after this offering is approximately $24,950,000 less than it otherwise would have been because if we effect an initial business combination, the shareholder redemption rights to the public shareholders (but not our sponsor) may result in the redemption for cash of up to 49.9% less one share of the aggregate number of shares sold in this offering, or 2,495,000 shares, at a per-share redemption price equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the proposed business combination, inclusive of any interest then held in the trust account, divided by the number of shares sold in this offering.

The following table illustrates the dilution to the new investors on a per-share basis, assuming no value is attributed to the warrants included in the units and the sponsor’s warrants:

   
  Over-Allotment
Not Exercised
  Over-Allotment
Exercised
Public offering price   $ 10.00     $ 10.00  
Net tangible book value before this offering   $ 0.01     $ 0.01  
Increase attributable to new investors and private sales     6.81       6.74  
Pro forma net tangible book value after this offering     6.82       6.75  
Dilution to new investors   $ 3.18     $ 3.25  

The following table sets forth information with respect to our Sponsor and the new investors:

         
  Shares Purchased   Total Consideration   Average Price Per Share
     Number   Percentage   Amount   Percentage
Sponsor (1)     1,250,000       20.0 %     $ 25,000       0.49751 %     $ 0.017  
New investors     5,000,000       80.0 %       5,000,000       99.50249 %     $ 10.00  
       6,250,000       100.0 %     $ 5,025,000       100.00 %        

(1) Assumes the over-allotment option has not been exercised and an aggregate of 187,500 sponsor’s ordinary shares have been compulsorily repurchased by us from our sponsor as a result thereof.

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The pro forma net tangible book value after the offering is calculated as follows:

 
Numerator:
        
Net tangible book value (deficit) before this offering   $ 11,704  
Net proceeds from this offering and sale of sponsor’s warrants     50,515,000  
Offering costs excluded from net tangible book value before this offering     30,000  
Less: Proceeds held in trust subject to redemption to cash (1)     (24,950,000 )  
     $ 25,606,704  
Denominator:
        
Ordinary shares outstanding prior to this offering (2)     1,250,000  
Ordinary shares included in the units offered (3)     5,000,000  
Less: Shares subject to redemption     (2,495,000 )  
       3,755,000  

(1) Assumes the over-allotment option has not been exercised and an aggregate of 187,500 units, representing 187,500 sponsor’s ordinary shares have been compulsorily repurchased by us from our sponsor as a result thereof.
(2) Does not include ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants, which will not be exercisable prior to the initial business combination.

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We have not paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of an initial business combination. The payment of dividends in the future will depend on our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition after an initial business combination is completed. The payment of any dividends subsequent to an initial business combination will be within the discretion of our then-board of directors. It is the present intention of our board of directors to retain any earnings for use in our business operations and, accordingly, we do not anticipate our board declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated on April 20, 2010 with limited liability as a blank check company, for the purpose of effecting a merger, share capital exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with or of one or more operating businesses or assets. Exempted companies are Cayman Islands companies that conduct business outside the Cayman Islands. As an exempted company, we are able to avoid direct income or capital gains taxation from the Cayman Islands government for a period of 20 years, from the date of such undertaking, if such direct taxation were introduced in the Cayman Islands, as we have obtained a tax undertaking from the Cayman Islands Governor-in-Cabinet. We intend to initially focus our search for potential business combinations in developing countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia (emerging markets). We believe that companies in these regions offer numerous opportunities for value creation by addressing the growing needs of the local population and exporting raw materials and finished or semi-finished goods to other countries. We may decide to pursue an initial business combination in any geographic location if we believe there is an attractive opportunity and we could also explore opportunities within the United States and more developed countries in Europe, Asia and Oceania. We currently do not anticipate entering into an initial business combination with an entity affiliated with any of our directors, officers or sponsor. We do not have any specific business combination under current consideration, and neither we, nor any representative acting on our behalf, including without limitation any of our directors or officers, has had any contact with any target businesses, conducted research with respect to or evaluated any potential target business or had any discussions, formal or otherwise, with respect to a target business either prior to or following the incorporation of the company regarding an initial business combination. We intend to effect an initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of this offering, our share capital, debt or a combination of cash, equity, debt and other securities.

Our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses whose fair market value, individually or collectively, is equal to at least 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of such initial business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights (as described below). This may be accomplished by identifying and acquiring a single business or multiple operating businesses or operating assets, which may or may not be related, contemporaneously. If we acquire an operating business, we will always acquire at least a controlling interest in a target business (meaning more than 50% of the voting securities of the target business). If we acquire operating assets, such assets will constitute an operating business, or a portion thereof, and we will provide financial statements for any operating business or assets in the documentation provided to the shareholders in connection with the shareholder vote.

The issuance of additional ordinary shares or preferred shares in an initial business combination:

may significantly reduce the equity interest of our shareholders;
may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preferred shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded to our ordinary shares;
could cause a change in control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry-forwards, if any, and may also result in the resignation or removal of one or more of the present members of our management team;
may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of us by diluting the share ownership of voting rights or a person seeking to obtain control of our company; and
may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our ordinary shares and/or warrants.

Similarly, debt securities issued by us in an initial business combination may result in:

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination were insufficient to pay our debt obligations;

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acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we have made all principal and interest payments when due if the debt security contained covenants requiring the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves and any such covenant was breached without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security was payable on demand; and
our inability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, if the debt security contained covenants restricting our ability to obtain additional financing while such debt security was outstanding.

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for this offering. Following this offering, we will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of an initial business combination. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents after this offering.

Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for this offering and the concurrent private sale of the sponsor’s warrants and sponsor’s ordinary shares. Following this offering, we will not generate any operating revenues until after consummation of our initial business combination, at the earliest. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents after this offering. After this offering, we expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence and other expenses related to pursuing an acquisition. We expect our expenses to increase substantially after the closing of this offering.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity needs are being satisfied to date through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the sponsor’s ordinary shares, and advances from our sponsor in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000 that is more fully described below. We estimate that the net proceeds from (i) the sale of the units in this offering, after deducting offering expenses of approximately $425,000 and underwriting discounts and commissions of $1,500,000 (or approximately $1,725,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), and (ii) the sale of the sponsor’s warrants for a purchase price of $2,470,000, will be approximately $50,545,000 (or approximately $57,820,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full). Approximately $50,000,000 (or approximately $57,275,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), will be held in the trust account. The remaining $545,000 will not be held in trust.

We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds of this offering to acquire one or more target businesses by identifying and evaluating prospective target businesses, selecting one or more target businesses, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the initial business combination. To the extent we use our share capital in whole or in part as consideration for an initial business combination, the proceeds held in the trust account (less amounts paid to any public shareholders who properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights and any interest income previously released to us) as well as any other net proceeds not expended prior to that time will be used to finance the operations of the target business or businesses. The funds could be used in a variety of ways including continuing or expanding the target business’ operations, for strategic acquisitions and for marketing, research and development of existing or new products. The funds could also be used to repay any operating expenses or finders’ fees which we had incurred prior to the completion of our initial business combination if the funds available to us outside of the trust account were insufficient to cover such expenses.

Following consummation of this offering, we believe the funds available to us outside of the trust account, together with (i) the interest income earned on the trust account balance that may be released to us to pay any tax obligations and (ii) interest income of up to $2.0 million on the balance of the trust account to be released to us for working capital requirements (so long as we have sufficient funds available to us to pay our tax obligations on such interest income or otherwise then due at that time), will not be sufficient to allow us

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to operate for at least the next 18 months (or 24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination), assuming an initial business combination is not completed during that time, unless either current interest rates increase or we locate an investment which pays a higher interest rate than current interest rates. We expect our primary liquidity requirements during that period including, but not limited to, expenses relating to: (i) due diligence and investigation of a target business or businesses; (ii) transaction structuring, negotiating and documenting an initial business combination; (iii) reporting requirements; (iv) general working capital; (v) an aggregate of $135,000 for office space, administrative services and support, representing a total of $7,500 per month for up to 24 months; and (vi) additional expenses that may be incurred by us in connection with this offering over and above the amounts listed in the section entitled “Use of Proceeds” will be less than $1.25 million. There is no guarantee that we will receive up to $2.0 million of interest income, and we anticipate that at the current interest rate of approximately 0.2% per annum, the interest that will accrue on the trust account during the time it will take to identify a target and complete an acquisition will be insufficient to fund our working capital requirements. If our estimate of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so, or if interest payments are not available to fund the expenses at the time we incur them, we will seek to raise additional capital, the amount, availability and cost of which is currently unascertainable. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing because we may become obligated to redeem for cash a significant number of shares of public shareholders voting against our initial business combination. In any of these events, we would seek such additional capital through loans or additional investments from members of our management team, but such members of our management team are not under any obligation to advance funds to, or invest in, us.

We are not obligated to pay any taxes in the Cayman Islands on either income or capital gains. As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we have obtained a tax exemption undertaking from the Cayman Islands government that, in accordance with section 6 of the Tax Concessions Law (1999 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking, no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to us or our operations and, in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable (i) on or in respect of our shares, debentures or other obligations or (ii) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of a payment of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by us to our members or a payment of principal or interest or other sums due under a debenture or other obligation of us.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The net proceeds from this offering, including the amounts held in the trust account, will be invested in U.S. government treasury bills having a maturity of 180 days or less, or in money market fund meeting the conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act.

Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements; Commitments and Contractual Obligations; Quarterly Results

As of June 22, 2010, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did not have any commitments or contractual obligations (other than in relation to the non-interest bearing note of our sponsor). No unaudited quarterly operating data is included in this prospectus as we have conducted no operations to date.

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PROPOSED BUSINESS

Introduction

We are a blank check company incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share capital exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, with one or more operating businesses or assets. As indicated in the preceding sentence, our initial business combination may be effected by, among other means, acquiring assets of one or more businesses that constitute an operating business or businesses, which we refer to as an asset acquisition. We will focus on effecting a business combination in developing countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia, but we may pursue opportunities in other geographical areas. Our executive officers and directors have on average over 20 years of investing experience in emerging markets. Over the years, they have established and maintain networks of relationships that we believe will provide us with access to attractive potential acquisition opportunities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may decide to pursue an initial business combination in any other geographic location if we believe there is an attractive opportunity. Our efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry.

To date, our efforts have been limited to organizational activities as well as activities related to this offering. We do not have any specific initial business combination under consideration. We currently do not anticipate entering into an initial business combination with an entity affiliated with any of our directors, officers or sponsor. We have not, nor has anyone on our behalf including without limitation any of our directors or officers, contacted any prospective target business, conducted research with respect to or evaluated any potential target business or had any substantive discussions, formal or otherwise, with respect to a target business either prior to or following our incorporation.

Investment Objectives

We will seek to capitalize on the investing experience, averaging over 20 years, and existing relationships of our management team to acquire an established business that delivers growth and value accretion over the long term and where the expected returns are not dependent on any particular event.

Our executive officers’ and directors’ business relationships in emerging markets extend to key market participants, including investment and commercial banking firms; business, community, and national leaders; and government development institutions, throughout emerging Europe, Latin America and Asia. A network of on-the-ground resources allows our executive officers and directors to be exposed to potential acquisition opportunities that might be of interest to us.

Emerging Markets 4

Emerging economies’ growth, for the most part, continued to outpace that of developed countries even during the 2008-2009 global crises. The only region which did not have a better performance than its developed counterparts was emerging Europe, which shrank approximately 4.7% more than the developed countries in the region. Nonetheless, it is projected that emerging Europe will outpace developed Europe’s growth in 2011.

In addition to having superior economic growth, companies in emerging markets have limited access to capital due to historical circumstances and inefficient capital markets. Therefore, we believe that well-capitalized companies in emerging Europe, Latin America and Asia, offer numerous opportunities for value creation. In our opinion, one of the ways in which value can be created is by addressing the growing needs of the local population, the demand for exports of their raw materials and finished or semi-finished goods by economically developed countries.

(4) All GDP data is from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook , April 2010.

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Emerging Europe

Europe was among the hardest hit regions during the global crisis; however, the continued eastward expansion of the European Union has brought political, economic, monetary and judicial reforms necessary for the development, sustainability and growth of private enterprises in the region. For example, from 2000 to 2008, the economic growth of emerging markets in Europe outpaced the growth of Europe’s traditional economic leaders. Between 2000 and 2008 developed European countries experienced an average GDP growth rate of approximately 2.2%, while the emerging European countries experienced an average growth rate of approximately 5.5%. However, as seen in the graph below, the global crisis had a much bigger effect on emerging European countries than on developed ones. In 2009, the peak of the crisis, GDP for emerging European countries shrank approximately 4.8% more than that of developed European countries.

[GRAPHIC MISSING]

Even though emerging Europe was greatly affected by the global crisis, economic growth is projected; the region’s economy should begin to produce attractive growth rates in 2011. The chart below sets forth the expected real GDP growth rates as forecasted by the International Monetary Fund.

       
(in % unless otherwise noted)   2008   2009   2010P   2011P
Advanced Europe *     0.5       -3.6       0.4       1.1  
Turkey     0.7       -4.7       5.2       3.4  
Poland     5.0       1.7       2.7       3.2  
Romania     7.3       -7.1       0.8       5.1  
Hungary     0.6       -6.3       -0.2       3.2  
Bulgaria     6.0       -5.0       0.2       2.0  
Croatia     2.4       -5.8       0.2       2.5  
Lithuania     2.8       -15.0       -1.6       3.2  
Latvia     -4.6       -18.0       -4.0       2.7  
Estonia     -3.6       -14.1       0.8       3.6  
Emerging Europe Average     1.8       -8.3       0.5       3.2  

* Includes Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Greece and Portugal

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Latin America

After a 0.5% decline in GDP for 2009, Latin America is projected to have a 4.1% and 4.4% GDP growth in 2010 and 2011 (as per the chart below), respectively. Prior to the global crisis which caused the 0.5% decline in GDP for 2009, Latin America had grown for four consecutive years at an average of approximately 5% per annum with inflation rates in the low single digits in most of the regions’ countries. As noted by The Economist, the economic situation in Latin America is better that at any other time since the mid-1970s.

[GRAPHIC MISSING]

The recovery is expected to be strong in countries which are commodity-exporting, such as Brazil, Chile and Peru. As per the table below, Brazil’s GDP is expected to grow 5.5% in 2010 and 4.1% in 2011; Chile’s is projected at 4.7% and 6.0% and Peru at 6.3% and 6.0% in 2010 and 2011, respectively. This compares to 2.7% and 3.7% which less commodity-exporting countries such as those in Central America are projected to grow in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Refer to the table below for further details on individual GDP projections in the region.

       
(in % unless otherwise noted)   2008   2009   2010P   2011P
USA & Canada     0.5       -2.9       2.7       2.8  
Brazil     5.1       -0.2       5.5       4.1  
Mexico     1.5       -6.5       4.2       4.5  
Chile     3.7       -1.5       4.7       6.0  
Argentina     6.8       0.9       3.5       3.0  
Colombia     2.4       0.1       2.2       4.0  
Peru     9.8       0.9       6.3       6.0  
Bolivia     6.1       3.3       4.0       4.0  
Central America *     4.3       -0.6       2.7       3.7  
Latin America Average     5.0       -0.5       4.1       4.4  

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Asia

Asia, representing approximately 60% of the world’s population, according to the United Nations, offers investment opportunities across a diverse geographic region. Although the downturn in various Asian economies which larger than expected by organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the recovery is expected be quick and robust. Countries such as China and India have demonstrated a robust growth rate, which is expected to increase in 2010 and 2011. China and India are expected to experience a GDP growth rate of 10.0% and 8.8% in 2010, respectively. Emerging Asia as a whole is projected to grow 6.4% and 6.5% in 2010 and 2011, respectively, compared to 3.7% in 2010 and 2011 for developed Asia (refer to the chart below). Consequently, Asia represents the fastest growing region in the world.

[GRAPHIC MISSING]

       
(in % unless otherwise noted)   2008   2009   2010P   2011P
Advanced Asia *     0.9       -2.0       3.7       3.7  
China     9.6       8.7       10.0       9.9  
India     7.3       5.7       8.8       8.4  
Indonesia     6.0       4.5       6.0       6.2  
Thailand     2.5       -2.3       5.5       5.5  
Philippines     3.8       0.9       3.6       4.0  
Malaysia     4.6       -1.7       4.7       5.0  
Vietnam     6.2       5.3       6.0       6.5  
Emerging Asia Average     5.7       3.0       6.4       6.5  

* Includes Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR and Singapore

Competitive Strengths

We believe that potential acquisition targets may favor us over some other potential purchasers of their businesses, venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds, operating businesses and other entities and individuals, for the following reasons:

Status as a Public Company

We believe our structure will make us an attractive business combination partner to target businesses. As an existing public company, we offer a target business an alternative to the traditional initial public offering through a merger or other business combination. In this situation, the owners of the target business would exchange their shares in the target business for our ordinary shares or for a combination of our ordinary shares and cash, allowing us to tailor the consideration to the specific needs of the sellers. We believe target businesses will find this method a more cost effective and more certain process to becoming a public company than the typical initial public offering. Once a proposed business combination is approved by our shareholders and the transaction is consummated, the target business will have effectively become public, whereas an initial

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public offering is always subject to the underwriters’ ability to complete the offering, as well as general market conditions. Once public, we believe the target business would then have greater access to capital and additional means of incentivizing management consistent with shareholders’ interests. It can offer further benefits by augmenting a company’s profile among potential new customers and vendors and aid in attracting talented employees.

While we believe that our status as a public company makes us an attractive business partner, we expect to encounter intense competition from other blank check companies and other businesses with similar objectives to ours, including venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds and operating businesses competing for acquisitions. Certain obligations and limitations we have as a blank check company may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating an initial business combination because some potential target businesses may view these obligations and limitations as a deterrent and may prefer to effect a business combination with a well established entity. See “Risk Factors — Because there are numerous blank check companies with a business plan similar to ours, it may be difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.”

Financial Position

With a trust account initially in the estimated amount of approximately $50,000,000 or $10.00 per share (or $57,250,000 or approximately $9.96 per if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), we offer a target business a variety of options such as providing the owners of a target business or businesses with shares in a public company and a public means to sell such shares, providing capital for the potential growth and expansion of its operations or strengthening its balance sheet by reducing its debt ratio. Because we are able to consummate an initial business combination using our cash, debt or equity securities, or a combination of the foregoing, we have the flexibility to use the most efficient combination that will allow us to tailor the consideration to be paid to the target business to fit its needs and desires. However, since we have no specific business combination under consideration, we have not taken any steps to secure third party financing and there can be no assurance it will be available to us.

Management Expertise and Access to Resources

Our executive officers and directors have built and maintain networks of relationships, notably with entities, investors and managers with companies in emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia that we plan to use to identify and generate acquisition opportunities. Since 1998, our executive officers and directors have been involved in deploying an aggregate of over $40 billion in investments throughout the emerging markets.

In addition to the experience of our executive officers and directors in sourcing, negotiating and conducting due diligence in debt markets, ACM’s officers and experienced personnel will assist us with their expertise and provide us access to their resources.

Jay Johnston, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer.   Mr. Johnston has over two decades of investment experience in emerging markets. Mr. Johnston has served as Chief Executive Officer of ACM since its formation. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Arco. From 2009 to August 2010, Mr. Johnston served as a Senior Advisor to Gramercy Advisors LLC (“Gramercy”). From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Johnston was the Co-Managing Partner of Gramercy, where he co-managed the portfolio investments of the Gramercy Emerging Markets Fund and other accounts managed by Gramercy. Prior to joining Gramercy, Mr. Johnston was Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income Sales at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. from 1998 to 1999. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Johnston was a Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers in the Emerging Markets Group. From 1984 to 1996, Mr. Johnston worked in institutional fixed income, emerging market and high yield sales at a variety of institutions including ING Baring Securities, Inc., Oppenheimer & Company, Inc. and Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. From 1983 to 1984, Mr. Johnston was a Portfolio Manager at Patterson Capital Corporation responsible for managing a $1.3 billion portfolio of mortgage backed securities for a variety of U.S. Savings and Loans. Mr. Johnston received a B.S. degree in Finance at University of Florida.

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Francesco Piovanetti, Director, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and President.   Mr. Piovanetti has served as ACM’s President since its formation. He is also the President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director of Arco. Mr. Piovanetti has more than a decade and a half of experience working in various areas of corporate finance, capital markets and investment banking. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Piovanetti served as Managing Director for Asset Sourcing at Gramercy. Prior to joining Gramercy, from 1997 to 2003, Mr. Piovanetti was employed as an Analyst and later as an Associate, a Vice President and then as a Director at Deutsche Bank in its Structured Capital Markets Group, which executed proprietary and client arbitrage transactions. From 1995 to 1997, he was a Senior Analyst in Deloitte & Touche, LLC’s Corporate Finance Group, where he consulted in the areas of commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts, capital sourcing and valuation services. Mr. Piovanetti received B.A. in Economics and B.S. in Finance from Bryant University, and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School.

In addition, we will seek to capitalize on the business experience and contacts of our board of directors, the other members of which are Facundo Bacardí, David P. Kelley II, Shai Novik and Carlos Valle. See “Management” for additional information.

There is no requirement that our directors and officers continue in their respective roles following a business combination, and thus we may not have the benefit of their expertise following a business combination.

Assistance from Senior Executives of ACM

In addition to Messrs. Johnston and Piovanetti, our executive officers and directors, the following senior executives of ACM will be involved in helping us to source, analyze and execute our initial business combination. We have an informal agreement with ACM regarding these senior executives’ services and therefore none of these individuals are required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs. Messrs. Johnston and Piovanetti, the senior executives and shareholders of ACM, have advised us that ACM has agreed to make these individuals available to us at no cost.

Alberto Hernández, Chief Investment Officer of ACM.   Mr. Hernández has served as ACM’s CIO since September 2009. Prior to joining ACM, Mr. Hernández was a Director in the European Mergers & Acquisition Group of UBS Limited from August 2006 to February 2007. Mr. Hernández worked as an investment banker at JPMorgan Securities from July 1997 to July 2006, where he developed an extensive and diverse background in corporate finance, transaction sourcing, and execution. During his career, Mr. Hernández has been involved in the sourcing and execution of over 30 merger & acquisition transactions with a total value in excess of $45 billion, he has accumulated knowledge of fixed income and equity securities and substantial experience in financial and credit analysis with over $2.5 billion of placed capital

Jorge Rodríguez, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ACM.   Mr. Rodráguez has more than 22 years of experience in the financial industry. Mr. Rodríguez has served as the Chief Financial Officer of ACM since June 2007. Prior to joining ACM, Mr. Rodríguez served as Chief Investment Officer for RG Financial Corporation, a public bank holding company in Puerto Rico, from August 2004 to May 2007. He was in charge of the investment, treasury and secondary market division. From January 1995 to May 2004, Mr. Rodríguez worked at The Bank & Trust of Puerto Rico, a private commercial bank, occupying various positions from senior vice president and chief financial officer up to president and chief executive officer of the bank. From November 1984 to December 1994, he worked at First Bancorp Puerto Rico as a vice president of the finance division for two years and later as a senior vice president of investments for eight years. From January 1980 to November 1984, Mr. Rodríguez was a manager in KPMG’s San Juan, Puerto Rico office. He served in the audit division specializing mostly in the bank and manufacturing industry. Mr. Rodríguez is a certified public accountant, member of the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Juan Carlos Bou, General Counsel of ACM.   Mr. Bou has served as ACM’s General Counsel since May 21, 2007. Mr. Bou is responsible for legal, compliance, government relations, and transaction management affairs. From September 2003 to May 2007, Mr. Bou worked at the law firm of Fiddler, González & Rodríguez, P.S.C., in the corporate and securities department, handling public and private offerings, merger and asset acquisitions, securities and banking compliance matters, and international financial transactions. From February 2001 through May 2002, Mr. Bou was an assistant advisor to the Governor of the

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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In this capacity, Mr. Bou directed various legal and public policy related projects pertaining to the executive and legislative branches. Mr. Bou acted as assistant controller and human resources manager for R.F. Mortgage & Investment Corp., a mortgage bank in Puerto Rico. He is a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the New York Bar Association.

Angel Gyaurov, Managing Director/Europe Regional Head of ACM.   Mr. Gyaurov joined ACM on September 2007 as Vice President, and has served as the Managing Director/Europe Regional Head of ACM since July 2009. Prior to joining ACM, Mr. Gyaurov worked in Bermuda with Ernst & Young’s hedge fund practice. Mr. Gyaurov has over 7 years of diverse transaction and analyst experience in private equity, corporate finance and business assurance services. He has also held positions with ING Barings, Arthur Andersen, MG Asset Management, and Sigma Capital Management, a private equity fund. Mr. Gyaurov received a B.S. degree in Economics and a M.A. degree in Macroeconomics from the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, (Honors), and in 2007 earned his M.B.A. from INSEAD in France and Singapore. Mr. Gyaurov is also a CFA chartholder.

Priscilla Pacheco, Senior Vice President and Controller of ACM.   Ms. Pacheco joined ACM on May 2008, and has served as ACM’s Controller and Senior Vice President since January 2009. Prior to joining ACM, from January 2005 to April 2008, Ms. Pacheco worked as a Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PwC”) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She served in the financial services industry group of the Firm’s assurance and audit division. She specialized in publicly traded financial institutions, mostly accelerated filers in the banking industry, SEC regulatory filings, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. Prior to her role at PwC, from September 2002 to January 2005, she worked with Deloitte & Touche, LLP, also in their assurance and audit practice in the financial services industry group. Ms. Pacheco graduated Cum Laude from the University of Puerto Rico where she received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. She is a certified public accountant and a licensed attorney and notary public in Puerto Rico. She is a member of the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Puerto Rico Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

We anticipate that target business candidates could be brought to our attention by various unaffiliated sources, including investment banks, venture capital funds, private equity funds, leveraged buyout funds, management buyout funds and other members of the financial community as a result of being solicited by us. These sources may also introduce us to target businesses they think we may be interested in on an unsolicited basis, since many of these sources will have read this prospectus and know what types of businesses we are targeting. Our officers and directors, as well as their affiliates, may also bring to our attention target business candidates that they become aware of through their business contacts as a result of formal or informal inquiries or discussions they may have, as well as by attending trade shows or conventions. In addition, we expect to receive a number of proprietary deal flow opportunities that would not otherwise necessarily be available to us as a result of the track record and business relationships of members of our management team.

Our executive officers currently intend to stay involved in our management following our initial business combination. The roles that they will fill will depend on the type of business with which we combine and the specific skills and depth of the target’s management. If one or more of our executive officers remain with us in a management role following our initial business combination, we may enter into employment or other compensation arrangements with them, the terms of which have not been determined. There is no assurance that any such executive officers will remain with us following our initial business combination.

Investment Criteria

We have identified the following general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses. We may use all or some of these criteria and guidelines in evaluating acquisition opportunities. However, we may decide to enter into an initial business combination with a target business that does not meet all of these criteria and guidelines.

Sound Business Fundamentals.   We will target businesses with dominant market positions, unique franchises, secure market niches, or distinctive products or services.
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intend to focus on companies with a history of strong operating and financial results. We do not intend to effect our initial business combination with start-up companies.
Companies with Strong Free Cash Flow Characteristics.   We will seek to effect our initial business combination with target businesses that have a track record of, or potential for, strong, stable free cash flow generation. We will focus on businesses that have predictable, recurring revenue streams and an emphasis on low working capital and capital expenditure requirements.
Strong Competitive Industry Position.   We will seek to acquire businesses that operate within industries that have strong fundamentals. The factors we will consider include growth prospects, competitive dynamics, level of consolidation, need for capital investment and barriers to entry. Within these industries, we will focus on companies that have a leading or defensible niche market position. We will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of target businesses relative to their competitors, focusing on product quality, customer loyalty, cost impediments associated with customers switching to competitors, patent protection and brand positioning. We will seek to acquire target businesses that demonstrate advantages when compared to their competitors, which may help to protect their market position and profitability and deliver strong free cash flow.
Experienced Management Team.   We will seek to acquire businesses that have strong, experienced management teams. We will focus on management teams with a proven track record of driving revenue growth, enhancing profitability and generating strong free cash flow. We believe that the operating expertise of our officers and directors will complement, not replace the target’s management team.
Diversified Customer and Supplier Base.   We will seek to acquire businesses that have a diversified customer and supplier base, making them generally better able to endure economic downturns, industry consolidation, changing business preferences and other factors that may negatively impact their customers, suppliers and competitors.

We have not established any specific attributes or criteria (financial or otherwise) for prospective target businesses. However, in evaluating a prospective target business, our management may consider a variety of factors, including one or more of the following:

financial condition and results of operations;
cost structure;
growth potential;
brand recognition and potential;
experience and skill of management and availability of additional personnel;
capital requirements;
competitive position and barriers to entry;
stage of development of the business and its products or services;
existing distribution arrangements and the potential for expansion;
degree of current or potential market acceptance of the products or services;
proprietary aspects of products and the extent of intellectual property or other protection for products or formulas;
impact of regulation on the business;
regulatory environment of the industry;
costs associated with effecting the initial business combination;
industry leadership, sustainability of market share and attractiveness of market sectors in which a target business participates; and
macro competitive dynamics in the industry within which the company competes.

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our management deems relevant. In evaluating a prospective target business, we expect to conduct an extensive due diligence review which will encompass, among other things, meetings with management and employees, document reviews, interviews of customers and suppliers, inspection of facilities, as well as review of financial and other information which will be made available to us. We have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, contacted or been contacted by any target business or had any substantive discussions, formal or otherwise, with respect to such a transaction. Additionally, we have not conducted, nor have we engaged or retained any agent to conduct, any research or take any steps to identify, locate or contact any suitable target business combination candidate.

Effecting an Initial Business Combination

General

We are not presently engaged in, and we will not engage in, any operations for an indefinite period of time following this offering. We intend to utilize the cash proceeds of this offering and the private placement of the sponsor’s warrants, our share capital, debt or other securities or a combination of the foregoing as the consideration to be paid in an initial business combination. While substantially all of the net proceeds of this offering and the private placement of the sponsor’s warrants are allocated to completing an initial business combination, the proceeds are not otherwise designated for more specific purposes. Accordingly, prospective investors will at the time of their investment in us not be provided an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of one or more target businesses. If we engage in an initial business combination with a target business using our share capital and/or debt financing as the consideration to fund the combination, proceeds from this offering and the private placement of the sponsor’s warrants will then be used to undertake additional business combinations or to fund the operations of the target business on a post-combination basis. We may engage in an initial business combination with a company that does not require significant additional capital but is seeking a public trading market for its shares, and which wants to merge with an already public company to avoid the uncertainties associated with undertaking its own public offering. These uncertainties include time delays, compliance and governance issues, significant expense, a possible loss of voting control and the risk that market conditions will not be favorable for an initial public offering at the time the offering is ready to be sold. We may seek to effect an initial business combination with more than one target business, although our limited resources may serve as a practical limitation on our ability to do so.

We do not have any specific business combination under consideration and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, contacted or been contacted by any potential target business or had any substantive discussions, formal or otherwise, with respect to such a transaction. Additionally, we have not engaged or retained any agent or other representative to identify or locate any suitable acquisition candidate to conduct any research nor have we taken any measures, directly or indirectly, to locate or contact a target business.

Prior to completion of our initial business combination, we will seek to have all vendors, prospective target businesses or other entities, which we refer to as potential contracted parties or a potential contracted party, that we engage execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account for the benefit of our public shareholders. We will not seek a waiver from our independent accountants. In the event that a potential contracted party was to refuse to execute such a waiver, we will execute an agreement with that entity only if our management has determined that we would be unable to obtain, on a reasonable basis, substantially similar services or opportunities from another entity willing to execute such a waiver. Examples of instances where we may engage a third party that refused to execute a waiver would be the engagement of a third party consultant whose particular expertise or skills are believed by management to be superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or a situation in which management does not believe it would be able to find a provider of required services willing to provide the waiver. If a potential contracted party does not execute such a waiver, then each of our sponsor and ACM will be jointly and severally liable, by means of direct payment to the trust account, to cover the potential claims made by such party for services rendered and goods sold, in each case to us, but only if, and to the extent, that the claims would otherwise reduce the trust account proceeds payable to our public shareholders in the event of a liquidation of the trust account. However, the agreement entered into by each of our sponsor and ACM specifically provides for two exceptions to this indemnity; there will be no liability (1) as to any claimed amounts owed to a third party who executed a legally enforceable waiver or (2) as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of this offering against certain liabilities,

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including liabilities under the Securities Act. There is no guarantee that vendors, prospective target businesses or other entities will execute such waivers or, even if they execute such waivers, that they would be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account, including but not limited to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility and other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to seek recourse against our assets, including the funds held in the trust account. Further, we could be subject to claims from parties not in contract with us who have not executed a waiver, such as a third party claiming tortious interference as a result of our initial business combination. In addition, the indemnification provided by each of our sponsor and ACM is limited to claims by vendors that do not execute the waivers as described above. Claims by target businesses or other entities and vendors that execute such agreements would not be indemnified by each of our sponsor or ACM. Based on representations made to us, we currently believe that our sponsor and ACM, collectively, have substantial means and are capable of funding a shortfall in our trust account to satisfy any foreseeable indemnification obligations, but we have not asked them for any security or funds for such an eventuality. Despite our belief, we cannot assure you that our sponsor and ACM will be able to satisfy those obligations. The indemnification obligations may be substantially higher than we currently foresee or expect and/or their financial resources may deteriorate in the future. As a result, the steps outlined above may not effectively mitigate the risk of vendor’s/creditors’ claims reducing the amounts in the trust account.

Our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses whose fair market value, individually or collectively, is equal to at least 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of such initial business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights (as described below). This may be accomplished by identifying and acquiring a single business or multiple operating businesses or operating assets, which may or may not be related, contemporaneously. If we acquire an operating business, we will always acquire at least a controlling interest in a target business (meaning more than 50% of the voting securities of the target business). If we acquire operating assets, such assets will constitute an operating business, or a portion thereof, and we will provide financial statements for any operating business or assets in the documentation provided to the shareholders in connection with the shareholder vote.

Subject to the requirement stated in the paragraph above, we have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting one or more prospective target businesses. Accordingly, there is no current basis for investors in this offering to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the target business with which we may ultimately complete our initial business combination. Although our management will assess the risks inherent in a particular target business with which we may combine, we cannot assure you that this assessment will result in our identifying all risks that a target business may encounter. Furthermore, some of those risks may be outside of our control, meaning that we can do nothing to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely impact a target business.

Sources of target businesses

We anticipate that, in addition to opportunities generated by our management team, target business candidates will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment bankers, venture capital funds, private equity funds, leveraged buyout funds, management buyout funds and other members of the financial community. Target businesses may be brought to our attention by such unaffiliated sources as a result of being solicited by us through calls or mailings. These sources may also introduce us to target businesses they think we may be interested in on an unsolicited basis, since many of these sources will have read this prospectus and know what types of businesses we are targeting. We may pay a finder’s fee to such unaffiliated sources, in our discretion, whether or not we solicited them to bring target businesses to our attention. Our officers and directors, as well as their affiliates, may also bring to our attention target business candidates that they become aware of through their business contacts as a result of formal or informal inquiries or discussions they may have, as well as attending trade shows or conventions. While we do not presently anticipate engaging the services of professional firms or other individuals that specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis, we may engage these firms or other individuals in the future, in which event we may pay a finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation to be determined in an arm’s length negotiation based on the terms of the transaction. Payment of finder’s fees is customarily tied to completion of a transaction, in which case any such fee will be paid out of the funds held in the trust account.

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Although it is possible that we may pay finder’s fees in the case of an uncompleted transaction, we consider this possibility to be extremely remote. In no event, however, will any of our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates, be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of an initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). If we decide to enter into an initial business combination with a target business that is affiliated with any of our officers, directors, or sponsor, including an entity or fund that is either a portfolio company of, or has otherwise received a material financial investment from, any fund or investment company (or an affiliate thereof) that is affiliated with such individuals or entities, we will do so only if we have obtained an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that our initial business combination is fair to our unaffiliated shareholders from a financial point of view and a majority of our disinterested independent directors approve the transaction. We currently do not anticipate entering into an initial business combination with any entity affiliated with any of our directors, officers or sponsor.

Selection of a target business and structuring of an initial business combination

Subject to the requirement that our initial business combination be with one or more target businesses with a collective fair market value that is at least 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of such business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights and that in no event will we acquire less than a controlling interest in a target business (meaning not less than 50% of the voting securities of such target business), our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting a prospective target business.

We may accomplish our initial business combination by acquiring a single business or multiple operating business, which may or may not be related, contemporaneously. In order to consummate such a business combination, we may issue a significant amount of our debt or equity securities to the sellers of such business and/or seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity securities. There are no limitations on our ability to incur debt or issue securities in order to consummate a business combination. If we issue securities in order to consummate a business combination, our shareholders could end up owning a minority of the combined company’s voting securities as there is no requirement that our shareholders own a certain percentage of our company (or, depending on the structure of our initial business combination, an ultimate parent company that may be formed) after our business combination. In the event we structure our initial business combination to acquire less than 100% of the equity interests of the target business, we will only consummate an initial business combination in which we become the controlling shareholder of the target. The key factor that we will rely on in determining controlling shareholder status will be our acquisition of more than 50% of the voting securities of the target company. We will not consider any transaction that does not meet such criteria. We have no specific business combination under consideration and we have not entered into any such arrangement to issue our debt or equity securities and have no current intention of doing so.

The time required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete the initial business combination, and the costs associated with this process, are not currently ascertainable with any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which an initial business combination is not ultimately completed will result in our incurring losses and will reduce the funds we can use to complete another business combination. We will not pay any finder’s or consulting fees to members of our management team, or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered to or in connection with an initial business combination.

Fair market value of target business or businesses

The target business or businesses with which we effect our initial business combination must have a collective fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the trust at the time of such business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholders redemption rights. If we acquire less than 100% of one or more target businesses in our initial business combination, the aggregate fair market value of the portion or portions we acquire must equal at least 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of such initial business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights. However, we will always acquire at least a controlling interest in a target business (meaning more than 50% of the voting securities of

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the target business). The fair market value of a portion of a target business will likely be calculated by multiplying the fair market value of the entire business by the percentage of the target we acquire. We may seek to consummate our initial business combination with an initial target business or businesses with a collective fair market value in excess of the balance in the trust account. In order to consummate such an initial business combination, we may issue a significant amount of our debt, equity or other securities to the sellers of such business and/or seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt, equity or other securities. There are no limitations on our ability to incur debt or issue securities in order to consummate our initial business combination. However, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prohibit us from incurring debt for borrowed money prior to an initial business combination, unless such debt does not require the payment of interest prior to an initial business combination and the lender waives any rights to the amounts held in the trust account. If we issue securities in order to consummate such an initial business combination, our shareholders could end up owning a minority of the combined company’s voting securities as there is no requirement that our shareholders own a certain percentage of our company (or, depending on the structure of the initial business combinations, an ultimate parent company that may be formed) after our business combination. Since we have no specific business combination under consideration, we have not entered into any such arrangement to issue our debt or equity securities and have no current intention of doing so.

In contrast to many other companies with business plans similar to ours that must combine with one or more target businesses that have a fair market value equal to 80% or more of the acquirer’s net assets, we will not combine with a target business or businesses unless the fair market value of such entity or entities meets a minimum valuation threshold of 80% of the amount in the trust account at the time of the initial business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights. We have used this criterion to provide investors and our management team with greater certainty as to the fair market value that a target business or businesses must have in order to qualify for an initial business combination with us. The determination of net assets requires an acquirer to have deducted all liabilities from total assets to arrive at the balance of net assets. Given the on-going nature of legal, accounting, shareholder meeting and other expenses that will be incurred immediately before and at the time of an initial business combination, the balance of an acquirer’s total liabilities may be difficult to ascertain at a particular point in time with a high degree of certainty. Accordingly, we have determined to use the valuation threshold of 80% of the amount in the trust account at the time of the initial business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights for the fair market value of the target business or businesses with which we combine so that our management team will have greater certainty when selecting, and our investors will have greater certainty when voting to approve or disapprove a proposed combination with, a target business or businesses that will meet the minimum valuation criterion for our initial business combination.

The fair market value of a target business or businesses will be determined by the disinterested members of our board of directors based upon one or more standards generally accepted by the financial community (such as actual and potential sales, the values of comparable businesses, earnings and cash flow and/or book value). If the disinterested members of our board are not able to independently determine that the target business has a sufficient fair market value to meet the threshold criterion, we will obtain an opinion from an unaffiliated, independent investment banking firm which is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority with respect to the satisfaction of such criterion.

We will not be required to obtain an opinion from an investment banking firm as to the fair market value of the business if our board of directors independently determines that the target business or businesses has sufficient fair market value to meet the threshold criterion. Moreover, if we decide to enter into an initial business combination with a target business that is affiliated with any of our officers, directors, sponsor, including an entity or fund that is either a portfolio company of, or has otherwise received a material financial investment from, any fund or investment company (or an affiliate thereof) that is affiliated with such individuals or entities, we will do so only if we have obtained an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that the initial business combination is fair to our unaffiliated shareholders from a financial point of view and a majority of our disinterested independent directors approve the transaction.

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We expect that any opinion from an investment banking firm would be included in our proxy soliciting materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with an initial business combination, and that such independent investment banking firm would be a consenting expert. Although our board of directors will obtain a fairness opinion in these circumstances for the benefit of our shareholders, the investment banking firms that render fairness opinions customarily will only address the opinion to the board of directors and, consequently, a shareholder’s recourse on such opinion will be through claims against such investment banking firm brought by us. However, as the opinion will be attached to, and thoroughly described in, our proxy soliciting materials, we believe investors will be provided with sufficient information in order to allow them to properly analyze the transaction. Accordingly, whether the independent investment banking firm allows shareholders to rely on their opinion will not be a factor in determining which firm to hire.

Lack of business diversification

While we may seek to effect business combinations with more than one target business, our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses whose collective fair market value is at least equal to 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of such business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights, as discussed above. Consequently, we expect to complete only a single business combination, although this may entail a simultaneous combination with several assets or several operating businesses at the same time. At the time of our initial business combination, we may not be able to acquire more than one target business because of various factors, including complex tax, accounting or financial reporting issues. For example, we may need to present pro forma financial statements reflecting the operations of several target businesses as if they had been combined historically.

A simultaneous combination with several target businesses also presents logistical issues such as the need to coordinate the timing of negotiations, proxy statement disclosure and closings. We may also be required to comply with business combination laws in several jurisdictions. In addition, if conditions to closings with respect to one or more of the target businesses are not satisfied, the fair market value of the businesses, collectively, could fall below the required fair market value threshold of 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of the initial business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights.

Accordingly, while it is possible that we may attempt to effect our initial business combination with more than one target business, we are more likely to choose a single target business if all other factors appear equal. This means that for an indefinite period of time, the prospects for our success may depend entirely on the future performance of a single business. Unlike other entities that have the resources to complete business combinations with multiple entities in one or several industries, it is probable that we will not have the resources to diversify our operations and mitigate the risks of being in a single line of business. By consummating an initial business combination with only a single entity, our lack of diversification may subject us to negative economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact on the particular industry in which we operate after an initial business combination.

If we determine to effect business combinations simultaneously with several businesses and such businesses are owned by different sellers, we will need for each of the targets to agree that their business combination is contingent on the simultaneous closings of the other business combinations. We could also face additional risks, including additional burdens and costs with respect to possible multiple negotiations and due diligence investigations if there are multiple sellers, and the additional risks associated with the subsequent assimilation of the operations and services or products of the companies in a single operating business.

If we complete our initial business combination structured as a merger in which the consideration is our share capital, we would have a significant amount of cash available with which we could make add-on acquisitions following our initial business combination.

Limited ability to evaluate the target business’s management

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assure you that the future management will have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company. Furthermore, the future role of members of our management team, if any, in the target business cannot presently be stated with any certainty. While it is possible that one or more of our officers or directors will remain associated in some capacity with us following an initial business combination, it is unlikely that any of them will devote their full efforts to our affairs subsequent to an initial business combination. Moreover, we cannot assure you that members of our management team will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target business. We also cannot assure you that any of our key personnel will remain in senior management or advisory positions with the combined company. The determination as to whether any of our key personnel will remain with the combined company will be made at the time of our initial business combination.

Following an initial business combination, we may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure you that we will have the ability to recruit additional managers, or that additional managers will have the requisite skills, knowledge or experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management.

Opportunity for shareholder approval of an initial business combination

Prior to the completion of an initial business combination, we will submit the transaction to our shareholders for approval, even if the nature of the acquisition is such as would not ordinarily require shareholder approval under applicable law.

In connection with seeking shareholder approval of an initial business combination, we will furnish our shareholders with proxy solicitation materials containing the information we believe would be required by the rules under the U.S Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), if we were a United States reporting company which, among other matters, will include a description of the operations of the target business and audited historical financial statements of the business.

In connection with the vote required for our initial business combination, our sponsor, including all of our officers and directors, have agreed to vote their sponsor’s ordinary shares in the same manner as the majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders in connection with any vote required to approve our initial business combination. Our sponsor, officers and directors have also agreed that they will vote any shares they purchase in the open market in, or after, this offering in favor of our initial business combination. We will proceed with the initial business combination only if a majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders present in person or by proxy are voted in favor of the initial business combination and public shareholders owning no more than 49.9% of the shares sold in this offering vote against the initial business combination and exercise their shareholder redemption rights.

Finally, in many jurisdictions, the business combination laws may require approval from a court or other regulatory body regardless of whether we have obtained shareholder approval.

Shareholder redemption rights

At the time we seek shareholder approval of any initial business combination, we will offer each public shareholder the right to have their ordinary shares redeemed into cash if the shareholder either (i) votes against the proposed action and timely exercises such redemption right or (ii) votes in favor of the proposed action but elects to exercise such shareholder’s right to redeem. Our sponsor, and its beneficial owners, will not have shareholder redemption rights with respect to any ordinary shares owned by them, directly or indirectly, including the sponsor’s ordinary shares or any shares purchased by them in this offering or in the aftermarket. The actual per-share redemption price will be equal to the aggregate amount then in the trust account, and including accrued interest, net of any interest income on the trust account balance required for us to pay our tax obligations incurred and net of interest income of up to $2,000,000 previously released to us to fund our working capital requirements (calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the proposed initial business combination), divided by the number of shares sold in this offering. The initial per-share redemption price would be $10.00 per share (or approximately $9.96 per share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full).

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holding or disposing of our securities, will be restricted from exercising shareholder redemption rights with respect to more than 10% of the shares sold in this offering. Such a public shareholder would still be entitled to vote against a proposed initial business combination with respect to all shares owned by him or his affiliates. We believe this restriction will discourage shareholders from accumulating large blocks of ordinary shares before the vote held to approve a proposed initial business combination and attempt to use the shareholder redemption right as a means to force us or our management to purchase their ordinary shares at a significant premium to the then current market price. Absent this provision, a public shareholder who owns in excess of 10% of the ordinary shares sold in this offering could threaten to vote against a proposed business combination and seek conversion, regardless of the merits of the transaction, if his shares are not purchased by us or our management at a premium to the then current market price (or if management refuses to transfer to him some of their shares). By limiting a shareholder’s ability to redeem only 10% of the shares sold in this offering, we believe we have limited the ability of a small group of shareholders to unreasonably attempt to block a transaction which is favored by our other public shareholders. However, we are not restricting the shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares against the transaction.

An eligible shareholder may request shareholder redemption at any time after the mailing to our shareholders of the proxy statement and prior to the vote taken with respect to a proposed initial business combination. Redeeming shareholders may vote either for or against the business combination but will receive no pro rata interest income in the event they vote against such business combination (this will be the case with respect to both redemption proceeds if the proposal is approved and liquidation proceeds if not) which will incentivize redeeming shareholders to vote for the business combination since redeeming shareholders voting for the business combination will be eligible to receive a pro rata share of the interest income earned by the trust not released to us for working capital purposes and as a result have a higher redemption price, and we will retain the difference to the extent of a liquidation of our trust account. In addition, no later than the business day immediately preceding the vote on the initial business combination, the shareholder must present written instructions to our transfer agent stating that the shareholder wishes to redeem its shares and confirming that the shareholder has held the shares since the record date and will continue to hold them through the shareholder meeting and the close of the initial business combination. Ordinary shares that have not been tendered in accordance with these procedures by the day prior to the shareholder meeting will not be redeemed for cash. Further, we may require public shareholders, whether they are a record holder or hold their shares in “street name,” to either tender their certificates to our transfer agent at any time through the vote on the initial business combination or to deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option no later than the business day immediately preceding the vote on the initial business combination.

The proxy solicitation materials that we will furnish to shareholders in connection with the vote for any proposed initial business combination will indicate whether we are requiring shareholders to satisfy such certification and delivery requirements. Accordingly, if we were to include this requirement, a shareholder would have from the time we send out our proxy statement through the vote on the initial business combination to tender his shares if he wishes to seek to exercise his redemption rights. This time period varies depending on the specific facts of each transaction. However, as the delivery process can be accomplished by the shareholder, whether or not he is a record holder or his shares are held in “street name,” in a matter of hours by simply contacting the transfer agent or his broker and requesting delivery of his shares through the DWAC System, we believe this time period is sufficient for an average investor. However, because we have no control over this process it may take significantly longer than we anticipated. The purpose of the requirement for physical or electronic delivery prior to the shareholder meeting is two-fold. First, it insures that the exercise by a shareholder of his shareholder redemption rights is irrevocable once the initial business combination is approved as the case may be, and second, it insures that we will know the amount of the proceeds that we will be able to use to consummate the initial business combination. Traditionally, in order to perfect shareholder redemption rights in connection with a blank check company’s initial business combination, a holder could simply vote against a proposed initial business combination and check a box on the proxy card indicating such holder was seeking redemption. After the business combination was approved, the company would contact such shareholder to arrange for him to deliver his ordinary shares to verify ownership. As a result, the shareholder then had an “option window” after the consummation of the initial business combination during which he could monitor the price of the shares in the market. If the price rose

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above the redemption price, he could sell his shares in the open market before actually delivering his shares to the company for cancellation. Thus, the shareholder redemption right, with respect to which shareholders was aware they needed to commit before the shareholder meeting, would become a continuing right surviving past the consummation of the initial business combination until the redeeming shareholder delivered his ordinary shares for conversion. The requirement for physical or electronic delivery prior to the meeting would be imposed to ensure that a redeeming holder’s election to redeem is irrevocable once the business combination is approved.

There is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC system. The transfer agent will typically charge approximately $50 to the tendering broker, and it would be up to the broker to decide whether to pass this cost on to the shareholder who has exercised his shareholder redemption right. However, this fee would be incurred whether or not we require shareholders seeking to exercise their shareholder redemption rights to tender their shares prior to the meeting as the need to deliver the shares is a requirement of redemption whenever such delivery must be effectuated. Accordingly, tendering shares prior to the meeting would not result in any increased cost to shareholders when compared to the traditional process.

The steps outlined above will make it more difficult for our shareholders to exercise their shareholder redemption rights. In the event that it takes longer than anticipated to obtain delivery of their shares, shareholders who wish to redeem may be unable to make such delivery by the deadline for exercising their shareholder redemption rights and thus will be unable to redeem their shares.

Any request for shareholder redemption, once made, may be withdrawn at any time up to the vote taken with respect to the initial business combination. Furthermore, if a shareholder delivered his shares for redemption and subsequently decided prior to the meeting not to elect redemption, he may simply request that the transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). It is anticipated that the funds to be distributed to shareholders entitled to redeem their shares who elect redemption will be distributed promptly after completion of an initial business combination. Public shareholders who redeem their shares for their pro rata share of the trust account still have the right to exercise any warrants they still hold.

Redeeming shareholders may vote either for or against the business combination but will receive no pro rata interest income in the event they vote against such business combination (this will be the case with respect to both redemption proceeds if the proposal is approved and proceeds from liquidation of the trust account if not) which will incentivize redeeming shareholders to vote for the business combination since redeeming shareholders voting for the business combination will be eligible to receive a pro rata share of the interest income earned by the trust and as a result have a higher redemption price. However, if a shareholder fails to properly exercise its shareholder redemption rights, such shareholder will not have its ordinary shares redeemed for its pro rata distribution of the trust account.

We will not complete an initial business combination if public shareholders, owning 49.9% or more of the shares sold in this offering, both vote against and exercise their shareholder redemption rights with respect to the initial business combination, on a cumulative basis. We will not increase or decrease the redemption threshold prior to the consummation of our initial business combination. We have set the redemption percentage at 49.9% in order to reduce the likelihood that a small group of investors holding a block of our ordinary shares will be able to stop us from completing an initial business combination that may otherwise be approved by a majority of our public shareholders. The initial redemption price will be $10.00 per share (or approximately $9.96 per share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full).

If a vote on an initial business combination is held and the business combination is not approved, we may continue to try to consummate an initial business combination with the same or a different target until the date we are required to liquidate the trust account. If the initial business combination is not approved or completed for any reason, then public shareholders who exercised their shareholder redemption rights would not be entitled to redeem their ordinary shares for a pro rata share of the aggregate amount then in the trust account. In such case, if we have required public shareholders to tender their shares prior to the meeting, we will promptly return such shares to the tendering public shareholder. Public shareholders would be entitled to receive their pro rata share of the aggregate amount in the trust account only in the event that (i) such

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shareholder votes for the initial business combination and the initial business combination was duly approved and subsequently completed, or (ii) in connection with our liquidation of our trust account.

Liquidation of our trust account if no initial business combination

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that if after 18 months (or 24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement) from the consummation of this offering we have not consummated an initial business combination we will repurchase our public shares and liquidate our trust account and distribute the proceeds to the holders of our public shares. This provision may not be amended except with consent of 66.66% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares voting present in person or by proxy at a meeting in which the holders of 95% of the outstanding ordinary shares must be present in order to constitute a quorum. If we have not completed an initial business combination by such date, we will compulsorily repurchase all shares held by the public shareholders, within five business days, pursuant to the procedures in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

Following completion of the repurchase of our public shares, we will continue in existence. To the extent any claims deplete the funds remaining in the trust account we cannot assure you we will be able to return to our public shareholders the amounts payable to them from the liquidation of the trust account. In addition, under certain limited circumstances distributions received by shareholders could be viewed by applicable laws (including insolvency laws and certain equitable and/or restitution principles) as either fraudulent transfers or mistaken or otherwise wrongful payments. In those circumstances, a court could order that amounts received by our shareholders be repaid to us.

Our sponsor and its beneficial owners have waived their rights to participate in any liquidation of the trust account with respect to its shares. There will be no distribution from the trust account with respect to our warrants, which may expire worthless. The costs of liquidation of the trust account will be met from our remaining assets outside of the trust account or from interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to us to fund our working capital requirements, if not done in connection with a shareholder vote with respect to the extended period of a potential initial business combination. If such funds are insufficient, each of our sponsor and ACM has agreed, jointly and severally, to advance us the funds necessary to complete such liquidation (currently anticipated to be no more than approximately $15,000, absent any unforeseen complications) and has agreed not to seek repayment of such expenses.

If we were to expend all of the net proceeds of this offering, other than the proceeds deposited in the trust account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the trust account, the initial per-share redemption price would be $10.00 (or approximately $9.96 per share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full). The proceeds deposited in the trust account could, however, become subject to the claims of our creditors (which could include vendors and service providers we have engaged to assist us in any way in connection with our search for a target business and that are owed money by us, as well as target businesses themselves) which could have higher priority than the claims of our public shareholders. To the extent any such claims deplete the trust account, the amounts returned to our public shareholders from the trust account will be reduced accordingly. Additionally, we cannot assure you that third parties will not seek to recover from our shareholders amounts owed to them by us. If a claim was made that resulted in our sponsor and ACM having liability and they refused to satisfy their obligations, our board of directors, having a fiduciary obligation to act in the best interest of the company, may cause the company to bring an action against them to enforce our indemnification rights.

Each of our sponsor and ACM will agree, pursuant to an agreement with us and the representative of the underwriters that, if we distribute the amounts held in trust to our public shareholders pursuant to the exercise of shareholder redemption rights in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination, or if we liquidate our trust account, they will be jointly and severally liable, by means of direct payment to the trust account, to pay debts and obligations to target businesses or vendors or other entities that are owed money by us for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to us in excess of the net proceeds of this offering not held in the trust account. However, the agreement entered into by each of our sponsor and ACM specifically provides for two exceptions to this indemnity; there will be no liability (1) as to any claimed amounts owed to a third party who executed a legally enforceable waiver or (2) as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under

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the Securities Act. We cannot assure you, however, that each of our sponsor and ACM would be able to satisfy those obligations. Accordingly, the actual per-share price from liquidation of our trust account could be less than $10.00 per ordinary share plus interest (or $9.96 per ordinary share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), due to claims of creditors. Additionally, if we become insolvent or a petition to wind up the company is filed against us which is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable insolvency law, and may be included in our insolvent estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders (including claims of our shareholders for amounts owed to them as a result of the redemption or repurchase of our shares). To the extent any claims deplete the trust account, we cannot assure you we will be able to return to our public shareholders at least $10.00 per ordinary share plus accrued interest (or $9.96 per ordinary share if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full).

Our public shareholders will be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only in the event of our compulsory repurchase of our public shares and liquidation of our trust account or if they seek to redeem their respective shares for cash upon an initial business combination which the shareholder voted against and such business combination is completed by us. In no other circumstances will a shareholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the trust account.

Survival After Liquidation of Trust Account

As discussed above, in the event that we fail to consummate a business combination by , 2012 (eighteen months from the closing of this offering) or , 2012 (twenty-four months from the closing of this offering) if the period to complete our business combination has been extended, we will compulsorily repurchase our public shares and distribute the funds held in the trust account. As part of this process, each shareholder, other than our initial shareholder, shall have their shares repurchased, within five business days, pursuant to the procedures in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, using the proceeds from the liquidation of our trust account, and such shares shall be cancelled, leaving our initial shareholder as the only shareholder. We will continue in existence as a public shell company and, subject to the provisions of our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, our management will have broad discretion to determine the future of our business, if any. In addition, as substantially all of our assets are expected to be distributed pursuant to the liquidation of our trust account, unless we obtain third-party financing, the surviving public shell company will have limited, or no, financial resources to pursue a new business.

Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association filed under the laws of the Cayman Islands, which will be in effect as of the date of this prospectus, contain provisions designed to provide certain rights and protections to our shareholders prior to the consummation of an initial business combination, including:

a requirement that all proposed initial business combinations be presented to shareholders for approval regardless of whether or not the laws of the Cayman Islands laws require such a vote;
a prohibition against completing an initial business combination if 49.9% or more of the ordinary shares held by our public shareholders properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights;
the right of shareholders voting for an initial business combination, in the event such initial business combination is approved, to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the trust account subject to the restriction on a public shareholder together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or disposing of our securities, exercising shareholder redemption rights with respect to more than 10% of the shares sold in this offering on a cumulative basis, in connection with such shareholder vote. Redeeming shareholders may vote either for or against the business combination but will receive no pro rata interest income in the event they vote against such business combination (this will be the case with respect to both redemption proceeds if the proposal is approved and proceeds from the liquidation of our trust account if not) which will incentivize redeeming shareholders to vote for the business combination since redeeming shareholders voting for

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the business combination will be eligible to receive a pro rata share of the interest income earned by the trust and as a result have a higher redemption price;
a requirement that (i) in the event we do not consummate an initial business combination by 18 months after the consummation of this offering, unless we have extended our period of time to consummate a business combination by 6 months by entering into a definitive agreement or letter of intent with respect to an initial business combination within 18 months of the consummation of this offering, or (ii) public shareholders owning no more than 49.9% of the ordinary shares purchased by the public shareholders in this offering exercise their shareholder redemption rights, we will notify our shareholders that we will compulsorily repurchase all shares held by the public shareholders;
a requirement that in the event that the time we have to consummate an initial business combination is extended to 24 months after the consummation of this offering as described above and we still do not consummate an initial business combination within such 24 months, we will immediately follow the procedures for repurchasing our public shares and liquidating our trust account pursuant to the provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association;
a requirement that should any of our directors have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination, such interested director must disclose such conflict to the board of directors and abstain from voting in connection with the matter;
a requirement that, upon the consummation of this offering, approximately $50,000,000, or approximately $57,275,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full, shall be placed into the trust account;
a prohibition prior to our initial business combination against our issuance of additional shares that participate in any manner in the proceeds of the trust account, or that vote as a class with the ordinary shares sold in this offering on an initial business combination;
a prohibition against incurring debt for borrowed money prior to an initial business combination, unless such debt does not require the payment of interest prior to an initial business combination and the lender waives any rights to amounts held in trust; and
a requirement that the audit committee review and approve all reimbursements and payments made to our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates, and that any reimbursements and payments made to members of our audit committee be reviewed and approved by our board of directors, with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.

These provisions may only be amended by a consent of 66.66% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares at a meeting at which the holders of 95% of the outstanding shares must be present in person or by proxy in order to constitute a quorum. Our directors, officers and sponsor have agreed not to make a proposal to amend any of the foregoing provisions prior to the consummation of an initial business combination. We believe these provisions to be obligations of our company to its shareholders and that investors will make an investment in our company relying, at least in part, on the enforceability of the rights and obligations set forth in these provisions including the limitations on any amendment or modification of such provisions.

In addition, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which will be in effect as of the date of this prospectus, contain other provisions that may only be amended by consent of 66.66% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares at a meeting at which the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares must be present in person or by proxy to constitute a quorum, including:

the classification of our board of directors into three classes and the establishment of related procedures regarding the standing and election of such directors;
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Comparison of This Offering to Those of Blank Check Companies Subject to Rule 419

The following table compares the terms of this offering to the terms of an offering by a blank check company subject to the provisions of Rule 419. This comparison assumes that the gross proceeds, underwriting commissions and underwriting expenses of our offering would be identical to those of an offering undertaken by a company subject to Rule 419. None of the provisions of Rule 419 apply to our offering.

   
  Terms of Our Offering   Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
Escrow of offering proceeds   $50,000,000 which is composed of the net offering will be deposited into a trust account at JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee.   Gross offering proceeds would be required to be deposited into either an escrow account with an insured depositary institution or in a separate bank account established by a broker dealer in which the broker-dealer acts as trustee for persons having the beneficial interests in the account.
Investment of net proceeds   $50,000,000 which is composed of the net offering proceeds will be invested in U.S. government treasury bills having a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market fund meeting conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act.   Proceeds could be invested only in specified securities such as a money market fund meeting conditions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or in securities that are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States.
Receipt of interest on escrowed funds   Interest on proceeds from trust account to be paid to shareholders is reduced by (i) any taxes paid or due on the interest generated and (ii) up to $2,000,000 that can be used for working capital purposes.   Interest on funds in escrow account would be held for the sole benefit of investors, unless and only after the funds held in escrow were released to us in connection with our consummation of a business combination.
Limitation on fair value or net assets of target business   The initial target business with which we effect our initial business combination must have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of such business combination plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights.   The fair value or net assets of a target business must represent at least 80% of the maximum offering proceeds.

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  Terms of Our Offering   Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
Trading of securities issued   The units will commence trading on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. The ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units will begin to trade separately five trading days after the earlier of the termination or expiration of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, and its exercise in full, provided we have filed with the SEC a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K or on Form 8-K, as applicable, which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the proceeds of this offering, including any proceeds we receive from the exercise of the over-allotment option, if such option is exercised prior to the filing of the Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K or on Form 8-K, as applicable. If the over-allotment option is exercised after our initial filing of a Form 6-K, we will file an amendment to the Form 6-K or Form 8-K to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise and consummation of the over-allotment option. We will also include in this Form 6-K or Form 8-K, an amendment thereto, or in a subsequent Form 6-K or Form 8-K, information indicating the date on which the separate trading of the ordinary shares and warrants will begin and issue a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin.   No trading of the units or the underlying ordinary shares and warrants would be permitted until the completion of a business combination. During this period, the securities would be held in the escrow or trust account.
Exercise of the warrants   The warrants cannot be exercised until the later of the completion of an initial business combination or one year from the date of this prospectus (assuming in each case that there is an effective registration statement covering the ordinary shares underlying the warrants) and, accordingly, will only be exercised after the trust account has been terminated and distributed.   The warrants could be exercised prior to the completion of a business combination, but securities received and cash paid in connection with the exercise would be deposited in the escrow or trust account.

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  Terms of Our Offering   Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
Election to remain an investor   Shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on the initial business combination. We will file a proxy statement with the SEC, containing information we are required to provide to shareholders since we have a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. A shareholder following the procedures described in this prospectus is given the right to redeem his, her or its shares for a pro rata share of the trust account, net of any interest income required for us to pay our tax obligations incurred and net of interest income of up to $2,000,000 previously released to us to fund our working capital requirements. However, a shareholder who does not properly follow these procedures or a shareholder who does not take any action would not be entitled to the return of any funds from the trust account.   A prospectus containing information required by the SEC would be sent to each investor. Each investor would be given the opportunity to notify the company in writing, within a period of no less than 20 business days and no more than 45 business days from the effective date of a post-effective amendment to the company’s registration statement, to decide if he, she or it elects to remain a shareholder of the company or requires the return of his, her or its investment. If the company has not received the notification by the end of the 45 th business day, funds and interest or dividends, if any, held in the trust or escrow account are automatically returned to the shareholder. Unless a sufficient number of investors elect to remain investors, all funds on deposit in the escrow account must be returned to all of the investors and none of the securities are issued.
Business combination deadline   If we are unable to consummate our initial business combination within 18 months (or 24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination within such 18 month period) from the date of this prospectus, we will notify our shareholders that we will compulsorily repurchase all shares held by the public shareholders.   If an acquisition has not been consummated within 18 months after the effective date of the company’s registration statement, funds held in the trust or escrow account are returned to investors.
Release of funds   Except with respect to interest on the amount held in the trust account that is released to us to fund our working capital requirements (subject to the tax holdback), amounts in the trust account will not be released until our initial business combination or the failure to effect a business combination within the allotted time.   The proceeds held in the escrow account are not released until the earlier of the completion of a business combination or the failure to effect a business combination within the allotted time.

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Competition

In identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business for our initial business combination, we may encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including other blank check companies, private equity groups and leveraged buyout funds, and operating businesses seeking strategic acquisitions. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Moreover, many of these competitors possess greater financial, technical, human and other resources than us. Our ability to acquire larger target businesses will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of a target business. Furthermore:

our obligation to seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination or obtain necessary financial information may delay the completion of a transaction;
our obligation to redeem for cash up to 49.9% of our ordinary shares (minus one share) held by our public shareholders who vote against or in favor (but decide to redeem) of our initial business combination and properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights may reduce the resources available to us for our initial business combination;
our outstanding warrants, and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be viewed favorably by certain target businesses; and
the requirement to acquire a target business or target businesses having a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance of the trust account at the time of the acquisition plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights could require us to acquire several assets or several operating businesses at the same time, all of which sales would be contingent on the simultaneous closings of the other sales, which could make it more difficult to consummate our initial business combination.

Any of these or other factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating our initial business combination.

Facilities

We currently maintain our executive offices at c/o Arco Capital Management LLC, 7 Sheinovo Street, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.

Employees

We currently have 2 executive officers. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters and intend to devote only as much time as they deem necessary to our affairs. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for the business combination and the stage of the business combination process we are in. Accordingly, once management locates a suitable target business to acquire, we expect that our executive officers will spend more time investigating such target business and negotiating and processing the business combination (and consequently spend more time on our affairs) than they would prior to locating a suitable target business. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of our initial business combination.

Periodic Reporting and Financial Information

We will register our units, ordinary shares and warrants under the Exchange Act and have reporting obligations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, our annual report will contain financial statements audited and reported on by our independent registered public accountants.

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Our management will provide shareholders with audited financial statements of the properties to be acquired as part of the proxy solicitation materials sent to shareholders to assist them in assessing each specific target business we seek to acquire. While the requirement of having available financial information for the target business may limit the pool of potential acquisition candidates, given the broad range of target businesses we may consummate our initial business combination with, we do not believe that the narrowing of the pool will be material.

We may be required to comply with the internal control requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the fiscal year ending on or after December 31, 2011. A target business may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.

Legal Proceedings

There is no material litigation currently pending against us or any members of our management team in their capacity as such.

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MANAGEMENT

Directors and Executive Officers

Our directors and executive officers as of the date of this prospectus are as follows:

   
Name   Age   Position
Jay Johnston   49   Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Francesco Piovanetti   35   Director, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and President
Facundo Bacardí   65   Director
David P. Kelley II   52   Director
Shai Novik   44   Director
Carlos Valle   51   Director

Biographical Information

Jay Johnston, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer.   Mr. Johnston has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since April 20, 2010. Mr. Johnston has served as Chief Executive Officer of ACM since its formation. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive officer of Arco. From 2009 to August 2010, Mr. Johnston served as a Senior Advisor to Gramercy Advisors LLC (“Gramercy”). From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Johnston was the Co-Managing Partner of Gramercy, where he co-managed the portfolio investments of the Gramercy Emerging Markets Fund and other accounts managed by Gramercy. Prior to joining Gramercy, Mr. Johnston was Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income Sales at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. from 1998 to 1999. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Johnston was a Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers in the Emerging Markets Group. From 1984 to 1996, Mr. Johnston worked in institutional fixed income, emerging market and high yield sales at a variety of institutions including ING Baring Securities, Inc., Oppenheimer & Company, Inc. and Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. From 1983 to 1984, Mr. Johnston was a Portfolio Manager at Patterson Capital Corporation responsible for managing a $1.3 billion portfolio of mortgage backed securities for a variety of U.S. Savings and Loans. Mr. Johnston received a B.S. degree in Finance at the University of Florida.

Francesco Piovanetti, Director, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and President.   Mr. Piovanetti has served as our Director, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and President since April 20, 2010. Mr. Piovanetti has served as ACM’s President since its formation. He is also the President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director of Arco. Mr. Piovanetti has more than a decade and a half of experience working in various areas of corporate finance, capital markets and investment banking. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Piovanetti served as Managing Director for Asset Sourcing at Gramercy. Prior to joining Gramercy, from 1997 to 2003, Mr. Piovanetti was employed as an Analyst and later as an Associate, a Vice President and then as a Director at Deutsche Bank in its Structured Capital Markets Group, which executed proprietary and client arbitrage transactions. From 1995 to 1997, he was a Senior Analyst in Deloitte & Touche, LLC’s Corporate Finance Group, where he consulted in the areas of commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts, capital sourcing and valuation services. Mr. Piovanetti received B.A. in Economics and B.S. in Finance from Bryant University, and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School.

Facundo Bacardí, Director.   Mr. Bacardí has served as our Director since August 2010. Mr. Bacardí is a member of the family that owns Bacardí Limited, one of the largest family owned companies in the worldwide liquor manufacturing and distributing business. At Bacardí Limited, he served as executive officer and director in Brazil and Trinidad. Mr. Bacardí was responsible for the creation of Bacardí Centroamericana, S.A. in 1980, which was sold in 1991. He has served as President and Director of Suramericana de Inversiones, S.A. since 1995, an investment company in Panama that he founded in 1995. Mr. Bacardí was also Chairman and President of Nations Flooring, a flooring and window dressing company, between 1995 to 2004. From 1993 to 2000, he served as a director of CTA Industries, Inc., an insulation manufacturer. He also served as a director of JSM Holdings, Corp., an investment company, from 2003 to 2007. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science from Babson College in 1967.

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David P. Kelley II, Director.   Mr. Kelley has served as our Director since August 2010. Mr. Kelley is a partner of Zenith Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity firm located in New York, where he has served since 2006, and a founding partner of Andover Partners Strategic Security Solutions, LLC (AP-S3, LLC), a security and intelligence consulting firm, where he has served since December 2009. From 1985 to 1988, Mr. Kelley was a tax lawyer in the law firm of Brown and Wood located in New York. From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Kelley worked at Merrill Lynch in New York, where he was promoted to a Director of the Global Swap Group. From 1991 to 1994 Mr. Kelley was a Managing Director at UBS Securities in New York, in charge of the US Structured Products Group. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Kelley was a Managing Director and Head of the Global Structured Products Group at Deutsche Bank Securities in New York. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Kelley was a Managing Director of Integrated Capital Associates, a private equity firm, located in New York. Mr. Kelley is currently a Director of the Apex-Guotai Junan Greater China Fund, headquartered in Hong Kong. Mr. Kelley graduated from Emory University with a BA degree in 1979. He graduated with a J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law in 1983, and he received an L.L.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1985.

Shai Novik, Director.   Mr. Novik has served as our Director since August 2010. Mr. Novik has served as the President and a director of PROLOR Biotech since 2005. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Novik was the Managing Director of A.S. Novik, a private investment firm, and from 2000 to 2002, he was Managing Director of A-Online Capital, an investment firm. Mr. Novik previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategic Planning of THCG, a technology and life sciences investment company, from 1998 to 2000. THCG was a portfolio company of Greenwich Street Partners, a large U.S.-based private equity fund. THCG’s portfolio included several life sciences and medical device companies. Prior to his position at THCG, Mr. Novik served as Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of Strategy Committee of RogersCasey, an investment advisory company serving Fortune 500 companies such as DuPont, Kodak, General Electric and others, from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Novik is the co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Stentomics Inc., a private drug-eluting stent technology company developing next-generation, polymer-free drug-eluting stent solutions. Mr. Novik also serves on the boards of the privately-held companies Ucansi Inc., a company developing non-invasive vision correction products, and Odysseus Ventures Ltd., a managing partner of a small venture fund. Mr. Novik served for seven years in the Israeli Defense Forces, and received his M.B.A., with Distinction, from Cornell University.

Carlos Valle, Director.   Mr. Valle has served as our Director since August 2010. Mr. Valle is a seasoned professional with broad global experience in finance. In May 2009, Mr. Valle retired from Merrill Lynch & Co. where he served for over 20 years in many diverse assignments. His expertise includes Leveraged Finance, Corporate Bonds, Structured Finance, Private Equity and Sales Management of both Institutional Fixed Income and Equities as well as International High Net Worth Private Clients. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Valle was a bond analyst for a major Insurance company. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Darden School, University of Virginia. Mr. Valle served as Adjunct Professor at the Darden School in the Spring of 2010 and acts as advisor to various boards of directors.

Assistance from Senior Executives from ACM

In addition to Messrs. Johnston and Piovanetti, our executive officers and directors, the following senior executives of ACM will be involved in helping us to source, analyze and execute our initial business combination. We have an informal agreement with ACM regarding these senior managers’ services and therefore none of these individuals are required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs. Mr. Johnston and Mr. Piovanetti, the senior executives and the major shareholders of ACM, have advised us that ACM has agreed to make these individuals available to us at no cost.

Alberto Hernandez, Chief Investment Officer of ACM.   Mr. Hernandez has served as ACM’s Chief Investment Officer since September 2009. Prior to joining ACM, Mr. Hernandez was a Director in the European Mergers & Acquisition Group of UBS Limited from August 2006 to February 2007. Mr. Hernandez worked as an investment banker at JPMorgan Securities from July 1997 to July 2006, where he developed an extensive and diverse background in corporate finance, transaction sourcing, and execution. During his career, Mr. Hernandez has been involved in the sourcing and execution of over 30 merger & acquisition transactions with a total value in excess of $45 billion, he has accumulated knowledge of fixed income and equity

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securities and substantial experience in financial and credit analysis with over $2.5 billion of placed capital. Mr. Hernandez is a registered representative of FINRA and is a FSA (United Kingdom) approved Investment Adviser. Mr. Hernandez received a B.S. degree in Finance, Investment and Economics at Babson College.

Jorge Rodríguez, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ACM.   Mr. Rodríguez has more than 22 years of experience in the financial industry. Mr. Rodríguez has served as the Chief Financial Officer of ACM since June 2007. Prior to joining ACM, Mr. Rodríguez served as Chief Investment Officer for RG Financial Corporation, a public bank holding company in Puerto Rico, from August 2004 to May 2007. He was in-charge of the investment, treasury and secondary market division. From January 1995 to May 2004, Mr. Rodríguez worked at The Bank & Trust of Puerto Rico, a private commercial bank, occupying various positions from senior vice president and chief financial officer up to president and chief executive officer of the bank. From November 1984 to December 1994, he worked at First Bancorp Puerto Rico as a vice president of the finance division for two years and later as a senior vice president of investments for eight years. From January 1980 to November 1984, Mr. Rodríguez was a manager in KPMG’s San Juan, Puerto Rico office. He served in the audit division specializing mostly in the bank and manufacturing industry. Mr. Rodríguez graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus where he received a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. Mr. Rodríguez is a Certified Public Accountant, member of the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Juan Carlos Bou, General Counsel of ACM.   Mr. Bou has served as ACM’s and Arco’s General Counsel since May 21, 2007. Mr. Bou is responsible for legal, compliance, government relations, and transaction management affairs. From September 2003 to May 2007, Mr. Bou worked at the law firm of Fiddler, Gonzalez & Rodríguez, P.S.C., in the corporate and securities department, handling public and private offerings, merger and asset acquisitions, securities and banking compliance matters, and international financial transactions. From February 2001 through May 2002, Mr. Bou was an assistant advisor to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In this capacity, Mr. Bou directed various legal and public policy related projects pertaining to the executive and legislative branches. Mr. Bou acted as assistant controller and human resources manager for R.F. Mortgage & Investment Corp., a mortgage bank in Puerto Rico. Mr. Bou holds a double major in Finance and Philosophy from Boston College; a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico Law School and a Masters of Laws (LLM) from Columbia Law School. He is a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, and the New York Bar Association.

Angel Gyaurov, Managing Director/Europe Regional Head of ACM.   Mr. Gyaurov joined ACM on September 2007 as Vice President, and has served as the Managing Director/Europe Regional Head of ACM since July 2009. Prior to joining ACM, Mr. Gyaurov worked in Bermuda with Ernst & Young’s hedge fund practice. Mr. Gyaurov has over 7 years of diverse transaction and analyst experience in private equity, corporate finance and business assurance services. He has also held positions with ING Barings, Arthur Andersen, MG Asset Management, and Sigma Capital Management, a private equity fund. Mr. Gyaurov received a B.S. degree in Economics and a M.A. degree in Macroeconomics from the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, (Honors), and in 2007 earned his M.B.A. from INSEAD in France and Singapore. Mr. Gyaurov is also a CFA chartholder.

Priscilla Pacheco, Senior Vice President and Controller of ACM.   Ms. Pacheco has served as ACM’s Controller and Senior Vice president since January 2009. Prior to joining ACM, from January 2005 to April 2008, Ms. Pacheco worked as a Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PwC”) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She served in the financial services industry group of the Firm’s assurance and audit division. She specialized in publicly traded financial institutions, mostly accelerated filers in the banking industry, SEC regulatory filings, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. Prior to her role at PwC, from September 2005 to January 2005, she worked with Deloitte & Touche, LLP, also in their assurance and audit practice in the financial services industry group. Ms. Pacheco graduated cum laude from the University of Puerto Rico where she received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. She is a certified public accountant and a licensed attorney and notary public in Puerto Rico. She is a member of the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Puerto Rico Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

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Number and Terms of Office of Directors

Our board of directors is divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Facundo Bacardi and Shai Novick will expire at our first annual general meeting of shareholders. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of David P. Kelley II and Carlos Valle, will expire at the second annual general meeting of shareholders. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Jay Johnston and Francesco Piovanetti, will expire at the third annual general meeting of shareholders.

Our officers are appointed by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our board of directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association as it deems appropriate. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that our officers may consist of a chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president and chief financial officer, vice presidents, secretary, treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the board of directors.

These individuals will play a key role in identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, selecting the target business, and structuring, negotiating and consummating its acquisition. Collectively, through their positions described above, our directors and executive officers have experience in the private equity business.

Officer and Director Compensation

Our officers and directors have not received any cash compensation for services rendered. Commencing on the date of this prospectus through the earlier of consummation of our initial business combination or our liquidation of our trust account, we will pay our sponsor a total of $7,500 per month for office space and administrative services, including secretarial support. We believe that such fees are at least as favorable as we could have obtained from an unaffiliated third party for such services. No compensation of any kind, including finders’ and consulting fees, will be paid either by us or by any affiliated entity for services rendered to us by any of our sponsor, officers and directors or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with the consummation of an initial business combination. However, these individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. There is no limit on the amount of reimbursement these individuals may receive. After an initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of a shareholder meeting held to consider an initial business combination, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation.

Director Independence

The Nasdaq Capital Market requires that a majority of our board must be composed of “independent directors,” which is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship, which, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

Our board of directors has determined that except for Messrs. Johnston and Piovanetti, each of our directors are independent directors as such term is defined in Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.

Any affiliated transactions will be on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained from independent parties. Any affiliated transactions must be approved by a majority of our independent and disinterested directors.

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Audit Committee

Effective upon consummation of this offering, we will establish an audit committee of the board of directors, which will consist of Carlos Valle, as chairman, Facundo Bacardi, David P. Kelley II and Shai Novik, each of whom has been determined to be “independent” as defined in Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

The audit committee’s duties, which are specified in our Audit Committee Charter, include, but are not limited to:

reviewing and discussing with management and the independent auditor the annual audited financial statements, and recommending to the board whether the audited financial statements should be included in our Form 20-F or Form 10-K, as applicable;
discussing with management and the independent auditor significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of our financial statements;
discussing with management major risk assessment and risk management policies;
monitoring the independence of the independent auditor;
verifying the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law;
reviewing and approving all related-party transactions. The audit committee will consider all relevant factors when determining whether to approve a related party transaction, including whether the related party transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third-party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction;
inquiring of and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
pre-approving all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent auditor, including the fees and terms of the services to be performed;
appointing or replacing the independent auditor;
reviewing proxy disclosure to ensure that it conforms to the disclosure that we believe would be required for a proxy statement filed with the SEC had we not been a foreign private issuer but still had a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;
establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies;
approving reimbursement of expenses made to and incurred by our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates. Any reimbursements or payments made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by our board of directors, with the interested director or directors abstaining from such review and approval; and
monitoring compliance on a quarterly basis with the terms of this offering and, if any noncompliance is identified, immediately taking all action necessary to rectify such noncompliance or otherwise causing compliance with the terms of this offering.

Financial Experts on Audit Committee

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Market listing standards define “financially literate” as being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.

In addition, we must certify to the Nasdaq Capital Market that the committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that results in the individual’s financial sophistication. The board of directors has determined that Carlos Valle satisfies the definition of financial sophistication and also qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Nominating Committee

Effective upon consummation of this offering, we will establish a nominating committee of the board of directors, which will consist of David P. Kelley II, as chairman, Facundo Bacardi, Shai Novik and Carlos Valle, each of whom is an independent director under the Nasdaq Capital Market listing standards. The nominating committee is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our board of directors. The nominating committee considers persons identified by its members, management, shareholders, investment bankers and others.

Guidelines for Selecting Director Nominees

The guidelines for selecting nominees, which are specified in the Nominating Committee Charter, generally provide that persons to be nominated:

should have demonstrated notable or significant achievements in business, education or public service;
should possess the requisite intelligence, education and experience to make a significant contribution to the board of directors and bring a range of skills, diverse perspectives and backgrounds to its deliberations; and
should have the highest ethical standards, a strong sense of professionalism and intense dedication to serving the interests of the shareholders.

The nominating committee will consider a number of qualifications relating to management and leadership experience, background and integrity and professionalism in evaluating a person’s candidacy for membership on the board of directors. The nominating committee may require certain skills or attributes, such as financial or accounting experience, to meet specific board needs that arise from time to time. The nominating committee does not distinguish among nominees recommended by shareholders and other persons.

Code of Ethics and Committee Charters

As of the date of this prospectus, we have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our officers, directors and employees and have filed copies of our code of ethics and our board committee charters as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. You will be able to review these documents by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov . In addition, a copy of the code of ethics will be provided without charge upon request to us. We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our code of ethics in a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K or Form 8-K, as applicable.

Conflicts of Interest

Each of our executive officers may be deemed an affiliate of any company for which he serves as an officer or director with respect to which that executive officer otherwise has a pre-existing fiduciary duty and a conflict of interest could arise if an opportunity is appropriate for one of such companies. Thus, we may not be able to pursue opportunities that otherwise may be attractive to us unless these companies and entities have declined to pursue such opportunities. These pre-existing fiduciary duties may limit the opportunities that are available to us to consummate our initial business combination.

In summary, directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law:

(i) duty to act in good faith in what the directors believe to be in the best interests of the company as a whole;

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(ii) duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose;
(iii) directors should not impinge upon the exercise of future discretion;
(iv) duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders;
(v) duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and
(vi) duty to exercise independent judgment.

In addition to the above, directors also owe a duty of care which is not fiduciary in nature. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as “a reasonably diligent person” having both:

(i) the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company; and
(ii) the general knowledge skill and experience which that director has.

As set out above, directors have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized in advance by the shareholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of permission granted in the memorandum and articles of association or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings.

As a result of multiple business affiliations, our officers and directors may have similar legal obligations relative to presenting business opportunities meeting the criteria we will look for in a target business, listed elsewhere in the prospectus, to multiple entities. In addition, conflicts of interest may arise when our board evaluates a particular business opportunity with respect to such criteria. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association state that should a director have a conflict of interest, the interested director must disclose such conflict to our board.

Potential investors should be aware of the following other potential conflicts of interest:

None of our officers and directors is required to commit their full time to our affairs and, accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time among various business activities.
In the course of their other business activities, our officers and directors may become aware of investment and business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to our company as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. Due to any existing and future affiliations, our officers and directors may have fiduciary or contractual obligations to present potential business opportunities to other entities as well as presenting them to us. Our management may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
In the future, our officers and directors may seek to organize, promote or become affiliated with other entities, including other blank check companies that may, among other things, focus on target businesses in emerging markets.
The sponsor’s ordinary shares and underlying securities owned by our sponsor may not be released from escrow until one year after the successful consummation of an initial business combination, and the sponsor’s warrants purchased by our sponsor and any warrants that our sponsor, officers and directors may purchase in this offering or in the aftermarket may expire worthless if an initial business combination is not consummated. Additionally, our sponsor will not receive liquidation distributions with respect to any of their sponsor’s ordinary shares. Furthermore, our sponsor has agreed that it will not sell or transfer the sponsor’s warrants (except under limited circumstances) until 6 months after we have completed an initial business combination. Our sponsor desires to avoid rendering their securities worthless may result in a conflict of interest when they determine whether it is appropriate to enter into an initial business combination with a particular target

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business and the conflict of interest will increase as we approach the 18 th month or 24 th month, in the case of an extension, following the consummation of this offering and we have not consummated an initial business combination.
Our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors were included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to an initial business combination.

All of our officers, directors and sponsor, have agreed to vote any ordinary shares acquired by them in the offering or aftermarket in favor of an initial business combination.

We have agreed not to consummate an initial business combination with an entity which is affiliated with any of our officers, directors, sponsor, including an entity that is either a portfolio company of, or has otherwise received a material financial investment from, any fund or investment company (or an affiliate thereof) that is affiliated with such individuals or entities, unless we obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of FINRA that the initial business combination is fair to our unaffiliated shareholders from a financial point of view and a majority of our disinterested independent directors approve the transaction. We currently do not anticipate entering into an initial business combination with an entity affiliated with any of directors, officers or sponsor. Furthermore, in no event will any of our existing officers, directors, sponsor, or any entity or individual with which they are affiliated, be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of an initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is).

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association will provide for indemnification of our officers and directors for any liability incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud or willful default.

We will enter into agreements with our officers and directors to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided for in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. We believe that these provisions and agreements are necessary to attract qualified directors. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association also will permit us to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director or employee for any liability arising out of his or her actions, regardless of whether Cayman Islands law would permit such indemnification. We will purchase a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify our directors and officers.

These provisions may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors and officers.

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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of September 3, 2010, and as adjusted to reflect the sale of our ordinary shares included in the units offered by this prospectus, and, unless otherwise indicated, assumes no purchase of units in this offering, by:

each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding ordinary shares;
each of our officers and directors; and
all our officers and directors as a group.

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them.

       
  Prior to the Offering   After the Offering (2)
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)   Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership   Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Ordinary Shares   Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership   Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Ordinary Shares
Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. (3)     1,437,500       100 %       1,250,000       20.0 %  

(1) The registered office address of the shareholder is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.
(2) Assumes no exercise of the over-allotment option and, therefore, the repurchase by us of 187,500 shares from our sponsor.
(3) Owned 100% by Cazador Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company.

Our sponsor purchased 1,437,500 sponsor’s ordinary shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or $0.017 per share.

Immediately after this offering (assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option by the underwriters), our sponsor will beneficially own 20% of the then issued and outstanding shares. Because of this ownership block, they may be able to effectively influence the outcome of all matters requiring approval by our shareholders, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions other than approval of our initial business combination.

To the extent the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option up to an aggregate of up to 187,500 sponsor’s ordinary shares held by our sponsor will be subject to compulsory repurchase by us. Our sponsor will be required to have compulsorily repurchased only a number of ordinary shares necessary to maintain our sponsor’s 20% ownership interest in our ordinary shares on a fully-diluted basis after giving effect to the offering and the exercise, if any, of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

On June 16, 2010, our sponsor agreed to purchase an aggregate of 4,940,000 warrants at a price of $0.50 per warrant ($2,470,000 in the aggregate) in a private placement that will occur immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. The $2,470,000 of proceeds from this private placement will be added to the proceeds of this offering. If we do not complete an initial business combination, then the $2,470,000 will be part of the liquidating proceeds from our trust account to our public shareholders, and the sponsor’s warrants may expire worthless. The sponsor’s warrants will be identical to the warrants underlying the units being offered by this prospectus except that the sponsor’s warrants (i) are non-redeemable so long as they are held by any of the sponsor or their permitted transferees, (ii) are exercisable on a cashless basis at the election of the holder, so long as they are held by any of the sponsor or their permitted transferees, and (iii) are not transferable or saleable by our sponsor(except to permitted transferees) until 6 months after we complete the initial business combination. The sponsor’s warrants are not exercisable and will be placed in escrow while they are subject to such transfer restrictions.

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If the underwriters do not exercise the over-allotment option in full, we will be required to repurchase 187,500 ordinary shares from our sponsor so that our sponsor will own 20% of our shares issued and outstanding after this offering. Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. and Messrs. Johnston and Piovanetti are our “promoters” as that term is defined under the U.S. federal securities laws.

Transfers of Ordinary Shares and Warrants by Our Sponsor

Our sponsor will agree, and all of its permitted transferees will agree that all of the sponsor’s ordinary shares will be placed in escrow with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent, other than with respect to transfer to permitted transferees until the sponsor has agreed not to sell or otherwise transfer any of the sponsor’s ordinary shares other than to permitted transferees until (i) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $11.50 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, (ii) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, provided, however, that in any event all of the foregoing shares shall be released from escrow upon the first anniversary of the initial public offering, and in any case, if, following a business combination, we engage in a subsequent transaction resulting in our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash or other securities. The sponsor’s warrants will be transferable 6 months after the consummation of our initial business combination.

During the escrow period, the holders of these securities will not be able to sell, exercise or transfer their securities except to a permitted transferee. In addition, the interest holders in the entities that hold sponsor’s ordinary shares as sponsor will agree not to transfer their ownership interests in such entities to anyone other than a permitted transferee. A permitted transferee is a person or entity who receives such securities pursuant to a transfer (i) to one or more of our officers, directors or sponsor, (ii) to an affiliate, or to an affiliate under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (vi) by private sales with respect to up to 33% of the sponsor’s ordinary shares made at or prior to the consummation of an initial business combination at prices no greater than the recalculated price at which the units were purchased (approximately $0.017 per unit), or (vii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and in each case enters into a written agreement agreeing (i) to be bound by the transfer restrictions described above, (ii) to vote in accordance with the majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders to the extent described below, and (iii) to waive any rights to participate in any liquidation distribution from our trust account if we fail to consummate an initial business combination and, in the case of the sponsor’s ordinary shares subject to compulsory repurchase, agreeing to have such sponsor’s ordinary shares compulsorily repurchased to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised. The sponsor will retain all other rights as our shareholders with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares, including, without limitation, the right to vote their ordinary shares and the right to receive dividends, if declared (including any transferees). If dividends are declared and payable in units or to extend the period of their underlying securities, such dividends will also be placed in escrow. If we are unable to effect an initial business combination and liquidate our trust account, our sponsor (or any transferees) will not receive any portion of such liquidation proceeds with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares.

The sponsor has agreed to vote their sponsor’s ordinary shares in the same manner as the majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders in connection with any vote required to approve our initial business combination. As a result, they have waived the right to exercise shareholder redemption rights for those shares in the event that our initial business combination is approved by a majority of our public shareholders.

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Registration Rights

The purchasers of sponsor’s ordinary shares and the sponsor’s warrants in this offering and their permitted transferees will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to the effective date of this offering. Our sponsor or, if our sponsor no longer holds sponsor’s ordinary shares or sponsor’s warrants, the majority holders thereof will be entitled to an aggregate of four demands that we register their securities. They can elect to exercise these rights with respect to sponsor’s ordinary shares, sponsor’s warrants, and any units purchased in this offering or the aftermarket (including ordinary shares and warrants comprising any of the units and the ordinary shares underlying any of the warrants) after the consummation of our initial business combination, provided that they may not offer or sell any of the related securities under that registration statement until, at the earliest, those securities are released from escrow, under the terms of the escrow agreement, and provided, further, that the estimated market value of the securities to be registered is at least $500,000 in the aggregate. The purchasers of sponsor’s ordinary shares and the sponsor’s warrants in this offering and their permitted transferees will also have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed pursuant to this agreement. In general, we will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

We issued 1,437,500 sponsor’s ordinary shares to Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. for an aggregate of $25,000 in cash, at a purchase price of approximately $0.017 per share.

If the underwriters do not exercise all or a portion of their over-allotment option, our sponsor has agreed that we may compulsorily repurchase, up to an aggregate of 187,500 sponsor’s ordinary shares, so that our sponsor will own 20% of our issued and outstanding shares after this offering. If such shares are repurchased, we would record the aggregate fair value of the ordinary shares compulsorily repurchased and a corresponding credit to additional paid in capital based on the difference between the fair market value of the shares purchased and the price paid to us for such purchased shares (which would be an aggregate total of approximately $319 for all 187,500 sponsor’s ordinary shares). Upon receipt, such forfeited units would then be immediately cancelled which would result in a corresponding charge to additional paid-in capital.

If the underwriters determine the size of the offering should be increased or decreased, a unit dividend or a contribution back to capital, as applicable, would be effected in order to maintain our sponsor’s ownership at 20% of the number of shares to be sold in this offering. Such an increase in offering size could also result in a proportionate increase in the amount of interest we may withdraw from the trust account. As a result of an increase in the size of the offering without a corresponding increase in the number of sponsor’s warrants being purchased, the per share amount deposited in trust and the initial per-share repurchase price received from the liquidation of our trust account could decrease by as much as $0.017.

The sponsor’s ordinary shares are identical to those units being sold in this offering, except that the sponsor’s ordinary shares (i) will be placed into escrow and the sponsor’s ordinary shares and sponsor’s warrants are subject to the transfer restrictions described below, (ii) the sponsor’s warrants will become exercisable 6 months from the date that is the consummation of our initial business combination, if and only if there is an effective registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants contained in the units included in the offering, (iii) the sponsor’s warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and will not be redeemable by us, in each case, as long as they are held by the sponsor or their permitted transferees, rather than at our sole discretion, and (iv) the sponsor has agreed to vote their sponsor’s ordinary shares in the same manner as the majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders in connection with any vote required to approve our initial business combination. The sponsor will not be able to exercise shareholder redemption rights (as described below) with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares. The sponsor, and its beneficial owners, have agreed to waive their rights to participate in any liquidation of our trust account with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares if we fail to consummate an initial business combination.

The sponsor has agreed not to sell or otherwise transfer any of the sponsor’s ordinary shares and underlying securities other than to permitted transferees until (i) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $11.50 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, and (ii) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, provided, however, that in any event all of the foregoing shares shall be released from escrow upon the first anniversary of the initial public offering, and in any case, if, following a business combination, we engage in a subsequent transaction resulting in our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash or other securities. We refer to such restrictions as the “transfer restrictions” throughout this prospectus. A permitted transferee is a person or entity who receives such securities pursuant to a transfer (i) to one or more of our officers, directors or sponsor, (ii) to an affiliate, or to an affiliate under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (vi) by private sales with respect to up to 33% of the sponsor’s ordinary shares made at or prior to the consummation of an initial business combination at prices no greater than the recalculated price at which the units were purchased (approximately $0.017 per share), or (vii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and in each case enters into a written agreement agreeing (i) to be bound by the transfer restrictions described above, (ii) to vote in accordance with the majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders to the extent described below, (iii) to waive any rights to participate in any liquidation distribution from our trust account if we fail to consummate

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an initial business combination and, in the case of the sponsor’s ordinary shares subject to compulsory repurchase by us, agreeing to have such sponsor’s ordinary shares compulsorily repurchased to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised. The sponsor will retain all other rights as our shareholders with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares, including, without limitation, the right to vote their ordinary shares and the right to receive dividends, if declared (including any transferees). If dividends are declared and payable in units or their underlying securities, such dividends will also be placed in escrow. If we are unable to effect an initial business combination and liquidate our trust account, our sponsor (or any transferees) will not receive any portion of the liquidation proceeds from our trust account with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares. In addition, the sponsor is entitled to registration rights with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares and underlying securities under an agreement to be signed on or before the date of this prospectus as described herein.

Our sponsor has agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with us, to purchase an aggregate of 4,940,000 sponsor’s warrants at a price of $0.50 per warrant ($2,470,000 in the aggregate). Our sponsor is obligated to purchase the sponsor’s warrants from us immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. Our determination of the purchase price of the sponsor’s warrants was based on the terms of such warrants, including restrictions on transferability, and an analysis of recent market values of warrants of similarly structured blank check companies. The sponsor’s warrants will be purchased separately and not in combination with ordinary shares or in the form of units. The purchase price of the sponsor’s warrants will be added to the proceeds from this offering to be held in the trust account pending the completion of our initial business combination. If we do not complete an initial business combination that meets the criteria described in this prospectus and are forced to compulsorily repurchase our public shares and liquidate our trust account, then the $2,470,000 purchase price of the sponsor’s warrants will become part of the distribution to our public shareholders and the sponsor’s warrants may expire worthless. The sponsor’s warrants will be identical to the warrants underlying the units being offered by this prospectus except that the sponsor’s warrants (i) are non-redeemable, so long as they are held by any of the sponsor or its permitted transferees (ii) are exercisable on a cashless basis at the election of the holder, so long as they are held by any of the sponsor or its permitted transferees, rather than at our sole discretion and (iii) are not transferable or saleable by our sponsor (except to permitted transferees) until 6 months after the consummation of the initial business combination. In addition, our sponsor and its beneficial owners will agree not to transfer its ownership interests in our sponsor or to take any steps to cause our sponsor to issue new ownership interests to anyone other than a permitted transferee. The sponsor’s warrants are not exercisable and will be placed in escrow while they are subject to such transfer restrictions. In addition, the holders of the sponsor’s warrants and the underlying ordinary shares are entitled to certain registration rights described herein. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. On the consummation of this offering, our sponsor will place their sponsor’s ordinary shares and sponsor’s warrants into an escrow account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as escrow agent.

The holders of sponsor’s ordinary shares and the sponsor’s warrants in this offering and their permitted transferees will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to the effective date of this offering. The sponsor, on its own behalf and on behalf of the other holders of these securities, or the majority holders of the sponsor ordinary shares and the sponsor’s warrants, respectively, if the sponsor does not hold any of these securities, will be entitled to four demands with respect to the units and the sponsor’s warrants that we register their securities. They can elect to exercise these rights with respect to sponsor’s ordinary shares, sponsor’s warrants, and any units purchased in this offering or in the aftermarket (including ordinary shares and warrants comprising any of the units and the ordinary shares underlying any of the warrants) after the consummation of an initial business combination, provided that the estimated market value of the securities to be registered is at least $500,000 in the aggregate. The purchasers of sponsor’s ordinary shares and the sponsor’s warrants in this offering and their permitted transferees will also have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed pursuant to this agreement. In general, we will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

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Our sponsor, officers and directors, will also be entitled to participate in any liquidation distributions from our trust account with respect to any ordinary shares purchased by them in this offering or in the market following consummation of this offering.

As of the date of this prospectus, our sponsor has agreed to lend us an aggregate amount of up to $200,000 to cover expenses related to this offering. The loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and is due at the earlier of December 31, 2011 or six months following the consummation of the proposed offering. We intend to repay this loan from the proceeds of this offering not being placed in the trust account.

We will reimburse our officers and directors and their respective affiliates for any reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by them in connection with certain activities on our behalf such as identifying and investigating possible target businesses and business combinations. There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses that could be incurred; provided, however, that to the extent such out-of-pocket expenses exceed the available proceeds not deposited in the trust account and interest income of up to $2,000,000 on the balance in the trust account, such out-of-pocket expenses would not be reimbursed by us unless we consummate our initial business combination. Our audit committee will review and approve all payments made to our sponsor, officers, directors and their respective affiliates, and any payments made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by our board of directors, with the interested director or directors abstaining from such review and approval.

Other than reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses payable to our officers and directors and their respective affiliates, no compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s fees, consulting fees or other similar compensation, will be paid to any of our sponsor, officers or directors, or to any of their respective affiliates, prior to or with respect to the initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is).

After our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders. However, it is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of a shareholder meeting held to consider an initial business combination, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation. In this event, such compensation will be publicly disclosed at the time of its determination in a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K or on Form 8-K, as applicable, if required by the SEC.

All ongoing and future transactions between us and any member of our management team or their respective affiliates, including loans by members of our management team, will be on terms believed by us at that time, based upon other similar arrangements known to us, to be no less favorable than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions or loans, including any forgiveness of loans, will require prior approval in each instance by our audit committee who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel. We may obtain estimates from unaffiliated third parties for similar goods or services to ascertain whether such transactions with affiliates are on terms that are no less favorable to us than are otherwise available from such unaffiliated third parties. If a transaction with an affiliated third party were found to be on terms less favorable to us than with an unaffiliated third party, we would not engage in such transaction.

Commencing on the date of the prospectus through the earlier of consummation of our initial business combination or our compulsory repurchase of our public shares and liquidation of our trust account, we will pay ACM a total of $7,500 per month for accounting, legal and operational support, access to support staff, and information technology infrastructure. In the normal course of business, we will enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. Our maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. We do not anticipate recognizing any loss relating to these arrangements.

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Related Party Policy

We have agreed not to consummate an initial business combination with an entity which is affiliated with any of our officers, directors, sponsor, including an entity that is either a portfolio company of, or has otherwise received a material financial investment from, any fund or investment company (or an affiliate thereof) that is affiliated with such individuals or entities, unless we obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of FINRA that the business combination is fair to our unaffiliated shareholders from a financial point of view and a majority of our disinterested independent directors approve the transaction. We currently do not anticipate entering into an initial business combination with an entity affiliated with any of our directors, officers or sponsor. Furthermore, in no event will any of our existing officers, directors, sponsor, or any entity or individual with which they are affiliated, be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of an initial business combination regardless of the type of transaction that is.

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

General

As of the date of this prospectus, our authorized share capital consists of 100,000,000 ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, and 1,000,000 undesignated preferred shares, $0.0001 par value. As of the date of this prospectus, 1,437,500 ordinary shares are outstanding held by the sponsor. No preferred shares are currently outstanding. The following description summarizes the material terms of our share capital. Because it is only a summary, it may not contain all the information that is important to you. For a complete description you should refer to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Units

Public Units

Each unit consists of one ordinary share and one warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one ordinary share. The ordinary shares and warrants will begin to trade separately on the date five (5) trading days after the earlier to occur of the termination or expiration of the underwriter option to purchase up to 750,000 additional units to cover over-allotments and the exercise in full of that option, provided that in no event may the ordinary shares and warrants be traded separately until we have filed with the SEC a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds of this offering and issued a press release announcing that such separate trading will begin. We will file a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K or on Form 8-K, as applicable, which includes this audited balance sheet promptly upon the consummation of this offering. The audited balance sheet will reflect proceeds we receive from the exercise of the over-allotment option, if the over-allotment option is exercised prior to the filing of the Form 6-K or Form 8-K. If the over-allotment option is exercised after our initial filing of a Form 6-K or Form 8-K, we will file an amendment to the Form 6-K or Form 8-K to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise of the over-allotment option. We will also issue, and include in this Form 6-K or Form 8-K, an amendment thereto, or in a subsequent Form 6-K or Form 8-K, a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin.

Ordinary Shares

As of the date of this prospectus, there were 1,437,500 units outstanding, each unit being composed of one ordinary share and one warrant to purchase an ordinary share, held by one shareholder of record. Upon closing of this offering (assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and 187,500 units are repurchased by us, 6,250,000 ordinary shares will be outstanding. Holders of ordinary shares will have exclusive voting rights for the election of our directors and all other matters requiring shareholder action, except with respect to amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that alter or change the powers, preferences, rights or other terms of any outstanding preferred shares if the holders of such affected class of preferred shares are entitled to vote on such an amendment. Holders of ordinary shares will be entitled to one vote per share on matters to be voted on by shareholders and also will be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors in its discretion out of funds legally available therefore. Redeeming shareholders may vote either for or against the business combination but will receive no pro rata interest income in the event they vote against such business combination (this will be the case with respect to both redemption proceeds if the proposal is approved and liquidation proceeds from our trust account if not) which will incentivize redeeming shareholders to vote for the business combination since redeeming shareholders voting for the business combination will be eligible to receive a pro rata share of the interest income earned by the trust not released to us for working capital purposes and as a result have a higher redemption price, and we will retain the difference to the extent of a liquidation of our trust account.

Our board of directors is divided into three classes, each of which will generally serve for a term of three years with only one class of directors being elected in each year. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, with the result that the holders of more than 50% of the ordinary shares voted for the election of directors can elect all of the directors.

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same manner as a majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders in connection with any vote required to approve our initial business combination. Furthermore, our sponsor has agreed that they will vote any ordinary shares acquired in or after this offering in favor of a proposed initial business combination. As a result, our sponsor will not be able to exercise shareholder redemption rights with respect to shares acquired by them before, in or after this offering. In connection with the vote required for our initial business combination, a majority of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares (whether or not held by public shareholders) present in person or by proxy will constitute a quorum. If any other matters are voted on by our shareholders at an annual or extraordinary general meeting, our sponsor may vote all their shares, whenever acquired, as they see fit.

We will proceed with our initial business combination only if a majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders present in person or by proxy vote in favor of the initial business combination and public shareholders owning no more than 49.9% of the shares sold in this offering are voted against the initial business combination and properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights on a cumulative basis. A shareholder must have also properly exercised their shareholder redemption rights described below for redemption to be effective.

Pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, if we do not consummate an initial business combination by 18 months (or 24 months if we have entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination within such 18 month period) from the consummation of this offering, we will notify our shareholders that we will compulsorily repurchase all shares held by the public shareholders.

If we do not consummate our initial business combination, our public shareholders are entitled to have their public shares compulsorily repurchased and share ratably in the trust account, inclusive of any interest not previously released to us to fund working capital requirements and net of any taxes due, which taxes, if any, shall be paid from the trust fund, and any assets remaining available for distribution to them. Our sponsor has agreed to waive their respective rights to participate in any repurchase distribution occurring upon our failure to consummate an initial business combination with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares. Our sponsor will therefore not participate in any repurchase distribution with respect to such shares. They will, however, participate in any distribution with respect to any ordinary shares acquired in connection with or following this offering.

Other than as specified in this prospectus, our shareholders have no redemption, preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no sinking fund or redemption provisions applicable to the ordinary shares, except that redeeming shareholders may vote either for or against the business combination but will receive no pro rata interest income in the event they vote against such business combination (this will be the case with respect to both redemption proceeds if the proposal is approved and proceeds from liquidation of our trust account if not) which will incentivize redeeming shareholders to vote for the business combination since redeeming shareholders may vote either for or against the business combination but will receive no pro rata interest income in the event they vote against such business combination (this will be the case with respect to both redemption proceeds if the proposal is approved and proceeds from the liquidation of our trust account if not) which will incentivize redeeming shareholders to vote for the business combination since redeeming shareholders voting for the business combination will be eligible to receive a pro rata share of the interest income earned by the trust not released to us for working capital purposes and as a result have a higher redemption price, and we will retain the difference to the extent of a liquidation. Public shareholders who redeem their ordinary shares for their pro rata share of the trust account will retain the right to exercise any warrants they own if they previously purchased units or warrants.

The payment of dividends, if ever, on the ordinary shares will be subject to the prior payment of dividends on any outstanding preferred shares, of which there are currently none.

Sponsor’s ordinary shares

We issued 1,437,500 sponsor’s ordinary shares for $25,000. This includes an aggregate of 187,500 ordinary shares that are subject to compulsory repurchase by us from our sponsor if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full so that our sponsor will own 20% of our shares issued and outstanding after this offering. The sponsor’s ordinary shares are identical to those shares sold in this offering,

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except that the sponsor’s ordinary shares and sponsor’s warrants will be placed in escrow and are subject to the transfer restrictions described below (provided that they may be transferred by our sponsor (i) to one or more of our officers, directors or sponsor, (ii) to an affiliate, or to an affiliate under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death (vi) by private sales with respect to up to 33% of the sponsor’s ordinary shares made at or prior to the consummation of an initial business combination at prices no greater than the recalculated price at which the shares were purchased (approximately $0.017 per share), or (vii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; and in each case such transferee enters into a written agreement agreeing (i) to be bound by the transfer restrictions described above, (ii) to vote in accordance with the majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders as described below, (iii) to waive any rights to participate in any liquidation distribution from our trust account if we fail to consummate an initial business combination and, in the case of the sponsor’s ordinary shares subject to compulsory repurchase, agreeing to have such sponsor’s ordinary shares compulsorily repurchased to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised). In addition, the interest holders in the entities that hold sponsor’s ordinary shares will agree not to transfer their ownership interests in such entities to anyone other than a permitted transferee. For so long as the sponsor’s ordinary shares are subject to such transfer restrictions they will be held in an escrow account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as escrow agent.

The sponsor has agreed not to sell or otherwise transfer any of the sponsor’s ordinary shares other than to permitted transferees until (i) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $11.50 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, and (ii) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, provided, however, that in any event all of the foregoing shares shall be released from escrow upon the first anniversary of the business combination, and in any case, if, following a business combination, we engage in a subsequent transaction resulting in our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash or other securities. The sponsor’s warrants will be transferable upon 6 months following the consummation of our initial business combination. In addition, the sponsor is entitled to registration rights with respect to sponsor’s ordinary shares under an agreement to be signed on or before the date of this prospectus.

Preferred Shares

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that preferred shares may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Our board of directors will be authorized to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences, the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series. Our board of directors will be able to, without shareholder approval, issue preferred shares with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of the ordinary shares and could have anti-takeover effects. The ability of our board of directors to issue preferred shares without shareholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of us or the removal of existing management by diluting the shares ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of our company or remove existing management. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prohibits us, prior to an initial business combination, from issuing preferred shares which participate in any manner in the proceeds of the trust account, or which vote as a class with the ordinary shares on an initial business combination. We may issue some or all of the preferred shares to effect an initial business combination. We have no preferred shares outstanding at the date hereof. Although we do not currently intend to issue any preferred shares, we cannot assure you that we will not do so in the future. No preferred shares are being issued or registered in this offering.

Warrants

Public Shareholders’ Warrants

Each warrant entitles the registered holder thereof to purchase one ordinary share at a price of $7.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of:

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the completion of our initial business combination; or
one year from the date of this prospectus.

However, the warrants will be exercisable only if a registration statement relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is effective and current.

The warrants will expire five years from the date of the initial business combination at 5:00 p.m., New York time, or earlier upon redemption.

At any time while the warrants are exercisable and there is an effective registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants available and current, we may call the outstanding warrants (except as described below with respect to the sponsor’s warrants) for redemption:

in whole and not in part;
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the 30-day redemption period) to each warrant holder; and
if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders.

We will not redeem the warrants unless an effective registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is effective and current throughout the 30-day redemption period.

We have established these redemption criteria to provide warrant holders with a significant premium to the initial warrant exercise price as well as a sufficient degree of liquidity to cushion the market reaction, if any, to our redemption call. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we issue a notice of redemption of the warrants, each warrant holder shall be entitled to exercise his or her warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, there can be no assurance that the price of the ordinary shares will exceed the redemption trigger price or the warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.

If we call the warrants for redemption, we will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” although the public shareholders are not eligible to do so at their own option. In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of ordinary shares underlying the warrants and the difference between the “fair market value” (defined below) and the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. If we take advantage of this option, the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of ordinary shares to be received upon exercise of the warrants, including the “fair market value” in such case. Requiring a cashless exercise in this manner will reduce the number of shares to be issued and thereby lessen the dilutive effect of a warrant redemption. We believe this feature is an attractive option to us if we do not need the cash from the exercise of the warrants after a business combination. If we call our warrants for redemption and we do not take advantage of this option, our sponsor and its permitted transferees would still be entitled to exercise their sponsor’s warrants and sponsor’s warrants, respectively, for cash or on a cashless basis using the same formula described above that other warrant holders would have been required to use had all warrant holders been required to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, as described in more detail below.

The warrants will be issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. You should review a copy of the warrant agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, for a complete description of the terms and conditions of the warrants.

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The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation.

The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price, by certified check payable to us, for the number of warrants being exercised. On the exercise of any warrant, the warrant exercise price will be paid directly to us and not placed in the trust account. In no event may the warrants be net cash settled. Warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of ordinary shares, including voting rights, until they exercise their warrants and receive ordinary shares. After the issuance of ordinary shares upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by shareholders.

No warrants will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue ordinary shares unless at the time a holder seeks to exercise such warrant, a registration statement relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is effective with the SEC and current and the ordinary shares have been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state or jurisdiction of residence of the holder of the warrants. Under the terms of the warrant agreement, we have agreed to use our best efforts to meet these conditions and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration of the warrants. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so and, if we do not maintain a current prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, holders will be unable to exercise their warrants and we will not be required to net cash settle any such warrant exercise. If the prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants is not current or if the ordinary shares are not qualified or exempt from qualification in the jurisdictions in which the holders of the warrants reside, we will not be required to net cash settle or cash settle the warrant exercise, the warrants may have no value, the market for the warrants may be limited, the warrants may expire worthless and, as a result, an investor may have paid the full unit price solely for the ordinary shares included in the units.

No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If a holder exercises warrants and would be entitled to receive a fractional interest of a share, we will round up the number of ordinary shares to be issued to the warrant holder to the nearest whole number of shares.

Sponsor’s Warrants

The sponsor’s warrants are identical to the warrants included in the units being offered in this offering except that the sponsor’s warrants (i) are non-redeemable, so long as they are held by any of the sponsor or its permitted transferees, (ii) are exercisable on a cashless basis at the election of the holder, rather than at our sole discretion, so long as they are held by any of our sponsor or its permitted transferees, and (iii) are not transferable or saleable by our sponsor (except to permitted transferees) until 6 months after we complete an initial business combination. In addition, ACM will agree not to transfer its ownership interests in our sponsor or to take any steps to cause our sponsor to issue new ownership interests to anyone other than a permitted transferee. The sponsor’s warrants are not exercisable and will be placed in escrow while they are subject to such transfer restrictions. A permitted transferee is a person or entity who receives such securities pursuant to a transfer (i) to one or more of our officers, directors or sponsor, (ii) to an affiliate, or to an affiliate under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (vi) by private sales with respect to up to 33% of the sponsor’s ordinary shares made at or prior to the consummation of an initial business combination at prices no greater than the recalculated price at which the sponsor’s ordinary shares were purchased (approximately $0.017 per share), or (vii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, providing the transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of the escrow agreement regarding such securities. Furthermore, commencing after the consummation of our initial business combination, the holders of the sponsor’s warrants and the underlying ordinary shares are entitled to registration rights under an agreement to be signed on or before the date of this prospectus as described herein.

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Our Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent

The transfer agent for our securities and warrant agent for our warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

Certain Differences in Corporate Law

The Company is a Cayman Islands exempted company, and its affairs are governed by, among other things, the Companies Law (2009 Revision) of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Law”). The following is a summary of material differences between the Companies Law and general corporate law in the United States insofar as they relate to the material terms of the Company’s ordinary shares. The Companies Law of the Cayman Islands is modeled after that of England but does not follow recent United Kingdom statutory enactments and differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of some significant differences between the provisions of the Companies Law applicable to the Company and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders.

Mergers and Similar Arrangements.   In certain circumstances, the Cayman Islands Companies Law allows for mergers or consolidations between two Cayman Islands companies or between a Cayman Islands company and a company incorporated in another jurisdiction (provided that it is permitted by the laws of that other jurisdiction).

Where the merger or consolidation is between two Cayman Islands companies, the directors of each company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation containing certain prescribed information. That plan of merger or consolidation must then be authorized by either (a) a special resolution (usually a majority of 66  2/3% in value) of the shareholders of each company voting together as one class if the shares to be issued to each shareholder in the consolidated or surviving company will have the same rights and economic value as the shares held in the relevant constituent company or (b) a shareholder resolution of each company passed by a majority in number representing 75% in value of the shareholders voting together as one class. A shareholder has the right to vote on a merger or consolidation regardless of whether the shares that he or she holds otherwise give him or her voting rights. No shareholder resolution is required for a merger between a parent company (i.e., a company that owns at least 90% of the issued shares of each class in a subsidiary company) and its subsidiary company. The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest of a constituent company must be obtained unless the court waives such requirement. If the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies is satisfied that the requirements of the Companies Law (which includes certain other formalities) have been complied with, the Registrar of Companies will register the plan of merger or consolidation.

Where the merger or consolidation involves a foreign constituent company, and where the surviving company is a Cayman Islands company, the procedure is similar, save that, with respect to the foreign constituent company, the director of the surviving or consolidated company is required to make a declaration to the effect that, having made due enquiry, he or she is of the opinion that the requirements set out below have been met: (i) that the merger or consolidation is permitted, or not prohibited, by the constitutional documents of the foreign company and by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the foreign company is incorporated, and that those laws, and any requirements of those constitutional documents have been, or will be, complied with; (ii) that no petition or other similar proceeding has been filed and remains outstanding or order made or resolution adopted to wind up or liquidate the foreign company in any jurisdictions; (iii) that no receiver, trustee, administrator or other similar person has been appointed in any jurisdiction and is acting in respect of the foreign company, its affairs or its property or any part thereof; (iv) that no scheme, order, compromise or other similar arrangement has been entered into or made in any jurisdiction whereby the rights of creditors of the foreign company are, and continue to be, suspended or restricted; (v) that the foreign company is able to pay its debts as they fall due and that the merger or consolidation is bona fide and not intended to defraud unsecured creditors of the foreign company; (vi) that in respect of the transfer of any security interest granted by the foreign company to the surviving or consolidated company (a) consent or approval to the transfer has been obtained, released or waived; (b) the transfer is permitted by, and has been approved in accordance with, the constitutional documents of the foreign company; and (c) the laws of the jurisdiction of the foreign company with respect to the transfer have been, or will be, complied with; (vii) that

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the foreign company will, upon the merger or consolidation becoming effective, cease to be incorporated, registered or exist under the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction; and (viii) that there is no other reason why it would be against the public interest to permit the merger or consolidation.

Where the above procedures are adopted, the Companies Law provides for a right of dissenting shareholders to receive a payment of the fair value of their shares upon their dissenting to the merger or consolidation if they follow a prescribed procedure. In essence, that procedure is as follows: (a) the shareholder must give his or her written objection to the merger or consolidation to the constituent company before the vote on the merger or consolidation, including a statement that the shareholder proposes to demand payment for his or her shares if the merger or consolidation is authorized by the vote; (b) within 20 days following the date on which the merger or consolidation is approved by the shareholders, the constituent company must give written notice to each shareholder who made a written objection; (c) a shareholder must, within 20 days following receipt of such notice from the constituent company, give the constituent company a written notice of his or her intention to dissent, including, among other details, a demand for payment of the fair value of his or her shares; (d) within seven days following the date of the expiration of the period set out in paragraph (b) above, or seven days following the date on which the plan of merger or consolidation is filed, whichever is later, the constituent company, the surviving company or the consolidated company must make a written offer to each dissenting shareholder to purchase his or her shares at a price that the company determines is the fair value and, if the company and the shareholder agree the price within 30 days following the date on which the offer was made, the company must pay the shareholder such amount; and (e) if the company and the shareholder fail to agree a price within such 30-day period, within 20 days following the date on which such 30-day period expires, the company (and any dissenting shareholder) must file a petition with the Cayman Islands Grand Court to determine the fair value and such petition must be accompanied by a list of the names and addresses of the dissenting shareholders with whom agreements as to the fair value of their shares have not been reached by the company. At the hearing of that petition, the court has the power to determine the fair value of the shares together with a fair rate of interest, if any, to be paid by the company upon the amount determined to be the fair value. Any dissenting shareholder whose name appears on the list filed by the company may participate fully in all proceedings until the determination of fair value is reached. These rights of a dissenting shareholder may not be available in certain circumstances, for example, to dissenters holding shares of any class in respect of which an open market exists on a recognized stock exchange or recognized interdealer quotation system at the relevant date or where the consideration for such shares to be contributed are shares of any company listed on a national securities exchange or shares of the surviving or consolidated company.

Moreover, Cayman Islands law also has separate statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction or amalgamation of companies and, in certain circumstances, schemes of arrangement will generally be more suited for complex mergers or other transactions involving widely-held companies, commonly referred to in the Cayman Islands as a “scheme of arrangement”, which may be tantamount to a merger. In the event that a merger was sought pursuant to a scheme of arrangement (the procedures of which are more rigorous, and take longer to complete, than the procedures typically required to consummate a merger in the United States), the arrangement in question must be approved by a majority in number of each class of shareholders and creditors with whom the arrangement is to be made and who must in addition represent three-fourths in value of each such class of shareholders or creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting. The convening of the meetings and, subsequently, the terms of the arrangement, must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. While a dissenting shareholder would have the right to express to the court the view that the transaction should not be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it satisfies itself that:

the Company is not proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of its corporate authority, and the statutory provisions as to majority vote have been complied with;
the shareholders have been fully informed and were fairly represented at the meeting in question;
the arrangement is such as a businessperson could reasonably approve; and
the arrangement would amount to a “fraud on the minority.”

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If a scheme of arrangement or takeover offer (as described below) is approved, any dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of United States corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.

Squeeze-out Provisions.   When a takeover offer is made and accepted by holders of 90% of the shares to whom the offer is made within four months, the offer or may, within a two-month period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, but this is unlikely to succeed unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith, collusion or inequitable treatment of the shareholders.

Further, transactions similar to a merger, reconstruction and/or an amalgamation may, in some circumstances, be achieved through other means to these statutory provisions, such as a share capital exchange, asset acquisition or control, through contractual arrangements, of an operating business.

Shareholders’ Suits.   The Company’s Cayman Islands counsel is not aware of any reported class action having been brought in a Cayman Islands court. Derivative actions have been brought in the Cayman Islands courts, and the Cayman Islands courts have confirmed the availability for such actions. In most cases, the Company will be the proper plaintiff in any claim based on a breach of duty owed to it, and a claim against (for example) the Company’s officers or directors usually may not be brought by a shareholder. However, based on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority and be applied by a court in the Cayman Islands, exceptions to the foregoing principle apply in circumstances in which:

a company is acting, or proposing to act, illegally or beyond the scope of its authority;
the act complained of, although not beyond the scope of the authority, could be effected if duly authorized by more than the number of votes which have actually been obtained; or
those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”

A shareholder may have a direct right of action against the Company where the individual rights of that shareholder have been infringed or are about to be infringed.

Enforcement of Civil Liabilities.   The Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provides less protection to investors. Additionally, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the Federal courts of the United States. Although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United Sates, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize a foreign judgment as the basis for a claim at common law in the Cayman Islands provided such judgment:

is given by a competent foreign court;
imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given;
is final;
is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; and
was not obtained in a manner and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to the public policy of the Cayman Islands.

Fiduciary Duties of Directors

In summary, directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law:

(i) duty to act in good faith in what the directors believe to be in the best interests of the company as a whole;
(ii) duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose;
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(iv) duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders;
(v) duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and
(vi) duty to exercise independent judgment.

In addition to the above, directors also owe a duty of care which is not fiduciary in nature. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as “a reasonably diligent person having both:

(i) the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company; and
(ii) the general knowledge skill and experience which that director has.

As set out above, directors have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized in advance by the shareholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of permission granted in the memorandum and articles of association or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings. This does not modify the directors’ duty to act in a way they consider to be bona fide in the best interests of the company.

A director of a Cayman Islands company owes to the company a duty to act with skill and care, which duty is not fiduciary in nature. It was previously considered that a director need not exhibit in the performance of his duties a greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his knowledge and experience. However, English and Commonwealth courts have moved towards a dual objective/subjective standard with regard to the required skill and care, to the effect that a director must exercise the skill and care of a reasonably diligent person having both (a) the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same actions as are carried out by that direction in relation to the company and (b) the general knowledge, skill and experience that that particular director has. These authorities are likely to be followed in the Cayman Islands.

Selling Restriction

FOR CAYMAN ISLANDS INVESTORS:

No offer or invitation to subscribe for shares may be made to the public in the Cayman Islands.

Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association filed under the laws of the Cayman Islands, which will be in effect as of the date of this prospectus, contain provisions designed to provide certain rights and protections to our shareholders prior to the consummation of an initial business combination, including:

a requirement that all proposed initial business combinations be presented to shareholders for approval regardless of whether or not the law of the Cayman Islands requires such a vote;
a prohibition against completing an initial business combination if 49.9% or more of the ordinary shares held by our public shareholders properly exercise their shareholder redemption rights;
the right of shareholders voting against an initial business combination, in the event such initial business combination is approved, to redeem their shares for $10.00 in lieu of participating in a proposed initial business combination subject to the restriction on a public shareholder together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or disposing of our securities, exercising shareholder redemption rights with respect to more than 10% of the shares sold in this offering on a cumulative basis, in connection with such shareholder vote;
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respect to an initial business combination within such 18 month period in which case the period to consummate a business combination will be extended to 24 months, (ii) public shareholders owning no more than 49.9% of the ordinary shares purchased by the public shareholders in this offering both vote against the business combination and exercise their shareholder redemption rights, we will notify our shareholders that we will compulsorily repurchase all shares held by the public shareholders and automatically liquidate our trust account pursuant to the procedure in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association;
a limitation on shareholders’ rights to receive a portion of the trust account so that they may only receive a portion of the trust account if we do not consummate our initial business combination within the required timeframe or upon the exercise of their shareholder redemption rights, subject to the 10% limitation referred to above;
a requirement that should any of our directors have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination, such interested director must disclose such conflict to the board of directors and abstain from voting in connection with the matter
a requirement that, upon the consummation of this offering, approximately $50,000,000, or approximately $57,275,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full, shall be placed into the trust account;
a prohibition prior to our initial business combination against our issuance of additional shares that participate in any manner in the proceeds of the trust account, or that vote as a class with the ordinary shares sold in this offering on an initial business combination;
a prohibition against incurring debt for borrowed money prior to an initial business combination, unless such debt does not require the payment of interest prior to an initial business combination and the lender waives any rights to amounts held in trust; and
a requirement that the audit committee review and approve all reimbursements and payments made to our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates, and that any reimbursements and payments made to members of our audit committee be reviewed and approved by our board of directors, with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.

These provisions may only be amended by a consent of 66.66% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares at a meeting at which the holders of 95% of the outstanding shares must be present in person or by proxy in order to constitute a quorum. Our directors, officers and sponsor have agreed not to make a proposal to amend any of the foregoing provisions prior to the consummation of an initial business combination. We believe these provisions to be obligations of our company to its shareholders and that investors will make an investment in our company relying, at least in part, on the enforceability of the rights and obligations set forth in these provisions including the limitations on any amendment or modification of such provisions.

In addition, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which will be in effect as of the date of this prospectus, contain other provisions that may only be amended by consent of 66.66% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares at a meeting at which the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares must be present in person or by proxy to constitute a quorum, including:

the classification of our board of directors into three classes and the establishment of related procedures regarding the standing and election of such directors; and
a requirement that our audit committee monitor compliance on a quarterly basis with the terms of this offering and, if any noncompliance is identified, the audit committee be charged with the immediate responsibility to take all action necessary to rectify such noncompliance or otherwise cause compliance with the terms of this offering.

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Staggered Board of Directors

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that our board of directors will be classified into three classes of directors of approximately equal size. As a result, in most circumstances, a person can gain control of our board only by successfully engaging in a proxy contest at two or more annual general meetings.

Extraordinary General Meetings

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that, prior to an initial public offering, extraordinary general meetings may be called only by a majority vote of our board of directors, by our chief executive officer or by our chairman and may not be requisitioned by the shareholders.

Advance Notice Requirements for Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that shareholders seeking to bring business before our annual general meeting of shareholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors at our annual general meeting of shareholders must provide timely notice of their intent in writing. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice will need to be delivered to our principal executive offices not later than the close of business on the 90 th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120 th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of shareholders. For the first annual general meeting of shareholders after the closing of this offering, a shareholder’s notice shall be timely if delivered to our principal executive offices not later than the 90 th day prior to the scheduled date of the annual general meeting of shareholders or the 10 th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of our annual general meeting of shareholders is first made or sent by us. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association also specifies certain requirements as to the form and content of a notice of annual general meeting. These provisions may preclude our shareholders from bringing matters before our annual general meeting of shareholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual general meeting of shareholders.

Authorized but Unissued Shares

Our authorized but unissued ordinary shares and preferred shares are available for future issuances without shareholder approval (subject to the requirements under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association) and could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued ordinary shares and preferred shares could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

Anti-Money Laundering — Cayman Islands

In order to comply with legislation or regulations aimed at the prevention of money laundering we are required to adopt and maintain anti-money laundering procedures, and may require subscribers to provide evidence to verify their identity and source of funds. Where permitted, and subject to certain conditions, we may also delegate the maintenance of our anti-money laundering procedures (including the acquisition of due diligence information) to a suitable person.

We reserve the right to request such information as is necessary to verify the identity of a subscriber. In some cases the Directors may be satisfied that no further information is required since an exemption applies under the Money Laundering Regulations (2009 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, as amended and revised from time to time (the “Regulations”). Depending on the circumstances of each application, a detailed verification of identity might not be required where:

(a) the subscriber makes the payment for their investment from an account held in the subscriber’s name at a recognised financial institution; or
(b) the subscriber is regulated by a recognised regulatory authority and is based or incorporated in, or formed under the law of, a recognised jurisdiction; or
(c) the application is made through an intermediary which is regulated by a recognised regulatory authority and is based in or incorporated in, or formed under the law of a recognised jurisdiction and an assurance is provided in relation to the procedures undertaken on the underlying investors.

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For the purposes of these exceptions, recognition of a financial institution, regulatory authority or jurisdiction will be determined in accordance with the Regulations by reference to those jurisdictions recognized by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority as having equivalent anti-money laundering regulations.

In the event of delay or failure on the part of the subscriber in producing any information required for verification purposes, we may refuse to accept the application, in which case any funds received will be returned without interest to the account from which they were originally debited.

We also reserve the right to refuse to make any redemption payment to a shareholder if the Directors suspect or are advised that the payment of redemption proceeds to such shareholder might result in a breach of applicable anti-money laundering or other laws or regulations by any person in any relevant jurisdiction, or if such refusal is considered necessary or appropriate to ensure the compliance by us with any such laws or regulations in any applicable jurisdiction.

If any person resident in the Cayman Islands knows or suspects or has reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting that another person is engaged in criminal conduct or is involved with terrorism or terrorist property and the information for that knowledge or suspicion came to their attention in the course of business in the regulated sector, the person will be required to report such knowledge or suspicion to (i) the Financial Reporting Authority of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Law, 2008 of the Cayman Islands if the disclosure relates to criminal conduct or money laundering, or (ii) a police officer of the rank of constable or higher pursuant to the Terrorism Law (2009 Revision) of the Cayman Islands if the disclosure relates to involvement with terrorism or terrorist financing and property. Such a report shall not be treated as a breach of confidence or of any restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or otherwise.

Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association will provide for indemnification of our officers and directors for any liability incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud or willful default.

We intend to enter into agreements with our directors to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. We will purchase a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify the directors and officers.

These provisions may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors and officers.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

Securities Eligible for Future Sale

Immediately after this offering, we will have 6,250,000 ordinary shares outstanding, or 7,187,500 ordinary shares if the over-allotment option is exercised in full. Of these ordinary shares, the 5,000,000 shares, or 5,750,000 shares if the over-allotment option is exercised in full, sold in this offering will be freely tradable

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without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares purchased by one of our affiliates within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. All of the remaining 1,250,000 shares (or 1,437,500 shares if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) are restricted securities under Rule 144, in that they were issued in private transactions not involving a public offering.

Rule 144

The SEC has recently adopted amendments to Rule 144 which became effective on February 15, 2008. Under these amendments, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our ordinary shares or warrants for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities provided that (i) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale and (ii) we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least three months before the sale. Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our ordinary shares for at least six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or any time during the three months preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of either of the following:

1% of the total number of ordinary shares then outstanding, which will equal 62,500 ordinary shares immediately after this offering (or 71,875 ordinary shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option) and 90,000 warrants immediately after this offering (or 97,500 warrants if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full); or
the average weekly trading volume of the ordinary shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale;

provided, in each case, that we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least three months before the sale. Such sales must also comply with the manner of sale and notice provisions of Rule 144.

Restrictions on the Use of Rule 144 by Shell Companies or Former Shell Companies

Historically, the SEC staff has taken the position that Rule 144 is not available for the resale of securities initially issued by companies that are, or previously were, blank check companies, like us. The SEC has codified and expanded this position in the amendments discussed above by prohibiting the use of Rule 144 for resale of securities issued by any shell companies (other than business combination-related shell companies) or any issuer that has been at any time previously a shell company. The SEC has provided an important exception to this prohibition, however, if the following conditions are met:

the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company;
the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 6-K reports; and
at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company.

As a result, our sponsor will be able to sell the sponsor’s ordinary shares, and our sponsor will be able to sell the sponsor’s warrants (and underlying ordinary shares) pursuant to Rule 144 without registration one year after we have completed our initial business combination.

Registration Rights

The purchasers of sponsor’s ordinary shares and the sponsor’s warrants in this offering and their permitted transferees will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to the effective date of this offering. Our sponsor, or, if our sponsor does not hold any of these securities, the majority holders will be entitled to four demands that we register their respective securities. They can elect to exercise these rights with respect to sponsor’s ordinary shares, sponsor’s warrants, and any units purchased in

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this offering or in the after market (including ordinary shares and warrants comprising any of the units and the ordinary shares underlying any of the warrants) after the consummation of an initial business combination, provided that the estimated market value of the securities to be registered is at least $500,000 in the aggregate. The holders of sponsor’s ordinary shares and the sponsor’s warrants in this offering and their permitted transferees will also have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our consummation of a business combination pursuant to this agreement. In general, we will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Listing

We have applied to have our units listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CAZAU” and, once the ordinary shares and warrants begin separate trading, to have our ordinary shares and warrants listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “CAZA” and “CAZAW,” respectively.

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TAXATION

The following summary of the material Cayman Islands and U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our units, ordinary shares and warrants, sometimes referred to collectively in the summary as our “securities,” is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which are subject to change. This summary does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our securities, such as the tax consequences under state, local and other tax laws.

Cayman Islands Taxation

The Government of the Cayman Islands will not, under existing legislation, impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax upon us or our securityholders. The Cayman Islands are not party to a double tax treaty with any country that is applicable to any payments made to or by us.

We have received an undertaking from the Governor-in-Cabinet of the Cayman Islands that, in accordance with section 6 of the Tax Concessions Law (1999 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking, no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to us or our operations and, in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable (i) on or in respect of our securities, debentures or other obligations or (ii) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of a payment of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by us to our securityholders or a payment of principal or interest or other sums due under a debenture or other obligation of us.

United States Federal Income Taxation

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to an investor of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our securities covered by this prospectus. Because the components of a unit are separable at the option of the holder, the holder of a unit generally will be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as the owner of the underlying ordinary share and warrant components of the unit, as the case may be. As a result, the discussion below of the U.S. federal income tax consequences with respect to actual holders of ordinary shares and warrants should also apply to holders of units (as the deemed owners of the underlying ordinary shares and warrants which comprise the units).

The discussion below of the U.S. federal income tax consequences to “U.S. Holders” will apply to a beneficial owner of our securities that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

an individual citizen or resident of the United States;
a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation) that is created or organized (or treated as created or organized) in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
an estate whose income is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or
a trust if (i) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more U.S. persons are authorized to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) it has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

If a beneficial owner of our securities is not described as a U.S. Holder and is not an entity treated as a partnership or other pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such owner will be considered a “Non-U.S. Holder.” The material U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable specifically to Non-U.S. Holders is described below under the heading “Non-U.S. Holders.”

This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the “Code,” its legislative history, Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, published rulings and court decisions, all as currently in effect. These authorities are subject to change or differing interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis.

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This discussion assumes that the ordinary shares and warrants will trade separately and does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to any particular holder based on such holder’s individual circumstances. In particular, this discussion considers only holders that own our securities as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code, and does not address the potential application of the alternative minimum tax. In addition, this discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to holders that are subject to special rules, including:

financial institutions or financial services entities;
broker-dealers;
taxpayers that are subject to the mark-to-market accounting rules under Section 475 of the Code;
tax-exempt entities;
governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof;
insurance companies;
regulated investment companies;
real estate investment trusts;
certain expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States;
persons that actually or constructively own 5 percent or more of our voting stock;
persons that acquired our securities pursuant to an exercise of employee stock options, in connection with employee stock incentive plans or otherwise as compensation;
persons that hold our securities as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedging, conversion or other integrated transaction; or
persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.

This discussion does not address any aspect of U.S. federal non-income tax laws, such as gift or estate tax laws, state, local or non-U.S. tax laws or, except as discussed herein, any tax reporting obligations of a holder of our securities. Additionally, this discussion does not consider the tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities or persons who hold our securities through such entities. If a partnership (or other entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is the beneficial owner of our securities, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. This discussion also assumes that any distributions made (or deemed made) by us on our ordinary shares and any consideration received by a holder in consideration for the sale or other disposition of our securities will be in U.S. dollars.

We have not sought, and will not seek, a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or an opinion of counsel as to any U.S. federal income tax consequence described herein. The IRS may disagree with the description herein, and its determination may be upheld by a court. Moreover, there can be no assurance that future legislation, regulations, administrative rulings or court decisions will not adversely affect the accuracy of the statements in this discussion.

THIS DISCUSSION IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR SECURITIES. IT IS NOT TAX ADVICE. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IN OUR SECURITIES IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH INVESTOR OF THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR SECURITIES, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS, AS WELL AS U.S. FEDERAL TAX LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE TAX TREATIES.

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Allocation of Purchase Price and Characterization of a Unit

While not free from doubt, each unit should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as an investment unit consisting of one ordinary share and one warrant to acquire one ordinary share. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, each holder of a unit generally must allocate the purchase price of a unit between the ordinary share and the warrant that comprise the unit based on the relative fair market value of each at the time of issuance. The price allocated to each ordinary share and the warrant generally will be the holder’s tax basis in such share or warrant, as the case may be. While uncertain, the IRS, by analogy to the rules relating to the allocation of the purchase price to components of a unit consisting of debt and equity, may take the position that any allocation of the purchase price that may be made will be binding on a holder of a unit, unless the holder explicitly discloses in a statement attached to the holder’s timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the taxable year that includes the acquisition date of the unit that the holder’s allocation of the purchase price between the ordinary share and the warrant that comprise the unit is different than our allocation. Our allocation is not, however, binding on the IRS.

Each holder is advised to consult its own tax advisor with respect to the risks associated with an investment in a unit (including alternative characterizations of a unit) and regarding the risks associated with an allocation of the purchase price between the ordinary share and the warrant that comprise a unit that is inconsistent with any allocation of the purchase price that may be made. The balance of this discussion assumes that the characterization of the units and any allocation of the purchase price described above are respected for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

U.S. Holders

Tax Reporting

U.S. Holders may be required to file an IRS Form 926 (Return of a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation) to report a transfer of property, including cash, to us. Substantial penalties may be imposed on a U.S. Holder that fails to comply with this reporting requirement. Each U.S. Holder is urged to consult with its own tax advisor regarding this reporting obligation.

Taxation of Distributions Paid on Ordinary Shares

Subject to the passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) rules discussed below, a U.S. Holder generally will be required to include in gross income as ordinary income the amount of any cash dividend paid on our ordinary shares. A cash distribution on such shares generally will be treated as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Such dividend will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction generally allowed to domestic corporations in respect of dividends received from other domestic corporations. Such distributions in excess of such earnings and profits generally will be applied against and reduce the U.S. Holder’s basis in its ordinary shares (but not below zero) and, to the extent in excess of such basis, will be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of such ordinary shares.

With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011, dividends may be taxed at the lower applicable long-term capital gains rate (see “U.S. Holders — Taxation on the Disposition of Ordinary Shares and Warrants” below) provided that (1) our ordinary shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, (2) we are not a PFIC, as discussed below, for either the taxable year in which the dividend was paid or the preceding taxable year, and (3) certain holding period requirements are met. It is not entirely clear, however, whether a U.S. Holder’s holding period for our ordinary shares would be suspended for purposes of clause (3) above for the period that such holder had a right to have such ordinary shares redeemed by us. Under published IRS authority, ordinary shares are considered for purposes of clause (1) above to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States only if they are listed on certain exchanges, which presently include the Nasdaq Capital Market. While we have applied to list our units (and, subsequent to separation, our ordinary shares and warrants) on the Nasdaq Capital Market upon the consummation of this offering, U.S. Holders nevertheless should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for any dividends paid with respect to our ordinary shares.

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Possible Constructive Distributions

If an adjustment is made to the number of ordinary shares for which a warrant may be exercised or to the exercise price of a warrant, the adjustment may, under certain circumstances, result in a constructive distribution that could be taxable as a dividend to the U.S. Holder of the warrant. Conversely, the absence of an appropriate anti-dilution adjustment may result in a constructive distribution that could be taxable as a dividend to the U.S. Holders of our ordinary shares.

Taxation on the Disposition of Ordinary Shares and Warrants

Upon a sale or other taxable disposition of our ordinary shares or warrants (which, in general, would include a redemption of ordinary shares or warrants), and subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, as well as the discussion in “U.S. Holders — Possible Ordinary Income Treatment in Respect of Additional Amounts Following a Vote in Favor of a Proposed Business Combination” below, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the ordinary shares or warrants. See “— Exercise or Lapse of a Warrant” below for a discussion regarding a U.S. Holder’s basis in the ordinary share acquired pursuant to the exercise of a warrant.

The regular U.S. federal income tax rate on capital gains recognized by U.S. Holders generally is the same as the regular U.S. federal income tax rate on ordinary income, except that long-term capital gains recognized by non-corporate U.S. Holders are generally subject to U.S. federal income tax at a maximum regular rate of 15% for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011 (and 20% thereafter). Capital gain or loss will constitute long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares or warrants exceeds one year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to various limitations.

Exercise or Lapse of a Warrant

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, a U.S. Holder generally will not recognize gain or loss upon the exercise of a warrant for cash. Ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of a warrant for cash generally will have a tax basis equal to the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the warrant, increased by the amount paid to exercise the warrant. The holding period of such ordinary shares generally would begin on the day after the date of exercise of the warrant. If a warrant is allowed to lapse unexercised, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize a capital loss equal to such holder’s tax basis in the warrant. U.S. Holders who exercise a warrant other than by paying the exercise price in cash should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax treatment of such an exercise, which may vary from that described above.

Additional Taxes After 2012

For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts and whose income exceeds certain thresholds generally will be subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on unearned income, including, among other things, dividends on, and capital gains from the sale or other taxable disposition of, our securities, subject to certain limitations and exceptions. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of such tax on their ownership and disposition of our securities.

Possible Ordinary Income Treatment in Respect of Additional Amounts Following a Vote in Favor of a Proposed Business Combination

A U.S. Holder that votes in favor of a proposed business combination and receives redemption proceeds (either pursuant to the exercise of its redemption right or on compulsory repurchase upon the liquidation of our trust account if we fail to consummate a business combination) generally will receive more per ordinary share than a similar U.S. Holder that does not vote in favor of a proposed business combination. While not free from doubt, such additional amount may be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as ordinary income, and not as a payment in consideration for the redemption of our ordinary shares. A U.S. Holder should consult with its own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of any such amount.

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Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules

A foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) corporation will be a PFIC if at least 75% of its gross income in a taxable year of the foreign corporation, including its pro rata share of the gross income of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, is passive income. Alternatively, a foreign corporation will be a PFIC if at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year of the foreign corporation, ordinarily determined based on fair market value and averaged quarterly over the year, including its pro rata share of the assets of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, are held for the production of, or produce, passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than certain rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets.

Because we are a blank check company, with no current active business, we believe that it is likely that we will meet the PFIC asset or income test for our current taxable year. However, pursuant to a start-up exception, a corporation will not be a PFIC for the first taxable year the corporation has gross income, if (1) no predecessor of the corporation was a PFIC; (2) the corporation satisfies the IRS that it will not be a PFIC for either of the first two taxable years following the start-up year; and (3) the corporation is not in fact a PFIC for either of those years. The applicability of the start-up exception to us is uncertain. After the acquisition of a company or assets in a business combination, we may still meet one of the PFIC tests depending on the timing of the acquisition and the amount of our passive income and assets as well as the passive income and assets of the acquired business. If the company that we acquire in a business combination is a PFIC, then we will likely not qualify for the start-up exception and will be a PFIC for our current taxable year. Our actual PFIC status for our current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year, however, will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Accordingly, there can be no assurance with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any future taxable year.

If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder of our ordinary shares or warrants and, in the case of our ordinary shares, the U.S. Holder did not make either a timely qualified electing fund (“QEF”) election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) ordinary shares, or a mark-to-market election, as described below, such holder generally will be subject to special rules with respect to:

any gain recognized by the U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of its ordinary shares or warrants; and
any “excess distribution” made to the U.S. Holder (generally, any distributions to such U.S. Holder during a taxable year of the U.S. Holder that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by such U.S. Holder in respect of the ordinary shares during the three preceding taxable years of such U.S. Holder or, if shorter, such U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares).

Under these rules:

the U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares or warrants;
the amount allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, or to the period in the U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of our first taxable year in which we are a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income;
the amount allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the U.S. Holder and included in its holding period will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the U.S. Holder; and
the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the U.S. Holder.

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In general, a U.S. Holder may avoid the PFIC tax consequences described above in respect to our ordinary shares by making a timely QEF election to include in income its pro rata share of our net capital gains (as long-term capital gain) and other earnings and profits (as ordinary income), on a current basis, in each case whether or not distributed, in the taxable year of the U.S. Holder in which or with which our taxable year ends. A U.S. Holder may make a separate election to defer the payment of taxes on undistributed income inclusions under the QEF rules, but if deferred, any such taxes will be subject to an interest charge.

A U.S. Holder may not make a QEF election with respect to its warrants. As a result, if a U.S. Holder sells or otherwise disposes of a warrant (other than upon exercise of a warrant), any gain recognized generally will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above, if we were a PFIC at any time during the period the U.S. Holder held the warrants. If a U.S. Holder that exercises such warrants properly makes a QEF election with respect to the newly acquired ordinary shares (or has previously made a QEF election with respect to our ordinary shares), the QEF election will apply to the newly acquired ordinary shares, but the adverse tax consequences relating to PFIC shares, adjusted to take into account the current income inclusions resulting from the QEF election, will continue to apply with respect to such newly acquired ordinary shares (which generally will be deemed to have a holding period for purposes of the PFIC rules that includes the period the U.S. Holder held the warrants), unless the U.S. Holder makes a purging election. The purging election creates a deemed sale of such shares at their fair market value. The gain recognized by the purging election will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above. As a result of the purging election, the U.S. Holder will have a new basis and holding period in the ordinary shares acquired upon the exercise of the warrants for purposes of the PFIC rules.

The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder basis and, once made, can be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder generally makes a QEF election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621 (Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund), including the information provided in a PFIC annual information statement, to a timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the tax year to which the election relates. Retroactive QEF elections generally may be made only by filing a protective statement with such return and if certain other conditions are met or with the consent of the IRS.

In order to comply with the requirements of a QEF election, a U.S. Holder must receive certain information from us. Upon request from a U.S. Holder, we will endeavor to provide to the U.S. Holder no later than 90 days after the request such information as the IRS may require, including a PFIC annual information statement, in order to enable the U.S. Holder to make and maintain a QEF election. However, there is no assurance that we will have timely knowledge of our status as a PFIC in the future or of the required information to be provided.

If a U.S. Holder has made a QEF election with respect to our ordinary shares, and the special tax and interest charge rules do not apply to such shares (because of a timely QEF election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) such shares or a purge of the PFIC taint pursuant to a purging election, as described above), any gain recognized on the sale of our ordinary shares generally will be taxable as capital gain and no interest charge will be imposed. As discussed above, U.S. Holders of a QEF are currently taxed on their pro rata shares of its earnings and profits, whether or not distributed. In such case, a subsequent distribution of such earnings and profits that were previously included in income generally should not be taxable as a dividend to such U.S. Holders. The tax basis of a U.S. Holder’s shares in a QEF will be increased by amounts that are included in income, and decreased by amounts distributed but not taxed as dividends, under the above rules. Similar basis adjustments apply to property if by reason of holding such property the U.S. Holder is treated under the applicable attribution rules as owning shares in a QEF.

Although a determination as to our PFIC status will be made annually, an initial determination that our company is a PFIC will generally apply for subsequent years to a U.S. Holder who held ordinary shares or warrants while we were a PFIC, whether or not we meet the test for PFIC status in those subsequent years. A U.S. Holder who makes the QEF election discussed above for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) our ordinary shares, however, will not be subject to the PFIC tax

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and interest charge rules discussed above in respect to such shares. In addition, such U.S. Holder will not be subject to the QEF inclusion regime with respect to such shares for any taxable year of us that ends within or with a taxable year of the U.S. Holder and in which we are not a PFIC. On the other hand, if the QEF election is not effective for each of our taxable years in which we are a PFIC and the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) our ordinary shares, the PFIC rules discussed above will continue to apply to such shares unless the holder makes a purging election, as described above, and pays the tax and interest charge with respect to the gain inherent in such shares attributable to the pre-QEF election period.

Alternatively, if a U.S. Holder, at the close of its taxable year, owns shares in a PFIC that are treated as marketable stock, the U.S. Holder may make a mark-to-market election with respect to such shares for such taxable year. If the U.S. Holder makes a valid mark-to-market election for the first taxable year of the U.S. Holder in which the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) ordinary shares in us and for which we are determined to be a PFIC, such holder generally will not be subject to the PFIC rules described above in respect to its ordinary shares. Instead, in general, the U.S. Holder will include as ordinary income each year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of its ordinary shares at the end of its taxable year over the adjusted basis in its ordinary shares. The U.S. Holder also will be allowed to take an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of its ordinary shares over the fair market value of its ordinary shares at the end of its taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the mark-to-market election). The U.S. Holder’s basis in its ordinary shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts, and any further gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of the ordinary shares will be treated as ordinary income. Currently, a mark-to-market election may not be made with respect to warrants.

The mark-to-market election is available only for stock that is regularly traded on a national securities exchange that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Nasdaq Capital Market, or on a foreign exchange or market that the IRS determines has rules sufficient to ensure that the market price represents a legitimate and sound fair market value. Although we expect that, once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, our ordinary shares will be traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, U.S. Holders nevertheless should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a mark-to-market election in respect to our ordinary shares under their particular circumstances.

If we are a PFIC and, at any time, have a foreign subsidiary that is classified as a PFIC, U.S. Holders generally would be deemed to own a portion of the shares of such lower-tier PFIC, and generally could incur liability for the deferred tax and interest charge described above if we receive a distribution from, or dispose of all or part of our interest in, the lower-tier PFIC. Upon request, we will endeavor to cause any lower-tier PFIC to provide to a U.S. Holder no later than 90 days after the request the information that may be required to make or maintain a QEF election with respect to the lower- tier PFIC. However, there is no assurance that we will have timely knowledge of the status of any such lower-tier PFIC or will be able to cause the lower-tier PFIC to provide the required information. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax issues raised by lower-tier PFICs.

If a U.S. Holder owns (or is deemed to own) shares in a PFIC during any taxable year of the U.S. Holder, such holder may have to file an IRS Form 8621 (whether or not a QEF election or mark-to-market election is made).

The rules dealing with PFICs and with the QEF and mark-to-market elections are very complex and are affected by various factors in addition to those described above. Accordingly, U.S. Holders of our ordinary shares and warrants should consult their own tax advisors concerning the application of the PFIC rules to our ordinary shares and warrants under their particular circumstances.

Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders of Ordinary Shares and Warrants

Dividends (including constructive dividends) paid or deemed paid to a Non-U.S. Holder in respect to its ordinary shares generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, unless the dividends are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that such holder maintains in the United States).

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In addition, a Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain attributable to a sale or other disposition of our ordinary shares or warrants unless such gain is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that such holder maintains in the United States) or the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of sale or other disposition and certain other conditions are met (in which case, such gain from United States sources generally is subject to tax at a 30% rate or a lower applicable tax treaty rate).

Dividends and gains that are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States) generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax (but not the Medicare contribution tax) at the same regular U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to a comparable U.S. Holder and, in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, may also be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate or a lower applicable tax treaty rate.

The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a Non-U.S. Holder’s exercise of a warrant, or the lapse of a warrant held by a Non-U.S. Holder, generally will correspond to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the exercise or lapse of a warrant by a U.S. Holder, as described under “U.S. Holders — Exercise or Lapse of a Warrant,” above. In addition, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of any additional amount payable to a Non-U.S. Holder that votes in favor of a business combination generally will correspond to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of such additional amount to a U.S. Holder, as described under “U.S. Holders — Possible Ordinary Income Treatment in Respect of Additional Amounts Following a Vote in Favor of a Proposed Business Combination.” However, a Non-U.S. Holder generally should be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such additional amount only if such amount is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that such holder maintains in the United States).

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

In general, information reporting for U.S. federal income tax purposes should apply to distributions made on our ordinary shares within the United States to a non-corporate U.S. Holder and to the proceeds from sales and other dispositions of our ordinary shares or warrants by a non-corporate U.S. Holder to or through a U.S. office of a broker. Payments made (and sales and other dispositions effected at an office) outside the United States will be subject to information reporting in limited circumstances.

In addition, backup withholding of U.S. federal income tax, currently at a rate of 28%, generally will apply to dividends paid on our ordinary shares to a non-corporate U.S. Holder and the proceeds from sales and other dispositions of shares or warrants by a non-corporate U.S. Holder, in each case who (a) fails to provide an accurate taxpayer identification number; (b) is notified by the IRS that backup withholding is required; or (c) in certain circumstances, fails to comply with applicable certification requirements.

Non-U.S. Holders generally are not subject to information reporting or backup withholding with respect to dividends paid on ordinary shares, or the proceeds from the sale, exchange or other disposition of ordinary shares or warrants, unless the payments are made by or through a U.S. office of a broker. If the payments are made through a U.S. office of a broker, information reporting and backup withholding will apply unless the Non-U.S. Holder certifies as to its foreign status, under penalties of perjury, on a duly executed applicable IRS Form W-8 or by otherwise establishing an exemption.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the amount of any backup withholding will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holder’s or a Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that certain required information is timely furnished to the IRS. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of backup withholding and the availability of and procedure for obtaining an exemption from backup withholding in their particular circumstances.

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UNDERWRITING

We intend to offer our securities described in this prospectus through the underwriters named below. Rodman & Renshaw, LLC (“Rodman”) is the representative for the underwriters. We have entered into an underwriting agreement with the representative. Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, each of the underwriters has severally agreed to purchase from us the number of units listed next to its name in the following table:

 
Underwriters   Number of
Units
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC             
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC             
EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.             
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.             
Total     5,000,000  

The underwriting agreement provides that the underwriters must purchase all of the units if they purchase any of them. However, the underwriters are not required to take or pay for the units covered by the underwriters’ over-allotment option described below.

Our units are offered subject to a number of conditions, including:

receipt and acceptance of the ordinary shares by the underwriters, and
the underwriters’ right to reject orders in whole or in part.

In connection with this offering, certain of the underwriters or securities dealers may distribute prospectuses electronically.

Upon the execution of the underwriting agreement, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase the units at the prices and upon the terms stated therein, and, as a result, will thereafter bear any risk associated with changing the offering price to the public or other selling terms.

Over-allotment Option

We have granted the underwriters an option to buy up to 750,000 additional units. The underwriters may exercise this option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, made in connection with this offering. The underwriters have 45 days from the date of this prospectus to exercise this option. If the underwriters exercise this option, they will each purchase additional units approximately in proportion to the amounts specified in the table above.

Commissions and Discounts

Units sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus. Any units sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to $     per unit from the public offering price. Any of these securities dealers may resell any units purchased from the underwriters to other brokers or dealers at a discount of up to $     per unit from the public offering price. If all of the units are not sold at the initial public offering price, the representative may change the offering price and the other selling terms. Upon execution of the underwriting agreement, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase the units at the prices and upon the terms stated therein, and, as a result, will thereafter bear any risk associated with changing the offering price to the public or other selling terms. No offer or invitation to subscribe for units may be made to the public in the Cayman Islands.

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The following table shows the per unit and total underwriting discounts and commissions we will pay to the underwriters assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 units.

     
  Per Unit   No
exercise
  Full
exercise
Public offering price   $ 10.00     $ 50,000,000     $ 57,500,000  
Underwriting commission   $ 0.30     $ 1,500,000     $ 1,725,000  
Proceeds to us   $ 9.70     $ 48,500,000     $ 55,775,000  

We estimate that the total expenses of this offering payable by us will be approximately $1,870,000.

Rodman has received an advance of $25,000 which shall be applied against its underwriting commission.

Right of First Refusal

We have granted to Rodman the right of first refusal to act as our exclusive financial advisor in connection with general marketing and advisory services to the Company with respect to a transaction or related series or combination of transactions involving a purchase of assets or outstanding stock (or securities convertible into stock) or a merger, acquisition or other business combination, including a recapitalization, a consolidation or a joint venture in the nature of an acquisition (any or all of the foregoing, a “Business Combination”). Rodman’s compensation for such services will be negotiated upon notification by the Company of a Business Combination.

Purchase Option

We have agreed to sell to the representative, for $100, an option to purchase up to a total of 250,000 units. The units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those offered by this prospectus. This option is exercisable at $12.50 per unit, and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in whole or in part, commencing on the later of the commencement of a Business Combination or the one-year anniversary of the date of this prospectus. The option expires on the five-year anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The option and the 250,000 units, the 250,000 ordinary shares and the 250,000 warrants underlying such units, and the 250,000 ordinary shares underlying such warrants, have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to Rule 5110(g)(1) of the FINRA Conduct Rules. Additionally, the option may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for 180 days following the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, except to any underwriter and selected dealer participating in the offering and their bona fide officers or partners. Although the purchase option and its underlying securities have been registered under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, the option grants to holders demand and “piggy back” rights for periods of five and seven years, respectively, from the date of this prospectus with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of the securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of the option. We will bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the securities, other than underwriting commissions which will be paid for by the holders themselves. We will have no obligation to net cash settle the exercise of the purchase option or the warrants underlying the purchase option. The holder of the purchase option will not be entitled to exercise the purchase option or the warrants underlying the purchase option unless a registration statement covering the securities underlying the purchase option is effective or an exemption from registration is available. If the holder is unable to exercise the purchase option or underlying warrants, the purchase option or warrants, as applicable, will expire worthless.

The exercise price and number of units issuable upon exercise of the option may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the option will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price.

No Sales of Similar Securities

We, our sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a lock-up agreement with the underwriters. Under these agreements, subject to certain permitted exceptions, we and each of these persons may not, without the prior written consent of Rodman, sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hedge or otherwise

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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 us or any of our affiliates or any person in privity with us or our affiliates, directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the SEC in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any of our units, ordinary shares, warrants or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our ordinary shares during the period from the date of this prospectus continuing through the date 180 days after the date of this prospectus. However, such restrictions shall not apply in connection with an initial business combination. In addition, Cazador Holdings Ltd. and its beneficial owners have entered into a lock-up agreement with the underwriter. Under the terms of this agreement, Cazador Holdings Ltd. and its beneficial owners have agreed not to sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell or otherwise dispose of any ownership interests in our sponsor or to take any steps to cause our sponsor to issue any new ownership interests to anyone other than a permitted transferee. Rodman, in their sole discretion, may permit early release of any of the securities subject to the restrictions detailed above prior to the expiration of the 180-day lock up period and without public notice.

The 180-day lock up period may be extended for up to 15 calendar days plus three business days under certain circumstances where we announce or pre-announce earnings or material news or a material event within 15 calendar days plus three business days prior to, or approximately 16 days after, the termination of the 180-day period. Even under those circumstances, however, the lock-up period will not be extended if we are actively traded, meaning that we have a public float of at least $150 million and average trading volume at least $1 million per day. In addition, the sponsor, and its beneficial owners, have agreed not to sell or otherwise transfer any of the sponsor’s ordinary shares other than to permitted transferees until (i) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $11.50 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, and (ii) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of our ordinary shares exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination, provided, however, that in any event all of the foregoing shares shall be released from escrow upon the first anniversary of the initial public offering, and in any case, if, following a business combination, we engage in a subsequent transaction resulting in our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash or other securities. Our sponsor has agreed subject to certain exceptions, not to sell or otherwise transfer any of the sponsor’s warrants until after the consummation of our initial business combination.

Nasdaq Capital Market Listing

We have applied to have the units listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CAZAU” and, once ordinary shares and warrants begin separate trading, to have our ordinary shares and warrants listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “CAZA” and “CAZAW,” respectively.

Price Stabilization and Short Positions

In connection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in activities that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of our units including:

stabilizing transactions;
short sales;
purchases to cover positions created by short sales;
imposition of penalty bids; and
syndicate covering transactions.

Stabilizing transactions consist of bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our units while this offering is in progress. These transactions may also include making short sales of our units, which involves the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of units than they are required to purchase in this offering, and purchasing units on the open market to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales may be “covered” shorts, which are short positions in an amount not

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greater than the underwriters’ over-allotment option referred to above, or may be “naked” shorts, which are short positions in excess of that amount.

The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their over-allotment option, in whole or in part, or by purchasing units in the open market. In making this determination, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of units available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase units through the over-allotment option. Naked short sales are sales in excess of the over-allotment option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing units in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned there may be downward pressure on the price of units in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering.

The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representative has repurchased units sold by or for the account of that underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions. As a result of these activities, the price of our units may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the underwriters at any time. The underwriters may carry out these transactions on the Nasdaq Capital Market, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. Neither we nor any of the underwriters makes any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the units. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters makes any representation that the underwriters will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

Determination of Offering Price

Prior to this offering, there was no public market for our units. Consequently, the size of the offering was determined by negotiations among us and the underwriters. The determination of our per unit offering price was more arbitrary than would typically be the case if we were an operating company. We cannot assure you that the prices at which the units will trade in the public market after this offering will not be lower than the initial public offering price or that an active trading market in our units, ordinary shares or warrants will develop and continue after this offering.

Affiliations

We have granted to Rodman the right of first refusal to act as our exclusive financial advisor in connection with general marketing and advisory services to the Company with respect to a transaction or related series or combination of transactions involving a purchase of assets or outstanding stock (or securities convertible into stock) or a merger, acquisition or other business combination, including a recapitalization, a consolidation or a joint venture in the nature of an acquisition (any or all of the foregoing, a “Business Combination”). Rodman’s compensation for such services will be negotiated upon notification by the Company of a Business Combination.

Except for the foregoing, we are not under any other contractual obligation to engage any of the underwriters to provide any services for us after this offering, and have no present intent to do so. However, any of the underwriters may introduce us to potential target businesses or assist us in raising additional capital in the future. If any of the underwriters provide services to us after this offering, we may pay such underwriter fair and reasonable fees that would be determined at that time in an arm’s length negotiation; provided that no agreement will be entered into with any of the underwriters and no fees for such services will be paid to any of the underwriters prior to the date which is 90 days after the date of this prospectus, unless FINRA determines that such payment would not be deemed underwriters’ compensation in connection with this offering.

Indemnification and Contribution

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. If we are unable to provide this indemnification, we will contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make with respect to those liabilities.

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Foreign Regulatory Restrictions on Purchase of the Common Stock

No action may be taken in any jurisdiction other than the United States that would permit a public offering of the common stock or the possession, circulation or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, the common stock may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and neither the prospectus nor any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the common stock may be distributed or published in or from any country or jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of any such country or jurisdiction.

In addition to the public offering of the shares in the United States, the underwriters may, subject to the applicable foreign laws, also offer the common shares to certain institutions or accredited persons in the following countries:

Notices to Non-United States Investors

United Kingdom.   No offer of shares of common stock has been made or will be made to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of Section 102B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, or FSMA, except to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities or otherwise in circumstances which do not require the publication by us of a prospectus pursuant to the Prospectus Rules of the Financial Services Authority, or FSA. Each underwriter: (i) has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of FSMA) to persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 or in circumstances in which Section 21 of FSMA does not apply to us; and (ii) has complied with, and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the shares in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

European Economic Area.   In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive, which we refer to as a Relevant Member State, with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State, which we refer to as the Relevant Implementation Date, no offer of common stock has been made and or will be made to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the common stock which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, an offer of common stock may be made to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (a) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (b) to any legal entity which has two or more of (i) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (ii) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (iii) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (c) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by us of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of ordinary shares to the public” in relation to any common stock in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the common stock to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the common stock, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/ EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

Germany.   Any offer or solicitation of common stock within Germany must be in full compliance with the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz — WpPG). The offer and solicitation of securities to the public in Germany requires the approval of the prospectus by the German Federal Financial Services Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt fr Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht — BaFin). This prospectus has

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not been and will not be submitted for approval to the BaFin. This prospectus does not constitute a public offer under the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz). This prospectus and any other document relating to the common stock, as well as any information contained therein, must therefore not be supplied to the public in Germany or used in connection with any offer for subscription of the common stock to the public in Germany, any public marketing of the common stock or any public solicitation for offers to subscribe for or otherwise acquire the common stock. The prospectus and other offering materials relating to the offer of the common stock are strictly confidential and may not be distributed to any person or entity other than the designated recipients hereof.

Greece.   This prospectus has not been approved by the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission or another EU equivalent authority and consequently is not addressed to or intended for use, in any way whatsoever, by Greek residents. The common stock have not been offered or sold and will not be offered, sold or delivered directly or indirectly in Greece, except to (i) “qualified investors” (as defined in article 2(f) of Greek Law 3401/2005) and/or to (ii) less than 100 individuals or legal entities, who are not qualified investors (article 3, paragraph 2(b) of Greek Law 3401/2005), or otherwise in circumstances which will not result in the offer of the new common stock being subject to the Greek Prospectus requirements of preparing a filing a prospectus (under articles 3 and 4 of Greek Law 3401/2005).

Italy.   This offering of the common stock has not been cleared by Consob, the Italian Stock Exchanges regulatory agency of public companies, pursuant to Italian securities legislation and, accordingly, no common stock may be offered, sold or delivered, nor may copies of this prospectus or of any other document relating to the common stock be distributed in Italy, except (1) to professional investors (operatori qualificati); or (2) in circumstances which are exempted from the rules on solicitation of investments pursuant to Decree No. 58 and Article 33, first paragraph, of Consob Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as amended. Any offer, sale or delivery of the common stock or distribution of copies of this prospectus or any other document relating to the common stock in Italy under (1) or (2) above must be (i) made by an investment firm, bank or financial intermediary permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Decree No. 58 and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, or the Banking Act; and (ii) in compliance with Article 129 of the Banking Act and the implementing guidelines of the Bank of Italy, as amended from time to time, pursuant to which the issue or the offer of securities in Italy may need to be preceded and followed by an appropriate notice to be filed with the Bank of Italy depending, inter alia, on the aggregate value of the securities issued or offered in Italy and their characteristics; and (iii) in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations.

Cyprus.   Each of the Underwriters has agreed that (i) it will not be providing from or within Cyprus any “Investment Services”, “Investment Activities” and “Non-Core Services” (as such terms are defined in the Investment Firms Law 144(I) of 2007, (the “IFL”) in relation to the common stock, or will be otherwise providing Investment Services, Investment Activities and Non-Core Services to residents or persons domiciled in Cyprus. Each underwriter has agreed that it will not be concluding in Cyprus any transaction relating to such Investment Services, Investment Activities and Non-Core Services in contravention of the IFL and/or applicable regulations adopted pursuant thereto or in relation thereto; and (ii) it has not and will not offer any of the common stock other than in compliance with the provisions of the Public Offer and Prospectus Law, Law 114(I)/2005.

Switzerland.   This document does not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of Art. 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The common stock may not be sold directly or indirectly in or into Switzerland except in a manner which will not result in a public offering within the meaning of the Swiss Code of Obligations. Neither this document nor any other offering materials relating to the common stock may be distributed, published or otherwise made available in Switzerland except in a manner which will not constitute a public offer of the common stock of in Switzerland.

Norway.   This prospectus has not been approved or disapproved by, or registered with, the Oslo Stock Exchange, the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Kredittilsynet) nor the Norwegian Registry of Business Enterprises, and the common stock are marketed and sold in Norway on a private placement basis and under other applicable exceptions from the offering prospectus requirements as provided for pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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Botswana.   The company hereby represents and warrants that it has not offered for sale or sold, and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly the common stock to the public in the Republic of Botswana, and confirms that the offering will not be subject to any registration requirements as a prospectus pursuant to the requirements and/or provisions of the Companies Act, 2003 or the Listing Requirements of the Botswana Stock Exchange.

Hong Kong.   The common stock may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the common stock may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to common stock which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

Colombia.   The common shares may not be offered or sold in the Republic of Colombia.

Costa Rica. The common shares described in this prospectus have not been registered with the Superintendencia General de Valores de Costa Rica, nor any other regulatory body of Costa Rica. This Prospectus is intended to be for your personal use only, and is not intended to be a Public Offering of Securities, as defined under Costa Rican law.

Panama.   The common shares have not been registered with the National Securities Commission, nor has the offer, sale or transactions thereof been registered. The common shares are not under the supervision of the National Securities Commission.

Singapore.   This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the common stock may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the common stock be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA. Where the common stock are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the common stock under Section 275 except: (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (ii) where no consideration is given for the transfer or (iii) by operation of law.

People’s Republic of China.   This prospectus has not been and will not be circulated or distributed in the PRC, and common stock may not be offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, to any resident of the PRC except pursuant to applicable laws and regulations of the PRC. For the purpose of this paragraph only, the PRC does not include Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

Israel.   This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell the common stock to the public in Israel or a prospectus under the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or the

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Israeli Securities Law, and has not been filed with or approved by the Israel Securities Authority. In Israel, pursuant to an exemption afforded under the Israeli Securities Law, this Prospectus may be distributed only to, and may be directed only at, investors listed in the first addendum to the Israeli Securities Law, or the Addendum, consisting primarily of certain mutual trust and provident funds, or management companies thereto, banks, as defined under the Banking (Licensing) Law, 5741-1981, except for joint service companies purchasing for their own account or for clients listed in the Addendum, insurers, as defined under the Supervision of Financial Services Law (Insurance), 5741-1981, portfolio managers purchasing for their own account or for clients listed in the Addendum, investment advisers purchasing for their own account, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange members purchasing for their own account or for clients listed in the Addendum, underwriters purchasing for their own account, venture capital funds, certain corporations which primarily engage in the capital market and fully-owned by investors listed in the Addendum and corporations whose equity exceeds NIS250 Million, collectively referred to as institutional investors. Institutional investors may be required to submit written confirmation that they fall within the scope of the Addendum

United Arab Emirates.   This document has not been reviewed, approved or licensed by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE”), Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority or any other relevant licensing authority in the UAE including any licensing authority incorporated under the laws and regulations of any of the free zones established and operating in the territory of the UAE, in particular the Dubai International Financial Services Authority (the “DFSA”), a regulatory authority of the Dubai International Financial Centre (the “DIFC”). The issue of common stock does not constitute a public offer of securities in the UAE, DIFC and/or any other free zone in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law, Federal Law No. 8 of 1984 (as amended), DFSA Offered Securities Rules and the Dubai International Financial Exchange Listing Rules, accordingly, or otherwise. The common stock may not be offered to the public in the UAE and/or any of the free zones including, in particular, the DIFC. The common stock may be offered and this document may be issued, only to a limited number of investors in the UAE or any of its free zones (including, in particular, the DIFC) who qualify as sophisticated investors under the relevant laws and regulations of the UAE or the free zone concerned. Management of the company, and the representatives represent and warrant that the common stock will not be offered, sold, transferred or delivered to the public in the UAE or any of its free zones including, in particular, the DIFC.

Oman.   For the attention of the residents of Oman:

The information contained in this memorandum neither constitutes a public offer of securities in the Sultanate of Oman (“Oman”) as contemplated by the Commercial Companies Law of Oman (Sultani Decree 4/74) or the Capital Market Law of Oman (Sultani Decree 80/98), nor does it constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of any offer to buy non-Omani securities in Oman as contemplated by Article 6 of the Executive Regulations to the Capital Market Law of Oman (issued vide Ministerial Decision No 4/2001), and nor does it constitute a distribution of non-Omani securities in Oman as contemplated under the Rules for Distribution of Non-Omani Securities in Oman issued by the Capital Market Authority of Oman (“CMA”). Additionally, this memorandum is not intended to lead to the conclusion of any contract of whatsoever nature within the territory of Oman. This memorandum has been sent at the request of the investor in Oman, and by receiving this memorandum, the person or entity to whom it has been issued and sent understands, acknowledges and agrees that this memorandum has not been approved by the CMA or any other regulatory body or authority in Oman, nor has any authorization, license or approval been received from the CMA or any other regulatory authority in Oman, to market, offer, sell, or distribute the common stock within Oman. No marketing, offering, selling or distribution of any financial or investment products or services has been or will be made from within Oman and no subscription to any securities, products or financial services may or will be consummated within Oman. The Underwriters are neither companies licensed by the CMA to provide investment advisory, brokerage, or portfolio management services in Oman, nor banks licensed by the Central Bank of Oman to provide investment banking services in Oman. The Underwriters do not advise persons or entities resident or based in Oman as to the appropriateness of investing in or purchasing or selling securities or other financial products. Nothing contained in this memorandum is intended to constitute Omani investment, legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice. This memorandum is for your information only, and nothing herein is intended to endorse or recommend a particular course of action. You should consult with an appropriate professional for specific advice on the basis of your situation. Any recipient of this

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memorandum and any purchaser of the common stock pursuant to this memorandum shall not market, distribute, resell, or offer to resell the common stock within Oman without complying with the requirements of applicable Omani law, nor copy or otherwise distribute this memorandum to others.

Canada

Resale Restrictions

The distribution of our securities in Canada is being made only on a private placement basis exempt from the requirement that we prepare and file a prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each province where trades of our securities are made. Any resale of our securities in Canada must be made under applicable securities laws that will vary depending on the relevant jurisdiction, and which may require resales to be made under available statutory exemptions or under a discretionary exemption granted by the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authority. Purchasers are advised to seek legal advice prior to any resale of our securities.

Representations of Purchasers

By purchasing our securities in Canada and accepting a purchase confirmation a purchaser is representing to us and the dealer from whom the purchase confirmation is received that:

the purchaser is entitled under applicable provincial securities laws to purchase our securities without the benefit of a prospectus qualified under those securities laws;
where required by law, that the purchaser is purchasing as principal and not as agent;
the purchaser has reviewed the text above under Resale Restrictions; and
the purchaser acknowledges and consents to the provision of specified information concerning its purchase of our securities to the regulatory authority that by law is entitled to collect the information.

Further details concerning the legal authority for this information are available on request

Rights of Action — Ontario Purchasers Only

Under Ontario securities legislation, certain purchasers who purchase a security offered by this prospectus during the period of distribution will have a statutory right of action for damages, or while still the owner of our securities, for rescission against us in the event that this prospectus contains a misrepresentation without regard to whether the purchaser relied on the misrepresentation. The right of action for damages is exercisable not later than the earlier of 180 days from the date the purchaser first had knowledge of the facts giving rise to the cause of action and three years from the date on which payment is made for our securities. The right of action for rescission is exercisable not later than 180 days from the date on which payment is made for our securities. If a purchaser elects to exercise the right of action for rescission, the purchaser will have no right of action for damages against us. In no case will the amount recoverable in any action exceed the price at which our securities were offered to the purchaser and if the purchaser is shown to have purchased the securities with knowledge of the misrepresentation, we will have no liability. In the case of an action for damages, we will not be liable for all or any portion of the damages that are proven to not represent the depreciation in value of our securities as a result of the misrepresentation relied upon. These rights are in addition to, and without derogation from, any other rights or remedies available at law to an Ontario purchaser. The foregoing is a summary of the rights available to an Ontario purchaser. Ontario purchasers should refer to the complete text of the relevant statutory provisions.

Enforcement of Legal Rights

All of our directors and officers as well as the experts named herein may be located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible for Canadian purchasers to effect service of process within Canada upon us or those persons. All or a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of those persons may be located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible to satisfy a judgment against us or those persons in Canada or to enforce a judgment obtained in Canadian courts against us or those persons outside of Canada.

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Taxation and Eligibility for Investment

Canadian purchasers of our securities should consult their own legal and tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of an investment in our securities in their particular circumstances and about the eligibility of our securities for investment by the purchaser under relevant Canadian legislation.

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LEGAL MATTERS

DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, New York, is acting as counsel in connection with the registration of our securities under the Securities Act of 1933 and, as such, is providing an opinion upon the validity of the securities offered in this prospectus. Legal matters as to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by Maples and Calder, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. In connection with this offering, Loeb & Loeb, New York, New York, is acting as counsel to the underwriters.

EXPERTS

Our financial statements as of June 22, 2010 and for the period from April 20 2010 (inception) through June 22, 2010 included in this Prospectus and Registration Statement have been audited by BDO USA, LLP (formerly BDO Seidman, LLP), independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, thereon, appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance on such report given upon such firm’s authority as an expert in auditing and accounting.

ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and our executive offices are located at c/o Arco Capital Management LLC, 7 Sheinovo Street, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria. Substantially all of our assets are located outside of the United States. As a result, you may have difficulty serving legal process within the United States upon us. You may also have difficulty enforcing, both in and outside the United States, judgments you may obtain in U.S. courts against us in any action, including actions based upon the civil liability provisions of U.S. federal or state securities laws. Furthermore, there is doubt that the courts of the Cayman Islands would enter judgments in original actions brought in those courts predicated on U.S. federal or state securities laws. However, we may be served with process in the United States with respect to actions against us arising out of or in connection with violation of U.S. federal securities laws relating to offers and sales of our securities made hereby by serving our U.S. agent irrevocably appointed for that purpose.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the securities we are offering by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information about us and our securities, you should refer to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed with the registration statement. Whenever we make reference in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the references are materially complete but may not include a description of all aspects of such contracts, agreements or other documents, and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract, agreement or other document.

We refer you to the registration statement and its exhibits for further information about us, our securities and this offering. The registration statement and its exhibits, as well as our other reports filed with the SEC, can be inspected and copied at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information about the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains a Web site at www.sec.gov which contains the Form F-1 and other reports, proxy and information statements and information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

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Contents

 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     F-2  
Financial Statements
        
Balance Sheet     F-3  
Statement of Operations     F-4  
Statement of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity     F-5  
Statement of Cash Flows     F-6  
Notes to Financial Statements     F-7  

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholder
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.:

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. — a development stage company (the “Company”) as of June 22, 2010 and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholder’s equity, and cash flows for the period from April 20, 2010 (inception) through June 22, 2010. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. — a development stage company as of June 22, 2010, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from April 20, 2010 (inception) through June 22, 2010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP (formerly BDO Seidman, LLP)
  
San Juan, Puerto Rico
June 24, 2010
  
Stamp No. 2457671 of the Puerto Rico
Society of Certified Public Accountants
was affixed to the record copy of this report.

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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Balance Sheet
June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

 
Assets
        
Current assets
        
Cash   $ 25,000  
Deferred offering costs associated with the offering     30,000  
Total assets   $ 55,000  
Liabilities and shareholder’s equity
        
Current liabilities
        
Accounts payable   $ 13,296  
Due to related party     30,000  
Total current liabilities     43,296  
Shareholder’s equity
        
Preferred shares, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding      
Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 1,437,500 shares issued and outstanding     144  
Additional paid-in capital     24,856  
Deficit accumulated during the development stage     (13,296 )  
Total shareholder’s equity     11,704  
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity   $ 55,000  

 
 
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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Statement of Operations
For the period from April 20, 2010 (inception) through June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

 
Operating expenses
        
Formation and operating costs   $ 13,296  
Net loss   $ (13,296 )  
Weighted average shares outstanding     1,437,500  
Basic and diluted net loss per share   $ (0.01 )  

 
 
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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Statement of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity
For the period from April 20, 2010 (inception) through June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

         
 
  
  
Ordinary shares
  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Deficit
accumulated
during the
development
stage
  Shareholder’s
equity
     Shares   Amount
Ordinary shares issued at $0.01739 per share     1,437,500     $ 144     $ 24,856     $     $ 25,000  
Net loss                       (13,296 )       (13,296 )  
Balance at June 22, 2010     1,437,500     $ 144     $ 24,856     $ (13,296 )     $ 11,704  

 
 
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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Statement of Cash Flows
For the period from April 20, 2010 (inception) through June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
        
Net loss   $ (13,296 )  
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
        
Increase in accounts payable     13,296  
Net cash used in operating activities      
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
        
Proceeds from sale of sponsor’s ordinary shares     25,000  
Net cash provided by financing activities     25,000  
Net increase in cash     25,000  
Cash at beginning of period      
Cash at end of period   $ 25,000  
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures
        
A related party paid for $30,000 of offering costs on behalf of the Company.
        

 
 
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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Notes to Financial Statements
June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

1. Organization and plan of business operations

Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (the “Company”) is a newly organized blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share capital exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination (the “initial business combination”). The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. (the “sponsor”), a company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company. All of the shares in the sponsor are owned by Cazador Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, whose ultimate parent company is a Puerto Rico limited liability company, Arco Group LLC.

At June 22, 2010, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through June 22, 2010 relates to the Company’s formation and its ability to begin operations is dependent upon the proposed initial public offering (the “proposed offering”) as described below. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

The Company’s ability to commence operations is contingent upon obtaining adequate financial resources through the proposed offering, which is discussed in Note 3. The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the proposed offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of the proposed offering are intended to be generally applied towards consummating one or more business combinations with an operating company. The Company anticipates that the initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses that collectively have a fair market value of at least 80% of the initial amount held in the trust account plus any amounts previously distributed to shareholders who have exercised their shareholder redemption rights. If the Company acquires less than 100% of one or more target businesses, the aggregate fair market value of the portion or portions the Company acquires must equal at least 80% of the amount held in the trust account. In no event, however, will the Company acquire less than a controlling interest of a target business (that is, more than 50% of the voting equity interests of the target business).

The Company’s efforts in identifying prospective target businesses will not be limited to a particular industry. Instead, the Company intends to focus on various industries and target businesses in emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia that may provide numerous opportunities for growth. However, the Company may pursue opportunities in other geographical areas. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to effect an initial business combination.

Proceeds of $50.0 million from the proposed offering and private placement of approximately $2.5 million of warrants to purchase ordinary shares less offering expenses, assuming that the underwriters’ overallotment option is not exercised, will be held in a trust account and will only be released to the Company upon the earlier of: (i) the consummation of an initial business combination; or (ii) the Company’s liquidation. Upon consummation of the proposed offering, $1.5 million, which constitutes the underwriters’ commissions (or approximately $1.7 million if the underwriters’ overallotment option is exercised in full), will be paid to the underwriters. The $545,000 of proceeds held outside the trust account as well as the interest income earned on the trust account balance that may be released to the Company (as discussed in Note 3) may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses.

The Company will seek shareholder approval before it effects an initial business combination, even if the business combination would not ordinarily require shareholder approval under applicable law. In connection with the shareholder vote required to approve any initial business combination, the sponsor has agreed to vote the sponsor’s ordinary shares (as defined in Note 4) in accordance with the majority of the ordinary shares voted by the public shareholders. “Public Shareholders” are defined as the holders of ordinary shares sold as part of the units, as defined, in the proposed offering or in the aftermarket. The Company will proceed with an

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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Notes to Financial Statements
June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

1. Organization and plan of business operations  – (continued)

initial business combination only if (i) the business combination is approved by a majority of votes cast by the Company’s Public Shareholders present in person or by proxy at a duly held shareholders meeting, and (ii) Public Shareholders owning less than 49.9% of the Company’s ordinary shares sold in the proposed offering both vote against the business combination and exercise their shareholder redemption rights.

In the event that shareholders owning 49.9% or more of the ordinary shares sold in the proposed offering both vote against the initial business combination and exercise their redemption rights described below, the initial business combination will not be consummated. After consummation of an initial business combination, these voting safeguards will no longer be applicable.

If the initial business combination is approved and completed, each Public Shareholder voting against such initial business combination that has duly exercised the shareholder redemption rights will be entitled to redeem its ordinary shares for a pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account subject to the restriction on a Public Shareholder together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or disposing of our securities, seeking to exercise shareholder redemption rights with respect to more than 10% of the ordinary shares sold in this proposed offering on a cumulative basis. Public Shareholders who redeem their ordinary shares into their pro rata share of the trust account will continue to have the right to exercise any warrants they may hold.

If the Company does not consummate an initial business combination within 18 months of the closing date of the proposed offering, but has entered into a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination, the Company may seek shareholder approval to extend the period of time to consummate the initial business combination by an additional 6 months. In order to extend the period of time to 24 months (i) a majority of the ordinary shares voted by the Company’s Public Shareholders present in person or by proxy must have approved the extension and (ii) Public Shareholders owning less than 49.9% of the ordinary shares sold in the proposed offering shall have voted against such extension and exercised their shareholder redemption rights, each as described in the prospectus.

If the Company fails to consummate a business combination within 18 months of the date of the prospectus (or 24 months if the Public Shareholders approve an extension), the Company will compulsorily repurchase within 5 business days all of the shares held by the Public Shareholders pursuant to the procedures in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

Following completion of the repurchase of the public shares, the Company will continue in existence. In the event of liquidation, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including trust account assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per share in the proposed offering (assuming no value is attributed to the warrants contained in the units to be offered in the proposed offering discussed in Note 3).

The Company will seek to have all third parties (other than the Company’s independent accountants, but including vendors, which means entities that provide goods and services to the Company) or other entities the Company engages after the proposed offering, prospective target businesses and providers of financing, if any, enter into agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in or to any monies held in the trust account. There is no guarantee that vendors, prospective target businesses or other entities will execute such waivers or, even if they execute such waivers, that they would be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account, including but not limited to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility and other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver. Further, the Company could be subject to claims from parties not in contract with it who have not executed a waiver, such as a third party claiming tortuous interference as a result of the Company’s efforts to

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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Notes to Financial Statements
June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

1. Organization and plan of business operations  – (continued)

consummate the initial business combination. The sponsor and Arco Capital Management LLC (“ACM”), an affiliated company, have agreed that they will be liable jointly and severally, by means of direct payment to the trust account, to ensure that the proceeds in the trust account are not reduced by the claims of target businesses or claims of vendors or other entities that are owed money by the Company for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to the Company whom have not executed the waiver. However, the agreement entered into by the sponsor specifically provides for two exceptions to this indemnity: there will be no liability (1) as to any claimed amounts owed to a third party who executed a legally enforceable waiver or (2) as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the proposed offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. Based upon representations from the Company’s sponsor that it has sufficient funds available to satisfy this indemnification obligation to the Company, management believes that the sponsor will be able to satisfy any indemnifications obligations that may arise given the limited nature of the obligations. However, in the event that the sponsor has liability to the Company under these indemnifications arrangements, the Company cannot assure that it will have the assets necessary to satisfy those obligations.

2. Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of presentation

The financial statements are expressed in United States (“U.S.”) dollars, and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Deferred offering costs

Deferred offering costs consist principally of legal and registration fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the proposed offering and that will be charged to shareholder’s equity upon the receipt of the capital raised or charged to operations if the proposed offering is not completed.

Income taxes

There is, at present, no direct taxation in the Cayman Islands and interest, dividends, and gains payable to the Company are received free of all Cayman Islands taxes. The Company is registered as an “exempted company” pursuant to the Cayman Islands Companies Law (as amended). The Company has received an undertaking from the Governor in Cabinet of the Cayman Islands to the effect that, for a period of 20 years from such date, no law that thereafter is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax or duty to be levied on profits, income or on gains or appreciation, or any tax in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax, will apply to any property composed in or any income arising under the Company, or to the shareholders thereof, in respect of any such property or income. As the Company proceeds with making investments in various jurisdictions, tax considerations outside the Cayman Islands may arise. Although the Company intends to pursue tax-efficient investments, it may be subject to income tax, withholding tax, capital gains tax, and other taxes imposed by tax authorities in other jurisdictions. For U.S. tax purposes, the Company expects to be treated as a passive foreign investment company by its U.S. shareholders. The Company does not expect to be subject to direct taxation based on net income in the U.S. as long as it maintains its non-U.S. trade or business status. The Company does not expect to invest in any U.S. obligation that will be subject to U.S. withholding taxes.

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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Notes to Financial Statements
June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

2. Summary of significant accounting policies  – (continued)

As of June 22, 2010, the Company has not commenced operations and thus has no uncertain tax positions.

Loss per share

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The 1,437,500 ordinary shares issued to the sponsor were issued at a purchase price of approximately $0.017 per share, which is considerably less than the proposed offering per share price. Such shares have been assumed to be retroactively outstanding for the period since inception.

There are no potentially dilutive securities at June 22, 2010.

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Fair value of financial instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

The Company does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

3. Proposed offering

The proposed offering calls for the Company to offer for sale up to 5,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit (plus up to an additional 750,000 units solely to cover the underwriters’ overallotments, if any). Each unit consists of one ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase from the Company one ordinary share at an exercise price of $7.50 per share commencing on the later of: (i) the completion of the initial business combination, or (ii) 12 months from the effective date of the proposed offering, provided that at that time the Company has an effective registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to the offer and sale of those ordinary shares is available. The warrants will expire five years from the date of the business combination, or earlier upon redemption.

The warrants included in the units sold in the proposed offering will be redeemable in whole and not in part at a price of $0.01 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days notice after the warrants become exercisable, only in the event that the last sale price of the ordinary share on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or other national securities exchange on which the Company’s ordinary shares may be traded, equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption.

The Company will not redeem the warrants held by Public Shareholders unless a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants included in the units offered is effective and expected to remain effective to and including the redemption date, and a prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is available throughout the 30-day redemption period. The Company does not need the consent of the underwriters or the shareholders to redeem the outstanding public warrants.

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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Notes to Financial Statements
June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

3. Proposed offering  – (continued)

If the Company calls the warrants held by Public Shareholders for redemption, it will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise public warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” although the public warrantholders are not eligible to do so at their own option. In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of ordinary shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the “fair market value” and the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. This would have the effect of reducing the number of shares received by holders of the warrants.

4. Sponsor’s ordinary shares

The sponsor purchased 1,437,500 ordinary shares for an aggregate amount of $25,000 or $0.017 per unit. The Company and the sponsor intend to execute an agreement prior to the effectiveness of the Company’s initial public offering under which an aggregate of 187,500 of the total ordinary shares will be subject to compulsory repurchase by the Company to the extent that the underwriters’ overallotment option is not exercised so that the sponsor will own 20% of the issued and outstanding shares after the proposed offering. None of the ordinary shares purchased by the sponsor are subject to compulsory repurchase by the Company at June 22, 2010.

The sponsor’s ordinary shares are identical to those shares being sold in the proposed offering, except that: (i) the sponsor’s ordinary shares will be placed in an escrow account and are subject to certain restrictions; (ii) subject to certain limited exceptions, the shares will not be transferable during the first 12 months following the consummation of the initial business combination; (iii) the sponsor will not be able to exercise shareholder redemption rights with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares; and (iv) the sponsor has agreed to waive their rights to participate in any liquidation distribution with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares if the Company fails to consummate the initial business combination.

The sponsor will agree, and all of their permitted transferees will agree that all of the sponsor’s ordinary shares will be placed in escrow with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent, other than with respect to transfer to permitted transferees until (i) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of the ordinary shares exceeds $11.50 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of the initial business combination, and (ii) with respect to 50% of such shares, when the closing price of the ordinary shares exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of the initial business combination, provided, however, that in any event all of the foregoing shares shall be released from escrow upon the first anniversary of the effective date of the proposed offering, and in any case, if, following a initial business combination, the Company engages in a subsequent transaction resulting in its shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash or other securities. The sponsor’s warrants will be transferable 6 months after the consummation of the initial business combination.

During the escrow period, the sponsor will not be able to sell or transfer the sponsor’s ordinary shares except to a permitted transferee. In addition, the interest holders in the entities that hold sponsor’s ordinary shares as sponsor will agree not to transfer their ownership interests in such entities to anyone other than a permitted transferee. A “permitted transferee” is a person or entity who receives such securities pursuant to a transfer (i) to one or more of the Company’s officers, directors or sponsor, (ii) to an affiliate, or to an affiliate under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (vi) by private sales with respect to up to 33% of the sponsor’s ordinary shares made at or prior

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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Notes to Financial Statements
June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

4. Sponsor’s ordinary shares  – (continued)

to the consummation of an initial business combination at prices no greater than the recalculated price at which the units were purchased (approximately $0.017 per unit), or (vii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and in each case enters into a written agreement agreeing (i) to be bound by the transfer restrictions described above, (ii) to vote in accordance with the majority of the ordinary shares voted by the Public Shareholders to the extent described below, and (iii) to waive any rights to participate in any liquidation distribution if the Company fails to consummate an initial business combination and, in the case of the sponsor’s ordinary shares subject to forfeiture, agreeing to forfeit such sponsor’s ordinary shares to the extent that the underwriters’ overallotment option is not exercised.

The sponsor will retain all other rights as the shareholders with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares, including, without limitation, the right to vote their ordinary shares and the right to receive dividends, if declared (including any transferees). If dividends are declared and payable in units or to extend the period of their underlying securities, such dividends will also be placed in escrow. If the Company is unable to effect an initial business combination and liquidate, the sponsor (or any transferees) will not receive any portion of the liquidation proceeds with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares.

The sponsor has agreed to vote their sponsor’s ordinary shares in the same manner as the majority of the ordinary shares voted by the Public Shareholders in connection with any vote required to approve the initial business combination. As a result, the sponsor has waived the right to exercise shareholder redemption rights for those shares in the event that the initial business combination is approved by a majority of the Public Shareholders.

In addition, the sponsor or its permitted transferees are entitled to registration rights with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares and underlying securities under an agreement to be signed on or before the date of the prospectus.

5. Sponsor’s warrants

The sponsor has agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with the Company, to purchase an aggregate of 4,940,000 sponsor’s warrants at a price of $0.50 per warrant (approximately $2.5 million in the aggregate). The sponsor is obligated to purchase the sponsor’s warrants from the Company immediately prior to the consummation of the proposed offering. The sponsor’s warrants will be purchased separately and not in combination with ordinary shares or in the form of units. The purchase price of the sponsor’s warrants will be added to the proceeds from the proposed offering to be held in the trust account pending the completion of the initial business combination. If the Company does not complete an initial business combination that meets the criteria described before and is forced to liquidate, then the approximately $2.5 million purchase price of the sponsor’s warrants will become part of the distribution to its Public Shareholders and the sponsor’s warrants will expire worthless.

The sponsor’s warrants are identical to the warrants included in the units being sold in the proposed offering, except that the sponsor’s warrants (i) are non-redeemable, so long as they are held by any of the sponsor or its permitted transferees, (ii) are exercisable on a cashless basis at the election of the holder, so long as they are held by the sponsor or its permitted transferees, and (iii) are not transferable or saleable by the sponsor or any of the sponsor’s beneficial owners, (except to permitted transferees) until 6 months after the consummation of an initial business combination. In addition, each of the shareholders of the sponsor will agree not to transfer their respective ownership interests or take any steps to cause the sponsor to issue new ownership interests in such entities to anyone other than a permitted transferee. The sponsor’s warrants are not exercisable and will be held in the escrow account while they are subject to such transfer restrictions.

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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Notes to Financial Statements
June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

5. Sponsor’s warrants  – (continued)

In addition, commencing after the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, the holders of the sponsor’s warrants and the underlying ordinary shares and their permitted transferees are entitled to registration rights under an agreement to be signed on the date of the prospectus.

6. Purchase option

The Company has agreed to sell to the underwriter, for $100, an option to purchase up to a total of 250,000 units. The units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those offered in the proposed offering. This option is exercisable at $12.50 per unit, and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in whole or in part, during the four-year period from the date of the proposed offering commencing on the later of the commencement of an initial business combination or the one year anniversary of the date of the proposed offering. The option and the 250,000 units, the 250,000 ordinary shares and the 250,000 warrants underlying such units, and the 250,000 ordinary shares underlying such warrants, have been deemed compensation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to Rule 5110(g)(1) of the FINRA Conduct Rules. Additionally, the option may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for 180 days following the date of the proposed offering except to any underwriter and selected dealer participating in the proposed offering and their bona fide officers or partners. Although the purchase option and its underlying securities would be registered under the proposed offering, the option grants to holders demand and “piggy back” rights for period of five and seven years, respectively, from the date of the proposed offering with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of the securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of the option. The Company will bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the securities, other than underwriting commissions which will be paid for by the holders themselves. The Company will have no obligation to net cash settle the exercise of the purchase option or the warrants underlying the purchase option. The holder of the purchase option will not be entitled to exercise the purchase option or the warrants underlying the purchase option unless a registration statement covering the securities underlying the purchase option is effective or an exemption from registration is available. If the holder is unable to exercise the purchase option or underlying warrants, the purchase option or warrants, as applicable, will expire worthless.

7. Commitments

The Company has agreed to pay the underwriters 3% of the gross proceeds from the proposed offering, which is payable at closing of the proposed offering. The underwriters have been granted a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 units to cover overallotments, if any.

Commencing on the closing date of the proposed offering through the earlier of consummation of our initial business combination or the Company’s voluntary liquidation, the Company will pay ACM a total of $7,500 per month for accounting, legal and operational support, access to support staff, and information technology infrastructure. In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The Company does not anticipate recognizing any loss relating to these arrangements.

8. Related-party transactions

As of June 22, 2010, due to related party amounted to $30,000 representing advances made of certain offering costs.

The sponsor has agreed to lend the Company an aggregate amount of up to $200,000 for payment of offering expenses. The loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and is due at the earlier of December 31, 2011 or six months following the consummation of the proposed offering. The loan will be repaid out of the proceeds of the proposed offering not placed in trust.

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Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
(A Development Stage Company)
  
Notes to Financial Statements
June 22, 2010
(In United States Dollars)

8. Related-party transactions  – (continued)

See Note 5 for the sponsor’s commitment to purchase an aggregate of 4,940,000 sponsor’s warrants.

See Notes 4 and 5 for the sponsor’s registration rights with respect to the sponsor’s ordinary shares and the sponsor’s warrants, respectively.

The sponsor, officers and directors, will participate in any liquidation distributions with respect to any ordinary shares purchased by them in the proposed offering or in the market following consummation of the proposed offering.

See Note 6 for agreement with ACM for office space, and other professional services.

9. Subsequent events (unaudited)

The Company evaluates subsequent events through September 2, 2010, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. There are no material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements for the period ended June 22, 2010.

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$50,000,000

  
  
  
  
  

[GRAPHIC MISSING]

  
  
  
  

Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Rodman & Renshaw, LLC

  



 

  

   
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC   EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.   Macquarie Capital

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Until       , 2010 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 


 
 

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PART II
  
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The Companies Law of the Cayman Islands does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors. However, such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be unenforceable, to the extent it seeks to indemnify or exculpate a fiduciary in respect of their actual fraud or willful default, or for the consequences of committing a crime. The Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides for indemnification of officers and directors for losses, damages, costs and expenses incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud or willful default.

Such limitation of liability and indemnification does not affect the availability of equitable remedies. In addition, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Registration Statement, we have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters and the Underwriters have agreed to indemnify us against certain civil liabilities that may be incurred in connection with this offering, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act.

Item 7. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

During the past three years, we sold the following 1,437,500 ordinary shares to Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd, our sponsor, on June 16, 2010, for an aggregate offering price of $25,000, or $0.017 per share. In addition, immediately prior to the consummation of our initial public offering, we are issuing 4,940,000 warrants to our sponsor, at $0.50 per warrant, to purchase an aggregate of 4,940,000 of our ordinary shares at a per-share exercise price of $7.50. All of these securities are being or were issued pursuant to the terms of a Subscription Agreement and the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The proceeds of the sale of the sponsor’s warrants will be deposited in the trust account.

No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to the foregoing sales.

Item 8. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:

 
Exhibit
No.
  Description
 1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement
 3.1    Memorandum and Articles of Association
 4.1    Specimen Unit Certificate
 4.2    Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate
 4.3    Specimen Warrant Certificate
 4.4    Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company and the Registrant
 5.1    Opinion of Maples and Calder, Cayman Islands Counsel to the Registrant
 5.2    Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US), Counsel to the Registrant*
10.1    Form of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. and Arco Capital Management LLC.
10.2    Form of Letter Agreement among the Registrant and each of the Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
10.3    Form of Services Agreement with Arco Capital Management LLC
10.4    Form of Promissory Note issued to Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd.

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Exhibit
No.
  Description
10.5    Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant and the Sponsor
10.6    Form of Share Subscription Agreement between the Registrant and Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd.
10.7    Form of Warrant Subscription Agreement between the Registrant and Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd.
10.8    Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement by and between Registrant and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
10.9    Form of Indemnification Agreement between Registrant and each of its Directors and Executive Officers
10.10   Form of Securities Escrow Agreement among Registrant, Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. and Continental Transfer & Trust Company
14.1    Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
23.1    Consent BDO USA, LLP (formerly BDO Seidman, LLP)
23.2    Consent of Maples and Calder (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.3    Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit 5.2)*
99.1    Form of Audit Committee Charter
99.2    Form of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter

* To be filed by amendment.

Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

i. To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

ii. To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

iii. To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

i. If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

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A. Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

B. Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or

ii. If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C; each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

i. Any preliminary prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

ii. Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

iii. The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

iv. Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

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(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as may be amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(d) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, on September 3, 2010.

 
  Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
September 3, 2010  

By:

/s/ Francesco Piovanetti

Francesco Piovanetti,
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director

We, the undersigned officers and directors of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. hereby severally constitute and appoint Jay Johnston and Francesco Piovanetti, and each of them singly (with full power to each of them to act alone), our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each of them for him and in his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement (or any other Registration Statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as full to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held on the dates indicated.

   
Signature   Title   Date
/s/ Jay Johnston

Jay Johnston
  Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-Principal Executive Officer)   September 3, 2010
/s/ Francesco Piovanetti

Francesco Piovanetti
  Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer
(Co-Principal Executive Officer)
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
  September 3, 2010
/s/ Facundo Bacardi

Facundo Bacardi
  Director   September 3, 2010
/s/ David P. Kelley II

David P. Kelley II
  Director   September 3, 2010
/s/ Shai Novik

Shai Novik
  Director   September 3, 2010
/s/ Carlos Valle

Carlos Valle
  Director   September 3, 2010

Authorized Representative in the U.S.:
  
DLA Piper LLP (US)

 

By:

/s/ William N. Haddad

Name: William N. Haddad
Title: Partner
Date: September 3, 2010

    


 
EXHIBIT 1.1
 
FORM OF
 
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
 
between
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
and
 
RODMAN & RENSHAW, LLC
 
as Representative

 

 
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
 
New York, New York
 
___________ __, 20__
 
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20 th Floor
New York, New York 10020
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
The undersigned, CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD. , a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability (collectively with its subsidiaries and affiliates, including, without limitation, all entities disclosed or described in the Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined) as being subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company, the “ Company ”), hereby confirms its agreement with Rodman & Renshaw, LLC (hereinafter referred to as “you” (including its correlatives) or the “ Representative ”) and with the other underwriters named on Schedule 1 hereto for which the Representative is acting as representative (the Representative and such other underwriters being collectively called the “ Underwriters ” or, individually, an “ Underwriter ”) as follows:
 
1.
Purchase and Sale of Securities .
 
1.1           Firm Securities .
 
1.1.1.        Nature and Purchase of Firm Securities .
 
(i)            On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell, severally and not jointly, to the several Underwriters, an aggregate of 5,000,000 units (“ Firm Units ”) of the Company.
 
(ii)            The Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase from the Company the number of Firm Units set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof at a purchase price (net of discounts and commissions) of $9.70 per Firm Unit. The Firm Units are to be offered initially to the public (the “ Offering ”) at the offering price of $10.00 per Firm Unit. Each Firm Unit consists of one ordinary share of the Company, par value $.0001 per share (“ Ordinary Shares ”), and one warrant (“ Warrants ”). The Ordinary Shares and the Warrants included in the Firm Units will not be separately transferable until five (5) trading days after the earlier to occur of the expiration or termination of the Over-Allotment Option (as defined in Section 1.2 hereof) or the exercise in full by the Underwriters of the Over-Allotment Option unless the Representative informs the Company of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, but in no event will the Representative allow separate trading until the preparation of an audited balance sheet of the Company reflecting receipt by the Company of the proceeds of the Offering and the filing of a Form 6-K or Form 8-K by the Company which includes such balance sheet. Each Warrant entitles its holder to exercise it to purchase one Ordinary Share for $7.50 during the period commencing on the later of the consummation by the Company of its “Business Combination” or one year from the effective date (the “ Effective Date ”) of the Registration Statement (as defined in Section 2.1.1 hereof) , subject to the requirement that in each case a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ACT”) covering the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is effective and a current prospectus is available for use, and terminating on the five-year anniversary of the Business Combination (the “ Expiration Date ”) unless such Warrant is earlier redeemed at the option of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement (as defined in Section 2.22 hereof) (the date of any such redemption. shall be referred to herein as the “ Redemption Date ”).  “ Business Combination ” shall mean any merger, share capital exchange, asset or stock acquisition, control through contractual arrangements, or other similar business combination consummated by the Company with an operating target business (as described more fully in the Registration Statement)..

 

 
 
1.1.2.        Payment and Delivery .
 
(i)            Delivery and payment for the Firm Units shall be made at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the third (3 rd ) Business Day following the effective date (the “ Effective Date ”) of the Registration Statement (as defined in Section 2.1.2 below) (or the fourth (4 th ) Business Day following the Effective Date, if the Registration Statement is declared effective after 4:30 p.m.) or at such earlier time as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company at the offices of Loeb & Loeb LLP counsel to the Underwriters (“ Loeb ”), or at such other place (or remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company. The hour and date of delivery and payment for the Firm Units is called the “ Closing Date .”
 
(ii)            Payment for the Firm Units shall be made on the Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds, payable as follows: $50,000,000 of the proceeds received by the Company for the Firm Units shall be deposited in the trust fund established by the Company for the benefit of the public shareholders as described in the Registration Statement (“ Trust Fund ”) pursuant to the terms of an Investment Management Trust Agreement (“ Trust Agreement ”) and the remaining proceeds shall be paid to the order of the Company upon delivery to you (or through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) of certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters) representing the Firm Units) for the account of the Underwriters. The Firm Units shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Representative may request in writing at least two full Business Days prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver any of the Firm Units except upon tender of payment by the Representative for all the Firm Units. The term “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
 
1.2           Over-Allotment Option .
 
1.2.1.        Option Units .  For the purposes of covering any over-allotments in connection with the distribution and sale of the Firm Units, the Underwriters are hereby granted, severally and not jointly, an option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 units from the Company (“ Over-Allotment Option ”). Such additional 750,000 units are hereinafter referred to as “ Option Units .” The Firm Units and the Option Units are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Units ,” and the Units, the Ordinary Shares and the Warrants included in the Units are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Public Securities .” The purchase price to be paid for the Option Units will be the same price per Option Unit as the price per Firm Unit set forth in Section 1.1.1 hereof.

 

 
 
1.2.2.             Exercise of Option .  The Over-allotment Option granted pursuant to Section 1.2.1 hereof may be exercised by the Representative as to all (at any time) or any part (from time to time) of the Option Units within 45 days after the Effective Date. The Underwriters will not be under any obligation to purchase any Option Units prior to the exercise of the Over-allotment Option. The Over-allotment Option granted hereby may be exercised by the giving of oral notice to the Company by the Representative, which must be confirmed in writing by overnight mail or facsimile or other electronic transmission setting forth the number of Option Units to be purchased and the date and time for delivery of and payment for the Option Units (the “ Option Closing Date ”), which will not be later than five (5) full Business Days after the date of the notice or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Representative, at the offices of Loeb   or at such other place (including remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Representative. If such delivery and payment for the Option Units does not occur on the Closing Date, the Option Closing Date will be as set forth in the notice. Upon exercise of the Over-allotment Option, the Company will become obligated to convey to the Underwriters, and, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Underwriters will become obligated to purchase, the number of Option Units specified in such notice.
 
1.2.3.             Payment and Delivery .  Payment for the Option Units will be made on the Option Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds as follows: $9.70 per Option Unit shall be deposited in the Trust Fund pursuant to the Trust Agreement and the remaining proceeds shall be paid to the order of the Company upon delivery to you of certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters) representing the Option Units (or through the facilities of DTC) for the account of the Underwriters. The Option Units shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Representative may request in writing at least two (2) full Business Days prior to the Option Closing Date. The Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Option Units except upon tender of payment by the Representative for applicable Option Units.
 
1.3           Private Placement of Warrants to Sponsor . Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. (the “ Sponsor ” or the “ Initial Shareholder ”) purchased from the Company pursuant to the Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement (as defined in Section 2.23.2 hereof) an aggregate of 4,940,000 warrants identical to the Warrants (the “ Placement Warrants ”) at a purchase price of $0.50 per Placement Warrant in a private placement that occurred immediately prior to the entering into of this agreement (the “ Private Placement ”). The Placement Warrants and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Placement Warrants are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Placement Securities .”
 
1.4           Representative’s Purchase Option .
 
1.4.1.             Purchase Option . The Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Representative (and/or its designees) on the Effective Date an option (“ Representative’s Purchase Option ”) for the purchase of an aggregate of 250,000 units (“ Representative’s Units ”) for an aggregate purchase price of $100. Each Representative Unit shall consist of one Ordinary Share and one warrant (a “ Representative Warrant ”). Each Representative Warrant shall entitle its holder to purchase one Ordinary Share for $7.50 during the period commencing on the later of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from the Effective Date and ending on the later of the Expiration Date or, if earlier redeemed by the Company, the Redemption Date. The Representative’s Purchase Option in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, commencing on the later of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from the Effective Date and expiring on the five-year anniversary of the Effective Date at an initial exercise price per Representative’s Unit of $12.50, which is equal to one hundred and ten percent (125%) of the initial public offering price of a Unit. The Representative’s Purchase Option, the Representative’s Units, the Representative Warrants and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Representative Warrants are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Representative’s Securities .” The Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Securities .” The Representative understands and agrees that there are significant restrictions pursuant to Rule 5110 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) against transferring the Representative’s Purchase Option and the underlying Shares during the first year after the Effective Date and by its acceptance thereof shall agree that it will not, sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate the Representative’s Purchase Option, or any portion thereof, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of such securities for a period of one year following the Effective Date to anyone other than (i) an Underwriter or a selected dealer in connection with the Offering, or (ii) a bona fide officer or partner of the Representative or of any such Underwriter or selected dealer; and only if any such transferee agrees to the foregoing lock-up restrictions.

 

 
 
1.4.2.             Delivery and Payment . Delivery and payment for the Representative’s Purchase Option shall be made on the Closing Date .  The Company shall deliver to the Representative, upon payment therefore, certificates for the Representative’s Purchase Option in the name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Representative may request.
 
2.             Representations and Warranties of the Company .  The Company represents and warrants to the Underwriters as of the Applicable Time (as defined below), as of the Closing Date and as of the Option Closing Date, if any, as follows:
 
2.1           Filing of Registration Statement .
 
2.1.1.             Pursuant to the Act .  The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-______), and one or more amendments thereto, and related preliminary prospectuses for the registration under the Act, of the offering and sale of the Securities, which registration statement, as so amended (including post-effective amendments, if any), has been declared effective by the Commission and copies of which have heretofore been delivered to the Underwriters. The conditions for use of Form F-1 to register the Offering under the Act, as set forth in the General Instructions to such Form, have been satisfied. The registration statement, as amended at the time it became effective, including the prospectus, financial statements, schedules, exhibits and other information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A under the Act, is hereinafter referred to as the “ Registration Statement .” If the Company has filed or is required pursuant to the terms hereof to file a registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act registering additional Securities of any type (a “ Rule 462(b) Registration Statement ”), then, unless otherwise specified, any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall be deemed to include such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement.  Other than a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, which, if filed, becomes effective upon filing, no other document with respect to the Registration Statement has heretofore been filed with the Commission. The offering and sale of all of the Securities have been registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement or, if any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement is filed, will be duly registered under the Act with the filing of such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. The Company, if required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “ Regulations ”), proposes to file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (“ Rule 424(b) ”). The prospectus, in the form in which it is to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), or, if the prospectus is not to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), the prospectus in the form included as part of the Registration Statement at the time the Registration Statement became effective, is hereinafter referred to as the “ Prospectus ,” except that if any revised prospectus or prospectus supplement shall be provided to the Underwriters by the Company for use in connection with the Offering which differs from the Prospectus (whether or not such revised prospectus or prospectus supplement is required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b)), the term “Prospectus” shall also refer to such revised prospectus or prospectus supplement, as the case may be, from and after the time it is first provided to the Underwriters for such use. Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus subject to completion included in the Registration Statement or filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act (including, without limitation, the Sale Preliminary Prospectus (as hereinafter defined)) is hereafter called a “ Preliminary Prospectus .” The prospectus, subject to completion, dated ________, 2010, is hereinafter referred to as the “ Sale Preliminary Prospectus .” Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the exhibits and other documents (if any) incorporated by reference therein pursuant to the Regulations on or before the effective date of the Registration Statement, the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the date of the Prospectus, as the case may be. Any reference herein to the terms “amend”, “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include: (i) the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Exchange Act ”)), after the effective date of the Registration Statement, the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the date of the Prospectus, as the case may be, which is incorporated therein by reference, and (ii) any such document so filed. All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, a Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“ EDGAR ”).
 
2.1.2.             Pursuant to the Exchange Act .  The Company has filed with the Commission a Form 8-A (File Number 000-___) providing for the registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of the Units, the Ordinary Shares and the Warrants. The registration of the Units, Ordinary Shares and Warrants under the Exchange Act has been declared effective by the Commission on the date hereof.

 

 
 
2.1.3.        Registration under the Exchange Act and Stock Exchange Listing .  As of the Effective Date, the Public Securities have been registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and have been authorized for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market   (“ Nasdaq ”), and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Public Securities under the Exchange Act or delisting the Public Securities from Nasdaq, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission or Nasdaq is contemplating terminating such registration or listing except as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.
 
2.2           No Stop Orders, etc .  Neither the Commission nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any state regulatory authority has issued any order or threatened to issue any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Registration Statement or has instituted or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened to institute any proceedings with respect to such an order.
 
2.3           Disclosures in Registration Statement .
 
2.3.1.        10b-5 Representation .  At the respective times the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any post-effective amendments thereto become effective (and at the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any):
 
(i)            The Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any post-effective amendments thereto did and will contain all material statements that are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Act and the Regulations, and will in all material respects conform to the requirements of the Act and the Regulations.
 
(ii)            Neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus, nor any amendment or supplement thereto, on such dates, do or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. When any Preliminary Prospectus was first filed with the Commission (whether filed as part of the Registration Statement for the registration of the Securities or any amendment thereto or pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the Regulations) and when any amendment thereof or supplement thereto was first filed with the Commission, such Preliminary Prospectus and any amendments thereof and supplements thereto complied or will have been corrected in the Prospectus to comply with the applicable provisions of the Act and the Regulations and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representation and warranty made in this Section 2.3.1(ii) does not apply to statements made or statements omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company with respect to the Underwriters by the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto.

 

 
 
2.3.2.             Disclosure of Agreements .  The agreements and documents described in the Prospectus, the Registration Statement conform to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Act and the Regulations to be described in the Prospectus, the Registration Statement or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Prospectus, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in breach of default thereunder and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a breach or default thereunder. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses, including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations.
 
2.3.3.             Prior Securities Transactions .  No securities of the Company have been sold by the Company or by or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any person or persons controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company since its formation, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement.
 
2.3.4.             Regulations .  The disclosures in the Registration Statement concerning the effects of Federal, State, local and all foreign regulation on the Company’s business as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects and do not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
 
2.4           Changes After Dates in Registration Statement .
 
2.4.1.             No Material Adverse Change .  Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as otherwise specifically stated therein: (i) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or business prospects of the Company; (ii) there have been no material transactions entered into by the Company, other than as contemplated pursuant to this Agreement; (iii) no member of the Company’s board of directors or management has resigned from any position with the Company and (iv) no event or occurrence has taken place which materially impairs, or would likely materially impair, with the passage of time, the ability of the members of the Company’s board of directors or management to act in their capacities with the Company as described in the Registration Statement, the Sale Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus.
 
2.4.2.             Recent Securities Transactions, etc .  Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company has not: (i) issued any securities or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect to its share capital.

 

 
 
2.5           Independent Accountants .  BDO USA, LLP (“ BDO ”), whose report is filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement, are independent registered public accountants as required by the Act and the Regulations. BDO   has not, during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Prospectus, provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is used in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act.
 
2.6           Financial Statements, etc .  The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement and Prospectus fairly present the financial position, the results of operations and the cash flows of the Company at the dates and for the periods to which they apply; and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”), consistently applied throughout the periods involved; and the supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein. The Registration Statement discloses all material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenues or expenses.  Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (a) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (b) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with respect to its share capital; (c) there has not been any change in the share capital of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any grants under any stock compensation plan and, (d) there has not been any material adverse change in the Company’s long-term or short-term debt.  There are no pro forma or as adjusted financial statements which are required to be included in the Sale Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus in accordance with Regulation S-X on Form 20-F which have not been included as so required.
 
2.7           Authorized Capital; Options, etc .  The Company had, at the date or dates indicated in the Prospectus, the duly authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Based on the assumptions stated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company will have on the Closing Date the adjusted stock capitalization set forth therein. Except as set forth in, or contemplated by, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, on the Effective Date and on the Closing Date, there will be no options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized, but unissued Ordinary Shares of the Company or any security convertible into Ordinary Shares of the Company, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell Ordinary Shares or any such options, warrants, rights or convertible securities.
 
2.8           Valid Issuance of Securities, etc.
 
2.8.1.             Outstanding Securities .  All issued and outstanding securities of the Company issued prior to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Placement Securities) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof have no rights of rescission with respect thereto, and are not subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and none of such securities were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The authorized Ordinary Shares conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The offers and sales of the outstanding Ordinary Shares were at all relevant times either registered under the Act and the applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws or, based in part on the representations and warranties of the purchasers of such Ordinary Shares, exempt from such registration requirements.

 

 
 
2.8.2.             Securities Sold Pursuant to this Agreement .  The Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale and, when issued and paid for, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; the Securities are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company; and all corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Securities has been duly and validly taken. The Securities conform in all material respects to all statements with respect thereto contained in the Registration Statement.  When paid for and issued, the Representative’s Purchase Option, the Representative Warrants, and the Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company to issue and sell, upon exercise thereof and payment of the respective exercise prices therefore, the number and type of securities of the Company called for thereby in accordance with the terms thereof and such Representative’s Purchase Option, the Representative’s Warrants, and Warrants are enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought.  The Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the Representative Warrants have been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants and the Representative Warrants and, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants and the Representative Warrants, as the case may be, will be duly and validly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders. The underlying Ordinary Shares are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company; and all corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Representative’s Purchase Option, the Warrants and the Representative’s Warrants has been duly and validly taken.
 
2.8.3.             Placement Warrants . The Placement Warrants constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company to issue and sell, upon exercise thereof and payment of the respective exercise prices therefore, the number and type of securities of the Company called for thereby in accordance with the terms thereof, and such Placement Warrants are enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except: (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under federal and state securities laws; and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought.  The Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Placement Warrants have been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the Placement Warrants and, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Placement Warrants, will be duly and validly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders.  The Company has received payment for the Placement Warrants.
 
2.8.4.             No Integration . Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has, prior to the date hereof, made any offer or sale of any securities which are required to be “integrated” pursuant to the Act or the Regulations with the offer and sale of the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
 
2.9           Registration Rights of Third Parties .  Except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, no holders of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into securities of the Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Act or to include any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company.

 

 
 
2.10         Validity and Binding Effect of Agreements .  This Agreement, the Representative’s Purchase Option, the Warrant Agreement (as defined in Section 2.21 hereof), the Trust Agreement, the Services Agreement (as defined in Section 3.17.2 hereof) the Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement (as defined in Section 2.22.2 hereof) and the Escrow Agreement (as defined in Section 2.22.3 hereof) have been duly and validly authorized by the Company, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute, the valid and binding agreements of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their   respective terms, except: (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought.
 
2.11         No Conflicts, etc .  The execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Representative’s Purchase Option, the Warrant Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Services Agreement, the Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and all ancillary documents, the consummation by the Company of the transactions herein and therein contemplated and the compliance by the Company with the terms hereof and thereof do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both: (i) result in a breach of, or conflict with any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation, modification, termination or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party except pursuant to the Trust Agreement referred to in Section 2.23 hereof; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Memorandum and Articles of Association ”); or (iii) violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or business constituted as of the date hereof.
 
2.12         No Defaults; Violations .  No material default exists in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any material license, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company is subject. The Company is not in violation of any term or provision of its Memorandum and Articles of Association, or in violation of any material franchise, license, permit, applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or businesses.
 
2.13         Corporate Power; Licenses; Consents .
 
2.13.1.      Conduct of Business .  The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority, and has all necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies that it needs as of the date hereof to conduct its business purpose as described in the Prospectus. The disclosures in the Registration Statement concerning the effects of federal, state, local and foreign regulation on this Offering and the Company’s business purpose as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects.  The Company has not carried on any business activity since its formation except as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.

 

 
 
2.13.2.      Transactions Contemplated Herein .  The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof, and all consents, authorizations, approvals and orders required in connection therewith have been obtained. No consent, authorization or order of, and no filing with, any court, government agency or other body is required for the valid issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities and the consummation of the transactions and agreements contemplated by this Agreement, the Warrant Agreement, the Representative’s Purchase Option, the Trust Agreement, the Services Agreement, the Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement and the Escrow Agreement   and as contemplated by the Prospectus, except with respect to applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of FINRA.
 
2.14         D&O Questionnaires .  To the Company’s knowledge, all information contained in the questionnaires (the “ Questionnaires ”) completed by each of the Company’s directors, officers and shareholders immediately prior to the Offering (the “ Insiders ”) and provided to the Representative as an exhibit to his or her Insider Letter (as defined in Section 2.22.1) is true and correct in all respects and the Company has not become aware of any information which would cause the information disclosed in the questionnaires completed by each Insider to become inaccurate and incorrect.
 
2.15         Litigation; Governmental Proceedings .  There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Questionnaires or the Prospectus or in connection with the Company’s listing application for the listing of the Shares on NASDAQ.
 
2.16         Good Standing .  The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a Cayman Islands exempted company and is in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands as of the date hereof, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of business requires such qualification, except where the failure to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the assets, business or operations of the Company.
 
2.17         Stop Orders .  The Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus or any part thereof.
 
2.18         Transactions Affecting Disclosure to FINRA .
 
2.18.1.      Finder’s Fees .  Except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are no claims, payments, arrangements, contracts, agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a brokerage commission or finder’s, consulting, origination or similar fee by the Company or any Insider with respect to the sale of the Securities hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its shareholders that may affect the Underwriters’ compensation, as determined by FINRA.
 
2.18.2.      Payments Within Twelve Months .  The Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or otherwise) to: (i) any person, as a finder’s fee, consulting fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or introducing to the Company persons who raised or provided capital to the Company; (ii) to any FINRA member; or (iii) to any person or entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member, within the twelve months prior to the Effective Date, other than the prior payment of $25,000 to the Representative, and payment to the Underwriters as provided hereunder in connection with the Offering.
 
2.18.3.      Use of Proceeds .  None of the net proceeds of the Offering will be paid by the Company to any participating FINRA member or its affiliates, except as specifically authorized herein.

 

 
 
2.18.4.      FINRA Affiliation .  No officer, director or any beneficial owner of the Company’s unregistered securities has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA). The Company will advise the Representative and Loeb   if it learns that any officer, director or owner of at least 5% of the Company’s outstanding Shares (or securities convertible into Shares) is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the Offering.
 
2.18.5.     No Company Affiliate is an owner of ordinary shares or other securities of any member of FINRA (other than securities purchased on the open market).
 
2.18.6.     No affiliate of the Company has made a subordinated loan to any member of FINRA.
 
2.18.7.     No proceeds from the sale of the Securities or the Placement Securities will be paid to any FINRA member, or any persons associated or affiliated with a member of FINRA, except as specifically authorized herein and the Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement.
 
2.18.8.     The Company has not issued any warrants or other securities, or granted any options, directly or indirectly, to anyone who is a potential underwriter in the Offering or a related person (as defined by FINRA rules) of such an underwriter within the 180-day period prior to the initial filing date of the Registration Statement.
 
2.18.9.     No person to whom securities of the Company have been privately issued within the 180-day period prior to the initial filing date of the Registration Statement has any relationship or affiliation or association with any member of FINRA.
 
2.18.10.   No FINRA member intending to participate in the Offering has a conflict of interest with the Company. For this purpose, a “conflict of interest” exists when a member of FINRA and/or its associated persons, parent or affiliates in the aggregate beneficially own 10% or more of the Company’s outstanding subordinated debt or common equity, or 10% or more of the Company’s preferred equity. “Members participating in the Offering” include managing agents, syndicate group members and all dealers which are members of FINRA.
 
2.18.11.   The Company has not entered into any agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, any consulting agreement or any other type of agreement) during the 180-day period prior to the initial filing date of the Registration Statement, which arrangement or agreement provides for the receipt of any item of value and/or the transfer of any warrants, options, or other securities from the Company to a FINRA member, any person associated with a member (as defined by FINRA rules), any potential underwriters in the Offering and/or any related persons, other than the arrangements the Company has entered into with Rodman in connection with the Offering and the Private Placement.
 
2.19         Foreign Corrupt Practices Act .  Neither the Company nor any of the directors, employees or officers of the Company or any other person acting on behalf of the Company has, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or employee of any governmental agency or instrumentality of any government (domestic or foreign) or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign) or other person who was, is, or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of the Company (or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed transaction) that (i) might subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, (ii) if not given in the past, might have had a material adverse effect on the assets, business or operations of the Company as reflected in any of the financial statements contained in the Prospectus or (iii) if not continued in the future, might adversely affect the assets, business, operations or prospects of the Company. The Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that its accounting controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply in all material respects with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

 
 
2.20         Officers’ Certificate .  Any certificate signed by any duly authorized officer of the Company, in connection with the Offering, and delivered to you or to Loeb shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby.
 
2.21         Warrant Agreement . The Company has entered into a warrant agreement with respect to the Warrants, the Placement Warrants and the Representative’s Warrants with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (“ Warrant Agreement ”).
 
2.22         Agreements With Insiders .
 
2.22.1.      Letters . The Company has caused to be duly executed legally binding and enforceable agreements (except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification, contribution or noncompete provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought) forms of which are annexed as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2 to the Registration Statement (“ Insider Letter ”), pursuant to which the Insiders of the Company agree to certain matters, including but not limited to, certain matters described as being agreed to by them under the “Proposed Business” section of the Prospectus.
 
2.22.2.      Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement . The sponsor has executed and delivered an agreement, annexed as Exhibit 10.7 of the Registration Statement (the “ Placement Agent Warrant Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Sponsor, among other things, has purchased an aggregate of 4,940,000 Placement Warrants in the Private Placement.  Pursuant to the Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, (i) the proceeds from the sale of the Placement Warrants will be deposited by the Company in the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement prior to the Closing, and (ii) the purchasers of the Placement Warrants have waived any and all rights and claims that they may have to any proceeds, and any interest thereon, held in the Trust in respect of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such Placement Warrants in the event that a Business Combination is not consummated and the Trust Fund is liquidated in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement.
 
2.22.3.      Escrow Agreement . The Company has caused the Initial Shareholder to enter into an escrow agreement (“ Escrow Agreement ”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“ Escrow Agent ”), substantially in the form annexed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Registration Statement, whereby the Ordinary Shares owned by the Initial Shareholder will be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent, until the date which is one year from the date on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination, or earlier (i) with respect to 50% of the Sponsor Shares (as defined in the Insider Letter), subsequent to a Business Combination, the last sales price of the Company’s Ordinary Shares exceeds $11.50 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period following the consummation of a Business Combination, (ii) with respect to 50% of the Sponsor Shares if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the last sales price of the Company’s Ordinary Shares exceeds $15.00 share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period following the consummation of the a Business Combination, or (iii) with respect to all of the Sponsor Shares, if following a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share capital exchange, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property.  During such escrow period, the Initial Shareholder shall be prohibited from selling or otherwise transferring such shares (except by gift to a member of the Initial Shareholder’s immediate family or to a trust or other entity, the beneficiary of which is a member of the Initial Shareholder’s immediate family, by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon the death of the Initial Shareholder or as otherwise set forth in the Escrow Agreement), but will retain the right to vote such shares and receive any distributions with respect to such shares. To the Company’s knowledge, the Escrow Agreement is enforceable against the Initial Shareholder and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, result in a breach of, or conflict with any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any agreement or instrument to which the Initial Shareholder is a party. The Escrow Agreement shall not be amended, modified or otherwise changed without the prior written consent of the Representative.

 

 
 
2.23         Investment Management Trust Agreement . The Company has entered into the Trust Agreement with respect to certain proceeds of the Offering substantially in the form annexed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Registration Statement.
 
2.24         Subsidiaries .  The Company does not own an interest in any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other entity.
 
2.25         Related Party Transactions .  No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among any of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, on the one hand, and any director, officer, shareholder, customer or supplier of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, on the other hand, which is required by the Act, the Exchange Act or the Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the Sale Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus which is not so described and described as required. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of indebtedness by the Company to or for the benefit of any of the officers or directors of the Company or any of their respective family members, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Sale Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. The Company has not extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or officer of the Company.
 
2.26         Board of Directors .  As of the Effective Date, the Board of Directors of the Company will be comprised of the persons set forth under the heading of the Prospectus captioned “Management.” As of the Effective Date, the qualifications of the persons serving as board members and the overall composition of the board will comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and the rules of Nasdaq. As of the Effective Date, at least one member of the Board of Directors of the Company will qualify as a “financial expert” as such term is defined under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder and the rules of Nasdaq. In addition, as of the Effective Date, at least a majority of the persons serving on the Board of Directors will qualify as “independent” as defined under the rules of Nasdaq.
 
2.27         Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance .  The Company is, or on the Effective Date will be, in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 applicable to it, and has implemented or will implement such programs and taken reasonable steps to ensure the Company’s future compliance (not later than the relevant statutory and regulatory deadlines therefore) with all the material provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
2.28         No Investment Company Status .  The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Offering and sale of the Firm Units and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, will not be, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”).

 

 
 
2.29             Investments . No more than 45% of the “value” (as defined in Section 2(a)(41) of the Investment Company Act) of the Company’s total assets consist of, and no more than 45% of the Company’s net income after taxes is derived from, securities other than “Government securities” (as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act).
 
2.30             Taxes   The Company has filed all returns (as hereinafter defined) required to be filed with taxing authorities prior to the date hereof or has duly obtained extensions of time for the filing thereof.  Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has paid all taxes (as hereinafter defined) shown as due on such returns that were filed and has paid all taxes imposed on or assessed against the Company or such respective subsidiary.  The provisions for taxes payable, if any, shown on the financial statements filed with or as part of the Registration Statement are sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether or not disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such consolidated financial statements.  Except as disclosed in writing to the Underwriters, (i) no issues have been raised (and are currently pending) by any taxing authority in connection with any of the returns or taxes asserted as due from the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (ii) no waivers of statutes of limitation with respect to the returns or collection of taxes have been given by or requested from the Company or its Subsidiaries.  The term “ taxes ” mean all federal, state, local, foreign, and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments, or charges of any kind whatever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with respect thereto.  The term “ returns ” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements, and other documents required to be filed in respect to taxes.
 
2.31             Covenants Not to Compete . The Initial Shareholder is not, and no employee, officer or director of the Company is, subject to any noncompetition agreement or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or prior employer which could materially affect his ability to be an initial shareholder, employee, officer and/or director of the Company.
 
2.32             No Contemplation of a Business Combination .  Prior to the date hereof, neither the Company, its officers and directors nor the Initial Shareholder had, and as of the Closing, the Company and such officers and directors and Initial Shareholder will not have had: (i) any specific Business Combination under consideration or contemplation; or (ii) any discussions with any target business regarding a possible Business Combination.
 
3.
Covenants of the Company .  The Company covenants and agrees as follows:
 
3.1              Amendments to Registration Statement .  The Company will deliver to the Representative, prior to filing, any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus proposed to be filed after the Effective Date and not file any such amendment or supplement to which the Representative shall reasonably object in writing.

 

 
  
3.2           Federal Securities Laws .
 
3.2.1.        Compliance .  During the time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Act, the Company will use its best efforts to comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Act, the Regulations and the Exchange Act and by the regulations under the Exchange Act, as from time to time in force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of or dealings in the Public Securities in accordance with the provisions hereof and the Prospectus. If at any time when a Prospectus relating to the Public Securities is required to be delivered under the Act, any event shall have occurred as a result of which, in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Company will notify the Representative promptly and prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Section 3.1 hereof, an appropriate amendment or supplement in accordance with Section 10 of the Act.
 
3.2.2.        Filing of Final Prospectus .  The Company will file the Prospectus (in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative) with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Rule 424 of the Regulations.
 
3.2.3.        Exchange Act Registration .  For a period of five years from the Effective Date, or until such earlier time upon which the Company is required to be liquidated or is acquired in a transaction approved by the requisite number of shareholders, the Company will use its best efforts to maintain the registration of the Units, Ordinary Shares and Warrants under the provisions of the Exchange Act and, the Company will not deregister the Units, Ordinary Shares and Warrants under the Exchange Act without the prior written consent of the Representative.
 
3.2.4.        Free Writing Prospectuses .  The Company represents and agrees that it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Public Securities   that would constitute an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the 1933 Act, without the prior consent of the Representative. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representative is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus .” The Company represents that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied with and will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 433 of the 1933 Act, including timely Commission filing where required, legending and record keeping.
 
3.3           Delivery to the Underwriters of Prospectuses .  The Company will deliver to each of the Underwriters, without charge, from time to time during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Act or the Exchange Act such number of copies of each Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus as such Underwriters may reasonably request and, as soon as the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto becomes effective, deliver to you two original executed Registration Statements, including exhibits, and all post-effective amendments thereto and copies of all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated therein by reference and all original executed consents of certified experts.
 
3.4           Effectiveness and Events Requiring Notice to the Representative .  The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective and will notify the Representative immediately and confirm the notice in writing: (i) of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iii) of the issuance by any state securities commission of any proceedings for the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iv) of the mailing and delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus; (v) of the receipt of any comments or request for any additional information from the Commission; and (vi) of the happening of any event during the period described in this Section 3.4 hereof that, in the judgment of the Company, makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Commission or any state securities commission shall enter a stop order or suspend such qualification at any time, the Company will make every reasonable effort to obtain promptly the lifting of such order.

 

 
 
3.5           Review of Financial Statements.   Until the earlier of five years from the Effective Date, or until such earlier time upon which the Company is required to be liquidated and dissolved, the Company, at its expense, shall cause its regularly engaged independent certified public accountants to review (but not audit) the Company’s financial statements for each of the first three fiscal quarters, prior to the furnishing of  such information on a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K or on Form 10-Q.  The Form 6-K or 10-Q, as the case may be, shall include, at minimum, financial statements and a management’s discussion and analysis of financial results prepared in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q.
 
3.6           Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance . As soon as it is legally required to do so, the Company shall take all actions necessary to obtain and thereafter maintain material compliance with each applicable provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and related or similar rules and regulations promulgated by any other governmental or self regulatory entity or agency with jurisdiction over the Company.
 
3.7           Financial Public Relations Firm .  Promptly after the execution of a definitive agreement for a Business Combination, the Company shall retain a financial public relations firm reasonably acceptable to, but not affiliated with, the Representative, and the Company shall retain such firm or another firm reasonably acceptable to the Representative for a period of not less than five (5) years, subject to earlier termination in the event the Company is liquidated.
 
3.8           Reports to the Representative .
 
3.8.1.        Periodic Reports, etc .  For a period of five years following the Effective Date or until such earlier time upon which the Company is required to liquidate the Trust Account, the Company will furnish to the Representative (Attn: [            ]) and its counsel copies of such financial statements and other periodic and special reports as the Company from time to time furnishes generally to holders of any class of its securities and also promptly furnish to the Representative: (i) a copy of every press release and every news item and article with respect to the Company or its affairs which was released by the Company; (ii) a copy of each Schedule 13D, 13G, 14D-1 or 13E-4 received or prepared by the Company; and (iii) five copies of each registration statement filed by the Company under the Act. In addition, upon the Representative’s request, the Company shall furnish the Representative (i) a copy of monthly statements, if any, setting forth such information regarding the Company’s results of operations and financial position (including balance sheet, profit and loss statements and data regarding outstanding purchase orders) as is regularly prepared by management of the Company; and (ii) such additional documents and information with respect to the Company and the affairs of any future Subsidiaries of the Company as the Representative may from time to time reasonably request; provided that the Representative shall sign, if requested by the Company, a Regulation FD compliant confidentiality agreement which is reasonably acceptable to the Representative and Loeb in connection with the Representative’s receipt of such information. Documents filed with the Commission pursuant to its EDGAR system shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Representative pursuant to this Section.
 
3.8.2.        Transfer Sheets .  For a period of three (3) years from the Effective Date or until such earlier time upon which the Company is required to be liquidated, the Company shall retain a transfer and warrant agent acceptable to the Representative (the “ Transfer Agent ”) and will furnish to the Representative at the Company’s sole cost and expense such transfer sheets of the Company’s securities as the Representative may reasonably request, including the daily and monthly consolidated transfer sheets of the Transfer Agent and DTC.  The Representative acknowledges that Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company is an acceptable Transfer Agent.

 

 
 
3.9          Payment of Expenses .  The Company hereby agrees to pay on each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, to the extent not paid at the Closing Date, all expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, including, but not limited to: (a) all filing fees and communication expenses relating to the registration of the Shares to be sold in the Offering (including the Over-allotment Shares) with the Commission; (b) all COBRADesk filing fees associated with the review of the Offering by FINRA; all fees and expenses relating to the listing of such Shares on Nasdaq or such other stock exchanges as the Company and the Representative together determine; (c) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating  to background checks of the Company’s officers and directors in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per individual; (d) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification or exemption of such Shares under the securities laws of such foreign jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably designate; (e) the costs of all mailing and printing of the underwriting documents (including, without limitation, the Underwriting Agreement, any Blue Sky Surveys and, if appropriate, any Agreement Among Underwriters, Selected Dealers’ Agreement, Underwriters’ Questionnaire and Power of Attorney), Registration Statements, Prospectuses and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and as many preliminary and final Prospectuses as the Representative may reasonably deem necessary, (f) the costs and expenses of the public relations firm referred to in Section 3.7 hereof; (g) the costs of preparing, printing and delivering certificates representing the Units; (h) fees and expenses of the transfer agent for the Ordinary Shares; (i) stock transfer and/or stamp taxes, if any, payable upon the transfer of securities from the Company to the Underwriters; (j) the costs associated with post-Closing advertising of the Offering in the national editions of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times which shall be done at the sole discretion of the Company; (k) the costs associated with bound volumes of the public offering materials, each of which the Company or its designee will provide within a reasonable time after the Closing in such reasonable quantities as the Representative may reasonably request; (l) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants; (m) the fees and expenses of the Company’s legal counsel and other agents and representatives; (n) up to $50,000 (including the $25,000 advance provided to the Representative) to cover the Representative’s actual “road show” expenses for the Offering, which invoices evidencing such expenses shall be provided to the Company at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing and (o) all other costs and expenses customarily borne by an issuer incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section 3.9. The Representative may also deduct from the net proceeds of the Offering payable to the Company on the Closing Date, or the Option Closing Date, if any, the expenses set forth herein to be paid by the Company to the Representative .
 
3.10         Application of Net Proceeds .  The Company will apply the net proceeds from the Offering and the Private Placement received by it in a manner consistent with the application described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus.
 
3.11         Delivery of Earnings Statements to Security Holders .  The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but not later than the first day of the fifteenth full calendar month following the Effective Date, an earnings statement (which need not be certified by independent public or independent certified public accountants unless required by the Act or the Regulations, but which shall satisfy the provisions of Rule 158(a) under Section 11(a) of the Act) covering a period of at least twelve consecutive months beginning after the Effective Date.
 
3.12         Stabilization .  Neither the Company, nor, to its knowledge, any of its employees, directors or shareholders (without the consent of the Representative) has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act, or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Units.

 

 
 
3.13         Internal Controls .  The Company will maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary in order to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
 
3.14         Accountants .  As of the Effective Date, the Company shall retain an independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Representative, and the Company shall continue to retain a nationally recognized independent certified public accounting firm for a period of at least five years after the Effective Date.  The Representative acknowledges that BDO is acceptable to the Representative.
 
3.15         FINRA .  The Company shall advise the Representative (who shall make an appropriate filing with FINRA) if it is aware that any 5% or greater shareholder of the Company becomes an affiliate or associated person of an FINRA member participating in the distribution of the Company’s Public Securities.
 
3.16         No Fiduciary Duties .  The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters’ responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature and that none of the Underwriters or their affiliates or any Selling Agent shall be deemed to be acting in a fiduciary capacity, or otherwise owes any fiduciary duty to the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the Offering and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
3.17         Affiliated Transactions .
 
3.17.1.      Business Combinations . The Company will not consummate a Business Combination with any entity which is affiliated with the Initial Shareholder or its affiliates unless the Company obtains an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that the Business Combination is fair to the Company’s shareholders from a financial perspective.
 
3.17.2.      Affiliate Compensation . Except as set forth above in this Section 3.17.2, the Company shall not pay the Initial Shareholder or any of its affiliates any fees or compensation from the Company, for services rendered to the Company prior to, or in connection with, the consummation of a Business Combination; provided that the Insiders shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking and consummating a Business Combination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the Company may pay the Initial Shareholder or any of its affiliates fees or compensation in connection with bona fide services to be rendered to the Company pursuant to the services agreement between the Company and Arco Capital Management LLC filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registration Statement (the “ Services Agreement ”).
 
3.18         Disqualification of Form F-1 or S-1 . For a period equal to seven years from the date hereof, or until such earlier time upon which the Company is required to be liquidated, the Company will not take any action or actions which may prevent or disqualify the Company’s use of Form F-1 or Form S-1 (or other appropriate form) for the registration of the Warrants and the Representative’s Warrants under the Act.

 

 

 
3.19             Notice to FINRA . In the event any person or entity (regardless of any FINRA affiliation or association) is engaged to assist the Company in its search for a merger candidate or to provide any other merger and acquisition services, the Company will provide the following to FINRA and to the Representative prior to the consummation of the Business Combination: (i) complete details of all services and copies of agreements governing such services; and (ii) justification as to why the person or entity providing the merger and acquisition services should not be considered an “underwriter and related person” with respect to the Company’s initial public offering, as such term is defined in Rule 5110 of FINRA’s Conduct Rules. The Company also agrees that proper disclosure of such arrangement or potential arrangement will be made in the proxy statement which the Company will file for purposes of soliciting stockholder approval for the Business Combination.
 
3.20             Form 6-K or Form 8-K . The Company shall, on the date hereof, retain its independent public accountants to audit the financial statements of the Company as of the Closing Date (“ Audited Financial Statements ”) that reflect the receipt by the Company of the proceeds of the initial public offering. As soon as the Audited Financial Statements become available, the Company shall immediately file a Current Report on Form 6-K or Form 8-K with the Commission, which Report shall contain the Company’s Audited Financial Statements.
 
3.21             Corporate Proceedings . All corporate proceedings and other legal matters necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been done to the reasonable satisfaction to counsel for the Representative.
 
3.22             Investment Company . The Company shall cause the proceeds of the Offering to be held in the Trust Fund to be invested only in “government securities” (as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act) with specific maturity dates as set forth in the Trust Agreement and disclosed in the Prospectus or money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company will otherwise conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.  Furthermore, once the Company consummates a Business Combination, it shall be engaged in a business other than that of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading securities.
 
3.23             Business Combination Announcement . Within five business days following the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination, the Company shall cause an announcement (“ Business Combination Announcement ”) to be placed, at its cost, in The Wall Street Journal. Such announcement shall describe the consummation of the Business Combination and indicate that the Representative was the managing underwriter in the Offering. The Company shall supply the Representative with a draft of the Business Combination Announcement and provide the Representative with a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon. The Company will not place the Business Combination Announcement without the final approval of the Representative, which such approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
 
3.24             Colorado Trust Filing . In the event the Securities are registered in the State of Colorado, the Company will cause a Colorado Form ES to be filed with the Commissioner of the State of Colorado no less than 10 days prior to the distribution of the Trust Fund in connection with a Business Combination and will do all things necessary to comply with Section 11-51-302 and Rule 51-3.4 of the Colorado Securities Act.
 
3.25             Press Releases . The Company will not issue press releases or engage in any other publicity, without Rodman’s prior written consent, for a period ending at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day following the fortieth (40th) day following the Closing Date.

 

 
 
3.26         Electronic Prospectus . The Company shall cause to be prepared and delivered to the Representative, at the Company’s expense, within one Business Day from the effective date of this Agreement, an Electronic Prospectus to be used by the Underwriters in connection with the Offering. As used herein, the term “ Electronic Prospectus ” means a form of prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, that meets each of the following conditions: (i) it shall be encoded in an electronic format, satisfactory to the Representative, that may be transmitted electronically by the Underwriters to offerees and purchasers of the Securities for at least the period during which a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Securities Act; (ii) it shall disclose the same information as the paper prospectus and prospectus filed pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent that graphic and image material cannot be disseminated electronically, in which case such graphic and image material shall be replaced in the electronic prospectus with a fair and accurate narrative description or tabular representation of such material, as appropriate; and (iii) it shall be in or convertible into a paper format or an electronic format, satisfactory to the Representative, that will allow recipients thereof to store and have continuously ready access to the prospectus at any future time, without charge to such recipients (other than any fee charged for subscription to the Internet as a whole and for on-line time). The Company hereby confirms that it has included or will include in the Prospectus filed pursuant to EDGAR or otherwise with the Commission and in the Registration Statement at the time it was declared effective an undertaking that, upon receipt of a request by an investor or his or her representative within the period when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, the Company shall transmit or cause to be transmitted promptly, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
 
3.27         Reservation of Shares . The Company will reserve and keep available that maximum number of its authorized but unissued securities which are issuable upon exercise of any of the Securities outstanding from time to time.
 
3.28         Private Placement Proceeds . Prior to the Closing, the Company shall deposit all of the net proceeds from the Private Placement in the Trust Fund ($2,470,000) and shall provide the Representative with evidence of the same.
 
3.29         NASDAQ . The Company will use its best efforts to maintain the quotation of the Public Securities on NASDAQ or a national securities exchange acceptable to the Representative for a period of at least three (3) years from the date of this Agreement, unless the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination and is required to liquidate its assets pursuant to its Memorandum and Articles of Association.
 
4.             Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations .  The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Units, as provided herein, shall be subject to (i) the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company as of the date hereof and as of each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any; (ii) the accuracy of the statements of officers of the Company made pursuant to the provisions hereof; (iii) the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and (iv) the following conditions:
 
4.1           Regulatory Matters .
 
4.1.1.        Effectiveness of Registration Statement .  The Registration Statement shall have become effective not later than 5:00 P.M., Eastern time, on the date of this Agreement or such later date and time as shall be consented to in writing by you, and, at each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or shall be pending or contemplated by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of Loeb.

 

 
 
4.1.2.        FINRA Clearance .  By the Effective Date, the Representative shall have received clearance from FINRA as to the amount of compensation allowable or payable to the Underwriters as described in the Registration Statement.
 
4.1.3.        Nasdaq Clearance .  On the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, the Company’s Public Securities shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq.
 
4.1.4.        No Commission Stop Order . As of either on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, the Commission has not issued any order or threatened to issue any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any part thereof, and has not instituted or threatened to institute any proceedings with respect to such an order.
 
4.1.5.      Free Writing Prospectuses .  The Underwriters covenant with the Company that the Underwriters will not use, authorize the use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for the use of a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act, which term includes use of any written information furnished by the Commission to the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, without the prior written consent of the Company. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company is hereinafter referred to as an “ Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus .”
 
4.2           Company Counsel Matters .
 
4.2.1.        Opinion of Counsel . On the Closing Date, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of DLA, dated the Closing Date, addressed to the Representative, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B.
 
4.2.2.        Cayman Islands Opinion.   On the Closing Date, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of Maples and Calder, Cayman Islands counsel to the Company, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit C.
 
4.2.3.        Option Closing Date Opinions of Counsel . On the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinions of each counsel listed in Sections 4.2.1 and 4.2.2, dated the Option Closing Date, addressed to the Representative and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, confirming as of the Option Closing Date, the statements made by such counsels in their respective opinions delivered on the Closing Date.
 
4.2.4.        Reliance . In rendering such opinions, such counsel may rely: (i) as to matters involving the application of laws other than the laws of the United States and jurisdictions in which they are admitted, to the extent such counsel deems proper and to the extent specified in such opinion, if at all, upon an opinion or opinions (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative) of other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Representative, familiar with the applicable laws; and (ii) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates or other written statements of officers of the Company and officers of departments of various jurisdiction having custody of documents respecting the corporate existence or good standing of the Company, provided that copies of any such statements or certificates shall be delivered to Loeb if requested. The opinions of counsel for the Company and any opinions relied upon by such counsel   shall include a statement to the effect that it may be relied upon by counsel for the Underwriters in its opinion delivered to the Underwriters.

 

 
 
4.3           Cold Comfort Letter .  At the time this Agreement is executed, and at each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, you shall have received a cold comfort letter, addressed to the Representative and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to you and to Loeb from BDO   dated, respectively, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any.
 
4.4           Officers’ Certificates .
 
4.4.1.        Officers’ Certificate .  At each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, respectively, to the effect that the Company has performed all covenants and complied with all conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company prior to and as of the Closing Date, or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, and that the conditions set forth in Section 4.5 hereof have been satisfied as of such date and that, as of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2 hereof are true and correct. In addition, the Representative will have received such other and further certificates of officers of the Company as the Representative may reasonably request.
 
4.4.2.        Secretary’s Certificate .  At each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, respectively, certifying: (i) that the Memorandum and Articles of Association   are true and complete, have not been modified and are in full force and effect; (ii) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors relating to the public offering contemplated by this Agreement are in full force and effect and have not been modified; (iii) as to the accuracy and completeness of all correspondence between the Company or its counsel and the Commission; and (iv) as to the incumbency of the officers of the Company. The documents referred to in such certificate shall be attached to such certificate.
 
4.5           No Material Changes .  Prior to and on each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any: (i) there shall have been no material adverse change or development involving a prospective material adverse change in the condition or prospects or the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ii) no action suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been pending or threatened against the Company or any Insider before or by any court or federal or state commission, board or other administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding may materially adversely affect the business, operations, prospects or financial condition or income of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Act and no proceedings therefore shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all material statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Act and the Regulations and shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the Regulations, and neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

 
 
4.6           Delivery of Agreements .
 
4.6.1.        Delivery of Agreements . On the Effective Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Representative executed copies of the Escrow Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Warrant Agreement, the Services Agreement and all of the Insider Letters.
 
4.6.2.        Closing Date Deliveries .  On the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Representative executed copies of the Representative’s Purchase Option.
 
5.
Indemnification .
 
5.1           Indemnification of the Underwriters .
 
5.1.1.        General .  Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Underwriters, and each dealer selected by the Representative that participates in the offer and sale of the Securities (each a “Selected Dealer”) and each of their respective directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls any such Underwriter (“Controlling Person”) within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between any of the Underwriters and the Company or between any of the Underwriters and any third party or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or any other statute or at common law or otherwise or under the laws of foreign countries, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (i) any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (as from time to time each may be amended and supplemented); (ii) any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including any “road show” or investor presentations made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically); or (iii) any application or other document or written communication (in this Section 5, collectively called “application”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Securities under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state securities commission or agency, Nasdaq or any securities exchange; or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless such statement or omission was included in the Underwriter Information. With respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in the Preliminary Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5.1.1 shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter to the extent that any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense of such Underwriter results from the fact that a copy of the Prospectus was not given or sent to the person asserting any such loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior to the written confirmation of sale of the Securities to such person as required by the Act and the Regulations, and if the untrue statement or omission has been corrected in the Prospectus, unless such failure to deliver the Prospectus was a result of non-compliance by the Company with its obligations under Section 3.3 hereof. The Company agrees promptly to notify the Representative of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers, directors or Controlling Persons in connection with the issue and sale of the Securities or in connection with the Registration Statement or Prospectus.

 

 
 
5.1.2.        Procedure .  If any action is brought against an Underwriter, a Selected Dealer or a Controlling Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company pursuant to Section 5.1.1, such Underwriter, such Selected Dealer or Controlling Person, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the institution of such action and the Company shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees of counsel (subject to the reasonable approval of such Underwriter or such Selected Dealer, as the case may be) and payment of actual expenses. Such Underwriter, such Selected Dealer or Controlling Person shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Underwriter, such Selected Dealer or Controlling Person unless (i) the employment of such counsel at the expense of the Company shall have been authorized in writing by the Company in connection with the defense of such action, or (ii) the Company shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action, or (iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or additional to those available to the Company (in which case the Company shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one additional firm of attorneys selected by the Underwriter (in addition to local counsel), Selected Dealer and/or Controlling Person shall be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any Underwriter, Selected Dealer or Controlling Person shall assume the defense of such action as provided above, the Company shall have the right to approve the terms of any settlement of such action which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
 
5.2             Indemnification of the Company .  Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers and employees and agents who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the several Underwriters, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions made with respect to the Underwriter Information in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any application. In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any application, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any Underwriter, such Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the several Underwriters by the provisions of Section 5.1.2.

 

 
 
5.3           Contribution .
 
5.3.1.        Contribution Rights .  In order to provide for just and equitable contribution under the Act in any case in which (i) any person entitled to indemnification under this Section 5 makes claim for indemnification pursuant hereto but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Section 5 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise may be required on the part of any such person in circumstances for which indemnification is provided under this Section 5, then, and in each such case, the Company and the Underwriters shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by said indemnity agreement incurred by the Company and the Underwriters, as incurred, in such proportions that the Underwriters are responsible for that portion represented by the percentage that the underwriting discount appearing on the cover page of the Prospectus bears to the initial offering price appearing thereon and the Company is responsible for the balance; provided, that, no person guilty of a fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11 (f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.3.1, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses. For purposes of this Section, each director, officer and employee of an Underwriter or the Company, as applicable, and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter or the Company, as applicable, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter or the Company, as applicable.
 
5.3.2.        Contribution Procedure .  Within fifteen days after receipt by any party to this Agreement (or its representative) of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, such party will, if a claim for contribution in respect thereof is to be made against another party (“contributing party”), notify the contributing party of the commencement thereof, but the failure to so notify the contributing party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any other party other than for contribution hereunder. In case any such action, suit or proceeding is brought against any party, and such party notifies a contributing party or its representative of the commencement thereof within the aforesaid fifteen days, the contributing party will be entitled to participate therein with the notifying party and any other contributing party similarly notified. Any such contributing party shall not be liable to any party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding effected by such party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding effected by such party seeking contribution without the written consent of such contributing party. The contribution provisions contained in this Section 5.3.2 are intended to supersede, to the extent permitted by law, any right to contribution under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise available.  Each Underwriter’s obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5.3 are several and not joint.
 
6.
Default by an Underwriter .
 
6.1           Default Not Exceeding 10% of Firm Units or Option Units . If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall default in its or their obligations to purchase the Firm Units or the Option Units, if the Over-allotment Option is exercised, hereunder, and if the number of the Firm Units or Option Units with respect to which such default relates does not exceed in the aggregate 10% of the number of Firm Units or Option Units that all Underwriters have agreed to purchase hereunder, then such Firm Units or Option Units to which the default relates shall be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters in proportion to their respective commitments hereunder.

 

 
 
6.2           Default Exceeding 10% of Firm Units or Option Units . In the event that the default addressed in Section 6.1 relates to more than 10% of the Firm Units or Option Units, you may in your discretion arrange for yourself or for another party or parties to purchase such Firm Units or Option Units to which such default relates on the terms contained herein. If, within one (1) Business Day after such default relating to more than 10% of the Firm Units or Option Units, you do not arrange for the purchase of such Firm Units or Option Units, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of one (1) Business Day within which to procure another party or parties satisfactory to you to purchase said Firm Units or Option Units on such terms. In the event that neither you nor the Company arrange for the purchase of the Firm Units or Option Units to which a default relates as provided in this Section 6, this Agreement will automatically be terminated by you or the Company without liability on the part of the Company (except as provided in Sections 3.10 and 5 hereof) or the several Underwriters (except as provided in Section 5 hereof); provided, however, that if such default occurs with respect to the Option Units, this Agreement will not terminate as to the Firm Units; and provided further that nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the other several Underwriters and to the Company for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.
 
6.3           Postponement of Closing Date .  In the event that the Firm Units or Option Units to which the default relates are to be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters, or are to be purchased by another party or parties as aforesaid, you or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date or Option Closing Date for a reasonable period, but not in any event exceeding five (5) Business Days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any other documents and arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters may thereby be made necessary.  The term “Underwriter” as used in this Agreement shall include any party substituted under this Section 6 with like effect as if it had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such Securities.
 
7.
Additional Covenants .
 
7.1           Right of First Refusal .  The Company agrees that if the Units are sold in accordance with the terms of this Underwriting Agreement, the Representative shall have an irrevocable preferential right for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of the consummation of a Business Combination to purchase for its account or to sell for the account of the Company, or any subsidiary of or successor to the Company any securities (whether debt or equity or any combination thereof) of the Company or any such subsidiary or successor which the Company or any such subsidiary or successor may seek to sell whether with or without or through an underwriter, placement agent or broker-dealer and whether pursuant to registration under the Act or otherwise. The Company and any such subsidiary or successor will consult the Representative with regard to any such proposed financing and will offer the Representative the opportunity to purchase or sell any such securities on terms not more favorable to the Company or any such subsidiary or successor, as the case may be, than it or they can secure elsewhere. If the Representative fails to accept such offer within 10 business days after the mailing of a notice containing the material terms of the proposed financing proposal by registered mail or overnight courier service addressed to the Representative, then the Representative shall have no further claim or right with respect to the financing proposal contained in such notice. If, however, the terms of such financing proposal are subsequently modified in any material respect, the preferential right referred to herein shall apply to such modified proposal as if the original proposal had not been made. The Representative’s failure to exercise its preferential right with respect to any particular proposal shall not affect its preferential rights relative to future proposals. The Company shall have the right, at its option, to designate the Representative as lead underwriter or co-manager of any underwriting group or co-placement agent of any proposed financing in satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, and the Representative shall be entitled to receive as its compensation 50% of the compensation payable to the underwriting or placement agent group when serving as co-manager or co-placement agent and 33% of the compensation payable to the underwriting or placement agent group when serving as co-manager or co-placement agent with respect to a proposed financing in which there are three co-managing or lead underwriters or co-placement agents.

 

 
 
7.2           Prohibition on Press Releases and Public Announcements .  The Company will not issue press releases or engage in any other publicity, without the Representative’s prior written consent, for a period ending at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the first business day following the 50th day following the Closing Date, other than normal and customary releases issued in the ordinary course of the Company’s business.
 
7.3           Additional Shares or Options . The Company hereby agrees that until the Company consummates a Business Combination, it shall not issue any Ordinary Shares or any options or other securities convertible into Ordinary Shares, or any Preferred Shares which participate in any manner in the Trust Fund or which vote as a class with the Ordinary Shares on a Business Combination.
 
7.4           Trust Fund Waiver Acknowledgment . Prior to the commencement by the Company of its due diligence investigation of any operating business which the Company seeks to acquire (“ Target Business ”) or the obtaining of the services of any vendor (except BDO), the Company shall seek to have such Target Business or vendor acknowledges in writing, whether through a letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or other similar document (and subsequently acknowledges the same in any definitive document replacing any of the foregoing), that (a) it has read the Prospectus and understands that the Company has established the Trust Fund, initially in an amount of $50,000,000 (without giving effect to the exercise of the Over-allotment Option) for the benefit of the Public Shareholders and that, except for up to a maximum of $2,000,000 of the interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Fund, the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Fund only (i) to the Public Shareholders in the event of the redemption of their shares or the liquidation of the Company or (ii) to the Company after it consummates a Business Combination and (b) for and in consideration of the Company (1) agreeing to evaluate such Target Business for purposes of consummating a Business Combination with it or (2) agreeing to engage the services of the vendor, as the case may be, such Target Business or vendor agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Fund (“CLAIM”) and waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever. The foregoing letters shall substantially be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and E, respectively. Furthermore, each officer and director of the Company shall execute a waiver letter in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.
 
7.5           Insider Letters . The Company shall not take any action or omit to take any action which would cause a breach of any of the Insider Letters and will not allow any amendments to, or waivers of, such Insider Letters without the prior written consent of the Representative.
 
7.6           Memorandum and Articles of Association . The Company shall not take any action or omit to take any action that would cause the Company to be in breach or violation of its Memorandum and Articles of Association.
 
7.7           Information Requirements . The Company shall provide counsel to the Representative with ten copies of all proxy information and all related material filed with the Commission in connection with a Business Combination concurrently with such filing with the Commission. In addition, the Company shall furnish any other state in which its initial public offering was registered, such information as may be requested by such state.

 

 
 
7.8           Acquisition/Liquidation Procedure . The Company agrees: (i) that, prior to the consummation of any Business Combination, it will submit such transaction to the Company’s shareholders for their approval (“ Business Combination Vote ”) even if the nature of the acquisition is such as would not ordinarily require stockholder approval under applicable state law; and (ii) that, in the event that the Company does not effect a Business Combination within 18 months from the consummation of this Offering (subject to extension for an additional six-month period, as described in the Prospectus), the Company will repurchase its Public Securities and liquidate the Trust Account and distribute the proceeds to all holders of IPO Shares (as defined below) as soon as reasonably practicable, subject to the requirements of the laws of the Cayman Islands. Upon liquidation of the Trust Account, the Company will distribute to all holders of IPO Shares (as defined below) an aggregate sum equal to $10.00 per share (or approximately $9.96 per share if the underwriters’ over-allotment is exercised in full) (inclusive of any interest income accruing with respect to the net proceeds attributable to the IPO Shares, net of taxes payable and interest income of up to $2,000,000 previously released to the Company to fund its working capital requirements). Only holders of IPO Shares (as defined below) shall be entitled to receive liquidating distributions and the Company shall pay no liquidating distributions with respect to any other share capital of the Company, including the Warrants and Placement Warrants. With respect to the Business Combination Vote, the Company shall cause the Initial Shareholder ( and each of their permitted transferees) to vote the Ordinary Shares owned by them in favor of a proposed Business Combination. At the time the Company seeks approval of any potential Business Combination, the Company will offer each holder of the Company’s Ordinary Shares issued in this Offering (“ IPO Shares ”) who has voted for the business combination the right to redeem their IPO Shares at a per share price (“ Redemption Price ”) equal to the amount in the Trust Fund (inclusive of any interest income accruing with respect to the net proceeds attributable to the IPO Shares, net of taxes payable and interest income of up to $2,000,000 previously released to the Company to fund its working capital requirements) calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the proposed Business Combination divided by the total number of IPO Shares.  Holders of the Company’s Ordinary Shares issued in this Offering who have voted against the business combination can redeem their IPO Shares but will not received their pro rata interest income.
 
7.9           Rule 419 . The Company agrees that it will use its best efforts to prevent the Company from becoming subject to Rule 419 under the Act prior to the consummation of any Business Combination, including but not limited to using its best efforts to prevent any of the Company’s outstanding securities from being deemed to be a “penny stock” as defined in Rule 3a-51-1 under the Exchange Act during such period.
 
7.10         Affiliated Transactions . Except as set forth on Schedule 7.10, the Company shall cause each of the officers to agree that, in order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple affiliations, the officers will present to the Company for its consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or company, any suitable opportunity to acquire an operating business, until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination, the liquidation of the Company or until such time as the officers cease to be an officer of the Company, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary obligations the officers might have.
 
7.11         Target Net Assets . The Company agrees that the initial Target Business that it acquires must have a fair market value (exclusive of the Escrowed Fees) equal to at least 80% of the Company’s net assets at the time of such acquisition. The fair market value of such business must be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company based upon standards generally accepted by the financial community, such as actual and potential sales, earnings and cash flow and book value. If the Board of Directors of the Company is not able to independently determine that the target business has a fair market value of at least 80% of the Company’s fair market value (exclusive of the Escrowed Fees) at the time of such acquisition, the Company will obtain an opinion from an unaffiliated, independent investment banking firm which is a member of FINRA with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. The Company is not required to obtain an opinion from an investment banking firm as to the fair market value if the Company’s Board of Directors independently determines that the Target Business does have sufficient fair market value.

 

 
 
7.12         Compliance with Agreements . The Company shall comply in all material respects with all of its covenants and agreements contained in, and shall perform all of its obligations under, the Warrant Agreement, the Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.
 
8.
Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery . Except as the context otherwise requires, all representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be representations, warranties and agreements as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, if any, and such representations, warranties and agreements of the Underwriters and the Company, including the indemnity agreements contained in Section 5 hereof, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriters, the Company or any controlling person, and shall survive termination of this Agreement or the issuance and delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters until the earlier of the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations and the seventh anniversary of the later of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, if any, at which time the representations, warranties and agreements shall terminate and be of no further force and effect.
 
9.
Effective Date of this Agreement and Termination Thereof .
 
9.1           Effective Date .  This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date at the time the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission.
 
9.2           Termination .  You shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date, (i) if any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in your opinion will in the immediate future materially disrupt, general securities markets in the United States; or (ii) if trading on the NYSE Amex, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Capital Market shall have been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required by FINRA or by order of the Commission or any other government authority having jurisdiction, or (iii) if the United States shall have become involved in a new war or an increase in major hostilities, or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by a New York State or federal authority, or (v) if a moratorium on foreign exchange trading has been declared which materially adversely impacts the United States securities markets, or (vi) if the Company shall have sustained a material loss by fire, flood, accident, hurricane, earthquake, theft, sabotage or other calamity or malicious act which, whether or not such loss shall have been insured, will, in your opinion, make it inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Firm Units or Option Units, or (vii) if the Company is in material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, or (viii) if the Representative shall have become aware after the date hereof of such a material adverse change in the conditions or prospects of the Company, or such adverse material change in general market conditions as in the Representative’s judgment would make it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale and/or delivery of the securities or to enforce contracts made by the Underwriters for the sale of the Securities.

 

 
 
9.3             Expenses .  In the event that this Agreement shall not be carried out for any reason whatsoever, within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the obligations of the Company to pay or reimburse the out of pocket expenses related to the transactions contemplated herein shall be governed by Section 3.9 hereof and the Company shall reimburse the Representative for the full amount of its actual accountable expenses incurred to such date of termination up to a maximum of $50,000 (including the $25,000 advance made to the Representative) for all such expenses (which expenses may include, but will not be limited to, all reasonable fees and disbursements of the Representative’s counsel, travel, lodging and other “road show” expenses, mailing, printing and reproduction expenses, and any expenses incurred by the Representative in conducting its due diligence, including background checks of the Company’s officers and directors), less amounts, if any, previously paid to the Representative as an advance and in reimbursement for such expenses.
 
9.4             Indemnification .  Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, any election hereunder or any termination of this Agreement, and whether or not this Agreement is otherwise carried out, the provisions of Section 5 shall not be in any way affected by, such election or termination or failure to carry out the terms of this Agreement or any part hereof.
 
10.
Miscellaneous .
 
10.1             Notices .  All communications hereunder, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be in writing and shall be mailed (registered or certified mail, return receipt requested), personally delivered or sent by facsimile transmission and confirmed and shall be deemed given when so delivered or faxed and confirmed or if mailed, two days after such mailing.
 
If to the Representative:
 
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC
1251 Avenue of Americas, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10020
Attn: General Counsel
Fax No.: 646-841-1640
 
Copy to:
 
Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York  10154
Attn:  Mitchell Nussbaum, Esq.
 
If to the Company:
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
Copy to:

DLA Piper LLP (US)
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York  10020
Attn: Yvan-Claude Pierre, Esq.
Attn: William N. Haddad, Esq.

 

 
 
10.2             Headings .  The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.
 
10.3             Amendment .  This Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument executed by each of the parties hereto.
 
10.4             Entire Agreement .  This Agreement (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
 
10.5             Binding Effect .  This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Representative, the Underwriters, the Company and the Controlling Persons, directors and officers referred to in Section 5 hereof, and their respective successors, legal representatives and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provisions herein contained. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser, in its capacity as such, of securities from any of the Underwriters.
 
10.6             Governing Law .  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 principles thereof. The Company 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 New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 10.1 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company agrees that the prevailing party(ies) in any such action shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefore.
 
10.7             Execution in Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or email/pdf transmission shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.
 
10.8             Waiver, etc .  The failure of any of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof or the right of any of the parties hereto to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment.

 

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Underwriters and the Company, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between us.
 
   
Very truly yours,
       
   
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
       
   
By:
 
     
Name:
Francesco Pionanetti
     
Title:
Co-Chief Executive Officer
         
Accepted on the date first above written.
     
       
RODMAN & RENSHAW, LLC
     
         
By:
   
 
Name:
     
 
Title:
     

 

 
 
SCHEDULE I
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
5,000,000 UNITS

Underwriter
 
Number of Firm Units to be Purchased
     
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC
   
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC
   
EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.    
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.    
 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

Form of Representative’s Purchase Option

 

 

EXHIBIT B

Opinion of DLA Piper LLP

 

 

EXHIBIT C

Opinion of Maples and Calder

 

 
 
EXHIBIT D
 
FORM OF TARGET BUSINESS LETTER
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Pionanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
Reference is made to the Final Prospectus of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (the “COMPANY”), dated __________, 2010 (the “PROSPECTUS”).  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Prospectus.
 
We have read the Prospectus and understand that the Company has established the Trust Fund, initially in an amount of $50,000,000 for the benefit of the Public Shareholders and the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering (the “Underwriters”) and that, except for up to a maximum of $2,000,000 of the interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Fund, the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Fund only: (i) to the Public Shareholders in the event of the redemption of their shares or the liquidation of the Company; or (ii) to the Company and the Underwriters after consummation of a Business Combination.
 
For and in consideration of the Company agreeing to evaluate the undersigned for purposes of consummating a Business Combination with it, the undersigned hereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Fund (the “CLAIM”) and hereby waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever.
 
 
Print Name of Target Business
 
 
Authorized Signature of Target Business

 

 
 
EXHIBIT E
 
FORM OF VENDOR LETTER
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
Reference is made to the Final Prospectus of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (the “COMPANY”), dated __________, 2010 (the “PROSPECTUS”).  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Prospectus.
 
We have read the Prospectus and understand that the Company has established the Trust Fund, initially in an amount of $50,000,000 for the benefit of the Public Shareholders and the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering (the “Underwriters”) and that, except for up to a maximum of $2,000,000 of the interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Fund, the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Fund only: (i) to the Public Shareholders in the event of the redemption of their shares or the liquidation of the Company; or (ii) to the Company and the Underwriters after consummation of a Business Combination.
 
For and in consideration of the Company engaging the services of the undersigned, the undersigned hereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Fund (the “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.
 
 
Print Name of Vendor
 
 

 
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EXHIBIT F
 
FORM OF DIRECTOR/OFFICER LETTER
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
The undersigned officer or director of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (the “COMPANY”) hereby acknowledges that the Company has established the Trust Fund, initially in an amount of $50,000,000 for the benefit of the Public Shareholders and the underwriters (the “Underwriters”) of the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) and that the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Fund only: (i) to the Public Shareholders in the event of the redemption of their shares or the liquidation of the Company; or (ii) to the Company and the Underwriters after consummation of a Business Combination.
 
The undersigned hereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Fund (the “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.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, such waiver shall apply to the shares underlying the units acquired by the undersigned or any of its affiliates in the IPO and any shares subsequently acquired by the undersigned in the public market.
 
 
Print Name of Officer/Director
 
 
Authorized Signature of Officer/Director

 
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EXHIBIT 3.1
 
THE COMPANIES LAW (2010 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
 
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
 
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
 
OF
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
(adopted by Special Resolution dated               2010)

 
 

 
 
THE COMPANIES LAW (2010 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
 
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
(adopted by Special Resolution dated               2010)
 
1
The name of the Company is Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
 
2
The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may decide.
 
3
The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.
 
4
The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member's shares.
 
5
The share capital of the Company is US$10,100 divided into 100,000,000 ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 1,000,000 preferred shares of a par value US$0.0001 each.
 
6
The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
 
7
Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Articles of Association of the Company.

 
 

 

THE COMPANIES LAW (2010 REVISION)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
 
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
(adopted by Special Resolution dated               2010)
 
1
Interpretation
 
1.1
In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:
 
" Articles "
means these articles of association of the Company.
   
" Audit Committee "
means the audit committee of the Company formed pursuant to Article 41.2 hereof, or any successor audit committee.
   
" Auditor "
means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).
   
" Business Combination "
has the meaning given to it in Article 47.1.
   
" business day "
means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close in New York City.
   
" clearing house "
a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such jurisdiction.
   
" Company "
means the above named company.
   
" Compulsory Repurchase "
has the meaning given to it in Article 47.4.
   
" Designated Stock Exchange "
means all national securities exchanges including the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, the Nation Market System or the Capital market of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange.

 
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" Directors "
means the directors for the time being of the Company.
   
" Dividend "
means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles.
   
" Electronic Record "
has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law.
   
" Electronic Transactions Law "
means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.
   
" Founder "
means Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd.
   
" IPO "
means the Company's initial public offering of securities.
   
" IPO Redemption "
has the meaning given to it in Article 47.3.
   
" Member "
has the same meaning as in the Statute.
   
" Memorandum "
means the memorandum of association of the Company.
   
" NASD "
means the National Association of Securities Dealers.
   
" NASD Manual "
means the document by that name as published from time to time by NASD, and includes any amendment or supplement to such document.
   
" NASD Rules "
means the rules set forth in the NASD Manual.
   
" Ordinary Resolution "
means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles.
   
" Over-allotment Option "
means the option of the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 750,000 units (as defined at Article 3.3) at a price equal to $10.00 per unit, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
   
" Redemption Price "
has the meaning given to it in Article 47.3.
   
" Register of Members "
means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate register of Members.
   
" Registered Office "
means the registered office for the time being of the Company.
   
" Repurchase Price "
has the meaning given to it in Article 47.4.

 
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" Seal "
means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.
   
" SEC "
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
   
" Share "
means a share in the Company and includes a fraction of a share in the Company.
   
" Special Resolution "
has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution.
   
" Statute "
means the Companies Law (2010 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.
   
" Subscriber "
means the subscriber to the Memorandum.
   
" Trust Fund "
has the meaning given to it in Article 47.1.
   
" Underwriters "
means Rodman & Renshaw, LLC on its own behalf and for other underwriters from time to time, and any successor underwriter.
  
1.2
In the Articles:
 
 
(a)
words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;
 
 
(b)
words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;
 
 
(c)
words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;
 
 
(d)
"written" and "in writing" include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;
 
 
(e)
"shall" shall be construed as imperative and "may" shall be construed as permissive;
 
 
(f)
references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;
 
 
(g)
any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "in particular" or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;
 
 
(h)
the term "and/or" is used herein to mean both "and" as well as "or." The use of "and/or" in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms "and" or "or" in others. The term "or" shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term "and" shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires);
 
 
(i)
headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;
 
 
(j)
section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply;

 
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(k)
the term "clear days" in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and
 
 
(l)
the term "holder" in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share.
 
2
Commencement of Business
 
2.1
The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit.
 
2.2
The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration.
 
3
Issue of Shares
 
3.1
Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and, where applicable, the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange and/or any competent regulatory authority, and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend or other distribution, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, and may also (subject to the Statute and the Articles) vary such rights.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Subscriber shall have the power to:
 
 
(a)
issue one Share to itself;
 
 
(b)
transfer that Share by an instrument of transfer to any person; and
 
 
(c)
update the Register of Members in respect of the issue and transfer of that Share.
 
3.2
The Company may issue options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in the Company on such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine.
 
3.3
The Company may issue units of securities in the Company, each such unit comprised of a Share and a warrant to purchase an additional Share, upon such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine. The Shares and warrants comprising any such units which are issued pursuant to the IPO can only be traded separately from one another 5 trading days after the earlier to occur of the termination or expiration of the Over-allotment Option and the exercise in full of the Over-allotment Option. Any units issued to the Founder prior to the IPO will separate on the same day. Prior to such date, the units can be traded, but the Shares and warrants comprising such units cannot be traded separately from one another.
 
3.4
The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.

 
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4
Register of Members
 
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.
 
5
Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date
 
5.1
For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may, after notice has been given by advertisement in an appointed newspaper or any other newspaper or by any other means in accordance with the requirements of the Designated Stock Exchange, provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days.
 
5.2
In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose.
 
5.3
If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend or other distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members.  When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.
 
6
Certificates for Shares
 
6.1
A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine.  Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process.  All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate.  All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to the Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.
 
6.2
The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.
 
6.3
If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate.

 
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6.4
Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery.
 
6.5
Share certificates shall be issued within the relevant time limit as prescribed by the Statute, if applicable, or as the Designated Stock Exchange may from time to time determine, whichever is shorter, after the allotment or, except in the case of a Share transfer which the Company is for the time being entitled to refuse to register and does not register, after lodgement of a Share transfer with the Company.
 
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Transfer of Shares
 
7.1
Subject to the terms of these Articles, Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason.  If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal.  If the Shares in question were issued in conjunction with options or warrants issued pursuant to Article 3 on terms that one cannot be transferred without the other, the Directors shall refuse to register the transfer of any such Share without evidence satisfactory to them of the like transfer of such option or warrant.
 
7.2
The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange or in any other form approved by the Directors and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by or on behalf of the transferee) and may be under hand or, if the transferor or transferee is a clearing house or its nominee(s), by hand or by machine imprinted signature or by such other manner of execution as the Directors may approve from time to time.  The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members.
 
8
Redemption and Repurchase of Shares
 
8.1
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and, where applicable, the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange and/or any competent regulatory authority, the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of Shares, except Shares in the IPO, shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of such Shares.  Members who hold Shares issued in the IPO are entitled to request redemption of such Shares in the circumstances described in Article 42.3.  Shares held by the Founder shall be compulsorily repurchased on a pro rata basis to the extent that the Over-allotment Option is not exercised in full so that the Founder will own 20% of the Company's issued and outstanding Shares after the IPO.
 
8.2
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and, where applicable, the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange and/or any competent regulatory authority, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution.
 
8.3
The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.

 
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9
Variation of Rights of Shares
 
9.1
If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, all or any of the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied without the consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two thirds of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant class.  To any such meeting all the provisions of the Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis , except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.
 
9.2
For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares.
 
9.3
The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith.
 
10
Commission on Sale of Shares
 
The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally) or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares.  The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.
 
11
Non Recognition of Trusts
 
The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by the Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the holder.
 
12
Lien on Shares
 
12.1
The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article.  The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company's lien thereon.  The Company's lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share.

 
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12.2
The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been received or deemed to have been received  by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold.
 
12.3
To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser.  The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Company's power of sale under the Articles.
 
12.4
The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.
 
13
Call on Shares
 
13.1
Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen clear days' notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares.  A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part,  as the Directors may determine.  A call may be required to be paid by instalments.  A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made.
 
13.2
A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.
 
13.3
The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.
 
13.4
If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part.
 
13.5
An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.
 
13.6
The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.

 
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13.7
The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance.
 
13.8
No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable.
 
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Forfeiture of Shares
 
14.1
If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days' notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment.  The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.
 
14.2
If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors.  Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.
 
14.3
A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit.  Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.
 
14.4
A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Directors may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares.
 
14.5
A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share.  The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share.
 
14.6
The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 
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Transmission of Shares
 
15.1
If a Member dies the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder) or his legal personal representatives (where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his Shares.  The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which he was a joint or sole holder.
 
15.2
Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such Share he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that Share to that person. The Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be.
 
15.3
A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles)  the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.
 
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Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital
 
16.1
The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:
 
 
(a)
increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine;
 
 
(b)
consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;
 
 
(c)
convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination;
 
 
(d)
by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and

 
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(e)
cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.
 
16.2
All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital.
 
16.3
Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution:
 
 
(a)
change its name;
 
 
(b)
alter or add to the Articles;
 
 
(c)
alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and
 
 
(d)
reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.
 
17
Offices and Places of Business
 
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Directors determine.
 
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General Meetings
 
18.1
All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
 
18.2
The Company will in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it.  Any annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten o'clock in the morning.  At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.
 
18.3
The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members' requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.
 
18.4
A Members' requisition is a requisition of Members holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the issued Shares which as at that date carry the right to vote at general meetings of the Company.
 
18.5
The Members' requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists.

 
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18.6
If there are no Directors as at the date of the deposit of the Members' requisition or if the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the Members' requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of the requisitionists, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall be held no later than the day which falls three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one day period.
 
18.7
A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors.
 
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Notice of General Meetings
 
19.1
At least five clear days' notice shall be given of any general meeting.  Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:
 
 
(a)
in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and
 
 
(b)
in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right.
 
19.2
The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting.
 
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Proceedings at General Meetings
 
20.1
No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. The holders of a majority of the Shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum.
 
20.2
A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other.  Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.
 
20.3
A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.
 
20.4
If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon a Members' requisition, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall be a quorum.

 
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20.5
The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as chairman of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at such general meeting. If there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
 
20.6
If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
 
20.7
The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.
 
20.8
When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of  an original meeting.  Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of an adjourned meeting.
 
20.9
A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless:
 
 
(a)
before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll; or
 
 
(b)
any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy) and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll; or
 
 
(c)
a poll is required by the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange; or
 
 
(d)
if required by the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, any Director or Directors who, individually or collectively, hold proxies in respect of Shares representing ten per cent. or more of the total voting rights at such meeting demand a poll.
 
20.10
Unless a poll is duly demanded and the demand is not withdrawn a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.
 
20.11
The demand for a poll may be withdrawn.
 
20.12
Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded.

 
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20.13
A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith.  A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such date, time and place as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll.
 
20.14
In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.
 
21
Votes of Members
 
21.1
Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or by proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder.
 
21.2
In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members.
 
21.3
A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Member's behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy.
 
21.4
No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid.
 
21.5
No objection shall be raised as to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid.  Any objection made in due time in accordance with this Article shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.
 
21.6
On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands and shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes.
 
21.7
On a poll, a Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefor may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed.

 
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22
Proxies
 
22.1
The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non natural person, under the hand of its duly authorised representative.  A proxy need not be a Member.
 
22.2
The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited.  In the absence of any such direction from the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote.
 
The chairman may in any event at his discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited.  An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared to have been duly deposited by the chairman, shall be invalid.
 
22.3
The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked.  An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll.
 
22.4
Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.
 
23
Corporate Members
 
23.1
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.
 
23.2
If a clearing house (or its nominee(s)), being a corporation, is a Member, it may authorise such persons as it sees fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class of Members provided that the authorisation shall specify the number and class of Shares in respect of which each such representative is so authorised. Each person so authorised under the provisions of this Article shall be deemed to have been duly authorised without further evidence of the facts and be entitled to exercise the same rights and powers on behalf of the clearing house (or its nominee(s)) as if such person was the registered holder of such Shares held by the clearing house (or its nominee(s)).

 
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24
Shares that May Not be Voted
 
Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.
 
25
Directors
 
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.  The first Director of the Company shall be determined in writing by, or appointed by a resolution of, the Subscriber.
 
26
Powers of Directors
 
26.1
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company.  No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given.  A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors.
 
26.2
All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution.
 
26.3
The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.
 
26.4
The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.
 
27
Appointment and Removal of Directors
 
27.1
The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.
 
27.2
The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors.

 
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28
Vacation of Office of Director
 
The office of a Director shall be vacated if:
 
 
(a)
the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or
 
 
(b)
the Director absents himself (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and the Directors pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or
 
 
(c)
the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or
 
 
(d)
the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or
 
 
(e)
all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other Directors at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors.
 
29
Proceedings of Directors
 
29.1
The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director.  A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum.  A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum.
 
29.2
Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit.  Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes.  In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.  A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote.
 
29.3
A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.  Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is located at the start of the meeting.
 
29.4
A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor and if such alternate Director is also a Director, being entitled to sign such resolution both on behalf of his appointer and in his capacity as a Director) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held.

 
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29.5
A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the direction of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days' notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis.
 
29.6
The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.
 
29.7
The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
 
29.8
All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, and/or that they or any of them were disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director or alternate Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be.
 
29.9
A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him.  The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director.
 
30
Presumption of Assent
 
A Director or alternate Director who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting.  Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director or alternate Director who voted in favour of such action.
 
31
Directors' Interests
 
31.1
A Director or alternate Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine.
 
31.2
A Director or alternate Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director.

 
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31.3
A Director or alternate Director may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder, a contracting party or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company.
 
31.4
No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by or arising in connection with any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director or alternate Director holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established.  A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon.
 
31.5
A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.
 
32
Minutes
 
The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of the Directors, including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.
 
33
Delegation of Directors' Powers
 
33.1
The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers, authorities and discretions as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director.  Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation may be revoked or altered by the Directors.  Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.
 
33.2
The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or agencies.  Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors.  Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.

 
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33.3
The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time.
 
33.4
The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him.
 
33.5
The Directors may appoint such officers of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, any secretary) as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit.  Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer of the Company may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An officer of the Company may vacate his office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office.
 
34
Alternate Directors
 
34.1
Any Director (but not an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him.
 
34.2
An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, to sign any written resolution of the Directors, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence.
 
34.3
An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director.
 
34.4
Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors.
 
34.5
An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him.

 
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35
No Minimum Shareholding
 
The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.
 
36
Remuneration of Directors
 
36.1
The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine, provided that no remuneration shall be paid to any Director prior to the consummation of a Business Combination.  The Directors shall also, whether prior to or after the consummation of a Business Combination, be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or the discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other.
 
36.2
The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond his ordinary routine work as a Director.  Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel, attorney or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director.
 
37
Seal
 
37.1
The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors.  Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose.
 
37.2
The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used.
 
37.3
A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.
 
38
Dividends, Distributions and Reserve
 
38.1
Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor.  A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend specifically state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute.

 
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38.2
Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly.
 
38.3
The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.
 
38.4
The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors.
 
38.5
Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how any costs involved are to be met.
 
38.6
The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company.
 
38.7
Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct.  Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent.  Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders.
 
38.8
No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.
 
38.9
Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Company's name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member.  Any Dividend or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

 
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39
Capitalisation
 
The Directors may at any time capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company's reserve accounts or funds (including the share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution; appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst such Members had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend or other distribution; and apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid.  In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power given to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit in the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned).  The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental or relating thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such Members and the Company.
 
40
Books of Account
 
40.1
The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company.  Proper books of account shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs and to explain its transactions.
 
40.2
The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting.
 
40.3
The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law.
 
41
Audit
 
41.1
The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.
 
41.2
Without prejudice to the freedom of the Directors to establish any other committee, if the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, and if required by the Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors shall establish and maintain an Audit Committee as a committee of the board of Directors and shall adopt a formal written Audit Committee charter and review and assess the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis.  The composition and responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall comply with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Designated Stock Exchange. The Audit Committee shall meet at least once every financial quarter, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.

 
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41.3
If the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company shall conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and shall utilise the Audit Committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest.
 
41.4
If applicable, and subject to applicable law and the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange:
 
 
(a)
at the annual general meeting or at a subsequent extraordinary general meeting in each year, the Members shall appoint an Auditor who shall hold office until the Members appoint another Auditor. Such auditor may be a Member but no Director or officer or employee of the Company shall, during his continuance in office, be eligible to act as Auditor;
 
 
(b)
a person, other than a retiring Auditor, shall not be capable of being appointed Auditor at an annual general meeting unless notice in writing of an intention to nominate that person to the office of Auditor has been given not less then fourteen days before the annual general meeting and furthermore the Company shall send a copy of such notice to the retiring Auditor;
 
 
(c)
the Members may, at any general meeting convened and held in accordance with these Articles, by Special Resolution remove the Auditor at any time before the expiration of his term of office and shall by ordinary resolution at that meeting appoint another Auditor in his stead for the remainder of his term.
 
41.5
The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Company in general meeting or in such manner as the Members may determine.
 
41.6
If the office of Auditor becomes vacant by resignation or death of the Auditor, or by his becoming incapable of acting by reason of illness or other disability at a time when his services are required, the Directors shall fill the vacancy and determine the remuneration of such Auditor.
 
41.7
Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor.
 
41.8
Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members.
 
42
Notices
 
42.1
Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member).  Notice may also be served in accordance with the requirements of the Designated Stock Exchange.

 
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42.2
Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier.  Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays in the Cayman Islands) following the day on which the notice was posted.  Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted.  Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient.
 
42.3
A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.
 
42.4
Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.
 
43
Winding Up
 
43.1
If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors' claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a winding up:
 
 
(a)
if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Company's issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them; or
 
 
(b)
if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Company's issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise.

 
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43.2
If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members.  The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.
 
44
Indemnity and Insurance
 
44.1
Every Director and officer of the Company (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former officer of the Company (each an " Indemnified Person ") shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud or wilful default.  No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Indemnified Person.  No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.
 
44.2
The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought.  In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article.  If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person.
 
44.3
The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other officer of the Company against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company.
 
45
Financial Year
 
Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.
 
46
Transfer by Way of Continuation
 
If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 
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47
Business Combination
 
47.1
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, this Article 47 shall apply during the period commencing upon the adoption of these Articles and terminating upon the first to occur of the consummation of any Business Combination and the completion of a Compulsory Repurchase.  A “ Business Combination ” shall mean the acquisition by the Company, whether by share capital exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination, of a company (the “ target business ”) in which:
 
 
(a)
the collective fair market value of the portion of the target business or businesses to be acquired is at least 80 per cent. of the balance in the Trust Fund at the time of the Business Combination plus any amounts previously distributed to members who have exercised their IPO Redemption rights pursuant to Article 47.3; and
 
 
(b)
the Company, as a result of the Business Combination will, acquire at least a controlling interest (meaning more than 50 per cent. of the voting securities of the target business), although after the consummation of the Business Combination the holders of Shares may own less than a majority of the voting securities of the combined business.
 
In the event of a conflict between this Article 47 and any other Articles, the provisions of this Article 47 shall prevail, and this Article 47.1 may not be amended prior to the consummation of a Business Combination.  “ Trust Fund ” shall mean the trust account established by the Company upon the consummation of its IPO and into which a certain amount of the net proceeds of the IPO, together with the proceeds of the private placement to the Founder on, or immediately prior to, the closing date of the IPO, will be deposited.
 
47.2
Prior to the consummation of any Business Combination, the Company shall submit such Business Combination to its Members for approval regardless of whether the Business Combination is of a type that normally would require such Member approval under applicable law. In the event that a majority of the Shares issued in the IPO vote for the approval of the Business Combination, the Company shall be authorised to consummate the Business Combination, provided that the Company shall not consummate any Business Combination if 49.9 per cent. or more in interest of the Members holding Shares issued in the IPO exercise their redemption rights as described below.
 
47.3
Whether or not a Business Combination is approved in accordance with Article 47.2, any Member holding Shares issued to persons who are not a Founder, officer or Director may, contemporaneously with the vote on such Business Combination, redeem his Shares issued in the IPO for cash (the “ IPO Redemption ”), provided that no such Member acting together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purposes of acquiring, holding, or disposing of Shares may exercise this redemption right with respect to more than 10 per cent. of the Shares issued in the IPO.  If so demanded, the Company shall pay such redeeming Member a per Share redemption price (the " Redemption Price ") equal to the quotient determined by dividing:
 
 
(a)
with respect to Members holding Shares issued in the IPO who voted in favour of the proposed Business Combination, (i) the amount in the Trust Fund inclusive of any interest thereon, as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, by (ii) the total number of Shares; or

 
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(b)
with respect to Members holding Shares issued in the IPO who voted against the proposed Business Combination, (i) the amount in the Trust Fund exclusive of any interest thereon, as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, by (ii) the total number of Shares issued in the IPO.
 
The Redemption Price shall be paid promptly following the consummation of the relevant Business Combination.  If the proposed Business Combination is not approved or completed for any reason then such redemptions shall be cancelled and share certificates returned to the relevant Members as appropriate.
 
47.4
In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by the later of (i) eighteen months after the consummation of the IPO or (ii) twenty four months after the consummation of the IPO in the event that either a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to a Business Combination was executed but was not consummated within such eighteen month period, this shall trigger a compulsory repurchase (the “ Compulsory Repurchase ”) and all Members holding Shares issued in the IPO shall have their Shares issued in the IPO repurchased for cash and receive a per share repurchase price (the " Repurchase Price ") (subject to any funds set aside for claims of creditors) equal to the quotient determined by dividing:
 
 
(a)
with respect to Members holding Shares issued in the IPO who voted in favour of the proposed Business Combination, (i) the amount in the Trust Fund inclusive of any interest thereon, as of two business days prior to the Compulsory Repurchase, by (ii) the total number of Shares issued in the IPO; or
 
 
(b)
with respect to Members holding Shares issued in the IPO who voted against the proposed Business Combination, (i) the amount in the Trust Fund exclusive of any interest thereon, as of two business days prior to the Compulsory Repurchase, by (ii) the total number of Shares issued in the IPO.
 
Following the triggering of the Compulsory Repurchase, the Repurchase Price shall be paid, within five business days,  to the relevant Members by cheque sent by post, or in such other manner agreed to in writing with the relevant Members, to the names and addresses of the Members holding IPO Shares as stated on the register of members of the Company at such date.
 
47.5
A holder of Shares issued in the IPO shall be entitled to receive distributions from the Trust Fund only in the event of an IPO Redemption or a Compulsory Repurchase pursuant to Article 47.4.  In no other circumstance shall a holder of Shares issued in the IPO have any right or interest of any kind in the Trust Fund.
 
47.6
After the issue of Shares in the IPO, and prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Directors shall not issue additional Shares that participate in any manner in the Trust Fund or that vote as a class with Shares issued in the IPO on any Business Combination.
 
47.7
The net proceeds from the IPO plus, if relevant, the proceeds from the exercise of the Over-allotment Option, shall be placed in to the Trust Fund.
 
47.8
The Company shall not incur debt for borrowed money prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, unless such debt does not require the payment of interest prior to the consummation of a Business Combination and the relevant lender waives any right to the Trust Fund.

 
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47.9
The Audit Committee shall approve any transaction or transactions between the Company and any of the following parties:
 
 
(a)
any shareholder owning an interest in the voting power of the Company that gives such shareholder a significant influence over the Company; and
 
 
(b)
any Director or executive officer of the Company and any affiliate or relative of such Director or executive officer.
 
47.10
Any payment made to members of the Audit Committee shall require the review and approval of the Directors, with any Director interested in such payment abstaining from such review and approval.
 
47.11
A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall not vote in respect of any Business Combination in which such Director has a conflict of interest with respect to the evaluation of such Business Combination.  Such Director must disclose such interest or conflict to the other Directors and abstain from voting in connection with the Business Combination.
 
47.12
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles, prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, Articles 47.2 to 47.12  may only be amended (in addition to the requirement for a Special Resolution) with the consent of two thirds or more of the Shares issued in the IPO obtained at a general meeting of the Company at which the holders of at least 95 per cent. of the Shares issued in the IPO must be present in person or by proxy in order to constitute a quorum.
 
47.13
The Directors shall be divided into three classes: Class A, Class B and Class C. The number of Directors in each class shall be as nearly equal as possible.  Upon the adoption of these amended and restated Articles, the existing Directors shall by resolution classify themselves as Class A, Class B or Class C Directors. The Class A Directors shall stand elected for a term expiring at the Company’s first annual general meeting, the Class B Directors shall stand elected for a term expiring at the Company’s second annual general meeting and the Class C Directors shall stand elected for a term expiring at the Company’s third annual general meeting. Commencing at the Company's first annual general meeting, and at each annual general meeting thereafter, Directors elected to succeed those Directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual general meeting after their election. Except as the Statute or other applicable law may otherwise require, in the interim between annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings called for the election of Directors and/or the removal of one or more Directors and the filling of any vacancy in that connection, additional Directors and any vacancies in the board of Directors, including unfilled vacancies resulting from the removal of Directors for cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum (as defined in these Articles), or by the sole remaining Director. All Directors shall hold office until the expiration of their respective terms of office and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. A Director elected to fill a vacancy resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a Director shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the Director whose death, resignation or removal shall have created such vacancy and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.
 
47.14
The Audit Committee shall monitor compliance with the terms of the IPO on a quarterly basis and, if any non-compliance is identified, the Audit Committee shall be charged with the immediate responsibility to take all action necessary to rectify such non-compliance or otherwise cause compliance with the terms of the IPO.
 
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47.15
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles, prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, Articles 47.13 to 47.15 may only be amended (in addition to the requirement for a Special Resolution) with the consent of two-thirds or more of the Shares issued in the IPO obtained at a general meeting of the Company at which the holders of a majority of the Shares issued in the IPO must be present in person or by proxy in order to constitute a quorum.

 
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EXHIBIT 4.1
SPECIMEN UNIT CERTIFICATE
 
NUMBER
 
UNITS
   U- __________
   
     
SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 

 
CUSIP_________________

UNITS CONSISTING OF ONE ORDINARY SHARE AND ONE WARRANT TO PURCHASE ONE ORDINARY SHARE

THIS CERTIFIES THAT __________________________________________________________________

is the owner of ___________________________________________________________________________ Units.
 
Each Unit (“Unit”) consists of one (1) ordinary share (“Ordinary Share”), of Cazador Acquisition Corporation  Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”), and one warrant (the “Warrant”).  Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one (1) Ordinary Share for US $7.50 per share.  Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later of (i) the Company’s completion of an initial business combination with one or more target businesses or (ii) ___________, 2011, and will expire unless exercised before 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on the fifth anniversary of the consummation of the initial business combination  or earlier upon redemption (the “Expiration Date”). The Ordinary Shares and Warrants comprising the Units represented by this certificate are not transferable separately prior to ___________, 2010, subject to earlier separation in the discretion of Rodman & Renshaw, LLC.   The terms of the Warrants are governed by a Warrant Agreement, dated as of ___________, 2010, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, and are subject to the terms and provisions contained therein, all of which terms and provisions the holder of this certificate consents to by acceptance thereof. Copies of the Warrant Agreement are on file at the office of the Warrant Agent at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004, and are available to any Warrant holder on written request and without cost.
 
This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar of the Company.
Executed on behalf of the Company this __________ day of _______, 2010.

By   
  
 
Director
 
 
 

 
 
 Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
 
          The Company will furnish without charge to each shareholder who so requests, a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
 
          The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
 
TEN COM –
    
as tenants in common
 
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - _____ Custodian ______
TEN ENT –
 
as tenants by the entireties
 
        (Cust)                  (Minor)
JT TEN –
 
as joint tenants with right of survivorship
 
under Uniform Gifts to Minors
   
and not as tenants in common
 
Act ______________
       
    (State)

Additional Abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 
For value received, ___________________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
 
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
 
   
   
   
    

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
 

 

_______________________________________________________________________________________  Units represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

_______________________________________________________________________________________ Attorney to transfer the said Units on the books of the within named Company will full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated _________________

          
 
Notice:  
The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
 
Signature(s) Guaranteed:
 
__________________________________________________________________________
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION
(BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH
MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM,
PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15).

KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED, THE COMPANY WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE

 
 

 
EXHIBIT 4.2
 
SPECIMEN ORDINARY SHARE CERTIFICATE
 
NUMBER
ORDINARY SHARES
___________ C
 
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
 
ORDINARY SHARE
 
SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
 
CUSIP ___________                     
 
 
This Certifies that ________________________
 
is the owner of  ______________________________
 
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE ORDINARY SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.0001 EACH IN THE ORDINARY SHARE OF
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
transferable only on the books of the Company in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.
The Company will be forced to liquidate if it is unable to complete a business combination by ___________ , 2012 (or ____________, 2012 if a letter of intent, an agreement in principle, or a definitive agreement to consummate a business combination has been entered into prior to ___________, 2012), all as more fully described in
the Company’s final prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement dated ___________ , 2010.
 
This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.
 
Executed on behalf of the Company this ________ day of __________, 2010.
 
By
   
     
 
Director
 
 
 
 

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
 
TEN COM –
as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - _____ Custodian ______
TEN ENT –
as tenants by the entireties
(Cust)                   (Minor)
JT TEN –
as joint tenants with right of survivorship
under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
 
and not as tenants in common
______________
   
(State)

Additional Abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
 
          The Company will furnish without charge to each shareholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of share or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Company), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents.
 
For value received, ___________________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
       IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

   
 
 
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ordinary Shares

of the Company represented by the within Certificate, to hold the same unto the transferee, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
________________________________________________________________________________________Attorney
to transfer the said Ordinary Shares on the books of the within named Company   will full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated _____________
   
     
 
Notice:  
The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

Signature(s) Guaranteed:

____________________________________________________________________ 
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION
(BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH
MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM,
PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15).
 
The holder of this certificate shall be entitled to receive funds from the trust fund pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated _______, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, only in the event of the Company’s liquidation upon failure to consummate a business combination or if the holder seeks to convert his respective shares into cash upon a business combination which he voted against and which is actually completed by the Company.  In no other circumstances shall the holder have any right or interest of any kind in or to the trust fund. A copy of the Investment Management Trust Agreement will be made available by the Company upon request by the holder of this certificate.

 
 

 
EXHIBIT 4.3
 
NUMBER
________
 
(SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR LEGEND)
(THIS WARRANT WILL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO
5:00 P.M. NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DATE OF THE COMPLETION OF THE INITIAL BUSINESS
COMBINATION)
 
WARRANTS
         
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
CUSIP ______________
WARRANT

THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received ________________________ is the registered holder of such number of Warrants set forth above (the “Warrants”), each such Warrant expiring at 5:00 p.m. New York time, on the fifth anniversary of the date of the  completion of the Initial Business Combination (as defined in the Warrant Agreement between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agreement)) or earlier upon redemption by Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”) in accordance with the terms hereof and entitling the holder to purchase one fully paid and non-assessable ordinary share (“Ordinary Share”) of the Company. The Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase from the Company, commencing on the later of (i) the consummation by the Company of an Initial Business Combination (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) or (ii) _________, 2011, one year from the date of the final prospectus that forms a part of the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1, such number of Ordinary Shares of the Company at the price of $7.50 per share, as such price may be adjusted, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Warrant Agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the Warrant Certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the Warrant Price, by certified check payable to the Company, for the number of warrants being exercised, but only subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement.  In no event shall the Company be required to settle any Warrant exercise for cash, whether by net cash settlement or otherwise.  The term Warrant Price as used in this Warrant Certificate refers to the price per Ordinary Share at which Ordinary Shares may be purchased at the time the Warrant is exercised.
 
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 3.3 of the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), covering the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant and a current prospectus relating to the offer and sale of those Ordinary Shares is available, or (ii) in the opinion of counsel to the Company, the issuance of the Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
 
          No fraction of an Ordinary Share will be issued upon any exercise of a Warrant. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in an Ordinary Share, the Company shall, upon exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to such holder.
 
          Upon any exercise of the Warrant for less than the total number of full Ordinary Shares provided for herein, there shall be issued to the registered holder hereof or the registered holder’s assignee a new Warrant Certificate covering the number of Ordinary Shares for which the Warrant has not been exercised.
 
          Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the offices of the Warrant Agent by the registered holder hereof in person or by attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.
 
          Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of the Warrant Certificate at the offices of the Warrant Agent, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any applicable tax or other governmental charge.
 
          The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder as the absolute owner of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the registered holder, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
 
          This Warrant does not entitle the registered holder to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company.
 

 
By
 
 
Director
 

 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
 
          Subject to Section 6.4 of the Warrant Agreement, the Company may redeem in whole and not in part, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants (other than any Private Warrants that are held by the Sponsor or any Permitted Transferee), at the option of the Company, at any time after such Warrants become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the offices of the Warrant Agent, upon a minimum of 30 days’ notice, at the price of $0.01 per Warrant (the “Redemption Price”); provided, however, that the last sales price of the Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or other national securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares may be traded, equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period ending three business days prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders (the “30-day redemption period”); and provided, further that a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, relating to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is effective and expected to remain effective to and including the redemption date, and a prospectus relating to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is available throughout the 30-day redemption period.  If the foregoing conditions are satisfied, and the Warrants are called for redemption, each registered holder will be entitled to exercise their Warrants prior to the date scheduled for redemption.  In the event the Company calls the Warrants for redemption pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Warrant Agreement, the Company shall have the option to require all holders of those Warrants who elect to exercise their Warrants prior to the date scheduled for redemption to exercise the Warrants on a cashless basis. If the Company requires holders of the Warrants to exercise the Warrants on a cashless basis, each holder of such Warrants shall pay the Warrant Price by surrendering such Warrants for that number of Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the Fair Market Value and the Warrant Price of the Warrants by (y) the Fair Market Value. Any Warrant either not exercised or tendered back to the Company by the end of the date specified in the notice of redemption shall be canceled on the books of the Company and have no further value except for the $0.01 redemption price.
 
The securities represented by this Warrant Certificate (including the securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant) are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement dated as of [ ], 2010, by and between the Company and the Warrant Agent (the “Warrant Agreement”).  Copies of such agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof at the Warrant Agent’s principal place of business without charge.
 
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
 

 
ELECTION TO PURCHASE
To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Exercise Warrants

The undersigned Registered Holder irrevocably elects to exercise ______________ Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and to purchase the shares of Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants, and requests that Certificates for such shares shall be issued in the name of
 
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
 
(SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
 
and be delivered to
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)


and, if such number of Warrants shall not be all the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, that a new Warrant Certificate for the balance of such Warrants be registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder at the address stated below:

Dated: _____________________
   
 
(SIGNATURE)
 
      
 
(ADDRESS)
 
     
     
  
(TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
 

ASSIGNMENT
To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Assign Warrants

For Value Received, _______________________ hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto
 
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
 
(SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
 
and be delivered to
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
______________________ of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _________________________________ Attorney to transfer this Warrant Certificate on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: _________________________
   
 
(SIGNATURE)
 

The signature to the assignment of the Subscription Form must correspond to the name written upon the face of this Warrant Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or a member firm of the American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, Pacific Stock Exchange or Chicago Stock Exchange.
 

EXHIBIT 4.4
 
FORM OF
 
WARRANT AGREEMENT

by and between

CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.

and

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
______________
 
Dated as of [ ], 2010
______________

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
Page
     
ARTICLE I             APPOINTMENT OF WARRANT AGENT
2
     
ARTICLE II           WARRANTS
2
     
2.1
Form of Warrant
2
2.2
Effect of Countersignature
2
2.3
Registration
2
2.4
Detachability of Warrants
3
2.5
Founders’ Warrants
4
     
ARTICLE III          TERMS AND EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
4
     
3.1
Warrant Price
4
3.2
Duration of Warrants
5
3.3
Exercise of Warrants
5
3.4
No Cash Settlement
8
     
ARTICLE IV          ADJUSTMENTS
8
     
4.1
Share Dividends; Split-Ups
8
4.2
Aggregation of Shares
8
4.3
Adjustments in Warrant Price
8
4.4
Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc
9
4.5
Extraordinary Dividends
9
4.6
Notices of Changes in Warrant
9
4.7
No Fractional Shares
10
4.8
Form of Warrant
10
4.9
Notice of Certain Transactions
10
     
ARTICLE V           TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF WARRANTS
10
     
5.1
Transfer of Warrants
10
5.2
Registration of Transfer
11
5.3
Procedure for Surrender of Warrants
11
5.4
Fractional Warrants
11
5.5
Service Charges
11
5.6
Warrant Execution and Countersignature
11
     
ARTICLE VI          REDEMPTION
11
     
6.1
Redemption
11
6.2
Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption
12

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
(continued)
 
   
Page
     
6.3
Exercise After Notice of Redemption
12
6.4
Outstanding Warrants Only
12
     
ARTICLE VII         OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO  RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF WARRANTS
12
     
7.1
No Rights as Shareholder
12
7.2
Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants
13
7.3
Reservation of Ordinary Share
13
7.4
Registration of Ordinary Share
13
     
ARTICLE VIII        CONCERNING THE WARRANT AGENT AND OTHER MATTERS
13
     
8.1
Payment of Taxes
13
8.2
Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent
13
8.3
Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent
14
8.4
Liability of Warrant Agent
14
8.5
Acceptance of Agency
15
8.6
Waiver
15
     
ARTICLE IX          MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
15
     
9.1
Successors
15
9.2
Notices
16
9.3
Applicable Law
16
9.4
Persons Having Rights under this Agreement
16
9.5
Examination of the Warrant Agreement
17
9.6
Counterparts
17
9.7
Effect of Headings
17
9.8
Amendments
17
9.9
Severability
17
9.10
Entire Agreement
17

 
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WARRANT AGREEMENT
 
This WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of [ ], 2010, by and between Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “ Company ”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”).
 
WHEREAS, in connection with its formation, the Company issued and sold to Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “ Sponsor ”), an aggregate of 1,437,500 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (each, an “ Ordinary Share ”) (including an aggregate of up to 187,500 Ordinary Shares that are subject to forfeiture on a pro rata basis to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full) (the “ Founders’ Shares ”).
 
WHEREAS, the Sponsor has agreed to purchase from the Company an aggregate of 4,940,000 warrants at a price of $0.50 per warrant in a private placement that will occur immediately prior to the Initial Public Offering (as defined below), each such warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share for $7.50, subject to adjustment, as described herein (such warrants, the “ Founders’ Warrants ”).
 
WHEREAS, the Sponsor has agreed not to sell or transfer the Founders’ Warrants (other than to Permitted Transferees as defined below) until six months after the date of the consummation by the Company of an Initial Business Combination (as defined below);
 
WHEREAS, the Company has filed a registration statement (the “ Registration Statement ”) on Form F-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with an initial public offering (the “ Initial Public Offering ”) of 5,000,000 units (or up to 5,750,000 units if and to the extent that the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) (the “ Public Units ”), each consisting of one Ordinary Share and one warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share for $7.50, subject to adjustment as described herein (such warrants, the “ Public Warrants ”);
 
WHEREAS, the Public Warrants and the Founders’ Warrants are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “ Warrants ;”
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption, exercise and cancellation of the Warrants;

 
 

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and
 
WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed that are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
APPOINTMENT OF WARRANT AGENT
 
The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
 
ARTICLE II
WARRANTS
 
2.1           Form of Warrant .  Each Public Warrant shall be issued in registered form only in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto and each Founder Warrant shall be issued in registered form only in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, the provisions of which exhibits are incorporated herein.  Each Warrant shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, any one of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Secretary of the Company.  In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to serve in such capacity at the date of issuance.  All of the Public Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more book-entry certificates (each, a “ Book-Entry Warrant Certificate ”).
 
2.2           Effect of Countersignature .  Unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.
 
2.3           Registration .
 
(a)            Warrant Register .  The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “ Warrant Register ”) for the registration of issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants.  Upon the issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register such Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company.  All of the Public Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more Book-Entry Warrant Certificates deposited with The Depository Trust Company (the “ Depository ”) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of the Depository.  Ownership of beneficial interests in the Public Warrants shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by (i) the Depository or its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or (ii) institutions that have accounts with the Depository (each such institution, with respect to a Public Warrant in its account, a “ Participant ”).

 
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If the Depository subsequently ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Public Warrants, the Company may instruct the Warrant Agent regarding making other arrangements for book-entry settlement.  In the event that the Public Warrants are not eligible for, or it is no longer necessary to have the Public Warrants available in, book-entry form, the Warrant Agent shall provide written instructions to the Depository to deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, and the Company shall instruct the Warrant Agent to deliver to the Depository definitive certificates representing the Warrants (“ Definitive Warrant Certificates ”).
 
(b)            Beneficial Owner; Registered Holder .  The term “ beneficial owner ” shall mean, on or after the Detachment Date (as defined below), any person in whose name ownership of a beneficial interest in the Public Warrants evidenced by a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate is recorded in the records maintained by the Depository or its nominee, and prior to the Detachment Date, the person in whose name the Public Unit of which such Public Warrant or part thereof was originally a part, as registered upon the register relating to such Public Units.  Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant shall be registered upon the Warrant Register (“ Registered Holder ”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on the Warrant certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
 
2.4           Detachability of Warrants .  The securities comprising the Public Units will not be separately transferable until 5 trading days after the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to 750,000 additional Public Units to cover over-allotments or (ii) the exercise in full of such option (the “ Detachment Date ”) subject in either case to the Company having filed a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (a “ Form 6-K ”) or a Current Report on Form 8-K (a " Form 8-K ") as applicable with the Securities and Exchange Commission containing an audited balance sheet reflecting the receipt by the Company of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, including the proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, and having issued a press release announcing when the separate trading of such securities will begin. If the over-allotment option is exercised after the initial filing of a Form 6-K or Form 8-K as applicable, the Company shall file an amendment to the Form 6-K or Form 8-K as applicable to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise and consummation of the over-allotment option.  The Company shall include in such Form 6-K or Form 8-K as applicable, or an amendment thereto, or in a subsequent Form 6-K or Form 8-K as applicable, information indicating the date on which separate trading of the Ordinary Shares and Public Warrants will begin.  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Business Day ” shall mean any day on which the Depository is open for trading.

 
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2.5           Founders’ Warrants .  The Founders’ Warrants shall have the same terms and be in the same form as the Public Warrants, except that:
 
(i)           the Founders’ Warrants may not be exercised unless and until the date that is six months after the consummation of an Initial Business Combination;
 
(ii)          the Founders’ Warrants will be non-redeemable as long as they are held by the Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees;
 
(iii)         the Founders’ Warrants may be exercised on a Cashless Basis (as defined below) at the election of the holder, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees;
 
(iv)         the Founders’ Warrants are not transferable or salable except to a Permitted Transferee until six months after the consummation of an Initial Business Combination.
 
Initial Business Combination ” means the Company’s initial business combination, through a merger, share capital exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, with one or more operating businesses or assets.
 
Permitted Transferee ” means a person or entity that receives such securities pursuant to a transfer (i) to one or more of the Company’s officers, directors or initial unitholders, (ii) to an affiliate or an affiliated entity under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (vi) by private sales with respect to up to 33% of the Sponsor Shares made at or prior to the consummation of an Initial Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the Sponsor Shares were originally purchased (approximately $0.017 per share), or (vii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; and in each case the transferee enters into a written agreement agreeing (i) to be bound by the transfer restrictions described above, (ii) to vote in accordance with the majority of the Ordinary Shares voted by public shareholders and (iii) to waive any rights to participate in any liquidation distribution if the Company fails to consummate an Initial Business Combination and, in the case of the Founders’ Shares subject to forfeiture, agreeing to forfeit such Founders’ Shares to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised.
 
ARTICLE III
TERMS AND EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
 
3.1           Warrant Price .  Each Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of Ordinary Shares stated therein, at the price of $7.50 per whole share, subject to the adjustments provided in Article IV hereof.  The term “ Warrant Price ” as used in this Agreement refers to the price per share at which Ordinary Share may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised.

 
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3.2           Duration of Warrants .  A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “ Exercise Period ”) commencing on the later of the consummation by the Company of an Initial Business Combination, and the first anniversary of the date of the final prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement, and terminating on the fifth anniversary of the date from the completion of the Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption by the Company as provided in Article VI of this Agreement (“ Expiration Date ”); provided , however , that, (i) the Public Warrants shall not be exercisable and the Company shall not be obligated to issue Ordinary Shares in respect thereof unless, at the time a holder seeks to exercise such Public Warrants, a registration statement covering the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is effective and a current prospectus is available for use or such issuance is deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the holder of such Warrants and (ii) the Founders’ Warrants may not be exercised until six months after the consummation of an Initial Business Combination.  Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as set forth in Article VI hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m., New York time on the Expiration Date.  The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided, however , that any extension of the duration of the Warrants must apply equally to all of the Warrants. Should the Company wish to extend the Expiration Date of the Warrants, the Company shall provide advance notice to any stock exchange on which the Warrants are listed in accordance with the requirements of such exchange.
 
3.3           Exercise of Warrants .
 
(a)            Payment .  Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, a Warrant, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof by delivering, not later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on any Business Day during the Exercise Period (the “ Exercise Date ”) to the Warrant Agent at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent (i) the Definitive Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants to be exercised or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, the Warrants to be exercised (the “ Book-Entry Warrants ”) on the records of the Depository to an account of the Warrant Agent at the Depository designated for such purpose in writing by the Warrant Agent to the Depository from time to time, (ii) an election to purchase in the form attached hereto as part of Exhibit A or Exhibit B (the “ Election to Purchase ”), as applicable, the Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants to be exercised, properly completed and executed, or in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, properly delivered by the Participant in accordance with the Depository’s procedures and (iii) the Warrant Price for each full Ordinary Share as to which the Warrants are exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrants, the exchange of the Warrants for Ordinary Shares, and the issuance of the Ordinary Shares in full, in lawful money of the United States, by certified check payable to the Company; provided , however , that the holders of the Founders’ Warrants may pay the Warrant Price by surrendering the Founders’ Warrants for that number of Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the Fair Market Value and the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market Value (a “ Cashless Basis ”); and provided, further , that upon exercising its option to redeem the Redeemable Warrants (as defined below), the Company may exercise its option to require all Registered Holders of Redeemable Warrants that elect to exercise their Redeemable Warrants prior to the scheduled redemption date to exercise such Redeemable Warrants on a Cashless Basis.  “ Fair Market Value ” means the average last sales price of the Ordinary Shares in the principal trading market for the Ordinary Shares as reported by any national securities exchange or quoted on the FINRA OTC Bulletin Board (or successor exchange), as the case may be, for the 10 consecutive trading days ending on the third trading day preceding the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of Redeemable Warrants.

 
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(i)           If any of (A) the Definitive Warrant Certificate or the Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, (B) the Election to Purchase or (C) the Warrant Price therefor, is received by the Warrant Agent after 5:00 p.m., New York time, on a specified day or if such day is not a Business Day, the Warrants will be deemed to be received and exercised on, and the applicable Exercise Date shall be the Business Day next succeeding such day.  If the Warrants are received or deemed to be received after the Expiration Date, the exercise thereof will be null and void and any funds delivered to the Warrant Agent will be returned to the Registered Holder or the Participant, as the case may be, as soon as practicable.  In no event will interest accrue on funds deposited with the Warrant Agent in respect of an exercise or attempted exercise of Warrants.  The validity of any exercise of Warrants will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion and such determination will be final and binding upon the Registered Holder and the Warrant Agent.  Neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall have any obligation to inform a Registered Holder of the invalidity of any exercise of Warrants.
 
(ii)           The Warrant Agent shall deposit all funds received by it in payment of the Warrant Price in the account of the Company maintained with the Warrant Agent for such purpose and shall advise the Company at the end of each Business Day on which funds for the exercise of the Warrants are received and of the amount so deposited to its account.  The Warrant Agent shall promptly confirm such telephonic advice to the Company in writing.
 
(iii)           The Warrant Agent shall, by 11:00 a.m. New York time on the Business Day following the Exercise Date of any Warrant, advise the Company and the transfer agent and registrar in respect of (a) the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such exercise in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (b) the instructions of each Registered Holder or Participant, as the case may be, with respect to delivery of the Shares issuable upon such exercise, and the delivery of Definitive Warrant Certificates, as appropriate, evidencing the balance, if any, of the Warrants remaining after such exercise, (c) in case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, the notation that shall be made to the records maintained by the Depository, its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or a Participant, as appropriate, evidencing the balance, if any, of the Warrants remaining after such exercise and (d) such other information as the Company or such transfer agent and registrar shall reasonably require.
 
(iv)           The Company shall, by 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day next succeeding the Exercise Date of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price, execute, issue and deliver to the Warrant Agent, the Ordinary Shares to which such Registered Holder or Participant, as the case may be, is entitled, in fully registered form, registered in such name or names as may be directed by such Registered Holder or the Participant, as the case may be.  Upon receipt of such Ordinary Shares, the Warrant Agent shall, by 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the fifth Business Day next succeeding such Exercise Date, transmit such Ordinary Shares to or upon the order of the Registered Holder or the Participant, as the case may be.

 
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(v)           In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise, provided the Company’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise to the Registered Holder or the Participant by crediting the account of the Registered Holder’s prime broker with the Depository or of the Participant through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system.  The time periods for delivery described in the immediately preceding paragraph shall apply to the electronic transmittals described herein.
 
(vi)           The accrual of dividends, if any, on the Ordinary Shares issued upon the valid exercise of any Warrant will be governed by the terms generally applicable to the Ordinary Shares.  Starting with the Exercise Date, the former holder of the Warrants exercised will be entitled to the benefits generally available to other holders of Ordinary Shares and such former holder’s right to receive payments of dividends and any other amounts payable in respect of the Ordinary Shares shall be governed by, and shall be subject to, the terms and provisions generally applicable to such Ordinary Shares.
 
(vii)           Subject to Section 4.7 , Warrants may be exercised only in whole numbers of Ordinary Shares.  If fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by a Warrant Certificate are exercised, a new Warrant Certificate for the number of unexercised Warrants remaining shall be executed by the Company and countersigned by the Warrant Agent as provided in Article II hereof, and delivered to the holder of this Warrant Certificate at the address specified on the books of the Warrant Agent or as otherwise specified by such Registered Holder.  If fewer than all the Warrants evidenced by a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate are exercised, a notation shall be made to the records maintained by the Depository, its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or a Participant, as appropriate, evidencing the balance of the Warrants remaining after such exercise.
 
(b)           Issuance of Certificates .  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 7.4 of this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any securities pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the issuance of Ordinary Shares upon exercise of the Warrants is effective, and (ii) the issuance of the Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants is qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under applicable securities laws of the states or other jurisdictions in which the Registered Holders reside.  Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any Registered Holder without a current prospectus or in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful.  As a result of the provisions of this Section 3.3(b) , any or all of the Warrants may expire unexercised.  In no event shall the Registered Holder of a Warrant be entitled to receive any monetary damages if the issuance of the Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants has not been registered by the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement or if a current prospectus is not available for delivery by the Warrant Agent; provided , that the Company has fulfilled its obligation to use its best efforts to effect such registration and ensure a current prospectus is available for delivery by the Warrant Agent.

 
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(c)           Valid Issuance .  All Ordinary Shares issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
 
(d)           Date of Issuance .  Each person in whose name any such certificate for Ordinary Shares is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the Exercise Date in accordance with Section 3.3(a) , irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate to the holder, except that, if delivery of the items set forth in Section 3.3(a) occurs after 5:00 p.m., New York time, on any Business Day during the Exercise Period, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding Business Day.
 
3.4           No Cash Settlement .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, under no circumstances will the Company be required to settle any Warrant exercise for cash, whether by net cash settlement or otherwise.
 
ARTICLE IV
ADJUSTMENTS
 
4.1           Share Dividends; Split-Ups .  If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.7 , the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares is increased by a share dividend payable in Ordinary Shares, or by a split-up or a reverse split-up of Ordinary Shares, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share dividend, split-up, reverse split-up or similar event, the number of Ordinary Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased or decreased in proportion to such increase in outstanding Ordinary Shares.
 
4.2           Aggregation of Shares .  If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.7 , the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse share split or reclassification of Ordinary Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share split, reclassification or similar event, the number of Ordinary Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding Ordinary Shares.
 
4.3           Adjustments in Warrant Price .  Whenever the number of Ordinary Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above, each of the Warrant Price and the Floor Price (as defined below) shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price and Floor Price, as the case may be, immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of Ordinary Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of Ordinary Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter; provided , that, with respect to any adjustment occurring prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company may determine (with the consent of the Sponsor) not to adjust the Warrant Price and the Floor Price.

 
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4.4           Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc .  In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the Ordinary Shares (other than a change covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Registered Holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the Ordinary Shares of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, by a Registered Holder of the number of Ordinary Shares of the Company obtainable upon exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in Ordinary Shares covered by Sections 4.1 or 4.2 , then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3 and this Section 4.4 .  The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.
 
4.5           Extraordinary Dividends .  If the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, shall pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of Ordinary Shares (or other shares of the Company’s capital into which the Warrants are convertible), other than (i) as described in Sections 4.1 , 4.2 or 4.4 , (ii) regular quarterly or other periodic dividends, (iii) in connection with the shareholder redemption rights of the holders of Ordinary Shares upon consummation by the Company of an Initial Business Combination or (iv) in connection with the Company’s liquidation and the distribution of its assets upon its failure to consummate an Initial Business Combination (any such non-excluded event being referred to herein as an “ Extraordinary Dividend ”), then the Warrant Price and the Floor Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each Ordinary Share (or other shares of the Company’s capital into which the Warrants are convertible) in respect of such Extraordinary Dividend.
 
4.6           Notices of Changes in Warrant .  Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price, Floor Price or the number of shares issuable on exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price or Floor Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based.  Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3 , 4.4 or 4.5 , then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to each Registered Holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event.  Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.

 
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4.7           No Fractional Shares .  Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants.  If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Article IV or by reason of any cashless exercise pursuant to Sections 3.3(a) or 6.1 , the Registered Holder would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to the Registered Holder.
 
4.8           Form of Warrant .  The forms of Warrants need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Article IV , and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement.  However, the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.
 
4.9           Notice of Certain Transactions .  In the event that the Company shall propose to (a) offer the holders of its Ordinary Shares rights to subscribe for or to purchase any securities convertible into Ordinary Shares or shares of any class or any other securities, rights or options, (b) issue any rights, options or warrants entitling the holders of Ordinary Shares to subscribe for Ordinary Shares or (c) make a tender offer, redemption offer or exchange offer with respect to the Ordinary Shares, the Company shall send to the Registered Holders a notice of such proposed action or offer.  Such notice shall be mailed to the Registered Holders at their addresses as they appear in the Warrant Register, which shall specify the record date for the purposes of such dividend, distribution or rights, or the date such issuance or event is to take place and the date of participation therein by the holders of Ordinary Shares, if any such date is to be fixed, and shall briefly indicate the effect of such action on the Ordinary Shares and on the number and kind of any other shares and on other property, if any, and the number of Ordinary Shares and other property, if any, issuable upon exercise of each Warrant and the Warrant Price or Floor Price after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this Article IV that would be required as a result of such action.  Such notice shall be given as promptly as practicable after the Company’s Board of Directors has determined to take any such action and (x) in the case of any action covered by clause (a) or (b) above at least 10 days prior to the record date for determining the holders of Ordinary Shares for purposes of such action or (y) in the case of any other such action at least 20 days prior to the date of the taking of such proposed action or the date of participation therein by the holders of Ordinary Share, whichever shall be the earlier.
 
ARTICLE V
TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF WARRANTS
 
5.1           Transfer of Warrants .  Prior to the Detachment Date, the Public Warrants may be transferred or exchanged only as part of the Public Units in which such Warrants are included, and only for the purpose of effecting, or in conjunction with, a transfer or exchange of such Public Unit.  For the avoidance of doubt, each transfer of a Public Unit on the register relating to such Public Units shall operate also to transfer the Warrants included in such Public Unit.

 
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5.2            Registration of Transfer .  Subject to Section 5.3 below, the Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer.  Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent.  The Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.
 
5.3            Procedure for Surrender of Warrants .  Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the Registered Holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided , however , that except as otherwise provided herein or in any Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate may be transferred only in whole and only to the Depository, to another nominee of the Depository, to a successor depository, or to a nominee of a successor depository; provided further , however , that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.  Upon any such registration of transfer, the Company shall execute, and the Warrant Agent shall countersign and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee a new Warrant certificate or Warrant certificates of any authorized denomination evidencing in the aggregate a like number of unexercised Warrants.
 
5.4            Fractional Warrants .  The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange that will result in the issuance of a Warrant certificate for a fraction of a Warrant.
 
5.5            Service Charges .  No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.
 
5.6            Warrant Execution and Countersignature .  The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Article V , and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, shall supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.
 
ARTICLE VI
REDEMPTION
 
6.1            Redemption .  Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants (other than any Founders’ Warrants that are held by the Sponsor or any Permitted Transferee) may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2 , at the price of $0.01 per Warrant (the “ Redemption Price ”); provided , however , that the last sales price of the Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or other national securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares may be traded, has been equal to or greater than $15.00 per share (the “ Floor Price ”) for any 20 trading days on which trading occurs within a 30 trading day period ending three Business Days prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given (the “ 30-day redemption period ”); and provided ,   further that with respect to the Public Warrants only, a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants is effective and expected to remain effective to and including the redemption date, and a prospectus relating to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants is available throughout the 30-day redemption period.  If the foregoing conditions are satisfied, and such Warrants are called for redemption, each Registered Holder will be entitled to exercise their Warrants prior to the date scheduled for redemption.

 
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6.2            Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption .  In the event the Company shall elect to redeem all of the outstanding Warrants (other than any Founders’ Warrants that are held by the Sponsor or any Permitted Transferee) pursuant to Section 6.1 (the “ Redeemable Warrants ”), the Company shall fix a date for the redemption.  Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the Registered Holders of the Redeemable Warrants at their last addresses as they shall appear in the Warrant Register.  Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given on the date sent whether or not the Registered Holder received such notice.
 
6.3            Exercise After Notice of Redemption .  The Redeemable Warrants may be exercised at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof and prior to the time and date fixed for redemption; provided, however , that the Company has the option to require all Registered Holders of the Redeemable Warrants who elect to exercise their Redeemable Warrants prior to the date scheduled for redemption to exercise their Redeemable Warrants on a Cashless Basis.  On and after the redemption date, the Registered Holder of the Redeemable Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive the Redemption Price upon surrender of the Redeemable Warrants.
 
6.4            Outstanding Warrants Only .  The Company understands that the redemption rights provided for by this Article VI apply only to outstanding Redeemable Warrants.  To the extent a person holds rights to purchase Redeemable Warrants, such purchase rights shall not be extinguished by redemption.  However, once such purchase rights are exercised, the Company may redeem the Redeemable Warrants issued upon such exercise, provided   that the criteria for redemption are met, including the opportunity of the Redeemable Warrant holders to exercise prior to the time and date fixed for redemption pursuant to Section 6.3 .
 
ARTICLE VII
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO
RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF WARRANTS
 
7.1            No Rights as Shareholder .  A Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights, to vote or to consent or to receive notice as shareholders in respect of the meetings of shareholders for the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.
 

 
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7.2           Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants .  If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.  Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.
 
7.3           Reservation of Ordinary Share .  The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.
 
7.4           Registration of Ordinary Share .  If the Company consummates an Initial Public Offering, the Company agrees that prior to the commencement of the Exercise Period, it shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, or a new registration statement, for the registration under the Securities Act of, and it shall take such action as may be necessary to qualify for sale, in those states in which the Public Warrants were initially offered by the Company, the issuance of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants.  In either case, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective on or prior to the commencement of the Exercise Period and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement until the expiration of the Public Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
 
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE WARRANT AGENT AND OTHER MATTERS
 
8.1           Payment of Taxes .  The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or of such Ordinary Shares.
 
8.2           Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent .
 
(a)            Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent .  The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving 60 days’ notice in writing to the Company.  If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent.  If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or any Registered Holder (who shall, with such notice, submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost.  Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority.  After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

 
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(b)            Notice of Successor Warrant Agent .  In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Ordinary Shares not later than the effective date of any such appointment.
 
(c)            Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent .  Any corporation or other entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.
 
8.3           Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent .
 
(a)            Remuneration .  The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as Warrant Agent hereunder and shall reimburse the Warrant Agent upon written demand for all reasonable expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.
 
(b)            Further Assurances .  The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.
 
8.4           Liability of Warrant Agent .
 
(a)            Reliance on Company Statement .  Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent.  The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 
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(b)           Indemnity .
 
(i)           The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.  The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.
 
(ii)           In case any action arising out of this Agreement is brought against the Warrant Agent, the Company will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof, and after notice from the Company to the Warrant Agent of its election so to assume the defense, the Company will not be liable to the Warrant Agent under this Section 8.4(b) for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Warrant Agent in connection with the defense thereof.  The Warrant Agent shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action hereunder.
 
(c)            Exclusions .  The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Article IV hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any Ordinary Shares will when issued be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.
 
8.5           Acceptance of Agency .  The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all moneys received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of the Company’s Ordinary Shares through the exercise of Warrants.
 
8.6           Waiver .  The Warrant Agent hereby waives any and all right or set-off of any and all title, interest or claim of any kind (“ Claim ”) in or to any distribution of the Trust Account (as defined in that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement to be entered into by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company as trustee thereunder), and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the funds in the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 8.4(b) hereunder, and to pursue any such Claims solely against the Company.
 
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
9.1           Successors .  All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 
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9.2           Notices .  Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by any Registered Holder to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer

Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by any Registered Holder or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
 
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
17 Battery Place, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attn:  Steve Nelson and Frank Di Paolo

9.3           Applicable Law .  The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.  The Company and the Warrant Agent hereby agree 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 in the Borough of Manhattan or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive.  The Company and the Warrant Agent hereby waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and any claim that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.  Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company or the Warrant Agent may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof.  Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim; provided , that, such service shall not preclude any other manner of service permitted by law.
 
9.4           Persons Having Rights under this Agreement .  Nothing in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the Warrants, any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof.  All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the Warrants.

 
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9.5           Examination of the Warrant Agreement .  A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the Registered Holder of any Warrant.  The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.
 
9.6           Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (which may be delivered by facsimile or other electronic means) and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
9.7           Effect of Headings .  The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
 
9.8           Amendments .  This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Registered Holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the Registered Holders.  All other modifications or amendments shall require the written consent of the Registered Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Warrants.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period in accordance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2 , respectively, without such consent.
 
9.9           Severability .  This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof or thereof.  Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
 
9.10         Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, in conjunction with that certain Sponsor Warrant Purchase Agreement dated [ ], 2010, by and between Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. and Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd., constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled and terminated.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the date first above written.
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
   
By:
 
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 
   
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER &
TRUST COMPANY
   
By:
 
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 

 
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EXHIBIT A
 
Form of Public Warrant
 
The Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any such shares unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the issuance of such shares upon exercise of the Warrants is effective or (ii) in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such registration statement is not required.
 
The securities represented by this Warrant Certificate (including the securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant) are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement dated as of [ ], 2010, by and between the Company and the Warrant Agent (the “Warrant Agreement”).  Copies of such agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof at the Warrant Agent’s principal place of business without charge.
 
SPECIMEN WARRANT CERTIFICATE
 
NUMBER
   
WARRANTS
       
 
 
 
     
     
 
THIS WARRANT WILL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO 5:00 p.m.
NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
CUSIP ______________
 
WARRANT
 
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received is the Registered Holder of such number of Warrants set forth above (the “Warrants”), each such Warrant expiring at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on ___________, 2015, five years from the date of the completion of the initial business combination or earlier upon redemption by Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”) in accordance with the terms hereof and entitling the holder to purchase one fully paid and non-assessable ordinary share (“Ordinary Share”), of the Company. The Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase from the Company, commencing on the later of (i) the consummation by the Company of an Initial Business Combination or (ii) _________, 2011, one year from the date of the final prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement, such number of Ordinary Shares of the Company at the price of $7.50 per share, as such price may be adjusted, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Warrant Agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the Warrant Certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the Warrant Price, by certified check payable to the Company, for the number of warrants being exercised, but only subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement.  The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the Warrant Price, the Floor Price and the number of Ordinary Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. In no event shall the Company be required to settle any Warrant exercise for cash, whether by net cash settlement or otherwise.  The term Warrant Price as used in this Warrant Certificate refers to the price per Ordinary Share at which Ordinary Shares may be purchased at the time the Warrant is exercised.

 

 

          No fraction of an Ordinary Share will be issued upon any exercise of a Warrant. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in an Ordinary Share, the Company shall, upon exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to such warrant holder.
 
          Upon any exercise of the Warrant for less than the total number of full Ordinary Shares provided for herein, there shall be issued to the Registered Holder hereof or the Registered Holder’s assignee a new Warrant Certificate covering the number of Ordinary Shares for which the Warrant has not been exercised.
 
          Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the offices of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder hereof in person or by attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.
 
          Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of the Warrant Certificate at the offices of the Warrant Agent, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any applicable tax or other governmental charge.
 
          The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder as the absolute owner of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the Registered Holder, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
 
          This Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company.

 

 
 
Subject to Section 6.4 of the Warrant Agreement, the Company may redeem all, but not less than all, of the Public Warrants, at the option of the Company, at any time after such Warrants become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the offices of the Warrant Agent, upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement at the price of $0.01 per Warrant (the “Redemption Price”); provided, however, that the last sales price of the Ordinary Shares has been equal to or greater than the Floor Price on each of 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period ending three business days prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders (the “30-day redemption period”); and provided, further that a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is effective and expected to remain effective to and including the redemption date, and a prospectus relating to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is available throughout the 30-day redemption period.  If the foregoing conditions are satisfied, and the Warrants are called for redemption, each Registered Holder will be entitled to exercise their Warrants prior to the date scheduled for redemption.  In the event the Company calls the Warrants for redemption pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Warrant Agreement, the Company shall have the option to require all holders of those Warrants who elect to exercise their Warrants prior to the date scheduled for redemption to exercise the Warrants on a cashless basis. If the Company requires holders of the Warrants to exercise the Warrants on a cashless basis, each holder of such Warrants shall pay the Warrant Price by surrendering such Warrants for that number of Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the Fair Market Value and the Warrant Price of the Warrants by (y) the Fair Market Value.  Any Warrant either not exercised or tendered back to the Company by the end of the date specified in the notice of redemption shall be canceled on the books of the Company and have no further value except for the $0.01 redemption price.
 
The securities represented by this Warrant Certificate (including the securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant) are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement dated as of [ ], 2010, by and between the Company and the Warrant Agent (the “Warrant Agreement”).  Copies of such agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof at the Warrant Agent’s principal place of business without charge.
 
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

 

ELECTION TO PURCHASE
 
To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Exercise Warrants
 
The undersigned Registered Holder irrevocably elects to exercise _______________________ Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and to purchase the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants, and requests that Certificates for such shares shall be issued in the name of
 
 
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
 
(SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
 
and be delivered to
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
and, if such number of Warrants shall not be all the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, that a new Warrant Certificate for the balance of such Warrants be registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder at the address stated below:
 
Dated:
   
     
   
(SIGNATURE)
     
     
   
(ADDRESS)
     
     
     
     
   
(TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

 

 

ASSIGNMENT
 
To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Assign Warrants
 
For Value Received, __________________________________ hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto
 
 
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
 
(SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
 
and be delivered to
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
___________________________________ of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________________________________________________________ Attorney to transfer this Warrant Certificate on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
 
Dated:
   
     
   
(SIGNATURE)
 
The signature to the assignment of the subscription form must correspond to the name written upon the face of this warrant certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or a member firm of the American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, Pacific Stock Exchange or Chicago Stock Exchange.

 

 

EXHIBIT B
 
Form of Founders’ Warrant
 
The securities represented by this Warrant Certificate (including the securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The securities may not be sold, offered for sale, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective registration statement as to the securities under the Securities Act or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that such registration statement is not required.
 
The securities represented by this Warrant Certificate (including the securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant) are subject to the terms and conditions, including certain restrictions on transfer, set forth in the Warrant Agreement dated as of   [ ], 2010, by and between the Company and the Warrant Agent (the “Warrant Agreement”).  Copies of such agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof at the Warrant Agent’s principal place of business without charge.
 
SPECIMEN WARRANT CERTIFICATE
 
NUMBER
   
WARRANTS
       
 
 
 
     
     
 
THIS WARRANT WILL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO 5:00 p.m.
NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
CUSIP ______________
 
WARRANT
 
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received is the Registered Holder of such number of Warrants set forth above (the “Warrants”), each such Warrant expiring at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on ___________, 2015, five years from the date of the completion of the initial business combination or earlier upon redemption by Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”) in accordance with the terms hereof and entitling the holder to purchase one fully paid and non-assessable ordinary share (“Ordinary Share”), of the Company. The Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase from the Company, commencing six months from the consummation of an Initial Business, such number of Ordinary Shares of the Company at the price of $7.50 per share, as such price may be adjusted, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of Warrant Price on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Warrant Agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the Warrant Certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the Warrant Price, by certified check payable to the Company or on a cashless basis as described in Section 3.3(a) of the Warrant Agreement and below, for the number of warrants being exercised, but only subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement.  In no event shall the Company be required to settle any Warrant exercise for cash, whether by net cash settlement or otherwise.  The term Warrant Price as used in this Warrant Certificate refers to the price per Ordinary Share at which Ordinary Shares may be purchased at the time the Warrant is exercised.

 

 

          No fraction of an Ordinary Share will be issued upon any exercise of a Warrant. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in an Ordinary Share, the Company shall, upon exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to such holder.
 
          Upon any exercise of the Warrant for less than the total number of full Ordinary Shares provided for herein, there shall be issued to the Registered Holder hereof or the Registered Holder’s assignee a new Warrant Certificate covering the number of Ordinary Shares for which the Warrant has not been exercised.
 
          Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the offices of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder hereof in person or by attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.
 
          Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of the Warrant Certificate at the offices of the Warrant Agent, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any applicable tax or other governmental charge.
 
          The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder as the absolute owner of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the Registered Holder, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
 
          This Warrant does not entitle the holder to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company.
 
The Company may not redeem the Founders’ Warrants that are held by the Sponsor or any Permitted Transferee.
 
The securities represented by this Warrant Certificate (including the securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant) are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement dated as of [ ], 2010, by and between the Company and the Warrant Agent (the “Warrant Agreement”).  Copies of such agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof at the Warrant Agent’s principal place of business without charge.
 
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

 

ELECTION TO PURCHASE
 
To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Exercise Warrants
 
The undersigned Registered Holder irrevocably elects to exercise _________________ Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and to purchase the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants, and requests that Certificates for such shares shall be issued in the name of
 
 
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
 
(SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
 
and be delivered to
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
and, if such number of Warrants shall not be all the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, that a new Warrant Certificate for the balance of such Warrants be registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder at the address stated below:
 
Dated:
   
     
   
(SIGNATURE)
     
     
   
(ADDRESS)
     
     
     
     
   
(TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

 

 

ASSIGNMENT
 
To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Assign Warrants
 
For Value Received, ____________________________________________________ hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto
 
 
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
 
(SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
 
and be delivered to
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
___________________________________ of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
__________________________________________________________ Attorney to transfer this Warrant Certificate on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
 
Dated:
   
     
   
(SIGNATURE)
 
The signature to the assignment of the subscription form must correspond to the name written upon the face of this warrant certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or a member firm of the American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, Pacific Stock Exchange or Chicago Stock Exchange.

 

 
EXHIBIT 5.1
 
Form of Opinion
of
Maples and Calder

 
PO Box 309
Ugland House
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
 
 
 
 

[ l ] 2010
 
Dear Sirs
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (the "Company")
 
We have acted as Cayman Islands counsel to the Company to provide this legal opinion in connection with the Company's registration statement on Form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the " Act "), as amended, (File No. 333-[ l ]) (the " Registration Statement ") related to the offering and sale of (i) up to 5,000,000 units (the “ Units ”), each Unit consisting of one ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each an “ Ordinary Share ” and together, the “ Ordinary Shares ”), and one warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share (the “ Warrants ”); (ii) up to 750,000 Units (the “ Over-Allotment Units ”), which the underwriters, for whom Rodman & Renshaw, LLC is acting as representative, will have a right to purchase from the Company to cover over allotments, if any; (iii) up to 250,000 Units (the “ Purchase Option Units ”) which the Representative will have the right to purchase for their own account or that of their designees; (iv) all Ordinary Shares and all Warrants issued as part of the Units, the Over-Allotment Units and the Purchase Option Units; and (v) all Ordinary Shares that may be issued upon exercise of the Warrants included in the Units, Over-Allotment Units and the Purchase Option Units.  This opinion is given in accordance with the terms of the Legal Matters section of the Registration Statement.

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DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

We have reviewed originals, copies, drafts or conformed copies of the following documents:

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the Certificate of Incorporation and the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company as registered or adopted on 20 April 2010, the Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name dated 23 June 2010, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company dated 22 June 2010 and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company dated 31 August 2010;

1.2
minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of the Company dated [ l ] 2010;

1.3
a Certificate of Good Standing issued by the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands (the " Certificate of Good Standing ");

1.4
a certificate from a director of the Company (the " Director's Certificate ");

1.5
the Registration Statement;

1.6
the Underwriting Agreement;

1.7
a draft of the form of the unit certificate constituting the Units, the Over-Allotment Units and the Purchase Option Units (the “ Unit Certificates ”); and


 
1.8
a draft of the form of the warrant agreement and the warrant certificate constituting the Warrants (the " Warrant Documents " and, together with the Unit Certificates, the “ Documents ”).
 
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ASSUMPTIONS
 
The following opinion is given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion. This opinion only relates to the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion.  In giving this opinion we have relied (without further verification) upon the completeness and accuracy of the Director’s Certificate and the Certificate of Good Standing. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:
 
2.1
the Documents have been or will be authorised and duly executed and unconditionally delivered by or on behalf of all relevant parties in accordance with all relevant laws (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws of the Cayman Islands);
 
2.2
the Documents are, or will be, legal, valid, binding and enforceable against all relevant parties in accordance with their terms under the laws of the State of New York and all other relevant laws (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands);
 
2.3
the choice of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law of the Documents has been made in good faith and would be regarded as a valid and binding selection which will be upheld by the courts of the State of New York and any other relevant jurisdiction (other than the Cayman Islands) as a matter of the laws of the State of New York and all other relevant laws (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands);
 
2.4
copy documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals;
 
2.5
all signatures, initials and seals are genuine;
 
2.6
the power, authority and legal right of all parties under all relevant laws and regulations (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws of the Cayman Islands) to enter into, execute, deliver and perform their respective obligations under the Documents;
 
2.7
no invitation has been or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of the Units, the Over-Allotment Units, the Warrants or the Ordinary Shares;
 
2.8
there is nothing under any law (other than the law of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions hereinafter appearing.  Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the laws of the State of New York; and
 
2.9
the Company will receive money or money's worth in consideration for the issue of the Ordinary Shares, and none of the Ordinary Shares were or will be issued for less than par value.
 
Save as aforesaid we have not been instructed to undertake and have not undertaken any further enquiry or due diligence in relation to the transaction the subject of this opinion.
 
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OPINIONS
 
Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing assumptions and the qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:
 
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3.1
The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
 
3.2
The Ordinary Shares to be offered and issued by the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement (including the issuance of the Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the Warrant Documents) have been duly authorised for issue, and when issued by the Company against payment in full, of the consideration,  in accordance with the terms set out in the Registration Statement (including the issuance of the Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the Warrant Documents) and duly registered in the Company’s register of members (shareholders), such Ordinary Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
 
3.3
The execution and delivery of the Documents and the issue and offer of the Units, the Over-Allotment Units and the Warrants by the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement has been authorised by and on behalf of the Company and, assuming the Documents have been executed and delivered by any Director or authorised officer of the Company, the Documents have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms.
 
3.4
The statements related to, and descriptions of, Caymen Islands laws and regulations contained under the heading "Cayman Islands Taxation" in the Registration Statement are accurate and fairly present summaries of Cayman Islands laws and regulations.
 
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QUALIFICATIONS
 
The opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:
 
 
4.1
The term " enforceable " as used above means that the obligations assumed by the Company under the Documents are of a type which the courts of the Cayman Islands will enforce.  It does not mean that those obligations will necessarily be enforced in all circumstances in accordance with their terms.  In particular:
 
4.1.1
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, readjustment of debts or moratorium or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the rights of creditors;
 
4.1.2
enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity.  For example, equitable remedies such as specific performance may not be available, inter alia, where damages are considered to be an adequate remedy;
 
4.1.3
where obligations are to be performed in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands, they may not be enforceable in the Cayman Islands to the extent that performance would be illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction; and
 
4.1.4
some claims may become barred under the statutes of limitation or may be or become subject to defences of set off, counterclaim, estoppel and similar defences.
 
4.2
To maintain the Company in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, annual filing fees must be paid and returns made to the Registrar of Companies.
 
Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members (shareholders) is prima facie evidence of title to shares and this register would not record a third party interest in such shares.  However, there are certain limited circumstances where an application may be made to a Cayman Islands court for a determination on whether the register of members reflects the correct legal position.  Further, the Cayman Islands court has the power to order that the register of members maintained by a company should be rectified where it considers that the register of members does not reflect the correct legal position.  As far as we are aware, such applications are rarely made in the Cayman Islands, but if this were to occur in respect of the Company's Ordinary Shares, then the validity of such shares may be subject to re-examination by a Cayman Islands court.
 
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Except as specifically stated herein, we make no comment with respect to any representations and warranties which may be made by or with respect to the Company in any of the documents or instruments cited in this opinion or otherwise with respect to the commercial terms of the transactions the subject of this opinion.
 
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Legal Matters" in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement.  In providing our consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.
 
This opinion is addressed to you and may be relied upon by you and your counsel.  This opinion is limited to the matters detailed herein and is not to be read as an opinion with respect to any other matter.
 
 
Yours faithfully
 
 
MAPLES and CALDER
 
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EXHIBIT 10.1
 
[Form of Letter Agreement among
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., Arco Capital Management LLC,
and Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd.]
[          ], 2010
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Thomas Pinou, Chief Financial Officer

Re:   Initial Public Offering of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
This letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement dated as of [              ], 2010 (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), by and between Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “ Company ”), and Rodman & Renshaw, LLC (“ Rodman ”) as representative of the underwriters named in Schedule A thereto (the “ Underwriters ”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “ Initial Public Offering ”) of the Company’s units (the “ Units ”), each consisting of one ordinary share of the Company (an “ Ordinary Share ”), and one warrant (a “ Warrant ”) entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share.
 
The undersigned, Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “ Sponsor ”) has purchased from the Company 1,437,500 Ordinary Shares (including 187,500 Ordinary Shares subject to forfeiture to the extent the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised) (the “ Sponsor Shares ”) pursuant to a Share Subscription Agreement dated as of [_______], and immediately prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor has agreed to purchase 4,940,000 Warrants (the “ Sponsor Warrants ”) pursuant to a Warrant Subscription Agreement dated as of [_____________].  The terms of the Warrants are set forth in the Warrant Agreement dated as of [_____], 2010  (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
 
The undersigned, Arco Capital Management LLC, a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability (“ ARCO ”), is an affiliate of the Sponsor.

 
 

 

In order to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Initial Public Offering, and in recognition of the benefit that such Initial Public Offering will confer upon the Sponsor as a securityholder of the Company, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Sponsor hereby agrees with the Company as follows:
 
1.            Approval of Initial Business Combination .  The Sponsor agrees that in connection with any vote of the shareholders of the Company on a proposed Initial Business Combination, the undersigned will vote the Sponsor Shares in accordance with the majority of votes cast by the public shareholders of Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Initial Public Offering (the “ IPO Shares ”).  In addition, the undersigned agrees that in connection with any vote of the shareholders of the Company on a proposed Initial Business Combination, the undersigned will vote any Units or Ordinary Shares acquired by the Sponsor in the Initial Public Offering or at any time thereafter that are owned directly or indirectly by the Sponsor, for the Initial Business Combination.  The Sponsor also agrees to take all reasonable action within its power, in the event the Company conducts the redemption of its Units (or Ordinary Shares underlying the Units) pursuant to a tender offer, to cause the Company or its affiliates or any advisors to the Company, (i) not to purchase or arrange to purchase shares outside the tender offer while such tender offer is open or (ii) enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with any other person in connection with their purchase or arrangement to purchase shares outside the tender offer, when such tender offer is open.
 
2.            Liquidation; Waiver of Claims .  (a) In the event that the Company fails to consummate an Initial Business Combination within 18 months (or up to 24 months from the consummation of this offering if a letter of intent, an agreement in principle, or a definitive agreement to complete a business combination has been entered into prior to [___________], 2011) after the date of the final prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form F-1 relating to the Initial Public Offering (the “ Registration Statement ”), the Company will notify its shareholders that it will compulsorily redeem all IPO Shares and automatically liquidate the trust account in accordance with the procedure in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “ Liquidation ”).
 
(b)           The Liquidation costs will be met from the Company’s remaining assets outside of the trust account or from interest earned on the funds in the trust account that may be released to the Company for working capital purposes.  If such funds are insufficient, the Sponsor and Arco hereby jointly and severally agree to advance the Company the funds necessary to complete such Liquidation and agree not to seek repayment for such advancement.
 
(c)           The Sponsor hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distributions as a result of the Liquidation with respect to the Sponsor Shares and in the case of the Sponsor Shares subject to forfeiture, agrees to forfeit such Sponsor Shares to the extent the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised.  In addition, the Sponsor hereby waives any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in respect of any monies in the trust account the Sponsor 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 or make any claim against the trust account for any reason whatsoever; provided that the foregoing waiver shall not apply (i) to the extent the Sponsor is entitled to be indemnified by the Company pursuant to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company or applicable law or pursuant to any indemnification agreement entered into with the Company or (ii) in respect of any rights or claims the Sponsor may have as a result of holding Units, IPO Shares, Warrants or other securities of the Company (other than the Sponsor Shares, the Sponsor Warrants and the securities underlying or issuable upon exercise of such securities).

 
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3.            Transfer Restrictions .
 
(a) The Sponsor will not assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber (each, a “ transfer ”), directly or indirectly, any Sponsor Shares until one year following the date of the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, except to a Permitted Transferee, or earlier (i) with respect to 50% of the Sponsor Shares, when the closing price of the Ordinary Shares exceeds $11.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, or (ii) with respect to 50% of the Sponsor Shares, when the closing price of the Ordinary Shares exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of an Initial Business Combination; provided, however, that all of the Sponsor Shares shall no longer be restricted upon the first anniversary of the Initial Business Combination, and in any case, if following a business combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share capital exchange, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property.  Any transfers of such securities to a Permitted Transferee will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws.  Any transfer of securities pursuant to this Paragraph 3 after the date hereof will be subject to the condition that the Permitted Transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 hereof.
 
A “Permitted Transferee” is a person or entity that receives such securities pursuant to a transfer (i) to one or more of the Company’s officers, directors or initial unitholders, (ii) to an affiliate or an affiliated entity under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (vi) by private sales with respect to up to 33% of the Sponsor Shares made at or prior to the consummation of an Initial Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the Sponsor Shares were originally purchased (approximately $0.017 per share), or (vii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.
 
(b)           The Sponsor acknowledges that the Sponsor Warrants will be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Warrant Agreement until the consummation of an Initial Business Combination.
 
4.            Limitation on Compensation .  (a) The Sponsor will not be entitled to receive and will not accept, compensation of any kind (including a finder’s fee and consulting fee or any other compensation) from the Company for services rendered to the Company prior to or in connection with the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, other than (i) by virtue of ownership of Sponsor Shares, Sponsor Warrants or any securities included in or issuable upon exercise of such securities and (ii) pursuant to the letter agreement dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and Arco Capital Management LLC, relating to the provision of administrative services to the Company.

 
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(b)           The Sponsor will not accept a finder’s fee, consulting fee or any other compensation (other than by virtue of ownership of Sponsor Shares, Sponsor Warrants or any securities included in or issuable upon exercise of such securities) or fees from any other entity in connection with an Initial Business Combination, other than compensation or fees that may be received for any services provided following such Initial Business Combination.
 
5.            Indemnity .  Each of the Sponsor and Arco hereby agrees that it will be jointly and severally liable, by means of direct payment to the trust account, to ensure that the proceeds in the trust account are not reduced by the claims of target businesses of the Initial Business Combination or claims of vendors or other entities that are owed money by the Company for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to the Company except that there will be no liability (1) as to any claimed amounts owed to a third party who executed a legally enforceable waiver or (2) as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
6.            Representations and Warranties .  The Sponsor represents and warrants that (a) Except as described in the Registration Statement, there are no claims, payments, arrangements, contracts, agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a brokerage commission or finder’s, consulting, origination or similar fees by the Sponsor with respect to the sale of the securities pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement or any other arrangements, agreements or understandings by the Sponsor that may affect the Underwriters’ compensation pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;
 
(b)           It 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;
 
(c)           It 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 the Sponsor is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding;
 
(d)           It has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registrations denied, suspended or revoked;
 
(e)           Collectively with Arco, it has sufficient capital to satisfy the indemnification obligation set forth herein; and
 
(f)            It has full power, without violating any agreement by which it is bound, to enter into this letter agreement.
 
7.           The Sponsor agrees that it will not propose any amendment to Articles 47 of the Memorandum and Articles of Association or support, endorse or recommend any proposal that shareholders amend such provisions, other than in connection with a proposed Initial Business Combination or a proposed extension of the time period within which the Company must consummate an Initial Business Combination to up to 24 months, without the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Ordinary Shares voted by the shareholders.

 
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The Sponsor acknowledges and understands that the Company and the Underwriters will rely upon the agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein in proceeding with the Initial Public Offering.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to render the Underwriters a 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.
 
This letter agreement shall be binding on the Sponsor and such person’s successors and assigns.  This letter agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the consummation of an Initial Business Combination and (ii) the Liquidation; provided that such termination shall not relieve the Sponsor from liability for any breach of this letter agreement prior to its termination, and provided further that paragraph 2 of this letter agreement shall survive a termination pursuant to clause (ii).
 
This letter agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the parties relating to such subject matter.  None of the parties shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations and warranties or covenants relating to such subject matter except as specifically set forth herein.
 
This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
 
No term or provision of this letter agreement may be amended, changed, waived, altered or modified except by written instrument executed and delivered by the party against whom such amendment, change, waiver, alteration or modification is to be enforced.

 
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CAZADOR SUB HOLDINGS LTD.
     
 
By:
  
   
Name:
   
Title:
     
 
ARCO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
 
(solely with respect to paragraphs 2(b), 5 and 6(e))
     
 
By:
  
   
Name:
   
Title:
     
 
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
     
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
     
 
By:
  
   
Name:
   
Title:
     
 
RODMAN & RENSHAW, LLC
     
 
By:
  
   
Acknowledged Signatory

 
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EXHIBIT 10.2
 
[Form of Letter Agreement among Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. and Each of the Directors and Executive Officers of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.]
 
[          ], 2010
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer

Rodman & Renshaw LLC
As Representative of the Underwriters
c/o Rodman & Renshaw LLC
1270 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Thomas Pinou, Chief Financial Officer

Re:   Initial Public Offering of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
This letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement dated as of [              ], 2010 (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), by and between Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “ Company ”), and Rodman & Renshaw LLC (“ Rodman ”) as representative of the underwriters named in Schedule A thereto (the “ Underwriters ”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “ Initial Public Offering ”) of the Company’s units (the “ Units ”), each consisting of one ordinary share of the Company (an “ Ordinary Share ”), and one warrant (a “ Warrant ”) entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share.
 
Cazador Sub Holdings, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “ Sponsor ”) has purchased from the Company 1,437,500 Ordinary Shares (including 187,500 Ordinary Shares subject to forfeiture to the extent the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised) (the “ Sponsor Shares ”) pursuant to a Share Subscription Agreement dated as of [_______], and immediately prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor has agreed to purchase 4,940,000 Warrants (the “ Sponsor Warrants ”) pursuant to a Warrant Subscription Agreement dated as of [_____________]. The terms of the Warrants are set forth in the Warrant Agreement dated as of [ ], 2010 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
 

 
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In order to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Initial Public Offering, and in recognition of the benefit that such Initial Public Offering will confer upon the undersigned as a director or an executive officer 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.            Approval of Initial Business Combination . The undersigned agrees that in connection with any vote of the shareholders of the Company on a proposed Initial Business Combination, he will vote the Sponsor Shares in accordance with the majority of votes cast by the public shareholders of Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Initial Public Offering (the “ IPO Shares ”).  In addition, the undersigned agrees that in connection with any vote of the shareholders of the Company on a proposed Initial Business Combination, he will vote any Units or Ordinary Shares acquired in the Initial Public Offering or at any time thereafter that are owned directly or indirectly by him, for the Initial Business Combination.  The undersigned also agrees to take all reasonable action within his power, in the event the Company conducts the redemption of its Units (or Ordinary Shares underlying the Units) pursuant to a tender offer, to cause the Company or its affiliates or any advisors to the Company, (i) not to purchase or arrange to purchase shares outside the tender offer while such tender offer is open or (ii) enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with any other person in connection with their purchase or arrangement to purchase shares outside the tender offer, when such tender offer is open.
 
2.            Liquidation; Waiver of Claims . (a) In the event that the Company fails to consummate an Initial Business Combination within 18 months (or up to 24 months from the consummation of this offering if a letter of intent, an agreement in principle, or a definitive agreement to complete a business combination has been entered into prior to [___________], 2011) after the date of the final prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form F-1 relating to the Initial Public Offering (the “ Registration Statement ”), the Company will notify its shareholders that it will compulsorily redeem all IPO Shares and automatically liquidate the trust account in accordance with the procedure in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “ Liquidation ”).
 
(b)           The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distributions as a result of the Liquidation with respect to the Sponsor Shares that are owned directly or indirectly by him, and, in the case of the Sponsor Shares subject to forfeiture, agrees to forfeit such Sponsor Shares to the extent that the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised. In addition, the undersigned hereby waives any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in respect of any monies in the trust account 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 or make any claim against the trust account for any reason whatsoever; provided that the foregoing waiver shall not apply (i) to the extent the undersigned is entitled to be indemnified by the Company pursuant to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company or applicable law or pursuant to any indemnification agreement entered into with the Company or (ii) in respect of any rights or claims the undersigned may have as a result of holding Units, IPO Shares, Warrants or other securities of the Company (other than the Sponsor Shares, the Sponsor Warrants and the securities underlying or issuable upon exercise of such securities).
 
 
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3.            Initial Business Combination Opportunities . In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest that may arise from multiple affiliations, the undersigned agrees, until the earliest of the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, liquidation of the trust account or such time as the undersigned ceases to be an director or officer of the Company, to present to the Company for consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity, and the Company will have a right of first offer for, an Initial Business Combination opportunity with an equity value of $40,000,000 or more, subject with respect to any of the officers or directors, to (i) any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations the undersigned may have currently or in the future in respect of Arco Capital Corporation Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability (“ Arco ”), any direct or indirect subsidiaries of Arco and any companies in which Arco invests and (ii) any other pre-existing fiduciary duties or contractual obligations the undersigned may have.
 
4.            Transfer Restrictions . The undersigned will not assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber (each, a “ transfer ”), directly or indirectly, any Sponsor Shares from the date hereof until one year following the date of the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, except to a Permitted Transferee, or earlier (i) with respect to 50% of the Sponsor Shares, when the closing price of the Ordinary Shares exceeds $11.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, or (ii) with respect to 50% of the Sponsor Shares, when the closing price of the Ordinary Shares exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, provided, however, that all of the Sponsor Shares shall no longer be restricted upon the first anniversary of the Initial Business Combination, and in any case, if following a business combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share capital exchange, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property.  Any transfers of such securities to a Permitted Transferee will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws. Any transfer of securities pursuant to this Paragraph 4 after the date hereof shall be subject to the condition that the Permitted Transferee shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of Paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 7 hereof.
 
Permitted Transferee ” is a person or entity that receives such securities pursuant to a transfer (i) to one or more of the Company’s officers, directors or initial unitholders, (ii) to an affiliate or an affiliated entity under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (vi) by private sales with respect to up to 33% of the Sponsor Shares made at or prior to the consummation of an Initial Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the Sponsor Shares were originally purchased (approximately $0.017 per share) or (vii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.
 
5.            Limitation on Compensation . (a) The undersigned will not be entitled to receive, and no such person will accept, a finder’s fee, consulting fee or any other compensation from the Company for services rendered to the Company prior to or in connection with the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, other than (i) reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses relating to the Initial Public Offering, the performance of his duties as an officer or director and identifying, investigating and consummating an Initial Business Combination, (ii) by virtue of ownership of Sponsor Shares, Sponsor Warrants or any securities included in or issuable upon exercise of such securities and (iii) pursuant to the letter agreement dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and Arco Capital Management LLC, relating to the provision of administrative services to the Company.
 
 
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(b)           Neither the undersigned nor any family member or affiliate of the undersigned will accept a finder’s fee, consulting fee or any other compensation (other than by virtue of ownership of Sponsor Shares, Sponsor Warrants or any securities included in or issuable upon exercise of such securities) or fees from any other entity in connection with an Initial Business Combination, other than compensation or fees that may be received for any services provided following such Initial Business Combination.
 
6.            Representations and Warranties . The undersigned represents and warrants that:
 
(a)           Except as described in the Registration Statement, there are no claims, payments, arrangements, contracts, agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a brokerage commission or finder’s, consulting, origination or similar fee by the undersigned with respect to the sale of the securities pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement or any other arrangements, agreements or understandings by the undersigned that may affect the Underwriters’ compensation pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;
 
(b)           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;
 
(c)           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 the undersigned is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding;
 
(d)           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 registrations denied, suspended or revoked;
 
(e)           He has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which he is bound, to enter into this letter agreement;
 
(f)           He is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act;
 
(g)           The undersigned’s biographical information furnished to the Company and attached hereto as Exhibit A is true and accurate in all material respects, does not omit any material information with respect to the undersigned’s background and contains all of the material information required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act; and
 
 
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(h)           The undersigned’s questionnaires furnished to the Company and the Underwriters and attached hereto as Exhibit B are true and accurate in all material respects.
 
7.           The undersigned agrees that he will not propose any amendment to Articles 47 of the Memorandum and Articles of Association or support, endorse or recommend any proposal that shareholders amend such provisions, other than in connection with a proposed Initial Business Combination or a proposed extension of the time period within which the Company must consummate an Initial Business Combination to up to 24 months, without the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Ordinary Shares voted by the shareholders.
 
The undersigned acknowledges and understands that the Company and the Underwriters will rely upon the agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein in proceeding with the Initial Public Offering. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to render the Underwriters a 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.
 
This letter agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and such person’s successors and assigns. This letter agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the consummation of an Initial Business Combination and (ii) the Liquidation; provided that such termination shall not relieve the undersigned from liability for any breach of this letter agreement prior to its termination, and provided further that paragraph 2 of this letter agreement shall survive a termination pursuant to clause (ii).
 
This letter agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the parties relating to such subject matter. None of the parties shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations and warranties or covenants relating to such subject matter except as specifically set forth herein.
 
This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
 
No term or provision of this letter agreement may be amended, changed, waived, altered or modified except by written instrument executed and delivered by the party against whom such amendment, change, waiver, alteration or modification is to be enforced.
 
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Name:
 
Title:
   
 
Accepted and agreed:
   
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
     
 
By:
  
 
Name: 
 
 
Title:
 

 
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Exhibit A
 
[Biographical Information Furnished to the Company]
 
 
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Exhibit B
 
[Questionnaires Furnished to the Company and the Underwriters]
 
 
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EXHIBIT 10.3
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
FORM OF
 
SERVICES AGREEMENT
 
 
_______, 2010
 
Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria

Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
This letter will confirm our agreement that commencing ________, 2010 Arco Capital Management LLC (" ACM ") shall make available to Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (" CAC ") certain office space and general and administrative services as may be required by CAC.  In exchange therefore, CAC shall pay ACM the sum of $7,500 per month. CAC will pay ACM the monthly fee of $7,500 until the earlier of (i) the completion of CAC’s initial business combination and (ii) CAC's dissolution.
 
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Very truly yours,
   
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION
LTD.
   
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
Agreed and Accepted
 
ARCO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
 
By:
 
Name:
Title:
 
 
 

 
 
 
EXHIBIT 10.4
FORM OF
PROMISSORY NOTE

$200,000
As of __________, 2010

Cazador Acqusition Corporation Ltd. (the “ Maker ”) promises to pay to the order of Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. (the “ Payee ”) the principal sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($200,000.00) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below.

1. Principal . The principal balance of this Note shall be repayable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2011, or (ii) 6 months following the date on which the Maker consummates an initial public offering of its securities (the “ Maturity Date ”).

2. Interest . This Note shall bear no interest.

3. Application of Payments . All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorneys’ fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

4. Events of Default . The following shall constitute Events of Default:

(a) Failure to Make Required Payments . Failure by Maker to pay the principal of this Note within five (5) business days following the date when due.

(b) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under applicable bankruptcy law, or any other applicable insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

(c) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of maker in an involuntary case under applicable bankruptcy law, or any other applicable insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of Maker, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.

 
 

 

5. Remedies .

(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(a), Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due and payable, whereupon the principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of, and all other sums payable with regard to, this Note shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.

6. Waivers . Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.

7. Unconditional Liability . Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to them or affecting their liability hereunder.

8. Notices . Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed properly given if (i) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (ii) personally delivered, (iii) dispatched by any form of private or governmental express mail or delivery service providing receipted delivery, (iv) sent by telefacsimile or (v) sent by electronic mail, to the following addresses or to such other address as either party may designate by notice in accordance with this Section:

If to Maker:

Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attention:  Francesco Piovanetti
Title:  Co-Chief Executive Officer

 
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If to Payee:

Arco Capital Management
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attention: Francesco Piovanetti
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of (i) actual receipt by the receiving party, (ii) the date shown on a telefacsimile transmission confirmation, (iii) the date on which an electronic mail transmission was received by the receiving party’s on-line access provider (iv) the date reflected on a signed delivery receipt, or (vi) two (2) business days following tender of delivery or dispatch by express mail or delivery service.

 9. Construction . This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the domestic, internal law, but not the law of conflict of laws, of the State of New York.

10. Severability . Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
   
By:         
  
 
Name: Francesco Piovanetti
 
Title:   Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
 
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EXHIBIT 10.5
 
FORM OF
 
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
by and between
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
CAZADOR SUB HOLDINGS LTD.
 
and
 
THE OTHER PERSONS NAMED HEREIN
 
Dated as of [ ], 2010
 
 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
Page
     
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1
     
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
4
     
2.1
Demand Registration
4
     
2.2
Piggy-Back Registration
6
     
2.3
Form F-3 Registrations
8
     
2.4
Automatic Shelf Registration Statement
8
     
2.5
Permitted Delays
9
     
ARTICLE III
REGISTRATION; PROCEDURES
9
     
3.1
Filings; Information
9
     
3.2
Obligation to Suspend Distribution
13
     
3.3
Registration Expenses
13
     
3.4
Information
14
     
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
14
     
4.1
Indemnification by the Company
14
     
4.2
Indemnification by Holders
15
     
4.3
Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings
15
     
4.4
Contribution
16
     
ARTICLE V
UNDERWRITING AND DISTRIBUTION
17
     
5.1
Rule 144
17
 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
(continued)
 
   
PAGE
     
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
17
     
6.1
Other Registration Rights
17
     
6.2
Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries
17
     
6.3
Stock Splits, etc
17
     
6.4
Notices
17
     
6.5
Severability
18
     
6.6
Counterparts
18
     
6.7
Entire Agreement
19
     
6.8
Modifications and Amendments
19
     
6.9
Titles and Headings
19
     
6.10
Waivers and Extensions
19
     
6.11
Remedies Cumulative
19
     
6.12
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction
19
     
6.13
Waiver of Trial by Jury
20
 
 
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of _______, 2010, by and between Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “ Company ”), Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “ Sponsor ”) and the persons listed in Schedule I hereto (the “ Initial Holders ”) and any Permitted Transferee (as defined below) who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement as contemplated by Section 6.2 of this Agreement (each such party who holds Registrable Securities (as defined below), a “ Holder ” and, collectively, the “ Holders ”).
 
WHEREAS, the Sponsor and the Initial Holders currently hold all of the issued and outstanding securities of the Company, consisting of 1,437,500 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Ordinary  Shares ”) (such Ordinary Shares, the “ Sponsor Shares ”).
 
WHEREAS, the Sponsor has agreed to purchase from the Company an aggregate of 4,940,000 warrants (the “ Sponsor Warrants ”) at a price of $0.50 per Sponsor Warrant in a private placement that will occur immediately prior to the closing of the Company’s initial public offering; and
 
WHEREAS, the Sponsor and the Company desire to enter into this Agreement to provide the Sponsor with certain rights relating to the registration of (i) the Sponsor Shares, (ii) the Sponsor Warrants and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Sponsor Warrants and (iii) any Units purchased by the Sponsor in the Company’s initial public offering or thereafter, and the Ordinary Shares and Warrants comprising (or that were formerly part of) such Units and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such Warrants.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 
The following capitalized terms used herein have the following meanings:
 
Adverse Disclosure ” is defined in Section 2.1(h).
 
Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (in effect on the date hereof).
 
Agreement ” means this Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
 
Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act (in effect on the date hereof).
 
 
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Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor entity.
 
Demand Registration ” is defined in Section 2.1(a) .
 
Demanding Holder ” is defined in Section 2.1(a) .
 
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
 
Form F-3 ” is defined in Section 2.3(a).
 
Indemnified Party ” is defined in Section 4.3 .
 
Indemnifying Party ” is defined in Section 4.3 .
 
Individual Holders ” means (i) the Initial Holders, (ii) any other current or future officers or directors of the Company or employees of Cazador Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability and sole shareholder of the Sponsor, who receive or acquire Registrable Securities from the Sponsor after the date hereof, and (iii) any Permitted Transferees (other than the Sponsor) of such persons described in (i) (but only to the extent that after the date hereof any such Permitted Transferees acquire Registrable Securities from such persons).
 
Initial Business Combination ” means the Company’s acquisition of direct or indirect ownership through a merger, share capital exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, with one or more operating businesses or assets.
 
Inspector ” is defined in Section 3.1(h).
 
Permitted Transferee ” is a person or entity that receives such securities pursuant to a transfer (i) to one or more of the Company’s officers, directors or initial unitholders, (ii) to an affiliate or an affiliated entity under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death or (vi) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; and in each case the transferee enters into a written agreement agreeing (i) to be bound by the transfer restrictions described above, (ii) to vote in accordance with the majority of the Ordinary Shares voted by Public Shareholders and (iii) to waive any rights to participate in any liquidation distribution if the Company fails to consummate an Initial Business Combination and, in the case of the Sponsor Shares subject to forfeiture, agreeing to forfeit such Sponsor Shares to the extent that the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised.
 
Piggy-Back Registration ” is defined in Section 2.2(a).
 
Pro Rata ” is defined in Section 2.1(d).
 
 
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Records ” is defined in Section 3.1(h).
 
Registrable Securities ” means (i) the Sponsor Shares, (ii) the Sponsor Warrants and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Sponsor Warrants, and (iii) any Units purchased by the Sponsor in the Company’s initial public offering or thereafter, and the Ordinary Shares and Warrants comprising (or that were formerly part of) such Units and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.  Registrable Securities include any shares of capital stock, warrants or other securities of the Company issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of Registrable Securities.  As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act; (b) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of them shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (c) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (d) the entire amount of the Registrable Securities held by any Holder may be sold in a single sale, in the opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, without any limitation as to volume or manner of sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor rule or regulation) under the Securities Act.
 
Registration Statement ” means a registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act for a public offering and sale of Registrable Securities (other than a registration statement on Form F-4 or F-8 (or any successor or substantially similar form), or in connection with (i) an employee share option, share purchase or compensation plan or securities issued or issuable or pursuant to any such plan or (ii) a dividend reinvestment plan.
 
Release Date ” the day following the consummation of an Initial Business Combination.
 
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
 
Underwriter ” means a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an underwritten offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.
 
Warrant Agreement ” means the warrant agreement, dated _______, 2010, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.
 
 
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ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
 
2.1           Demand Registration .
 
(a)            Request for Registration .  At any time on or after the Release Date, the Holders of a majority-in-interest, on an as-converted to Ordinary Share basis, of such Registrable Securities may make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part of their Registrable Securities (each such demand, a “ Demand Registration ”); provided that any Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Demand Registration shall not be declared effective before the Release Date and provided, further, that the holders of the Registrable Securities propose to sell Registrable Securities at an aggregate price to the public of at least $500,000.  Any demand for a Demand Registration shall specify the class and number of shares of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof.  The Company will promptly notify all Holders of the Demand Registration, and each Holder who wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Demand Registration (each such Holder including shares of Registrable Securities in such registration, a “ Demanding Holder ”) shall so notify the Company in writing within 10 days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company.  Upon receipt by the Company of any such notice, the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in the Demand Registration, subject to Sections 2.1(d) and 2.1(f) .  The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than two Demand Registrations in respect of all Registrable Securities under this Section 2.1(a) .
 
(b)            Effective Registration .  A registration will not count as a Demand Registration until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration has been declared effective and the Company has complied with all of its material obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided , however , that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration is interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any other governmental agency or court, the Registration Statement with respect to such Demand Registration will be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated and (ii) a majority-in-interest, on an as-converted to Ordinary Share basis, of the Demanding Holders thereafter elect to continue the offering; provided , further , that the Company shall not be obligated to file a second Registration Statement until a Registration Statement that has been filed is counted as a Demand Registration or is terminated.
 
(c)            Underwritten Offering .  If a majority-in-interest, on an as-converted to Ordinary Share basis, of the Demanding Holders so elects and such Holders so advise the Company as part of their written demand for a Demand Registration, the offering of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an underwritten offering with one or more investment banking firms of national reputation to act as the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of the offering.  In such event, the right of any Holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein.  All Demanding Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such underwriting by a majority-in-interest, on an as-converted to Ordinary Share basis, of the Demanding Holders, which Underwriter or Underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company.
 

 
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(d)            Reduction of Offering .  If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Demand Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the Company and the Demanding Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number or amount of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other Ordinary Shares or other securities that the Company desires to sell and the Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by other shareholders of the Company who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of securities that the Underwriter or Underwriters believes can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of securities, as applicable, the “ Maximum Threshold ”), then the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first, the Registrable Securities as to which Demand Registration has been requested by the Demanding Holders (pro rata in accordance with the number of shares (including Sponsor Units and Warrants, on an as-converted to Ordinary Share basis) that each such person has requested be included in such registration, regardless of the number of shares held by each such person (such proportion is referred to herein as “ Pro Rata ”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Threshold; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Threshold has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Ordinary Shares or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Threshold; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Threshold has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the Ordinary Shares or other securities that the Company is obligated to register for the account of other persons pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Threshold.
 
(e)            Withdrawal .  If a majority-in-interest, on an as-converted to Ordinary Share basis, of the Demanding Holders disapproves of the terms of any underwriting or is not entitled to include all of its Registrable Securities in any offering, such majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders may elect to withdraw from such offering by giving written notice to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters of its request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration.  If the majority-in-interest, on an as-converted to Ordinary Share basis, of the Demanding Holders withdraws from a proposed offering relating to a Demand Registration, then the Company shall withdraw the Registration Statement related to such offering with regards to all such Demanding Holders and such registration shall not count as a Demand Registration provided for in Section 2.1(a) .  Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the Holders in connection with such Demand Registration as provided in Section 3.3 .
 
(f)            Permitted Delays .  The Company shall be entitled to postpone the filing of any Registration Statement under this Section 2.1 if (i) at any time prior to the filing of such Registration Statement the Board of Directors of the Company determines, in its good faith business judgment, that such registration and offering would materially and adversely affect any financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or other material transaction involving the Company and (ii) the Company delivers the Demanding Holders written notice thereof within 10 business days of the date of receipt of such request for a Demand Registration; provided that all such periods of postponement may not exceed 90 days during any 365-day period.
 
 
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(g)            Cancellation of Registration .  A majority-in-interest, on an as converted to Ordinary Share basis, of the Demanding Holders shall have the right to cancel a proposed registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 when (i) in their discretion, market conditions are so unfavorable as to be seriously detrimental to an offering pursuant to such registration or (ii) the request for cancellation is based upon material adverse information or event relating to the Company that was unknown to the Demanding Holders at the time of their written request for a Demand Registration.  Such cancellation of a registration shall not be counted as one of the two Demand Registrations provided for in Section 2.1(a) .
 
(h)            Suspension of Registration .  If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of a Demand Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest possible period of time determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose.  In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of notice referred to above, their use of the prospectus relating to the Demand Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities.  The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised rights under this Section 2.1(h) .  For the purpose of this Section 2.1(h) , “ Adverse Disclosure ” means public disclosure of material non-public information, which, in the good faith judgment of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the principal executive officer or the principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not publicly making such public disclosure.
 
2.2           Piggy-Back Registration .
 
(a)            Piggy-Back Rights .  If at any time on or after the Release Date, the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for shareholders of the Company for their account other than pursuant to Section 2.1 , then the Company shall (i) give written notice of such proposed filing to the Holders as soon as practicable but in no event less than 10 business days before the intended filing date, which notice shall disclose the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration Statement, the intended method(s) of distribution and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any and (ii) offer to the Holders in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number or amount of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within 10 days following receipt of such notice (a “ Piggy-Back Registration ”).  The Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof.  All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggy-Back Registration that involves an Underwriter or Underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such Piggy-Back Registration.
 
 
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(b)           Reduction of Offering .  If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Piggy-Back Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the Company and the Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number or amount of securities which the Company desires to sell, taken together with the Ordinary Shares or other securities, if any, as to which registration has been demanded pursuant to written contractual arrangements with persons other than the Holders hereunder, the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested under this Section 2.2 , and the securities, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Threshold, then the Company shall include in any such registration:
 
(i)           If the registration is undertaken for the Company’s account: (A) first, the Ordinary Shares or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Threshold; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Threshold has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Ordinary Shares or other securities, if any, comprised of Registrable Securities as to which Piggy-Back Registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2(a) , Pro Rata, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Threshold; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Threshold has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) collectively, the Ordinary Shares or other securities that the Company is obligated to register for the account of other persons pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Threshold; and
 
(ii)          If the registration is a “demand” registration undertaken at the demand of persons other than the Holders, (A) first, the Ordinary Shares or other securities for the account of the demanding persons that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Threshold; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Threshold has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Ordinary Shares or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Threshold; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Threshold has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) collectively, the Ordinary Shares or other securities comprised of Registrable Securities, Pro Rata, as to which Piggy-Back Registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2(a) , that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Threshold; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Threshold has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C) collectively, the Ordinary Shares or other securities that the Company is obligated to register for the account of other persons pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Threshold.
 
 
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(c)            Withdrawal .  Any Holder may elect to withdraw such Holder’s request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.  The Company (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.2 at any time prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
 
2.3           Form F-3 Registrations .
 
(a)            Requests for a Form F-3 Registration .  The holders of Registrable Securities may at any time and from time to time following 30 days after the consummation of an Initial Business Combination, request in writing that the Company register the resale of any or all of such Registrable Securities on Form F-3 or any similar short-form registration (an “ F-3 Registration ”) which may be available at such time (“ Form F-3 ”); provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an underwritten offering.  Upon receipt of such written request, the Company will promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to all other holders of Registrable Securities, and, as soon as practicable thereafter, effect the registration of all or such portion of such Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice from the Company; provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration pursuant to this Section 2.3:  (i) if Form F-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) if the holders of the Registrable Securities, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $500,000.  Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall not be counted as Demand Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1.
 
(b)            Expenses .  Except as provided in Section 3.3 , the Company shall bear all registration expenses in connection with any F-3 Registration pursuant to this Section 2.3 , whether or not such F-3 Registration becomes effective.
 
2.4           Automatic Shelf Registration Statement .  If a Form F-3 is an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement and such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective without naming the selling security holders or disclosing the amount of securities offered, upon written request by the Holders participating in the offering, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable after receiving such request, (i) file with the Commission a prospectus supplement naming the selling security holders and the amount of Registrable Securities to be offered and include, to the extent not included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, any other information omitted from the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement as permitted by Rule 430B promulgated under the Securities Act (including the plan of distribution) and (ii) pay any necessary filing fees to the Commission within the time period required.
 
 
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2.5           Permitted Delays .  The Company shall be entitled to postpone the filing of any Registration Statement under Section 2.3 if (i) at any time prior to the filing of such Registration Statement the Board of Directors of the Company determines, in its good faith business judgment, that such registration and offering would materially and adversely affect any financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or other material transaction involving the Company, and (ii) the Company delivers the Holders requesting such registration written notice thereof within 10 business days of the date of receipt of such request; provided , that all such periods of postponement may not exceed 90 days in the aggregate during any 365-day period.
 
ARTICLE III
REGISTRATION; PROCEDURES.
 
3.1           Filings; Information .  Whenever the Company is required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Article II , the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in connection with any such request:
 
(a)            Filing Registration Statement .  Subject to Sections 2.1(f) and (h) and 2.5 , the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event within 90 days after receipt of a request for a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1 or a request for an F-3 Registration pursuant to Section 2.3 , prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on any applicable form for which the Company then qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of all Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become and remain effective for the period required by Section 3.1(b) .  Before filing with the Commission a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, the Company shall furnish to the Holders included in such Registration Statement and to one firm of legal counsel selected by a majority-in-interest, on an as-converted to Ordinary Share basis, of the Demanding Holders, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed sufficiently in advance of filing to provide such Holders and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents and comment thereon, and the Company shall not file any Registration Statement or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, to which such Holders or their legal counsel shall reasonably object.
 
(b)            Amendments and Supplements .  The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement (which period shall not exceed the sum of 180 days (or, in the case of an F-3 Registration Statement, three years from the effective date of the Registration Statement if such Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule or regulation)) plus any period during which any such disposition is interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any governmental agency or court).
 
 
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(c)            Copies .  The Company shall, upon request, furnish without charge to the Holders included in such Registration Statement, and the Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus), any prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act as each such Holder or their legal counsel may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders.
 
(d)            State Securities Laws Compliance .  The Company shall, as promptly as practicable, (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided , however ,   that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph, subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.
 
(e)            Notification .  After the filing of a Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly, and in no event more than two business days after such filing, notify the Holders included in such Registration Statement of such filing, and shall further notify such Holders in writing within two business days of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) when a prospectus, any prospectus supplement, or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission, and with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same becomes effective; (ii) the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order (and the Company shall take all reasonable actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered); (iii) any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, any prospectus relating thereto or for additional information; or (iv) the existence of any fact or happening of any event of which the Company has knowledge which makes any statement of a material fact in such Registration Statement, related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue or which would require the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or prospectus in order that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of such prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  The Company shall, as promptly as practicable upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by the foregoing clause (iv), prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement and related prospectus and furnish to each Holder participating in the offering to which such Registration Statement relates a reasonable number of copies of such supplement to, or amendment of, such Registration Statement or prospectus as may be necessary so that, after delivery to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of such prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
 
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(f)             Agreements for Disposition .  The Company shall enter into customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.  The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company in any underwriting agreement that are made to or for the benefit of any Underwriters, to the extent applicable, shall also be made to and for the benefit of the Holders included in such Registration Statement.  Holders shall agree to such covenants and indemnification and contribution obligations from selling stockholders as are customarily contained in underwriting agreements.  Further, such Holders shall cooperate fully in the preparation of the Registration Statement and other documents relating to any offering in which they include securities pursuant to Article II hereof; provided , however , that such cooperation shall be limited to furnishing to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by such Holder and the intended method of distribution of such securities as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities.
 
(g)            Cooperation .  The principal executive officer of the Company, the principal financial officer of the Company, the principal accounting officer of the Company and all other officers and members of the management of the Company shall cooperate fully in any offering of Registrable Securities hereunder, which cooperation shall include, without limitation, the preparation of the Registration Statement with respect to such offering and all other offering materials and related documents, and participation in meetings with Underwriters, attorneys, accountants and potential investors.
 
(h)            Records .  The Company shall make available for inspection by the Holders included in such Registration Statement, any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other professional retained by the Holders included in such Registration Statement or any Underwriter (each an “ Inspector ” and, collectively, the “ Inspectors ”), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “ Records ”), as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any of them in connection with such Registration Statement.  Records that the Company determines, in good faith, to be confidential and which it notifies the Inspectors are confidential shall not be disclosed by the Inspectors (and the Inspectors shall confirm their agreement in writing in advance to the Company if the Company shall so request) unless (x) the disclosure of such Records is necessary, in the Company’s judgment, to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in the Registration Statement, (y) the release of such Records are ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom or (z) the information in such Records was known to the Inspectors on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure by the Company or has been made generally available to the public.  Each Holder participating in an offering agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, promptly give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at the Company’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential.  In the event that the Company is unsuccessful in preventing the disclosure of such Records, such Holder agrees that it shall furnish only such portion of those Records which it is advised by counsel is legally required and shall, at the Company’s expense, exercise all reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to those Records.
 
 
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(i)            Opinions and Comfort Letters .  If a Registration Statement in respect of Registrable Securities includes an underwritten public offering, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the participating Holders and the managing Underwriter or Underwriters such documents and certificates from the Company’s independent public accountants and legal counsel, including an opinion of counsel and customary comfort letters, as may be reasonably required pursuant to the underwriting agreement related thereto.  In the event no legal opinion is to be delivered pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the Company shall furnish to each Holder included in such Registration Statement, at any time that such Holder elects to use a prospectus, an opinion of counsel to the Company (based solely on the oral advice of the Commission) to the effect that the Registration Statement containing such prospectus has been declared effective and that no stop order is in effect.
 
(j)             Earnings Statement .  The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make available to its shareholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a period of 12 months, beginning within three months after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.
 
(k)            Listing .  The Company shall cause all Registrable Securities included in any registration to be listed on such exchanges or otherwise designated for trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or designated or, if no such similar securities are then listed or designated, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Holders of the majority-in-interest, on an as-converted to Ordinary Share basis, of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration, provided , in each case, that the applicable listing requirements are satisfied.
 
(l)             FINRA .  The Company shall cooperate with each Holder participating in the offering and each Underwriter, if any, and their respective legal counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
 
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(m)           Other Actions .  The Company shall (i) take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby and reasonably cooperate with the Holders of such Registrable Securities to facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant thereto; (ii) make all required filings of all prospectuses with the Commission within the deadlines specified by the Securities Act; and (iii) make all required filing fee payments in respect of any Registration Statement or prospectus used under this Agreement (and any offering covered thereby) within the deadlines specified by the Securities Act.
 
3.2           Obligation to Suspend Distribution .  Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Sections 3.1(e)(ii) , (iii) or (iv) such Holder shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.1(e) (or if no supplemental or amended prospectus is required, upon confirmation from the Company that use of the prospectus is once again permitted) and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities which is current at the time of receipt of such notice.  If the Company shall give any such notice, the Company shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, the period referred to in Section 3.1(b) by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Sections 3.1(e)(ii) , (iii) or (iv) to and including the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities participating in the offering under such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by and meeting the requirements of Section 3.1(e) (or if no supplemental or amended prospectus is required, upon confirmation from the Company that use of the prospectus is once again permitted).
 
3.3           Registration Expenses .  The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any registration of Registrable Securities under this Agreement, and all expenses incurred in performing or complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities); (iii) printing expenses; (iv) the Company’s internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities as required by Section 3.1(k) ; (vi) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. fees; (vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and counsel for the Underwriter or Underwriters and fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses or costs associated with the delivery of any opinions or comfort letters requested pursuant to Section 3.1(i) ); and (viii) the fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration.  The Company shall have no obligation to pay any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities being sold by the Holders thereof, which underwriting discounts or selling commissions shall be borne by such Holders.  Additionally, in an underwritten offering, all selling stockholders and the Company shall bear the expenses of the Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, pro rata in proportion to the respective amount of shares each is selling in such offering.
 
 
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3.4           Information .  The Holders shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the Company or the managing Underwriter, if any, in connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Article II and in connection with the Company’s obligation to comply with federal and applicable state securities laws.
 
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
 
4.1           Indemnification by the Company .  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and each other Holder participating in an offering pursuant to Sections 2.1 , 2.2 or 2.3 hereunder, and each of their respective officers, employees, Affiliates, directors, partners, members, attorneys and agents, and each person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Sponsor and each other Holder participating in such offering from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims, damages or liabilities, or any action or proceeding in respect thereof (including reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Holder’s Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act (including each preliminary prospectus), any prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, or any other information that is deemed under Rule 159 promulgated under the Securities Act to have been conveyed to purchasers of securities at the time of sale of such securities (including, without limitation, a contract of sale), or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading under the circumstances such statements were made; and the Company shall promptly reimburse any such indemnified party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability or action; provided , however , that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus), any prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, or any other information that is deemed under Rule 159 promulgated under the Securities Act to have been conveyed to purchasers of securities at the time of sale of such securities (including, without limitation, a contract of sale), or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company, in writing, by a Holder participating in the offering expressly for use therein.  The Company also shall indemnify any Underwriter of the Registrable Securities, their officers, Affiliates, directors, partners, members and agents and each person who controls such Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification provided above in this Section 4.1 .
 
 
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4.2           Indemnification by Holders .  Each Holder will, in the event that any registration is being effected under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement of any Registrable Securities held by such Holder, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers and each Underwriter (if any), and each other Holder participating in the offering and each other person, if any, who controls another participating Holder or such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims, damages or liabilities, or any action or proceeding in respect thereof (including reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), whether joint or several, insofar as such expenses, losses, judgments, claims, damages or liabilities, or any action or proceeding in respect thereof, arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, any prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, or any other information that is deemed under Rule 159 promulgated under the Securities Act to have been conveyed to purchasers of securities at the time of sale of such securities (including, without limitation, a contract of sale), or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading under the circumstances such statements were made, if the statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder participating in the offering expressly for use therein, and shall reimburse the Company, its directors and officers, each Underwriter (if any) and each other Holder participating in the offering or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating or defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability or action.  Each Holder’s indemnification obligations hereunder shall be several and not joint and shall be limited to the amount of any net proceeds actually received by such Holder in the offering.
 
4.3           Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings .  Promptly after receipt by any person of any notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability or any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2 , such person (the “ Indemnified Party ”) shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any other person for indemnification hereunder, notify such other person (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) in writing of the loss, claim, judgment, damage, liability or action; provided , however , that the failure by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which the Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually materially prejudiced by such failure.  If the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any claim or action brought against the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party.  After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume control of the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided , however , that in any action in which both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel in addition to local counsel) to represent the Indemnified Party and its controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, with the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by such Indemnifying Party if, based upon the written opinion of counsel of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them.  No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of judgment or effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding.
 
 
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4.4           Contribution .
 
(a)            Equitable Considerations .  If the indemnification provided for in the foregoing Sections 4.1 and 4.2 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in connection with the actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
 
(b)            Other Payments .  The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding Section 4.4(a) .  The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.4 , no Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds (after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts, commissions or taxes) actually received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities which gave rise to such contribution obligation.  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
 
 
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ARTICLE V
UNDERWRITING AND DISTRIBUTION
 
5.1           Rule 144 .  The Company covenants that it shall use its reasonable best efforts to file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall use its reasonable efforts to take such further action as the Holders may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions, if any, provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.
 
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
 
6.1           Other Registration Rights .  Except as set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the Company represents and warrants that no person, other than the Sponsor and any Permitted Transferee who holds Registrable Securities has any right to require the Company to register any of the Company’s securities for sale or to include the Company’s securities in any registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person.
 
6.2           Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.  This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Holders hereunder may be freely assigned or delegated by such Holder in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such Holder to a Permitted Transferee.  This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and the permitted assigns of the Sponsor or other Holder or of any assignee of the Sponsor or other Holder.  This Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not party hereto other than as expressly set forth in Article IV and this Section 6.2 .
 
6.3           Stock Splits, etc .  The provisions of this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date hereof.
 
6.4           Notices .  All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, telex or facsimile, addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice.  Notice shall be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telegram, telex or facsimile; provided , however , that if such service or transmission is not on a business day or is after normal business hours, then such notice shall be deemed given on the next business day.  Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given on the next business day following timely delivery of such notice to a reputable air courier service with an order for next-day delivery.
 
 
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To the Company:
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
with a copy to:
 
DLA Piper LLP (US)
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York  10020
Attn: Yvan-Claude Pierre, Esq.
Attn: William N. Haddad, Esq.
 
To the Sponsor:
 
Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer

To each of the other Holders:
 
at such addresses as shall have been provided by such Holders to the Company.
 
6.5           Severability .  This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof.  Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible that is valid and enforceable.
 
6.6           Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
 
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6.7           Entire Agreement .  This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written.
 
6.8           Modifications and Amendments .  The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless consented to in writing by the Company and the Holders of a majority-in-interest, on an as-converted to Ordinary Share basis, of the Registrable Securities.
 
6.9           Titles and Headings .  Titles and headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.
 
6.10         Waivers and Extensions .  Any party to this Agreement may waive any right, breach or default which such party has the right to waive, provided , however , that such waiver will not be effective against the waiving party unless it is in writing, is signed by such party, and specifically refers to this Agreement.  Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen or the breach or default waived has occurred.  Any waiver may be conditional.  No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein contained shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other agreement or provision herein contained.  No waiver or extension of time for performance of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or acts.
 
6.11         Remedies Cumulative .  In the event that the Company fails to observe or perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed under this Agreement, the Sponsor or any other Holder may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action at law, whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for an injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable right, or to take any one or more of such actions, without being required to post a bond.  None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under this Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
 
6.12         Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice-of-law provisions thereof that would compel the application of the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.  The parties hereto agree 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 the parties hereto irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive.  The parties hereto hereby waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent and inconvenient forum.
 
 
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6.13         Waiver of Trial by Jury .  Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or other proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of, connected with or relating to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby, or the actions of the parties hereto in the negotiation, administration, performance or enforcement hereof.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.
 
COMPANY:
 
   
CAZADOR ACQUISITION
CORPORATION LTD.
 
 
By:
 
   
Name:
 
       
   
Title:
 
   
SPONSOR:
 
   
CAZADOR SUB HOLDINGS LTD.
 
 
By:
 
   
Name:
 
       
   
Title:
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT 10.6
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
Form of
Subscription Agreement
 
1
Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. (the " Subscriber ") has subscribed for 1,417,500 ordinary shares (the " Shares ") in Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the " Company "), on the terms and conditions set out herein and as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Association (the " Articles ") and hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed and accepted the terms and conditions of issue of the Shares as set out in the Articles.  The allotment of the Shares was approved by the board of directors of the Company on 16 June 2010 and the Shares were allotted and issued by the Company to the Subscriber on 18 June 2010.  This Agreement ratifies and confirms the terms and conditions of the allotment and issue of the Shares.
 
2
The Shares were allotted and issued as fully paid at issue price of US$0.0001 per share.
 
3
The Subscriber has paid to the Company an aggregate amount of US$25,000 for the Shares.
 
4
The Shares were registered by the Company in its Register of Members in the name of the Subscriber on 18 June 2010.
 
5
All notices and communications from the Company to the Subscriber will be in writing and mailed or delivered to the address below with confirmation by fax, email or telephone as follows:
 
Attention:
Francesco Piovanetti
   
Telephone:
787-993-9650
   
Fax:
787-993-9651
 
 
Email:
fpiovanetti@arcocapital.com
 
6
This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands.
 
7
This Subscription Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which when executed and delivered shall constitute an original and all such counterparts together constituting but one and the same agreement.
 
8
The Subscriber irrevocably agrees for the exclusive benefit of the Company that the courts of the Cayman Islands shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding and to settle any dispute which may arise out of or in connection with this Subscription Agreement and for such purposes irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts.
 
In witness whereof , the Subscriber and the Company have executed this Subscription Agreement on [ ] August 2010.
 
 
 

 
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
 
Acting by:
   
 
Francesco Piovanetti
 
 
Director
 
     
Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd.
 
     
Acting by:
   
 
Jay Johnston
 
 
Director
 
 
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EXHIBIT 10.7
 
WARRANT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
 
WARRANT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) made as of this                       day of                   , 2010 among Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”) and Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Purchaser”).
 
WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-_____) (the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) of up to 5,750,000 units (the “Units”), each unit consisting of one ordinary share, $.0001 par value (the “Ordinary Shares”), and (ii) one warrant (the “Warrants”), each warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share;
 
WHEREAS, immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO, the Company desires to sell in a private placement to the Purchaser (the “Placement”) an aggregate of 4,940,000 warrants (the “Placement Warrants”) substantially identical to the Warrants being issued in the IPO pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof and as set forth in the Registration Statement, except that the Placement Warrants (i) are non-redeemable, so long as they are held by Purchaser or its Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Warrant Agreement), (ii) are exercisable on a cashless basis at the election of the holder, so long as they are held by Purchaser or its Permitted Transferees, rather than at the Company’s election; and (iii) are not transferable or saleable by Purchaser or any of the Purchaser’s beneficial owners, except to Permitted Transferees until 6 months after the consummation of an Initial Business Combination (as defined in the Warrant Agreement);
 
WHEREAS, except as provided herein, the Placement Warrants shall be governed by the Warrant Agreement filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser is entitled to registration rights with respect to the Placement Warrants and the Ordinary Shares underlying the Placement Warrants (the “Underlying Shares”) on the terms set forth in this Agreement.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
 
1. Purchase of Placement Warrants . The Purchaser hereby agrees, directly or through their nominees, to purchase an aggregate of 4,940,000 Placement Warrants at a purchase price of $0.50 per Placement Warrant, or an aggregate of $2,470,000 (the “Purchase Price”).
 
2.  Closing . The closing of the purchase and sale of the Placement Warrants (the “Closing”) will take place at such time and place as the parties may agree (the “Closing Date”), but in no event later than the closing date (the “IPO Closing Date”) of the IPO. On or prior to the IPO Closing Date, the Purchasers shall pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of funds to the trust account at JPMorgan Chase NY Bank, maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee (the “Trust Account”). The certificates for the Placement Warrants shall be delivered to the Purchasers promptly after the payment of the Purchase Price.
 
3.  Lock-Up Agreement . Prior to six months following the consummation of an Initial Business Combination (as defined in the Registration Statement), the Purchaser shall not (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the SEC in respect of, or 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 SEC promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to, any Placement Warrants and the Underlying Shares, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares, or warrants or other rights to purchase shares or any such securities, or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Placement Warrants or Underlying Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares, or warrants or other rights to purchase shares or any such securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of shares or such other securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise (collectively “Transfer”), provided , however , that Transfers to Permitted Transferees shall be allowed, on condition that prior to such Transfer, each Permitted Transferee or the trustee or legal guardian for each Permitted Transferee   agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
 
 
 

 

4.  Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser . Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
 
4.1 The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the fulfillment of and compliance with the respective terms hereof by the Purchaser do not and shall not as of the Closing conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of any other agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which Purchaser is subject to.
 
4.2 The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
 
4.3 The Placement Warrants are being acquired for the Purchaser’s own account, only for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
4.4 The Purchaser has the full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and this Agreement is a valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.
 
4.5 The Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the securities.
 
5.  Registration Rights . The Purchaser shall have registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of                           , 2010, by and among the Company and the Investors listed on the signature page thereto.
 
6.  Waiver of Claims Against Trust Account . The Purchaser hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Ordinary Shares acquired by the Purchaser in connection with the exercise of the Placement Warrants purchased hereby pursuant to this Agreement (“Claim”) 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 Account for any reason whatsoever.
 
7.  Waiver and Indemnification . The Purchaser hereby waives any and all rights to assert any present or future claims, including any right of rescission, against the Company or the underwriters in the IPO with respect to their purchase of the Placement Warrants, and the Purchaser agrees jointly and severally to indemnify and hold the Company and the underwriters in the IPO harmless from all losses, damages or expenses that relate to claims or proceedings brought against the Company or such underwriters by the Purchaser of the Placement Warrants.
 
8.  Counterparts; Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement or any counterpart may be executed via facsimile transmission, and any such executed facsimile copy shall be treated as an original.
 
 
 

 

9.  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.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the         day of                        , 2010.

 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
By:
 
   
Name:
   
Title:

 
CAZADOR SUB HOLDINGS LTD.
 
By:
 
   
Name:
   
Title:
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT 10.8
 
FORM OF
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
 
This Investment Management Trust Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of ___________, 2010 by and between Cazador Acquisition Corporation, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”) its principal office located at 7 Sheinovo Street, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”) located at 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004.
 
WHEREAS, the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (together with any amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”), for its initial public offering of securities (the “IPO”) has been declared effective as of the date hereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Effective Date”); and
 
WHEREAS, Rodman & Renshaw, LLC and  (the “Representatives”) are acting as the representatives of the underwriters in the IPO; and
 
WHEREAS, as described in the Registration Statement, and in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, $50,000,000 of the gross proceeds of the IPO ($57,275,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be delivered to the Trustee to be deposited and held in a trust account for the benefit of the Company (the amount to be delivered to the Trustee will be referred to herein as the “Property”; the Company will be referred to as the “Beneficiary”); and
 
WHEREAS, a portion of the Property consists of $1,500,000 (or $1,725,000, if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) attributable to the underwriters’ discount which the Representatives have agreed to deposit in the Trust Account (defined below); 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 Beneficiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in a segregated trust account (“Trust Account”) established by the Trustee at a branch of J P Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and at a brokerage institution selected by the Trustee that is satisfactory to the Company;
 
(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 accordance with the instructions of the Company;
 
(d)           Collect and receive, when due, all principal arising from the Property, which principal shall become part of the “Property,” as such term is used herein; and the income arising from the Property, net of taxes, up to an aggregate of $2,000,000 which may be released to the Company to fund its working capital requirements (so long as the Company has sufficient funds available to pay its tax obligations on such income when such tax obligations become due);
 
(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 relating to income from the Property in the Trust Account or otherwise ;
 
(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 in writing 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;
 
(i)           If there is any income or other tax obligation relating to the income from the Property in the Trust Account 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, out of the Property in the Trust Account, the amount   indicated by the Company as owing in respect of such income tax obligation and the Trustee is relieved of any liability for following same.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, any distribution shall be made only from income collected on the Property, and in no event shall cause the amount in the Trust Account to fall below the amount initially deposited into the Trust Account; and
 
(j)           Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only upon receipt of and only in accordance with the terms of a letter (the “Termination Letter”), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed on behalf of the Company by any of its Co-Chief Executive Officers, 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. It is agreed that the Trustee shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for acting a paying agent under this Section (j) and the Trustee is relieved of any liability for following same.
 
2.
Limited Distributions Of Income From Trust Account.
 
(a)           If there is any income tax obligation relating to the income from the Property in the Trust Account, then, at the written instruction 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 income taxes .   Notwithstanding the foregoing, any distribution shall be made only from income collected on the Property, and in no event shall cause the amount in the Trust Account to fall below the amount initially deposited into the Trust Account; and
 
 
 

 

(b)           Upon written request from the Company in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit C, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company by wire transfer up to an amount equal to   the income collected on the Property through the last day of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the date of receipt of the Company’s request; provided, however, that the maximum amount of distributions, net of taxes, that the Company may request and the Trustee shall distribute pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall be $2,000,000.  The first such distribution shall include income through the first full calendar quarter following the effective date of the IPO, with the Company’s request made after such date.  It is understood that the Trustee's only responsibility under this section is to follow the instructions of the Company; and
 
(c)           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 Sections 1(i) and 1(j) 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 Co-Chief Executive Officers. In addition, except with respect to its duties under Sections 1(c) and 1(i) 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, taken by it hereunder and 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. The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel;
 
(c)           Pay the Trustee an initial acceptance fee, an annual fee and a transaction processing fee for each disbursement made pursuant to Sections 2(a) and 2(b) 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 and further agreed that said transaction processing fees shall be deducted by the Trustee from the disbursements made to the Company pursuant to Section 2(b).  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 Sections); and
 
 
 

 

(d) In the event that the Company directs the Trustee to commence liquidation of the Trust Account pursuant to Section 1(j), the Company agrees that it will not direct the Trustee to make any payments not specifically authorized by this Agreement.

4.
Limitations of Liability. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability to:
 
 
a.
Imply obligations, perform duties, inquire or otherwise be subject to the provisions of any agreement or document other than this Agreement and that which is expressly set forth herein;

 
b.
Take any action with respect to the Property, other than as directed in Section 1 hereof and the Trustee shall have no liability to any party except for liability arising out of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct;
 
 
c.
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 incidental thereto;
 
 
d.
Change the investment of any Property, other than in compliance with Section 1(c);
 
 
e.
Refund any depreciation in principal of any Property;
 
 
f.
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;
 
 
g.
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 conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, judgment, instruction, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Trustee which may be Issuer’s counsel), 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;
 
 
 

 

 
h.
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;
 
 
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 1(i), 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; and
 
 
j.
Verify calculations, qualify or otherwise approve Company requests for distributions pursuant to Sections 1(i), 2(a) or 2(b) above.
 
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 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; and
 
(b)           At such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(j) 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).
 
 
 

 

6.
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. 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 all information supplied to it by the Company, including, account names, account numbers, and all other identifying information relating to the beneficiary, the beneficiary’s bank or intermediary bank.  The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, liability or expense resulting from any error in the the information or transmission of the wire.
 
(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.
 
(c)           This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.  The parties hereto may change, waive, amend or modify any provision contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein only upon the written consent of each of the parties hereto; provided that such action shall not materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of shares in the capital of the Company issued in the IPO.  Any other change, waiver, amendment or modification to this Agreement shall be subject to approval by a majority of the holders of shares in the capital of the Company issued in the IPO.  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 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 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
8 th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Steven Nelson and Frank Di Paolo
Fax: (212) 616-7620
 
if to the Company, to:
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 

with a copy to:
 
DLA Piper LLP (US)
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York  10020
Attn: Yvan-Claude Pierre, Esq.
Attn: William N. Haddad, Esq.
 
in either case with a copy on behalf of the Representatives to:
 
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Thomas Pinou, Chief Financial Officer
 
with a copy to:
 
Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York  10154
Attn:  Mitchell Nussbaum, Esq.
 
(f)           This Agreement may not be assigned by the Trustee without the prior consent of the Company.  This agreement may be assigned by the Company to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company upon written notice to the Trustee.
 
(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 part of the Property under any circumstance.
 
(h)           The Trustee hereby consents to the inclusion of Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company in the Registration Statement and other materials relating to the IPO.
 
[Signature page follows]

 
 

 

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:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
     
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
   
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A
 
[LETTERHEAD OF COMPANY]
 
[INSERT DATE]
 
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
17 Battery Place
8 th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn:      Steven Nelson, President
 
Re:         Trust Account No. [___________]
Termination Letter
 
Gentlemen:
 
Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of _____________, 2010 (the “Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company has entered into an agreement (“Business Agreement”) with __________________ (the “Target Business”) to consummate a business combination with Target Business (a “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 (the “Consummation Date”).
 
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 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 and (ii) the Company shall deliver to you written instructions with respect to the transfer of the funds held in the Trust Account (the “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. 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.
 
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,
   
   
 
By:
 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B
 
[LETTERHEAD OF COMPANY]
 
[INSERT DATE]
 
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
17 Battery Place
8 th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn:  Steven G. Nelson, President
 
Re:   Trust Account No. [_________] Termination Letter
 
Re:          Trust Account No.            Termination Letter

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to paragraph 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of ___________, 2010 (“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 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 shareholders of record on the Last Date (as defined in the Trust Agreement).  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”) in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Articles of Association of the Company.  You shall commence distribution of such funds in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Articles of Association of the Company and you shall oversee the distribution of the funds.  Upon the distribution of all the funds in the Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.

CC:
   
 
[ Underwriter ]
 

 
Very truly yours,
   
   
 
By:
 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT C
 
[LETTERHEAD OF COMPANY]
 
[Insert Date]
 
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
17 Battery Place
New York, New York 10004
Attn:  Accounting Department

Re: Trust Account No. [                    ] — Distribution of Income on Property
 
Gentlemen:
 
Pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of ________, 2010 (“Trust Agreement”), we are requesting for our working capital purposes that you deliver to us $______________ representing income earned on the Property from ___________ to ___________.  In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer said amount , less any fees due the Trustee pursuant to Section 3(c) of the Trust Agreement, immediately upon your receipt of this letter to the Company’s operating account at:
 
Bank:
[_______________]
ABA #:
[_______________]
Account Name:
                                 .
Account Number:
[_______________]
Reference:
Distribution request
 
Very truly yours,
 
By:
   

 
 

 

EXHIBIT D
 
AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL(S) and telephone numbers
 
AUTHORIZED FOR TELEPHONE CALL BACK
 
COMPANY:
Jay Johnston or Francesco Piovanetti
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Telephone: + 359 2 895 2000
   
TRUSTEE:
Continental Stock Transfer  & Trust Company
17 Battery Place
8 th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn:  Frank Di Paolo
 
Telephone:  (212) 845-3270
 
 
 

 

SCHEDULE A

Schedule of fees pursuant to Section 3(c) of Investment Management Trust Agreement
between Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

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 wire transfer; thereafter on the anniversary of the effective date of the IPO by wire transfer or check
  $ 5,000  
Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Sections 2(a) and 2(b)
 
Deduction by Trustee from disbursement made to Company under Section 2(b)
  $ 250  

 
Agreed:
Dated:  _________, 20010
 
   
   
 
By:
 
   
Authorized Officer
   
 
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co.
   
 
By:
 
   
Authorized Officer
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT 10.9
 
FORM OF
 
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
 
by and between
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
and
_________________,  
as Indemnitee
 
_____________________________
 
Dated as of ____________, 2010
 
_____________________________
 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
Page
     
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1
ARTICLE 2
INDEMNITY IN THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS
5
ARTICLE 3
INDEMNITY IN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY
6
ARTICLE 4
INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR  PARTLY SUCCESSFUL
6
ARTICLE 5
INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS
6
ARTICLE 6
ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND EXONERATION  RIGHTS
7
ARTICLE 7
CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY
7
ARTICLE 8
EXCLUSIONS
7
ARTICLE 9
ADVANCES OF EXPENSES; SELECTION OF LAW FIRM
8
ARTICLE 10
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION; DEFENSE OF CLAIM; SETTLEMENT
9
ARTICLE 11
PROCEDURE UPON APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION
10
ARTICLE 12
ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST
11
ARTICLE 13
PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
12
ARTICLE 14
REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE
13
ARTICLE 15
SECURITY
14
ARTICLE 16
NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION
15
ARTICLE 17
ENFORCEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT
16
ARTICLE 18
MISCELLANEOUS
17
 
 
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INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
 
This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of ____________, 2010, by and between Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “ Company ”) and __________________ (“ Indemnitee ”).
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company;
 
WHEREAS, in order to induce Indemnitee to provide or continue to provide services to the Company, the Company wishes to provide for the indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law;
 
WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability and scope of coverage of liability insurance provide increasing challenges for the Company;
 
WHEREAS, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “ Memorandum and Articles of Association ”) requires indemnification of the directors and officers of the Company;
 
WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of governing documents or any change in the composition of the Company’s Board or any Corporate Transaction relating to the Company); and
 
WHEREAS, Indemnitee will serve or continue to serve as a director, officer or key employee of the Company for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his resignation or is otherwise terminated by the Company.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE 1
 
DEFINITIONS
 
As used in this Agreement:
 
1.1.        “ Affiliate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (as in effect on the date hereof).
 
1.2.        “ Initial Business Combination ” shall mean the merger, share capital exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more operating businesses or assets meeting the conditions described in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 
 

 
 
1.3.        “ Beneficial Owner ” and “ Beneficial Ownership ” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (as in effect on the date hereof); provided , however , that Beneficial Owner shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of the shareholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity.
 
1.4.        “ Board ” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.
 
1.5.        “ Change in Control ” shall mean, and shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:
 
(a)            Acquisition of Shares by Third Party .  Any Person (other than Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd. or any Affiliate thereof) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 30% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, unless (i) the change in the relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or (ii) such acquisition was approved in advance by the Continuing Directors and such acquisition would not constitute a Change in Control under part (c) of this definition;
 
(b)            Change in Board of Directors .  Individuals who, as of the Initial Business Combination, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors on the date hereof or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved (collectively, the “ Continuing Directors ”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;
 
(c)            Corporate Transactions .  The effective date of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company (a “ Corporate Transaction ”), in each case, unless, following such Corporate Transaction:  (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 51% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the Company resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation that as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction; (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the surviving corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Corporate Transaction; and (iii) at least a majority of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction were Continuing Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Corporate Transaction;

 
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(d)            Liquidation .  The approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series of agreements for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than factoring the Company’s current receivables or escrows due (or, if such approval is not required, the decision by the Board to proceed with such a liquidation, sale, or disposition in one transaction or a series of related transactions); or
 
(e)            Other Events .  There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) under the Exchange Act, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.
 
1.6.        “ Company ” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation or other entity, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger that, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation or other entity as Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
 
1.7.        “ Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company.
 
1.8.        “ Cayman Islands Court ” shall mean the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
 
1.9.        “ Disinterested Director ” shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
 
1.10.      “ Enterprise ” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent.
 
1.11.      “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 
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1.12.      “ Expenses ” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settling or negotiating for the settlement of, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent.  Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
 
1.13.      “ Independent Counsel ” shall mean a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is of outstanding reputation, experienced in matters of companies law and neither is as of the date of selection of such firm, nor has been during the period of three years immediately preceding the date of selection of such firm, retained to represent:  (a) the Company or Indemnitee in any material matter (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements); or (b) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.  The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.  For purposes of this definition, a “material matter” shall mean any matter for which billings exceeded or are expected to exceed $100,000.
 
1.14.      “ Person ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (as in effect on the date hereof); provided , however , that Person shall exclude:  (a) the Company; (b) any Subsidiaries of the Company; and (c) any employee benefit plan of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary of the Company or of a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company.
 
1.15.      “ Proceeding ” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, including any and all appeals, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative nature, whether formal or informal, in which Indemnitee was, is, will or might be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action taken by or omission by Indemnitee, or of any action or omission on Indemnitee’s part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement; except one initiated by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 
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1.16.      “ Subsidiary ” with respect to any Person, shall mean any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by that Person.
 
1.17.      “ Voting Securities ” shall mean any securities of the Company (or a surviving entity as described in the definition of a “Change in Control”) that vote generally in the election of directors (or similar body).
 
1.18.      References to “ fines ” shall include any excise tax assessed on Indemnitee with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “ other enterprise ” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “ serving at the request of the Company ” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “ not opposed to the best interests of the Company ” as referred to in this Agreement.
 
ARTICLE 2
 
INDEMNITY IN THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS
 
Subject to Article 8 , the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Article 2 if Indemnitee is, was or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor.  Subject to Article 8 , Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses, judgments, fines and, subject to Section 10.3 , amounts paid in settlement (the “ Liability ”) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful.  Notwithstanding the forgoing, Indemnitee shall not be indemnified for any Liability incurred by his own fraud or willful default.

 
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ARTICLE 3
 
INDEMNITY IN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY
 
Subject to Article 8 , the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Article 3 if Indemnitee is, was or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor.  Subject to Article 8 , Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company.  Notwithstanding the forgoing, Indemnitee shall not be indemnified for any Expenses incurred by his own fraud or willful default.  No indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Article 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged (and not subject to further appeal) by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Company, except to the extent that any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification.
 
ARTICLE 4
 
INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR
PARTLY SUCCESSFUL
 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith.  For the avoidance of doubt, if Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each resolved claim, issue or matter, whether or not Indemnitee was wholly or partly successful; provided , that Indemnitee shall only be entitled to Indemnification for Expenses with respect to unsuccessful claims under this Article 4 to the extent Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful.  Notwithstanding the forgoing, Indemnitee shall not be indemnified for any Expenses incurred by his own fraud or willful default.  For purposes of this Article 4 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, or by settlement, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
 
ARTICLE 5
 
INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS
 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 
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ARTICLE 6
 
ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND EXONERATION
RIGHTS
 
Notwithstanding any limitation in Articles 2 , 3 , or 4 , but subject to Article 8 , the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines and, subject to Section 10.3 , penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding.  No indemnity shall be available under this Article 6 on account of Indemnitee’s conduct that constitutes a breach of Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders or is an act or omission that involves Indemnitee’s own fraud or willful default.
 
ARTICLE 7
 
CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY
 
7.1.        To the fullest extent not prohibited by (and not merely to the extent affirmatively permitted by) law, if the indemnification rights provided for in this Agreement are unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee with respect thereto.
 
7.2.        The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.
 
7.3.        The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be brought by officers, directors, employees of the Company (other than Indemnitee) who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.
 
ARTICLE 8
 
EXCLUSIONS
 
8.1.        Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity, contribution or advancement of Expenses in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:
 
(a)           for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, other indemnity provision or otherwise;

 
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(b)           for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of Cayman Islands statutory law or common law;
 
(c)           in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, other than a Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee to enforce its rights under this Agreement, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification payment, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law; or
 
(d)           for the payment of amounts required to be reimbursed to the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or any similar successor statute.
 
The exclusion in Section 8.1(c) shall not apply to counterclaims or affirmative defenses asserted by Indemnitee in an action brought against Indemnitee.
 
ARTICLE 9
 
ADVANCES OF EXPENSES; SELECTION OF LAW FIRM
 
9.1.        Subject to Article 8 , the Company shall, unless prohibited by applicable law, advance the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (or reasonably expected by Indemnitee to be incurred by Indemnitee within three months) in connection with any Proceeding within ten business days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances, together with a reasonably detailed written explanation of the basis therefor and an itemization of legal fees and disbursements in reasonable detail, from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.  Advances shall be unsecured and interest free.  Indemnitee shall qualify for advances solely upon the execution and delivery to the Company of an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the advance to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the provisions of this Agreement.  This Section 9.1 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which an indemnification payment is excluded pursuant to Article 8 .

 
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9.2.        If the Company shall be obligated under Section 9.1 hereof to pay the Expenses of any Proceeding against Indemnitee, then the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so.  If the Company elects to assume the defense of such Proceeding, then unless the plaintiff or plaintiffs in such Proceeding include one or more Persons holding, together with his, her or its Affiliates, in the aggregate, a majority of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, the Company shall assume such defense using a single law firm selected by the Company representing Indemnitee and other present and former directors or officers of the Company.  The retention of such law firm by the Company shall be subject to prior written approval by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.  If the Company elects to assume the defense of such Proceeding and the plaintiff or plaintiffs in such Proceeding include one or more Persons holding, together with his, her or its Affiliates, in the aggregate, a majority of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, then the Company shall assume such defense using a single law firm selected by Indemnitee and any other present or former directors or officers of the Company who are parties to such Proceeding.  After (x) in the case of retention of any such law firm selected by the Company, delivery of the required notice to Indemnitee, approval of such law firm by Indemnitee and the retention of such law firm by the Company, or (y) in the case of retention of any such law firm selected by Indemnitee, the completion of such retention, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any Expenses of any other law firm incurred by Indemnitee after the date that such first law firm is retained by the Company with respect to the same Proceeding, provided , that in the case of retention of any such law firm selected by the Company (a) Indemnitee shall have the right to retain a separate law firm in any such Proceeding at Indemnitee’s sole expense; and (b) if (i) the retention of a law firm by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between either (1) the Company and Indemnitee or (2) Indemnitee and another present or former director or officer of the Company also represented by such law firm in the conduct of any such defense, or (iii) the Company shall not, in fact, have retained a law firm to prosecute the defense of such Proceeding within 30 days, then the reasonable Expenses of a single law firm retained by Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Company.
 
ARTICLE 10
 
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION; DEFENSE OF CLAIM; SETTLEMENT
 
10.1.      Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent to Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the Company notice in writing promptly of any claim made against Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement, provided , however , that a delay in giving such notice shall not deprive Indemnitee of any right to be indemnified under this Agreement unless, and then only to the extent that, such delay is materially prejudicial to the defense of such claim.  The omission to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any obligation for indemnification which it may have to Indemnitee otherwise than under this Agreement.  The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
 
10.2.      The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.
 
10.3.      The Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any claim effected without the Company’s prior written consent, provided the Company has not breached its obligations hereunder.  The Company shall not settle any claim, including, without limitation, any claim in which it takes the position that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification in connection with such settlement, nor shall the Company settle any claim which would impose any fine or any obligation on Indemnitee, without Indemnitee’s prior written consent.  Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold their consent to any proposed settlement.
 
 
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ARTICLE 11
 
PROCEDURE UPON APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION
 
11.1.      Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 10.1 , a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case:  (a) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; or (b) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors (provided there is a minimum of three Disinterested Directors), even though less than a quorum of the Board, (ii) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors (provided there is a minimum of three Disinterested Directors), even though less than a quorum of the Board, or (iii) if there are less than three Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten business days after such determination.  Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination, provided , that nothing contained in this Agreement shall require Indemnitee to waive any privilege Indemnitee may have.  Any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
 
11.2.      If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 11.1 hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 11.2 . If a Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising Indemnitee of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten business days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided , however , that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Article 1 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may seek arbitration for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the arbitrator or by such other person as the arbitrator shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 11.1 hereof. Such arbitration referred to in the previous sentence shall be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding pursuant to Section 14.1 of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 
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ARTICLE 12
 
ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST
 
In the event a Change in Control has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur, the Company shall, upon written request by Indemnitee, create a trust for the benefit of Indemnitee and from time to time upon written request of Indemnitee shall fund such trust in an amount sufficient to satisfy any and all Expenses reasonably anticipated at the time of each such request to be incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for and defending any claim for indemnification hereunder, and any and all judgments, fines, penalties and settlement amounts of any and all claims for indemnification from time to time actually paid or claimed, reasonably anticipated or proposed to be paid. The amount or amounts to be deposited in the trust pursuant to the foregoing funding obligation shall be determined by the Independent Counsel. The terms of the trust shall provide that upon a Change in Control (i) the trust shall not be revoked or the principal thereof invaded, without the written consent of Indemnitee, (ii) the trustee shall advance, within five business days of a request by Indemnitee, any and all Expenses to Indemnitee (and Indemnitee hereby agrees to reimburse the trust under the circumstances under which Indemnitee would be required to reimburse the Company under this Agreement), (iii) the trust shall continue to be funded by the Company in accordance with the funding obligation set forth above, (iv) the trustee shall promptly pay to Indemnitee all amounts for which Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, and (v) all unexpended funds in such trust shall revert to the Company upon a final determination by the Independent Counsel or a court of competent jurisdiction, as the case may be, that Indemnitee has been fully indemnified under the terms of this Agreement. The trustee shall be chosen by Indemnitee. Nothing in this Article 12 shall relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement. All income earned on the assets held in the trust shall be reported as income by the Company for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes. The Company shall pay all costs of establishing and maintaining the trust.

 
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ARTICLE 13
 
PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
 
13.1.      In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the Person making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10.1 of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any Person of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of the Company (including by its Board, its Independent Counsel and its shareholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification or advancement of expenses is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its Board, its Independent Counsel and its shareholders) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
 
13.2.      If the Person empowered or selected under Article 11 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within thirty days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (a) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (b) a final judicial determination that any or all such indemnification is expressly prohibited under applicable law; provided , however , that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen days, if the Person making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto.
 
13.3.      The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement (with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful or the Liabilities or Expenses were incurred by Indemnitee’s own fraud or willful default.
 
13.4.      For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if, among other things, Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors or officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director.  The provisions of this Section 13.4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 
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13.5.      The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.
 
ARTICLE 14
 
REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE
 
14.1.      In the event that (a) a determination is made pursuant to Article 11 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (b) advancement of Expenses, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, is not timely made pursuant to Article 9 of this Agreement, (c) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 11.1 of this Agreement within thirty days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification and of reasonable documentation and information which Indemnitee may be called upon to provide pursuant to Section 11.1 , (d) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Articles 4 , 5 , 6 , or the last sentence of Section 11.1 of this Agreement within ten business days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (e) a contribution payment is not made in a timely manner pursuant to Article 7 of this Agreement, or (f) payment of indemnification pursuant to Article 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten business days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification, contribution or advancement of Expenses.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Cayman Islands law (without regard to its conflict of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration.  The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.
 
14.2.      In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11.1 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Article 14 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Article 14 , Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to receive advances of Expenses under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be, and the Company may not refer to or introduce into evidence any determination pursuant to Section 11.1 of this Agreement adverse to Indemnitee for any purpose.  If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Article 14 , Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Article 9 until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed).

 
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14.3.      If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11.1 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Article 14 , absent (a) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (b) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.
 
14.4.      The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Article 14 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.
 
14.5.      The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law against all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten days after the Company’s receipt of such written request) pay to Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any judicial proceeding or arbitration brought by Indemnitee: (a) to enforce his rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement or any other indemnification, advancement or contribution agreement or provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association now or hereafter in effect; or (b) for recovery or advances under any insurance policy maintained by any person for the benefit of Indemnitee, regardless of the outcome and whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement, contribution or insurance recovery, as the case may be (unless such judicial proceeding or arbitration was not brought by Indemnitee in good faith).
 
14.6.      Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the legal rate under Cayman Islands law for amounts which the Company indemnifies, or is obliged to indemnify, for the period commencing with the date on which Indemnitee requests indemnification, contribution, reimbursement or advancement of any Expenses and ending with the date on which such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company.
 
ARTICLE 15
 
SECURITY
 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral.  Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 
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ARTICLE 16
 
NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION
 
16.1.      The rights of Indemnitee as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, any agreement, a vote of shareholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in applicable law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Memorandum and Articles of Association or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
 
16.2.      The Memorandum and Articles of Association permit the Company to purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection or make other arrangements including, but not limited to, providing a trust fund, letter of credit, or surety bond (“ Indemnification Arrangements ”) on behalf of Indemnitee against any liability asserted against him or incurred by or on behalf of him or in such capacity as a director, officer or agent of the Company, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.  The purchase, establishment, and maintenance of any such Indemnification Arrangement shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or of Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or the other party or parties thereto under any such Indemnification Arrangement.
 
16.3.      To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, trustees, partners, managing members, fiduciaries, employees, or agents of the Company or of any other Enterprise which such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent under such policy or policies.  If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding as to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness or otherwise), the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
 
16.4.      In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers reasonably required and take all action reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 
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16.5.      The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
 
16.6.      The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification payments or advancement of expenses from such Enterprise.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (a) Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reduce, offset, allocate, pursue or apportion any indemnification advancement, contribution or insurance coverage among multiple parties possessing such duties to Indemnitee prior to the Company’s satisfaction and performance of all its obligations under this Agreement, and (b) the Company shall perform fully its obligations under this Agreement without regard to whether Indemnitee holds, may pursue or has pursued any indemnification, advancement, contribution or insurance coverage rights against any person or entity other than the Company.
 
ARTICLE 17
 
ENFORCEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT
 
17.1.      The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director, officer or key employee of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving or continuing to serve as a director, officer or key employee of the Company.
 
17.2.      This Agreement shall be effective as of the date set forth on the first page and may apply to acts or omissions of Indemnitee which occurred prior to such date if Indemnitee was an officer, director or other agent of the Company, or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, at the time such act or omission occurred.
 
17.3.      The Company and Indemnitee agree herein that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate, impracticable and difficult to prove, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking, among other things, injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which he may be entitled.  The Company and Indemnitee further agree that Indemnitee shall be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertaking in connection therewith.  The Company acknowledges that in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by the Court, and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking.

 
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ARTICLE 18
 
MISCELLANEOUS
 
18.1.       Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.  The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
 
18.2.       Severability .  In the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court to require the Company to do or to fail to do an act which is in violation of applicable law, such provision (including any provision within a single Article, Section, paragraph or sentence) shall be limited or modified in its application to the minimum extent necessary to avoid a violation of law, and, as so limited or modified, such provision and the balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with their terms to the fullest extent permitted by law.
 
18.3.       Entire Agreement .  Without limiting any of the rights of Indemnitee under the Memorandum and Articles of Association as they may be amended from time to time, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
 
18.4.       Modification, Waiver and Termination .  No supplement, modification, termination, cancellation or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
 
18.5.       Notices .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed:
 
   (i)           If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide in writing to the Company.

 
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   (ii)           If to the Company, to:
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee in writing by the Company, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

DLA Piper LLP (US)
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Yvan-Claude Pierre, Esq.
Attn: William N. Haddad, Esq.

18.6.       Applicable Law . This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Cayman Islands, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.
 
18.7.       Identical Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
 
18.8.       Headings . The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
 
18.9.       Period of Limitations . No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided , however , that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action such shorter period shall govern.
 
18.10.     Additional Acts . If for the validation of any of the provisions in this Agreement any act, resolution, approval or other procedure is required, the Company undertakes to cause such act, resolution, approval or other procedure to be affected or adopted in a manner that will enable the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indemnity Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.
 
COMPANY:
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
By:
  
Name:
Title:
 
INDEMNITEE:
 
By:
  
Name:
Address:
 
 
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EXHIBIT 10.10
 
FORM OF
SECURITIES ESCROW AGREEMENT

SECURITIES ESCROW AGREEMENT, dated as of ________, 2010 (“Agreement”), by and among CAZADOR SUB HOLDINGS LTD., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Sponsor”), CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”) and CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, a New York corporation (“Escrow Agent”).

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated ___________, 2010 (“Underwriting Agreement”), with Rodman & Renshaw, LLC. acting as representative (“Representative”) of the several underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which, among other matters, the Underwriters have agreed to purchase 5,000,000 (5,750,000 if the over-allotment is exercised) units (“Units”) of the Company.  Each Unit consists of one ordinary share, par value $.0001 per share (“Ordinary Share”), and one Warrant, each Warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share, all as more fully described in the Company’s final Prospectus, dated ___________, 2010 (“Prospectus”) comprising part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-________) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Registration Statement”), declared effective on ___________, 2010 (“Effective Date”).

WHEREAS, the Sponsor has agreed as a condition of the sale of the Units to deposit 1,437,500 Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “Escrow Shares”), in escrow as hereinafter provided.

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into a Warrant Subscription Agreement with the Sponsor, dated ________, 2010 (“Warrant Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to purchase 4,940,000 warrants (the “Founding Director Warrants”) in a private placement transaction.

WHEREAS, the Sponsor has agreed as a condition of the sale of the Founding Director Warrants to deposit its Founding Director Warrants (the “Escrow Warrants” and together with the Escrow Shares, “Escrow Securities”), in escrow as hereinafter provided.

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

IT IS AGREED:

1.            Appointment of Escrow Agent .  The Company and the Sponsor 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 Securities .  On or before the Effective Date, the Sponsor shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a certificate representing its Escrow Securities, to be held and disbursed subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  The Sponsor acknowledges that the certificates representing its Escrow Securities are legended to reflect the deposit of such Escrow Securities under this Agreement.

 
 

 

3.            Disbursement of the Escrow Securities .

3.1            Disbursement of the Escrow Shares . The Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrow Shares until one year from the date of consummation of a Business Combination (as such term is defined in the Registration Statement), or earlier (i) with respect to 50% of the Sponsor Shares if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the last sales price of the Company’s Ordinary Shares exceeds $11.50 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period following the consummation of a Business Combination, (ii) with respect to 50% of the Sponsor Shares if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the last sales price of the Company’s Ordinary Shares exceeds $15.00 share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period following the consummation of the a Business Combination, or (iii) with respect to all of the Sponsor Shares, if following a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share capital exchange, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property (the “Escrow Period”), on which date or dates it shall, upon written instructions from the Sponsor, disburse the applicable number of Escrow Shares to the Sponsor; 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 immediately prior to the effectiveness of such liquidation, the Escrow Agent shall promptly destroy the certificates representing the Escrow Shares and the Escrow Shares shall no longer be considered issued and outstanding securities of the Company.  The Escrow Agent shall release the Escrow Shares only upon receipt of a written request from the Company.  The Escrow Agent shall have no further duties hereunder after the disbursement or destruction of the Escrow Shares in accordance with this Section 3.1.

3.2            Disbursement of the Escrow Warrants .  The Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrow Warrants until six months following the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination (as such term is defined in the Registration Statement and shall be released upon receipt of a written request from the Company); 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 immediately prior to the effectiveness of such liquidation, the Escrow Agent shall promptly destroy the certificates representing the Escrow Warrants and the Escrow Warrants shall no longer be considered issued and outstanding securities of the Company. The Escrow Agent shall have no further duties hereunder after the disbursement or destruction of the Escrow Warrants in accordance with this Section 3.2.

4.            Rights of Sponsor in Escrow Shares .

4.1            Voting Rights as a Shareholder .  Subject to the terms of the Insider Letter described in Section 4.4 hereof and except as herein provided, the Sponsor shall retain all of their rights as Shareholders of the Company with respect to the Escrow Shares during the Escrow Period, including, without limitation, the right to vote such 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 shall be paid to the Sponsor, but all dividends payable in shares 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 Securities except (i) to one or more of the Company’s officers, directors or initial unitholders, (ii) to an affiliate or an affiliated entity under common control with the transferor, (iii) to an entity’s beneficiaries upon its liquidation or distribution, (iv) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (vi) by private sales with respect to up to 33% of the Sponsor Shares made at or prior to the consummation of a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the Sponsor Shares were originally purchased (approximately $0.017 per share), or (vii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; provided, however, that such permissive transfers may be implemented only upon the transferee’s written agreement (i) to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (ii) to vote in accordance with the majority of the Ordinary Shares voted by public shareholders and (iii) to waive any rights to participate in any liquidation distribution if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination and, in the case of the Escrow Shares subject to forfeiture, agreeing to forfeit such Escrow Shares to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised.
During the Escrow Period, the Sponsor shall not pledge or grant a security interest in the Escrow Securities or grant a security interest in its rights under this Agreement. The Sponsor also agrees to take all reasonable action within its power, in the event the Company conducts the redemption of its Units (or Ordinary Shares underlying the Units) pursuant to a tender offer, to cause the Company or its affiliates or any advisors to the Company, (i) not to purchase or arrange to purchase shares outside the tender offer while such tender offer is open or (ii) enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with any other person in connection with their purchase or arrangement to purchase shares outside the tender offer, when such tender offer is open.

4.4            Insider Letter .  The Sponsor has executed a letter agreement with the Representative and the Company, and which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (“Insider Letter”), respecting the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in certain events.

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, which may be the Company’s counsel), 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 taken by it hereunder or 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 Securities 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, 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 Securities or it may deposit the Escrow Securities without liability with the clerk of any appropriate court or it may retain the Escrow Securities 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 Securities 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.  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 Sponsor 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, the Escrow Securities 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 Securities with any court it reasonably deems appropriate and be relieved of any liability whatsoever.

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.

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, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.

6.2            Third Party Beneficiaries .  The Sponsor 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 the Representative.

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.

 
 

 

 
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 be mailed, certified or registered mail, or by private national courier service, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so delivered personally or, if mailed, two days after the date of mailing, as follows:

 
If to the Company, to:
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer

If to the Sponsor, to:

Cazador Sub Holdings Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attn: Francesco Piovanetti, Co-Chief Executive Officer

and if to the Escrow Agent, to:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
17 Battery Place, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attn:  Steven Nelson and Frank Di Paolo

A copy of any notice sent hereunder shall be sent to:
 
DLA Piper LLP (US)
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York  10020
Attn: Yvan-Claude Pierre, Esq.
Attn: William N. Haddad, Esq.

 
 

 

and
 
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Thomas Pinou, Chief Financial Officer
 
and
 
Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York  10154
Attn:  Mitchell 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            Notice to Escrow Agent .  The Company shall give the Escrow Agent written notification 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 any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Securities Escrow Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the date first above written.

CAZADOR ACQUISITION  CORPORATION LTD.
 
By:
 
  Name:
  Title:
   
CAZADOR SUB HOLDINGS LTD.
   
By:
 
  Name:
  Title:
   
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER  & TRUST COMPANY
   
By:
 
  Name:
  Title:
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT 14.1
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS
 
I.           Introduction
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (the “ Company ”) requires the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct from its employees, officers and directors. The Company’s reputation for honesty and integrity among its shareholders is key to the success of its business. No employee, officer or director will be permitted to achieve results through violations of laws or regulations or through unscrupulous dealings.
 
This code of business conduct and ethics (the “ Code ”) reflects the Company’s commitment to a culture of honesty, integrity and accountability and outlines the basic principles and policies with which all employees, officers and directors are expected to comply. Please read this Code carefully.
 
In addition to following this Code in all aspects of your business activities, you are expected to seek guidance in any case where there is a question about compliance with either the letter or spirit of the Company’s policies and applicable laws. This Code sets forth general principles and does not supersede the specific policies and procedures that may be covered in separate specific policy statements. All inquiries and questions in relation to this Code or its applicability to you, other persons and situations should be addressed to the Company’s Secretary.
 
II.          Conflicts of Interest
 
A conflict of interest occurs when an individual’s private interest interferes, appears to interfere or is inconsistent, in any way with the interests of the Company (for example, you cause the Company to engage in business transactions with a company you, your friends or relatives control, without having obtained the appropriate prior approvals required under the “Related Party Transactions” section of this Code). A conflict situation can also arise when an employee, officer or director takes actions or has personal or family interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her work (or discharge his or her duties and obligations) effectively. Conflicts of interest also arise when an employee, officer or director, or a member of his or her family, or any of his or her affiliates receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position in the Company.
 
Activities that could give rise to conflicts of interest are prohibited unless specifically approved in advance in accordance with the provisions set forth under “Related Party Transactions.” It is not always easy to determine whether a conflict of interest exists, so any potential conflicts of interests must be reported immediately to the Company’s Secretary. Any employee, officer or director of the Company who becomes aware of a conflict or potential conflict involving another employee, officer or director should bring it to the attention of the Company’s Secretary, or his designee, or in his absence a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors at the principal executive offices of the Company. If the concern requires confidentiality, including keeping identity anonymous, then the Company will seek to protect such confidentiality, except to the extent necessary to conduct an effective investigation or as required by or under applicable law, regulation or legal proceedings.
 
 
 

 

III.         Gifts and Entertainment
 
Gifts, favors, entertainment and other such inducements may be attempts to “purchase” favorable treatment. Accepting such inducements could raise doubts about your ability to make independent business judgments and the Company’s commitment to treating people fairly. Keep in mind that certain inducements may be defined as bribes, payoffs or kickbacks, which are illegal.
 
You may accept gifts or entertainment, such as promotional items and business meals, if (i) they are in line with accepted business practice, (ii) could not be construed as potentially influencing your business judgment or creating an obligation on your part, and if (iii) public knowledge thereof would not embarrass you or the Company. When such business activities occur frequently, such costs should be shared or paid for on a reciprocal basis.
 
You may accept infrequent, nominal gifts. Gifts of greater value may be accepted if protocol, courtesy or other special circumstances exist, as sometimes happens with international transactions; however, all such gifts must be reported to the Company’s Secretary who will determine if you may keep the gift or must return it or whether it should more appropriately become Company property.
 
You may never accept cash. You may not benefit personally from any purchase of goods or services for the Company or derive any personal gain from transactions made on behalf of the Company.
 
These policies apply equally to giving. Apart from formally-approved incentive marketing programs conducted in the ordinary course of business, gifts and entertainment should be in line with customary business practice. They should be avoided where disclosure would cause negative publicity. You should limit the gift to items having a nominal value and you must obtain prior approval from the Company’s Secretary.
 
IV.         Related Party Transactions
 
You must report to the Company’s Secretary any proposed agreement or proposed activities that could give rise to conflicts of interest involving an aggregate payment or consideration in excess of $5,000 or otherwise to the material detriment of the Company, that you, any member of your family, any of your affiliates, or any entity from which you, a member of your family or any of your affiliates receives any payment, propose(s) to enter into with the Company, whether directly or indirectly (each such agreement, a “ Transaction ”). Your report must include all relevant terms of the Transaction. The Company’s Secretary shall then refer the Transaction to the Audit Committee in the case of an executive officer or director is directly or indirectly involved.
 
You must obtain the approval of the Audit Committee in the case of an executive officer or director or the Company’s Secretary in the case of any other employee in advance of entering into the Transaction.
 
 
 

 

V.          Corporate Opportunities
 
In carrying out their duties or responsibilities, employees, officers and directors owe a duty to the Company to advance its legitimate interests when the opportunity to do so arises. Employees, directors and officers are prohibited from (i) taking for themselves personally opportunities that arise through the use of corporate property, information or position, (ii) using corporate property, information or position for personal gain, and (iii) competing with the Company, in each of the foregoing cases, to the material detriment of the Company, except in furtherance of (a) any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations you may have currently or in the future in respect of Arco Capital Corporation Ltd. or any funds, investment vehicles or accounts managed by it or its affiliates (collectively, “ Arco Holdings ”) or any companies in which Arco Holdings invests, or (b) any other fiduciary duties or contractual obligations you may have as of the date of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
 
Whether any of the foregoing actions is to the material detriment of the Company will be determined by the Board of Directors or the appropriate committee thereof in the case an executive officer or director is involved, or either of the Co-Chief Executive Officers in the case of any other employee, based on all relevant facts and circumstances, including whether the Company has previously declined to pursue such proposed opportunity for its own benefit.
 
VI.         Public Reporting
 
Full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and other documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the SEC and in its other public communications is critical for the Company to maintain its good reputation, to comply with its obligations under the securities laws and to meet the expectations of its shareholders and other members of the investment community. Persons responsible for the preparation of such documents and reports and other public communications are to exercise the highest standard of care in their preparation in accordance with the following guidelines:
 
 
·
all accounting records, and the reports produced from such records, must be in accordance with all applicable laws;
 
 
·
all accounting records must fairly and accurately reflect the transactions or occurrences to which they relate;
 
 
·
all accounting records must fairly and accurately reflect in reasonable detail the Company’s assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses;
 
 
·
no accounting records should contain any false or intentionally misleading entries;
 
 
·
no transactions should be intentionally misclassified as to accounts, departments or accounting periods;
 
 
·
all transactions must be supported by accurate documentation in reasonable detail and recorded in the proper account and in the proper accounting period;
 
 
 

 

 
·
no information should be concealed from the internal auditors or the independent auditors; and
 
 
·
compliance with the Company’s system of internal controls is required.
 
Employees, officers and directors are expected to cooperate fully with any internal auditor appointed by the Company, the independent auditors, any other external auditors as well as the management, to ensure that the Company fulfills its responsibilities. It is a violation of Company policy to unduly or fraudulently influence, coerce, manipulate or mislead any internal auditor appointed by the Company or independent auditors or any other external auditors regarding our financial statements, accounting practices or internal controls.
 
VII.       Confidentiality
 
Employees, officers and directors must maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the Company or that otherwise comes into their possession in the course of their employment or while carrying out their duties and responsibilities, except when disclosure is authorized by the Company or legally mandated.
 
The obligation to preserve confidential information continues even after you leave or are dismissed from the Company.
 
No employee should directly talk to or respond to questions from market professionals (such as securities analysts, institutional investors, investment advisers, brokers and dealers), security holders or the media.  If an employee is contacted by any of these persons, you should immediately report the contact to the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officers or his designee.
 
Confidential information includes all non-public information that may be of use to competitors, or harmful to the Company or its customers, if disclosed, and any other third-party Company information provided to the Company subject to a confidentiality agreement. It also includes information that suppliers and customers have entrusted to the Company. Of special sensitivity is financial information which should under all circumstances be considered confidential except where its disclosure is approved by the Company or when the information has been publicly disseminated.
 
VIII.      Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets
 
All employees, officers and directors should promote the responsible use of the Company’s assets and resources by the Company and ensure their efficient use. Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on the Company’s profitability. Any suspected incidents of fraud or theft should be immediately reported for investigation.
 
Company assets, such as proprietary information, funds, materials, supplies, products or computers, software, facilities and other assets owned or leased by the Company or that are otherwise in the Company’s possession may only be used for legitimate business purposes. Company assets may never be used for illegal purposes.
 
 
 

 

Proprietary information includes any information that is not generally known to the public or would be helpful to our competitors. Examples of proprietary information are intellectual property, business and marketing plans and employee information. The obligation to use proprietary information only for legitimate business purposes continues even after you leave or are dismissed from the Company.
 
IX.         Insider Trading
 
Insider trading is unethical and illegal. Employees, officers and directors are not allowed to trade in securities of a company while in possession of material non-public information regarding that company. It is also illegal to “tip” or pass on inside information to any other person who might make an investment decision based on that information or pass the information on further. The Company has a Securities Trading Policy, which sets forth your obligations in respect of trading in the Company’s securities.
 
X.          Fair Dealing
 
Each employee, officer and director, in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities, should endeavor to deal fairly with the Company’s customers, suppliers, competitors and employees. No employee, officer or director should take unfair advantage of anyone through illegal conduct, manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts or any other unfair-dealing practice.
 
XI.         Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations
 
Compliance with both the letter and spirit of all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company’s business, including any securities exchange or other organization or body that regulates the Company, is critical to its reputation and continued success. All employees, officers and directors must respect and obey the laws of the cities, states and countries in which the Company operates and avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Employees, officers or directors who fail to comply with this Code and applicable laws will be subject to disciplinary measures, up to and including discharge from the Company.
 
In addition, if you become aware of any information that you believe constitutes evidence of a material violation of laws, fiduciary duty, rules or regulations, including those relating to accounting and auditing matters, applicable to the Company and the operations of its business, by the Company, or any employee, officer or director, then you must promptly bring such information (anonymously or otherwise) to the attention of any one or more of the following persons, as circumstances may warrant: the Secretary, the Co-Chief Executive Officers or the Chairman of the Audit Committee (via the Company’s Secretary). Contact details for these persons are included in Annex A .
 
XII.       Discrimination and Harassment
 
The Company values the diversity of our employees and is committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. Abusive, harassing or offensive conduct is unacceptable, whether verbal, physical or visual. Examples include derogatory comments based on racial or ethnic characteristics and unwelcome sexual advances. You are encouraged to speak out when a coworker’s conduct makes you uncomfortable, and to report harassment when it occurs.
 
 
 

 

XIII.      Compliance with this Code
 
If an employee, officer or director fails to comply with this Code or applicable laws, rules or regulations (including the rules and regulations of the SEC) he or she will be subject to disciplinary measures, including (with respect to employees and officers) discharge from the Company. Violations of this Code may also constitute violations of law and may result in civil or criminal penalties for such person, such person’s supervisors and/or the Company. The Board of Directors will determine, or designate appropriate persons to determine, appropriate actions to be taken in the event of a violation of this Code. In determining what action is appropriate in a particular case, the Board of Directors or its designee will consider the nature and severity of the violation, whether the violation was a single occurrence or repeated occurrences, whether the violation was intentional or inadvertent, whether the individual in question had been advised prior to the violation as to the proper course of action and whether or not the individual in question had committed other violations in the past.
 
The Company proactively promotes ethical behavior and encourages employees, officers and directors to report evidence of illegal or unethical behavior, or violations of this Code to the Company’s Secretary. You are expected to report all violations of this Code promptly to the Company’s Secretary, the Co-Chief Executive Officers or the Chairman of the Audit Committee (via the Company’s Secretary). Contact details for these persons are included in Annex A . If you have any questions regarding your obligations under this Code, you should promptly contact the Company’s Secretary. All reports will be treated confidentially to the extent reasonable and possible under the circumstances. You may choose to remain anonymous in reporting any possible violation of this Code. The Company prohibits retaliatory action against anyone who, in good faith, reports a possible violation. However, it is unacceptable to file a report knowing it to be false.
 
In addition, employees who wish to contact the Board of Directors, the non-management directors as a group or any individual director with any concerns may do so by sending their communication to the following address:
 
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
c/o Arco Capital Management LLC
7 Sheinovo Street
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Attention: Secretary

All communications intended for directors will be forwarded by the Company’s Secretary to the appropriate directors on a timely basis without redacting or otherwise filtering such communications.
 
 
 

 

XIV.      Waivers of this Code
 
Any waiver of this Code for the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller (or persons performing similar functions), other executive officers or directors will be made only by the Board of Directors or the appropriate committee thereof and will be promptly disclosed as required by law and stock exchange regulation.
 
Any waiver of this Code for any other employee will be made by the Company’s Secretary. All persons should note that it is not the Company’s intention to grant or permit waivers from the requirements of this Code.
 
XV.       Amendments of this Code
 
Any amendment of this Code will be made only by the Board of Directors or the appropriate committee thereof and will be promptly disclosed as required by law and stock exchange regulation.
 
XVI.      Compliance Procedures
 
This Code cannot, and is not intended to, address all of the situations you may encounter. There will be occasions where you are confronted by circumstances not covered by policy or procedure and where you must make a judgment as to the appropriate course of action. In those circumstances the Company encourages you to use your common sense, and to contact your supervisor, manager, a member of human resources or the Company’s Secretary for guidance. The Company strives to ensure that all questions or concerns are handled fairly, discreetly and thoroughly. You need not identify yourself.
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT 23.1
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The Board of Directors and Shareholder
Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd.
 
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated June 24, 2010, relating to the financial statements of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., which is contained in that Prospectus.
 
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
 
/S/ BDO USA, LLP (formerly BDO Seidman, LLP)

San Juan, Puerto Rico
September 2, 2010

Stamp No. 2562457 of the Puerto Rico
Society of Certified Public Accountants
was affixed to the record copy of this report.
 
EXHIBIT 99.1
 
 
Adopted: ___________, 2010

FORM OF
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
OF
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
I.
PURPOSE
 
The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “ Company ”) to assist the Board in monitoring (i) the integrity of the annual, quarterly and other financial statements of the Company, (ii) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, (iii) the performance of the functions of the Company’s independent auditor and (iv) the compliance by the Company with legal and regulatory requirements.  The Audit Committee shall also review and approve all related−party transactions and prepare the report required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement.
 
II.
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
 
The Audit Committee shall consist of no fewer than three members, absent a temporary vacancy.  The Audit Committee shall meet the “Independent Directors and Audit Committee” requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market and the independence and experience requirements of Section 10A(m)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC.
 
The members of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Board.  Audit Committee members may be replaced by the Board.  There shall be a Chairman of the Audit Committee (the “ Chairman ”), who shall also be appointed by the Board.  The Chairman shall be a member of the Audit Committee and, if present, shall preside at each meeting of the Audit Committee.  The Chairman shall advise and counsel with the executives of the Company and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to the Chairman by the Audit Committee or the Board.
 
III.
MEETINGS
 
The Audit Committee shall meet as often as it determines, but not less frequently than quarterly.  The Audit Committee shall meet periodically with management and the Company’s independent auditor in separate executive sessions.  The Audit Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company or the Company’s outside counsel or independent auditor to attend a meeting of the Audit Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Audit Committee.
 
IV.
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 
The Audit Committee shall have the sole authority to appoint or replace the Company’s independent auditor.  The Audit Committee shall be directly responsible for determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the Company’s independent auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the Company’s independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work.  The Company’s independent auditor shall report directly to the Audit Committee.

 
 

 
 
The Audit Committee shall pre−approve all auditing services and permitted non−audit services to be performed for the Company by the Company’s independent auditor, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimus exceptions for non−audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act which are approved by the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit).  The Audit Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees of the Audit Committee consisting of one or more Audit Committee members when appropriate, including the authority to grant pre−approvals of audit and permitted non−audit services, provided that decisions of such subcommittee to grant pre−approvals shall be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.
 
The Audit Committee shall have the authority, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, to retain independent legal, accounting or other advisors.  The Company shall provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the Audit Committee, for payment of compensation to (i) the Company’s independent auditor for the purpose of rendering or issuing an audit report and (ii) any advisors employed by the Audit Committee.
 
The Audit Committee shall make regular reports to the Board.  The Audit Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of this charter annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.  The Audit Committee annually shall review the Audit Committee’s own performance.
 
The Audit Committee shall:
 
A.           Financial Statement and Disclosure Matters
 
 
1.
Meet with the Company’s independent auditor prior to the audit to review the scope, planning and staffing of the audit.
 
 
2.
Review and discuss with management and the Company’s independent auditor the Company’s annual audited financial statements, and recommend to the Board whether the Company’s audited financial statements should be included in any filing by the Company in accordance with the requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market or applicable law.
 
 
3.
Review and discuss with management and the Company’s independent auditor the Company’s quarterly financial statements, including the results of the review of the Company’s quarterly financial statements by the Company’s independent auditor, and recommend to the Board whether the Company’s quarterly financial statements should be included in any filing by the Company in accordance with the requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market or applicable law.
 
 
4.
Discuss with management and the Company’s independent auditor, as appropriate, significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the Company’s financial statements, including:
 
 
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(a)
any significant changes in the Company’s selection or application of accounting principles;
 
 
(b)
the Company’s critical accounting policies and practices;
 
 
(c)
all alternative treatments of financial information within GAAP that have been discussed with management and the ramifications of the use of such alternative accounting principles;
 
 
(d)
any major issues as to the adequacy of the Company’s internal controls and any special steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies; and
 
 
(e)
any material written communications between the Company’s independent auditor and management, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted differences.
 
 
5.
Discuss with management the Company’s earnings press releases generally, including the use of “pro forma” or “adjusted” non−GAAP information, and any financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies.  Such discussion may be general and include the types of information to be disclosed and the types of presentations to be made.
 
 
6.
Discuss with management and the independent auditor the effect on the Company’s financial statements of (i) regulatory and accounting initiatives and (ii) off−balance sheet structures.
 
 
7.
Discuss with management the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures, including the Company’s risk assessment and risk management policies.
 
 
8.
Discuss with the Company’s independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 relating to the conduct of the audit, including any difficulties encountered in the course of the audit work, any restrictions on the scope of activities or access to requested information, and any significant disagreements with management.
 
 
9.
Review disclosures made to the Audit Committee by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (or individuals performing similar functions) during their certification process for any filing by the Company in accordance with the requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market or applicable law about any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and any fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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B.           Oversight of the Company’s Relationship with the Independent Auditor
 
 
1.
At least annually, obtain and review a written report from the Company’s independent auditor, consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard 1, regarding (i) the internal quality−control procedures of the Company’s independent auditor, (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality−control review, or peer review, of the firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm, (iii) any steps taken to deal with any such issues and (iv) all relationships between the Company’s independent auditor and the Company.
 
 
2.
Evaluate the qualifications, performance and independence of the Company’s independent auditor, including whether the independent auditor’s quality controls are adequate and the provision of permitted non−audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence, and taking into account the opinions of management and the internal auditor.  The Audit Committee shall present its conclusions with respect to the Company’s independent auditor to the Board.
 
 
3.
Verify the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law.  Consider whether, in order to assure continuing auditor independence, it is appropriate to adopt a policy of rotating the Company’s independent auditing firm on a regular basis.
 
 
4.
Oversee the Company’s hiring of employees or former employees of the Company’s independent auditor who participated in any capacity in the audit of the Company.
 
 
5.
Be available to the Company’s independent auditor during the year for consultation purposes.
 
C.           Compliance Oversight Responsibilities
 
 
1.
Obtain assurance from the Company’s independent auditor that Section 10A(b) of the Exchange Act has not been implicated.
 
 
2.
Review and approve all related−party transactions.
 
 
3.
Inquire and discuss with management the Company’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics in effect at such time, if any, and, where applicable, recommend policies and procedures for future compliance.
 
 
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4.
Establish procedures (which may be incorporated in the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, in effect at such time, if any) for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding the Company’s financial statements or accounting policies.
 
 
5.
Discuss with management and the Company’s independent auditor any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies and any published reports that raise material issues regarding the Company’s financial statements or accounting policies.
 
 
6.
Discuss with the Company’s General Counsel legal matters that may have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements or the Company’s compliance policies.
 
 
7.
Review and approve all payments made to the Company’s officers and directors or its or their affiliates.  Any payments made to members of the Audit Committee will be reviewed and approved by the Board, with the interested director or directors abstaining from such review and approval.
 
 
8.
Review the requirements under the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “ Articles ”) at each quarterly meeting of the Audit Committee to determine compliance by the Company with the requirements thereof, and review the terms of all agreements (the “ IPO Agreements ”) between the Company and any of its officers or directors included as exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form F−1 filed by the Company with the SEC to register the Company’s initial public offering at each quarterly meeting of the Audit Committee to determine whether the parties to each IPO Agreement are in compliance with such agreement.  If any noncompliance is identified, then the Audit Committee shall immediately take all action necessary to rectify the noncompliance or otherwise cause compliance with the requirements of the Articles or the terms and provisions of each IPO Agreement.
 
V.
LIMITATION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE’S ROLE
 
While the Audit Committee has the responsibilities and powers set forth in this charter, it is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the Company’s financial statements and disclosures are complete and accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable rules and regulations.  These are the responsibilities of management and the Company’s independent auditor.

 
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EXHIBIT 99.2
 
 
Approved by the Board of Directors
________________, 2010

FORM OF
 
NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER
 
OF
 
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
The responsibilities and powers of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “ Company ”), as delegated by the Board, are set forth in this charter (this “ Charter ”).  Whenever the Committee takes an action, it shall exercise its independent judgment on an informed basis that the action is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
 
I.            PURPOSE
 
As set forth herein, the Committee shall, among other things, discharge the responsibilities of the Board relating to the appropriate size, functioning and needs of the Board including, but not limited to, recruitment and retention of high quality Board members and the composition and structure of committees of the Board.
 
II.           MEMBERSHIP
 
The Committee shall consist of at least three members of the Board as determined from time to time by the Board.  Each member shall be “independent” in accordance with the listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market, as amended from time to time.
 
The Board shall elect the members of the Committee at the first Board meeting practicable following the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders and may make changes from time to time pursuant to the provisions below.  Unless a chairman of the Committee is elected by the Board or by a majority of the members of the Committee, no chairman of the Committee shall be designated.
 
A Committee member may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the chairman of the Board, or may be removed by majority vote of the Board by delivery to such member of written notice of removal, to take effect at a date specified therein, or upon delivery of such written notice to such member if no date is specified.
 
III.          MEETINGS AND COMMITTEE ACTION
 
The Committee shall meet at such times as it deems necessary to fulfill its responsibilities.  Meetings of the Committee shall be called by a majority of the members of the Committee upon such notice as is provided for in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with respect to meetings of the Board.  A majority of the Committee members shall constitute a quorum.  Actions of the Committee may be taken in person at a meeting or in writing without a meeting.  Actions taken at a meeting, to be valid, shall require the approval of a majority of the members of the Committee present and voting.  Actions taken in writing, to be valid, shall be signed by all members of the Committee.  The Committee shall report its minutes from each meeting to the Board.
 
 

 

A majority of the members of the Committee may establish such rules as may from time to time be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Committee.  At each meeting, a majority of the members of the Committee shall appoint as secretary a person who may, but need not, be a member of the Committee.  A certificate of the secretary of the Committee or minutes of a meeting of the Committee executed by the secretary setting forth the names of the members of the Committee present at the meeting or actions taken by the Committee at the meeting shall be sufficient evidence at all times as to the members of the Committee who were present, or such actions taken.
 
IV.          COMMITTEE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 
 
·
Developing the criteria and qualifications for membership on the Board.
 
 
·
Recruiting, reviewing and nominating candidates for election to the Board or to fill vacancies on the Board.
 
 
·
Reviewing candidates for election to the Board proposed by shareholders, and conducting appropriate inquiries into the background and qualifications of any such candidates.
 
 
·
Establishing subcommittees for the purpose of evaluating special or unique matters.
 
 
·
Monitoring and making recommendations regarding Board committee functions, contributions and composition.
 
 
·
Evaluating, on an annual basis, the Committee’s performance.
 
V.            REPORTING
 
The Committee shall prepare a statement each year concerning its compliance with this Charter for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement.
 
 
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CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
Board of Director Candidate Guidelines
 
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “ Committee ”) of Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (the “ Company ”) will identify, evaluate and recommend candidates to become members of the Company’s Board of Directors (“ Board ”) with the goal of creating a balance of knowledge and experience on the Board.  Nominations to the Board may also be submitted to the Committee by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s policy for shareholder nominations of Board candidates, a copy of which is attached hereto.  Candidates will be reviewed in the context of the current composition of the Board, the operating requirements of the Company and the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders.  In conducting this assessment, the Committee will consider and evaluate each candidate for election to the Board based upon its assessment of the following criteria:
 
 
·
Whether the candidate is independent pursuant to the requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market.
 
 
·
Whether the candidate is accomplished in his or her field and has a reputation, both personally and professionally, that is consistent with the image and reputation of the Company.
 
 
·
Whether the candidate has the ability to read and understand basic financial statements.  The Committee will also determine if a candidate satisfies the criteria for being an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”).
 
 
·
Whether the candidate has relevant experience and expertise and would be able to provide insights and practical wisdom based upon that experience and expertise.
 
 
·
Whether the candidate has knowledge of the Company and issues affecting the Company.
 
 
·
Whether the candidate is committed to enhancing shareholder value.
 
 
·
Whether the candidate fully understands, or has the capacity to fully understand, the legal responsibilities of a director and the governance processes of a public company.
 
 
·
Whether the candidate is of high moral and ethical character and would be willing to apply sound, objective and independent business judgment, and to assume broad fiduciary responsibility.
 
 
·
Whether the candidate has, and would be willing to commit, the required hours necessary to discharge the duties of Board membership.
 
 
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·
Whether the candidate has any prohibitive interlocking relationships or conflicts of interest.
 
 
·
Whether the candidate is able to develop a good working relationship with other Board members and contribute to the Board’s working relationship with the senior management of the Company.
 
 
·
Whether the candidate is able to suggest business opportunities to the Company.
 
 
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CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD.
 
Policy for Shareholder Nominations of Board Candidates
 
Shareholders who wish to recommend to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “ Committee ”) a candidate for election to the Board should send their letters to Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., c/o Arco Capital Management LLC, 7 Sheinovo Street, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria, Attention: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.  The Corporate Secretary will promptly forward all such letters to the members of the Committee.  Shareholders must follow certain procedures to recommend to the Committee candidates for election as directors.  In general, in order to provide sufficient time to enable the Committee to evaluate candidates recommended by shareholders in connection with selecting candidates for nomination in connection with the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, the Corporate Secretary must receive the shareholder’s recommendation no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the Company’s fiscal year.
 
The recommendation must contain the following information about the candidate:
 
 
·
Name;
 
 
·
Age;
 
 
·
Business and current residence addresses, as well as residence addresses for the past twenty (20) years;
 
 
·
Principal occupation or employment and employment history (name and address of employer and job title) for the past ten (10) years (or such shorter period as the candidate has been in the workforce);
 
 
·
Educational background;
 
 
·
Permission for the Company to conduct a background investigation, including the right to obtain education, employment and credit information;
 
 
·
The number of ordinary shares of the Company beneficially owned by the candidate;
 
 
·
The information that would be required to be disclosed by the Company about the candidate under the rules of the SEC in a Proxy Statement soliciting proxies for the election of such candidate as a director (which currently includes information required by Items 401, 404, 405 and 407 of Regulation S−K); and
 
 
·
A signed consent of the nominee to serve as a director of the Company, if elected.
 
 
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