Exhibit 10.1
Agreed
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of June 7, 2023, is entered into by and among GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp, a Delaware corporation (“PubCo”), GSR II Meteora Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor” and, together with PubCo, “GSR Entities”), and BT Assets, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BT Assets”). Each of PubCo, Sponsor and BT Assets are referred to in this Amendment as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” Capitalized terms used, but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Sponsor Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Agreement”), dated as of August 24, 2022 (the “Sponsor Agreement Date”);
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Sponsor Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Sponsor Agreement and this Amendment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11 (Miscellaneous) of the Sponsor Agreement, the Sponsor Agreement may be amended or modified only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed in the same manner as the Sponsor Agreement and which makes reference to the Sponsor Agreement, and this Amendment is intended to be such an agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, the value, receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Incentive Issuances; Forfeited Sponsor Shares. Section 1 of the Sponsor Agreement is amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
| “1. | Incentive Issuances; Forfeited Sponsor Shares. In connection with the Transaction Agreement, at BT Assets’ sole discretion after reasonable consultation with PubCo, PubCo will (x) issue up to an additional 4,740,000 shares of newly issued PubCo Class A Common Stock (such 4,740,000 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock, the “Potential Issuances”), in the aggregate, (a) to Persons who are entering into written agreements with PubCo or the Company to (i) invest in PIPE Subscriptions, (ii) provide an Equity Line, (iii) agree to not redeem any PubCo Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person or its Affiliates pursuant to the PubCo Governing Documents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (including, the Extension Voting Agreements and the Non-Redemption Agreements) or (iv) provide debt financing to PubCo or the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (collectively, the “Incentive Issuances”) and (b) as part of the equity portion of the BitAccess Payment Amount (the “Bit Access Payment Issuances”), and/or (y) pay cash under the terms of the Non-Redemption Agreements (the “Cash Payments” and, together with the Incentive Issuances, the “Incentive Payments”). Any Incentive Issuances shall be subject to and conditioned upon the Closing (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any BitAccess Payment Issuances shall occur following the |