Exhibit 10.1
NON-REDEMPTION AGREEMENT
This Non-Redemption Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered as of December 5, 2023 by and among Altitude Acquisition Corp., a Delaware Corporation (“Altitude” or the “Company”), Altitude Acquisition Holdco LLC (the “Sponsor”), and the undersigned investors (collectively, the “Investor”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Sponsor currently holds shares of Altitude’s Class A common stock (previously Class B common stock), par value $0.0001 per share (the “Founder Shares”), which Founder Shares were initially sold in a private placement in connection with Altitude’s initial public offering;
WHEREAS, in connection with Altitude’s initial public offering, (i) the Sponsor became a party to that certain Letter Agreement, dated December 8, 2020, by and among Altitude, the Sponsor and Altitude’s officers and directors (the “Letter Agreement”), and became bound by all terms, conditions and covenants of the Letter Agreement in the same manner as if he was an original party thereto, and (ii) the Sponsor became a party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 8, 2020, by and among Altitude, the Sponsor, and Altitude’s officers and directors (the “Registration Rights Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Altitude expects to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (as adjourned or postponed from time to time, the “Meeting”) for the purpose of approving an amendment to Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination (the “Extension”) from December 11, 2023 (the “Current Outside Date”) monthly up to 3 times for an additional one month each time, up to March 11, 2024 (the “Extended Date”) (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”);
WHEREAS, the Charter provides that a holder of Altitude’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, initially sold as part of the units in Altitude’s initial public offering (whether they were purchased in Altitude’s initial public offering or thereafter in the open market) (the “Public Shares” and together with the Founder Shares, the “Common Stock”) may redeem its Public Shares for an estimated $10.34 per share (the “Redemption Price”) in connection with the proposal to amend the Charter to effectuate the Extension upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Charter (“Redemption Rights”);
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, Investor is the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of 371,384 Public Shares (the “Existing Shares”) and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts (subject to legal requirements) to purchase an additional 0 Public Shares at a price no greater than the Redemption Price prior to the Meeting (such shares to be purchased, the “Additional Shares” and together with the Existing Shares, the “Investor Shares”);
WHEREAS, Investor is willing to not exercise its Redemption Rights in connection with the Extension, or to validly rescind any previously submitted redemption demand, with respect to the Investor Shares, subject to the terms of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the closing of the Initial Business Combination, the Sponsor desires to forfeit that number of Founder Shares set forth opposite Investor’s name on Exhibit A (the “Forfeited Shares”) equal to 1% of the Investor Shares in consideration of the Extension to January 11, 2023 and, if applicable, 1% of the Investor Shares in consideration for each subsequent month Extension, for a total of up to 3% of the Investor Shares, and the Company desires to issue to the Investor, and the Investor desires to acquire from the Company, a number of newly-issued shares of Altitude Common Stock equal to the Forfeited Shares (the “New Shares”).
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Investor, the Company and the Sponsor hereby agree as follows:
1. Terms of Non-Redemption, Forfeiture and Issuance.