Exhibit 4.1
WARRANT AGREEMENT
THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 15, 2021, is by and between CF Acquisition Corp. VII, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”, also referred to herein, in its capacity as the Company’s transfer agent, as the “Transfer Agent”). The Company, the Warrant Agent and the Transfer Agent shall individually be referred to as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in an initial public offering (the “Offering”) of units of the Company’s equity securities, each such unit comprised of one share of Common Stock (as defined below) and one-third of one redeemable Public Warrant (as defined below) (the “Public Units”); an aggregate of up to 5,833,333 warrants (or up to 6,708,333 warrants if the underwriter’s over-allotment is exercised in full) (the “Public Warrants”) will be issued to public investors as components of the Public Units; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2021, the Company entered into that certain Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement with CFAC Holdings VII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to purchase from the Company, simultaneously with the closing of the Offering, an aggregate of 450,000 units (the “Private Placement Units” and, together with the Public Units, the “Units”); an aggregate of 150,000 warrants will be issued to the Sponsor (the “Private Placement Warrants”) as part of the Private Placement Units; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2021, the Company entered into that certain Forward Purchase Contract with the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to purchase, simultaneously with the Company’s initial Business Combination (as defined below), 1,000,000 Private Placement Units (the “Forward Purchase Units”) and 250,000 shares of Common Stock; an aggregate of 333,333 warrants will be issued to the Sponsor (the “Forward Purchase Warrants” and together with the Private Placement Warrants and the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”) as part of the Forward Purchase Units; and
WHEREAS, the Private Placement Warrants and the Forward Purchase Warrants will, except as explicitly provided in Section 2.6 hereof, be identical to the Public Warrants but will not initially be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and will bear the legend set forth in Exhibit B hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-253307 (the “Registration Statement”) and prospectus (the “Prospectus”), for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Public Units, the Public Warrants and the shares of Common Stock included in the Public Units; and
WHEREAS, each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent (if a physical certificate is issued), as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2. Warrants.