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Energy Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. Announces Distribution Date for First Liquidating Distribution
| Source: Energy Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.
WILMINGTON, DE--(Marketwire - November 12, 2008) - Energy Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.
(AMEX : EII ) (AMEX : EIIW ) ("Energy Infrastructure" or the "Company") today
announced that on November 13, 2008 the trustee of its trust account will
make an initial liquidating distribution of the trust account as part of
the Company's plan of dissolution and liquidation in the amount of $10.0525
per share of common stock to the holders of shares of common stock
purchased in the Company's initial public offering. In connection with this
initial liquidating distribution, the Company previously announced a record
date of October 31, 2008 for the purposes of determining the stockholders
of record entitled to receive this initial liquidating distribution.
Pursuant to the Company's plan of dissolution and liquidation the initial
liquidating distribution of $10.0525 per share of common stock is a payment
which returns to holders of the Company's common stock originally issued in
its initial public offering (as of the record date of October 31, 2008),
the amount held in trust, together with interest (but, net of applicable
taxes, amounts reserved to pay creditors and $6,000,000 reserved in
connection with the arbitration currently pending between Vanship Holdings
Limited and the Company). No payments will be made with respect to any of
the Company's outstanding warrants or to the shares owned by the Company's
initial stockholders prior to the initial public offering. The Company
expects to make a second, final liquidating liquidation distribution to the
public stockholders as soon as practicable.
About Energy Infrastructure
Energy Infrastructure is a blank check company that was formed for the
specific purpose of consummating a business combination. Energy
Infrastructure raised net proceeds of approximately $209.3 million, after
partial exercise of the underwriter's over-allotment option, through its
initial public offering consummated in July 2006.