Exhibit 10.3
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [ ], 2022, is made and entered into by and among GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), GSR II Meteora Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and the undersigned parties listed under Holder on the signature pages hereto (each such party, together with the Sponsor and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.02 of this Agreement, a “Holder” and collectively the “Holders”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Sponsor have entered into that certain Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2021 (as amended, the “Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,750,000 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;
WHEREAS, the Company previously effected a 1.10 to 1 stock split (the “First Stock Split”) of the Founder Shares outstanding on December 28, 2021, such that after the First Stock Split, 6,325,000 Founder Shares remain outstanding.
WHEREAS, the Company previously effected a 5 to 4 stock split (the “Second Stock Split”) of the Founder Shares outstanding on January 20, 2022, such that after the Second Stock Split, 7,906,250 Founder Shares remain outstanding;
WHEREAS, the Company previously transferred [ ] shares to independent directors on February [ ], 2022;
WHEREAS, the Founder Shares are convertible into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), on the terms and conditions provided in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Sponsor have entered into that certain Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated as of [ ], 2022, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to purchase an aggregate of 11,110,000 warrants (or up to 12,223,750 warrants if the over-allotment option in connection with the Company’s initial public offering is exercised in full) (the “Private Placement Warrants”), in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, each Private Placement Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share; and
WHEREAS, in order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance the Company’s transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination (as defined below), the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers or directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as the Company may require, of which up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into an additional 1,500,000 Private Placement Warrants (the “Working Capital Warrants”); and