X0202 4 2008-03-27 0 0001418819 GHL Acquisition Corp. GHQ 0001282977 GREENHILL & CO INC 300 PARK AVENUE 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2008-03-27 4 J 0 1255437 D 8369563 D Warrants 7.00 2008-03-27 4 J 0 1255437 D Common Stock 1255437 16369563 D On November 13, 2007, Greenhill & Co., Inc. ("Greenhill") purchased from GHL Acquisition Corp. (the "Issuer") an aggregate of 9,775,000 founder's units for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. Each founder's unit consists of one share of common stock of the Issuer (a "founder's share") and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock of the Issuer (a "founder's warrant"). (Footnote 1 continued in Footnote 2). Greenhill subsequently transferred an aggregate of 150,000 founder's units to Thomas C. Canfield, Kevin P. Clarke, and Parker W. Rush, each a member of the board of directors of the Issuer prior to the issuer's initial public offering of securities (the "IPO"). The 9,775,000 founder's units included an aggregate of 1,275,000 founder's units that were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters' over-allotment option was not exercised in full. This over-allotment option has expired unexercised. On March 27, 2008, Greenhill and each of Messrs. Canfield, Clarke, and Rush forfeited their proportionate share of the founder's units that were subject to forfeiture. Exercisable on the later of February 14, 2009 and the completion by GHL Acquisition Corp. (the "Issuer") of an initial business combination, as described in the prospectus (the "Prospectus") dated February 14, 2008, relating to the Issuer's IPO, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2008. Expires on the earlier of redemption or liquidation of the trust account or on 5:00 p.m., New York time, February 14, 2013. /s/ Jodi Ganz 2008-03-27