Exhibit 4.1


 


RIGHTS
AGREEMENT


 


This
Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of November 12, 2021 between Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, with
offices at 1 State Street, New York, New York 10004 (the “Right Agent”).


 


WHEREAS,
the Company has received a firm commitment from Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (the “Representative”), as representative of
the several underwriters, to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,900,000 units, each unit (“Unit”) comprised of one share of
common stock of the Company, par value $.0001 (the “Common Stock”) and one right to receive one-tenth of one share of Common
Stock (a “Public Right”) upon the happening of the triggering event described herein, and in connection therewith, will issue
and deliver up to an aggregate of 6,900,000 Public Rights upon consummation of such public offering, 900,000 of which are attributable
to the over-allotment option (“Public Offering”);


 


WHEREAS,
simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering, the Company will issue and deliver up to an aggregate of 223,000 rights
underlying private units, 18,000 of which are attributable to private units to be purchased in connection with Representative’s
exercise over-allotment options (the “Private Rights”);


 


WHEREAS,
the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-1, File
No. 333-260124 (“Registration Statement”), for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”)
of, among other securities, the Public Rights and the Common Stock issuable to the holders of the Public Rights;


 


WHEREAS,
the Company desires the Right Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Right Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the
issuance, registration, transfer and exchange of the Rights;


 


WHEREAS,
the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Rights, the terms upon which they shall be issued, and the respective
rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Right Agent, and the holders of the Rights; and


 


WHEREAS,
all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Rights, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned
by or on behalf of the Right Agent, 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 Right Agent. The Company hereby
appoints the Right Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Rights, and the Right Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees
to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.


 






     


     


    

 


2.
Rights.


 


2.1
Form of Right. Each Right shall be issued in registered or book entry form, as requested by the Company or the holder of a Right. Any
Rights issued in registered form shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are
incorporated herein and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer
and Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company and shall bear a facsimile of the Company’s seal, if any. In the
event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Right shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person
signed the Right before such Right is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the
date of issuance.


 


2.2
Effect of Countersignature. Unless and until countersigned by the Right Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a registered Right shall
be invalid and of no effect and may not be exchanged for Common Stock.


 


2.3
Registration.


 


2.3.1
Right Register. The Right Agent shall maintain books (“Right Register”) for the registration of original issuance
and the registration of transfer of the Rights. Upon the initial issuance of the Rights, the Right Agent shall issue and register the
Rights in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to
the Right Agent by the Company.


 


2.3.2
Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Right, the Company and the Right Agent may deem
and treat the person in whose name such Right shall be registered upon the Right Register (“registered holder”) as the absolute
owner of such Right and of each Right represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on the Right Certificate
made by anyone other than the Company or the Right Agent), for the purpose of the exchange thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither
the Company nor the Right Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.


 


2.4
Detachability of Rights. The securities comprising the Units, including the Rights, will not be separately transferable until
the forty-fifth (45th) day after the date hereof unless the Representative informs the Company and the Right Agent of its
decision to allow earlier separate trading, but in no event will separate trading of the securities comprising the Units begin until
(i) the Company files a Current Report on Form 8-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting the receipt by the Company of the
gross proceeds of the Public Offering including the proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of the over-allotment option,
if the over-allotment option is exercised on the date hereof, and (ii) the Company issues a press release and files a Current Report
on Form 8-K announcing when such separate trading shall begin.


 


3.
Terms and Exchange of Rights.


 


3.1
Rights. Each Right shall entitle the holder thereof to receive one-tenth of one share of Common Stock upon the happening of the
Exchange Event (described below). No additional consideration shall be paid by a holder of Rights in order to receive his, her or its
shares of Common Stock upon the Exchange Event as the purchase price for such shares of Common Stock has been included in the purchase
price for the Units. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Rights or issue fractional shares of Common Stock.
The provisions of this Section 3.1 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written consent of the Representative.


 






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3.2
Exchange Event. The Exchange Event shall be the Company’s consummation of an initial Business Combination (as defined in
the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation).


 


3.3
Exchange of Rights.


 


3.3.1
Issuance of Certificates. As soon as practicable upon the occurrence of the Exchange Event, the Company shall direct holders of
the Rights to return their Rights Certificates to the Right Agent. If the Company is not the surviving entity in a Business Combination,
the holder of Rights must affirmatively elect to such conversion. Upon receipt of a valid Rights Certificate, the Right Agent shall issue
to the registered holder of such Right(s) a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock to which he, she
or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any provision
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Rights. The Company shall
not issue fractional shares upon exchange of Rights. At the time of the Exchange Event, the Company will instruct the Right Agent to
round up to the nearest whole share of Common Stock or otherwise inform it how fractional shares will be addressed in accordance with
Delaware law.


 


3.3.2
Valid Issuance. All shares of Common Stock issued upon an Exchange Event in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.


 


3.3.3
Date of Issuance. Each person in whose name any such certificate for shares of Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes be
deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date of the Exchange Event, irrespective of the date of delivery of
such certificate.


 


3.3.4
Company Not Surviving Following Exchange Event. If the Exchange Event results in the Company not continuing as a publicly held
reporting entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders of Rights to receive the same per share consideration as the
holders of the Common Stock will receive in with the Exchange Event, for the number of shares such holder is entitled to pursuant to
Section 3.1 above.


 


3.4
Duration of Rights. If an Exchange Event does not occur within the time period set forth in the Company’s Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, the Rights shall expire and shall be worthless.


 


4.
Transfer and Exchange of Rights.


 


4.1
Registration of Transfer. The Right Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Right upon the Right
Register, upon surrender of such Right for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate
instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Right representing an equal aggregate number of Rights shall be issued and the
old Right shall be cancelled by the Right Agent.


 






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4.2
Procedure for Surrender of Rights. Rights may be surrendered to the Right Agent, together with a written request for exchange
or transfer, and thereupon the Right Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Rights as requested by the registered holder
of the Rights so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Rights; provided, however, that in the event that a Right surrendered
for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Right Agent shall not cancel such Right and issue new Rights in exchange therefor until
the Right Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the
new Rights must also bear a restrictive legend.


 


4.3
Fractional Rights. The Right Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result
in the issuance of a Right Certificate for a fraction of a Right.


 


4.4
Service Charges. There shall be a reasonable service charge paid to the Right Agent for any exchange or registration of transfer
of Rights.


 


4.5
Right Execution and Countersignature. The Right Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, the Rights required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4, and the Company, whenever required
by the Right Agent, will supply the Right Agent with Rights duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.


 


5.
Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of
Rights.


 


5.1
No Rights as Shareholder. Until exchange of a Right for shares of Common Stock as provided for herein, a Right does not entitle
the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive
dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as shareholders in respect
of the meetings of shareholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.


 


5.2
Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Rights. If any Right is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Right
Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated
Right, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Right of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Right so lost, stolen, mutilated,
or destroyed. Any such new Right shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost,
stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Right shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.


 


5.3
Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exchange of all outstanding Rights issued pursuant to this Agreement.


 






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6.
Concerning the Right Agent and Other Matters.


 


6.1
Payment of Taxes. The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or
the Right Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exchange of Rights, but the Company shall not
be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Rights or such shares.


 


6.2
Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Right Agent.


 


6.2.1
Appointment of Successor Right Agent. The Right Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be
discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If
the office of the Right Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a
successor Right Agent in place of the Right Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after
it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Right Agent or by the holder of the Right (who shall, with such
notice, submit his, her or its Right for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Right may apply to the Supreme Court of the
State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Right Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor
Right Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State
of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment,
any successor Right Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor
Right Agent with like effect as if originally named as Right Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason
it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Right Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument
transferring to such successor Right Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Right Agent hereunder; and upon
request of any successor Right Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for
more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Right Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties,
and obligations.


 


6.2.2
Notice of Successor Right Agent. In the event a successor Right Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof
to the predecessor Right Agent and the transfer agent for the shares of Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.


 


6.2.3
Merger or Consolidation of Right Agent. Any corporation into which the Right Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated
or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Right Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Right
Agent under this Agreement without any further act.


 


6.3
Fees and Expenses of Right Agent.


 


6.3.1
Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Right Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Right Agent hereunder
and will reimburse the Right Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Right Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its
duties hereunder.


 






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6.3.2
Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged,
and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Right Agent for the carrying
out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.


 


6.4
Liability of Right Agent.


 


6.4.1
Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Right Agent shall deem it necessary
or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such
fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and
established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and delivered to the Right Agent. The Right
Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.


 


6.4.2
Indemnity. The Right Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company
agrees to indemnify the Right Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel
fees, for anything done or omitted by the Right Agent in the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the Right Agent’s
gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith.


 


6.4.3
Exclusions. The Right Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the
validity or execution of any Right (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of
any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Right; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation
or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Right
or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will, when issued, be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.


 


6.5
Acceptance of Agency. The Right Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon
the terms and conditions herein set forth.


 


6.6
Waiver. The Right Agent hereby waives any right of set-off or any other right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”)
in, or to any distribution of, the Trust Account (as defined in that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, by and between the Company and the Right Agent as trustee thereunder) and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement,
payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.


 






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7.
Miscellaneous Provisions.


 


7.1
Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Right Agent shall bind
and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.


 


7.2
Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Right Agent or by the holder
of any Right to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified
mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed
in writing by the Company with the Right Agent), as follows:


 


Mountain
Crest Acquisition Corp. V

311 West 43rd Street, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Suying Liu


 


Any
notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Right or by the Company to or on the
Right Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier
service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Right
Agent with the Company), as follows:


 


Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street

New York, NY 10004

Attn: Administrative Department


 


and


 


Loeb
& Loeb LLP

35 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attn: Giovanni Caruso, Esq.


 


and


 


Chardan
Capital Markets, LLC


 


17
State Street, Suite 1600

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Shai Gerson


 


and


 


Reed
Smith LLP

599 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Ari Edelman


 






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7.3
Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Rights shall be governed in all respects
by 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 Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or
relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The
Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process
or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 7.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service
and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim.


 


7.4
Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the
provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto
and the registered holders of the Rights and, for the purposes of Sections 3.1, 7.4 and 7.8 hereof, the Representative, any right, remedy,
or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. The Representative
shall be deemed to be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to Sections 3.1, 7.4 and 7.8 hereof. All covenants, conditions,
stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto
(and the Representative with respect to Sections 3.1, 7.4 and 7.8 hereof) and their successors and assigns and of the registered holders
of the Rights.


 


7.5
Examination of this Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Right
Agent in the County of Nassau County, State of New York, for inspection by the registered holder of any Right. The Right Agent may require
any such holder to submit his, her or its Right for inspection by it.


 


7.6
Counterparts. This 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.


 


7.7
Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect
the interpretation thereof.


 


7.8
Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any registered holder for the purpose of
curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that
the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the registered holders. All other modifications or amendments shall require
the written consent or vote of the registered holders of a majority of the then outstanding Rights. The provisions of this Section 7.8
may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written consent of the Representative.


 






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7.9
Severability. This 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 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 Agreement a provision
as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.


 


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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives
as of the date first written above.


 


 


	 	MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Suying Liu
	 	Name:	Suying
    Liu
	 	Title:	Chairman,
    Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
	 	 	 
	 	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Douglas Reed
	 	 	Administrative
    Department


 


[Signature
page to Rights Agreement between Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V and


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company]








 






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EXHIBIT
A


 


Form
of Right


 






    A-1