Ardent Acquisition Corporation 1415 Kellum Place, Suite 205 Garden City, New York 11530 April 11, 2006

Ardent Acquisition Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000

April 11, 2006

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx

EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx

               Re:      Investment Management Trust Agreement

Gentlemen:

          Reference is made to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 24, 2005, between Ardent Acquisition Corporation (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Section 1(c) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

     “(c)           In a timely manner, upon the instruction of the Company, to invest and reinvest the Property in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 having a maturity of 180 days or less, and/or in any open ended investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(4) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as determined by the Company;”

Except as indicated above, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

	ARDENT ACQUISITION CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx Title: President

Acknowledged and agreed this
12^th day of April, 2006

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER &
TRUST COMPANY

By: /s/ Xxxxx Di Paolo
       Name: Xxxxx Di Paolo
       Title: CFO

The undersigned is required to consent to this amendment pursuant to Section 5(c) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement and hereby does so.

EARLYBIRDCAPITAL, INC.

By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
       Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
       Title: Managing Director