EXHIBIT 10.5


 





November 4,
2021








 


7 Acquisition Corporation

750 East Main Street, Suite 600

Stamford, CT 06902


 


		Re:	Initial
                                            Public Offering



 


Ladies
and Gentlemen:


 


This
letter (this “Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the
 “Underwriting Agreement”) entered into by and between 7 Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted
company (the “Company”), and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as underwriter (the “Underwriter”),
relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “Public Offering”) of 20,000,000 of the Company’s
units (and up to an additional 3,000,000 units that may be purchased pursuant to the Underwriter’s option to purchase additional
units) (the “Units”), each comprised of one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value
$0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”).
Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units
will be sold in the Public Offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 and a prospectus (the “Prospectus”)
filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Certain capitalized
terms used herein are defined in paragraph 1 hereof.


 


In
order to induce the Company and the Underwriter to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Public Offering and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, 7 Acquisition Holdings, LLC
(the “Sponsor”) and each of the undersigned (each, an “Insider” and, collectively,
the “Insiders”) hereby agree with the Company as follows:


 


1.            Definitions.
As used herein, (i) “Business Combination” shall mean a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share
purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities; (ii) “Founder
Shares” shall mean the 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding
prior to the consummation of the Public Offering; (iii) “Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the warrants
that will be acquired by the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $10,150,000 (or up to $11,350,000 if the Underwriter’s
over-allotment option is exercised in full.) in a private placement that shall close simultaneously with the consummation of the Public
Offering (including the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such Private Placement Warrants); (iv) “Public Shareholders”
shall mean the holders of Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Public Offering; (v) “Public Shares”
shall mean the Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Public Offering; (vi) “Trust Account”
shall mean the trust account into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and a portion of the proceeds of the sale
of the Private Placement Warrants shall be deposited; (vii) “Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale of,
offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement
to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease
of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement
that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction
is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any
transaction specified in clause (a) or (b); and (ix) “Charter” shall mean the Company’s Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as the same may be amended from time to time.


 






    


     


    

 





2.            Representations
and Warranties.


 


(a)            The
Sponsor and each Insider, with respect to itself, herself or himself, represent and warrant to the Company that it, she or he has the
full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it, she or he is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition
or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement, as applicable, and to serve
as an officer of the Company and/or a director on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) or as
an advisor (“Advisor”), as applicable, and each Insider hereby consents to being named in the Prospectus, road
show and any other materials as an officer and/or director of the Company or Advisor, as applicable.


 


(b)            Each
Insider represents and warrants, with respect to herself or himself, that such Insider’s biographical information furnished to
the Company (including any such information included in the Prospectus) is true and accurate in all material respects and does not omit
any material information with respect to such Insider’s background. The Insider’s questionnaire, except for the Insiders
that are Advisors, furnished to the Company is true and accurate in all material respects. Each Insider represents and warrants that
such Insider is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation
to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; such Insider has never been
convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any crime (i) involving fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of
funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and such Insider is not currently a defendant in
any such criminal proceeding; and such Insider has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities
exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked.


 


3.           Business
Combination Vote. It is acknowledged and agreed that the Company shall not enter into a definitive agreement regarding a proposed
Business Combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor. The Sponsor and each Insider, with respect to itself, or herself or himself,
agrees that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed initial Business Combination, then in connection with such proposed
initial Business Combination, it, she or he, as applicable, shall vote all Founder Shares and any Public Shares held by it, her or him,
as applicable, in favor of such proposed initial Business Combination (including any proposals recommended by the Board in connection
with such Business Combination) and not redeem any Public Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, in connection with such shareholder
approval.


 






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4.            Failure
to Consummate a Business Combination; Trust Account Waiver.


 





(a)            The
Sponsor and each Insider hereby agree, with respect to itself, herself or himself, that in the event that the Company fails to consummate
its initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter, the Sponsor and each Insider shall take all reasonable
steps to cause the Company to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably
possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal
to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not
previously released to the Company to pay income taxes (if any) (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided
by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders
(including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following
such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject
in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of
creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law. The Sponsor and each Insider agree not to propose any
amendment to the Charter (A) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of the
Public Shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with an initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public
Shares if the Company does not complete an initial Business Combination within the required time period set forth in the Charter or (B) with
respect to any provision relating to the rights of holders of Public Shares unless the Company provides its Public Shareholders with
the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the
aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously
released to the Company to pay taxes, if any, divided by the number of then-outstanding Public Shares.


 


(b)            The
Sponsor and each Insider, with respect to itself, herself or himself, acknowledges that it, she or he has no right, title, interest or
claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or any other asset of the Company as a result of any liquidation of the
Company with respect to the Founder Shares held by it, her or him, if any. The Sponsor and each of the Insiders hereby further waive,
with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, any redemption rights it, she or he may have
in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination, including, without limitation, any such rights available in the context
of a shareholder vote to approve such Business Combination or a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Charter (i) that
would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of the Public Shares the right to have their
shares redeemed in connection with an initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company has not consummated
an initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter or (ii) with respect to any provision relating to
the rights of holders of Public Shares (although the Sponsor and the Insiders shall be entitled to liquidation rights with respect to
any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the required time period set forth in the
Charter).


 






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5.            Lock-up;
Transfer Restrictions.


 


(a)            The
Sponsor and the Insiders agree that they shall not Transfer any Founder Shares (the “Founder Shares Lock-up”)
until the earliest of (A) one year after the completion of an initial Business Combination and (B) the date following the completion
of an initial Business Combination on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar
transaction that results in all of the Company’s public shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash,
securities or other property (the “Founder Shares Lock-up Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, subsequent
to a Business Combination, the closing price of the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions,
share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing
at least 150 days after the Company’s initial Business Combination, the Founder Shares shall be released from the Founder Shares
Lock-up.


 


(b)            The
Sponsor and Insiders agree that they shall not effectuate any Transfer of the Private Placement Warrants or Ordinary Shares underlying
such warrants until 30 days after the completion of an initial Business Combination.


 


(c)          Notwithstanding
the provisions set forth in paragraphs 5(a) and (b), Transfers of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants
are permitted (a) to the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliate or family member of any of the Company’s officers
or directors, any members or partners of the Sponsor or their affiliates, any affiliates of the Sponsor, or any employees of such affiliates;
(b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of one of the individual’s immediate family, any estate planning vehicle
or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable
organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in
the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private sales or transfers made in connection
with the consummation of a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the Founder Shares, or Private Placement
Warrants, as applicable, were originally purchased; (f) pro rata distributions from the Sponsor to its members, partners, or stockholders
pursuant to the Sponsor’s operating agreement; (g) by virtue of the Sponsor’s organizational documents upon liquidation
or dissolution of the Sponsor; (h) to the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of an initial
Business Combination; (i) in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the completion of a Business Combination; or
(j) in the event of completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results
in all of the Company’s Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property
subsequent to the completion of an initial Business Combination; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through
(g) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions.


 


(d)          During
the period commencing on the effective date of the Underwriting Agreement and ending 180 days after such date, the Sponsor and each Insider
shall not, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, Transfer any Units, Ordinary Shares, Warrants or any other securities
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, subject to certain exceptions
enumerated in Section 5(g) of the Underwriting Agreement.


 






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6.           Remedies.
The Sponsor and each of the Insiders hereby agree and acknowledge that (i) the Underwriter and the Company would be irreparably
injured in the event of a breach by the Sponsor or such Insider of its, her or his obligations, as applicable under paragraphs 3,
4, 5, 7, 10 and 11, (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (iii) the
non-breaching party shall be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity,
in the event of such breach.


 


7.             Payments
by the Company. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, neither the Sponsor nor any affiliate of the Sponsor nor any director or officer
of the Company nor any affiliate of the officers shall receive from the Company any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee,
monies in respect of any payment of a loan or other compensation prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate
the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is).


 


8.            Director
and Officer Liability Insurance. The Company will maintain an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’
liability insurance, and the Insiders shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum
extent of the coverage available for any of the Company’s directors or officers.


 


9.            Termination.
This Letter Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period and (ii) the
liquidation of the Company.


 


10.            Indemnification.
In the event of the liquidation of the Trust Account upon the failure of the Company to consummate its initial Business Combination within
the time period set forth in the Charter, the Sponsor (the “Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, whether pending or threatened)
to which the Company may become subject as a result of any claim by (i) any third party for services rendered or products sold to
the Company (except for the Company’s independent auditors) or (ii) any prospective target business with which the Company
has discussed entering into a transaction agreement (a “Target”); provided, however, that such
indemnification of the Company by the Indemnitor (x) shall apply only to the extent necessary to ensure that such claims by a third
party for services rendered or products sold to the Company or a Target do not reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below
the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date
of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each
case net of interest that may be withdrawn to pay the Company’s tax obligations, (y) shall not apply to any claims by a third
party or Target who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable)
and (z) shall not apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Indemnitor shall have the right to defend against any such claim with counsel
of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Company if, within 15 days following written receipt of notice of the claim to the Indemnitor,
the Indemnitor notifies the Company in writing that it shall undertake such defense.


 






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11.            Forfeiture
of Founder Shares. To the extent that the Underwriter does not exercise its option to purchase additional Units within 45 days from
the date of the Prospectus in full (as further described in the Prospectus), the Sponsor agrees to automatically surrender to the Company
for no consideration, for cancellation at no cost, an aggregate number of Founder Shares so that the number of Founder Shares will equal
20% of the sum of the total number of Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares outstanding at such time. The Sponsor and Insiders further agree
that to the extent that the size of the Public Offering is increased or decreased, the Company will effect a share capitalization or
a share repurchase, as applicable, with respect to the Founder Shares immediately prior to the consummation of the Public Offering in
such amount as to maintain the number of Founder Shares at 20% of the sum of the total number of Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares to
be outstanding immediately after the consummation of the Public Offering.


 


12.            Entire
Agreement. This Letter Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject
matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral,
to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter Agreement may
not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a
written instrument executed by all parties hereto.


 


13.            Assignment.
No party hereto may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate
to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter Agreement shall be binding on the Sponsor, each of
the Insiders and each of their respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.


 


14.            Counterparts.
This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall for all
purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.


 


15.            Effect
of Headings. The paragraph headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Letter Agreement and shall not affect
the interpretation thereof.


 






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16.            Severability.
This Letter Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of this Letter Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid
or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Letter Agreement a provision
as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.


 


17.            Governing
Law. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York,
without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.
The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Letter
Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of New York City, in the State of New York, and irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction
and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive, and (ii) waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue
or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.


 





18.            Notices.
Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery
or facsimile transmission.


 


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	 	Sincerely,
	 	 
	 	7 ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Brian Friedman
	 	Name:	Brian Friedman
	 	Title:	Member
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Leslie Cornfeld
	 	Name:	Leslie Cornfeld
	 	Title:	Director
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Sherrie Deans
	 	Name:	Sherrie Deans
	 	Title:	Director
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Thelma B. Ferguson
	 	Name:	Thelma B. Ferguson
	 	Title:	Director
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Neil Jacobs
	 	Name:	Neil Jacobs
	 	Title:	Director
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Chandra Mitchell
	 	Name:	Chandra J. Mitchell
	 	Title:	Director
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Michael Posner
	 	Name:	Michael Posner
	 	Title:	Director


 





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	Acknowledged and Agreed:	 	 
	 	 	 
	7 ACQUISITION CORPORATION	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Joel Haney	 	 
	Name:	Joel Haney	 	 
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer	 	 


 


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