Exhibit 10.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], 2022 is made and entered into by and among Endeavor Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), Endeavor Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), Mizuho Securities USA LLC (“Mizuho” and together with Cantor, the “Representatives”), and any other parties listed on the signature pages hereto (together with the Sponsor and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, the “Holders” and, each, a “Holder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Sponsor have entered into that certain Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2021, pursuant to which the Sponsor subscribed for an aggregate of 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Founder Shares”) (which includes up to 1,125,000 shares that are subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised);
WHEREAS, in December 2021, the Sponsor returned, for no consideration, an aggregate of 2,156,250 Founder Shares to the Company, which the Company cancelled resulting in an aggregate of 6,468,750 Founder Shares outstanding and held by the Sponsor (up to 843,750 of which are subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised);
WHEREAS, the Founder Shares are convertible into the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), at the time of the initial Business Combination (as defined below) on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, on the terms and conditions provided in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as may be amended from time to time;
WHEREAS, the Sponsor and the Representatives have each entered into a unit subscription agreement with the Company (the “Placement Unit Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which the Sponsor and the Representatives agreed to purchase an aggregate of 650,000 units of the Company (each, a “Private Placement Unit” and collectively, the “Private Placement Units”), each Placement Unit consisting of one Ordinary Share (each, a “Private Placement Share” and collectively, the “Private Placement Shares”) and one-half of one warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”) in a private placement transaction (the “Private Placement”) occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering;
WHEREAS, in order to finance the Company’s transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may loan to the Company funds as the Company may require, of which up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units, each unit consisting of one Ordinary Share and one-half of one warrant to purchase one Share (“Working Capital Units”) at a price of $10.00 per unit; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: