Exhibit 10.1


 


THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT
BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.


 


PROMISSORY NOTE 


 


	 	 
	Principal Amount: $500,000	Dated as of April 5, 2021


 


VG Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and blank check
company (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of VG Acquisition Sponsor LLC, or its registered assigns or successors
in interest (the “Payee”), or order, the principal sum of five hundred thousand U.S. dollars ($500,000) in lawful money
of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire
transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate
by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.


 


1. Principal. The principal balance of this Note shall be payable
on the earlier of: (i) September 30, 2021 or (ii) the date on which Maker consummates its initial business combination. The principal
balance may be prepaid at any time.


 


2. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal
balance of this Note.


 


3. Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first
to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s
fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.


 


4. Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event
of default (“Event of Default”):


 


(a) Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay
the principal amount due pursuant to this Note within five (5) business days of the date specified above.


 


(b) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of
a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it
to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official)
of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure
of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the
foregoing.


 


(c) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order
for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official)
of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of
any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.


 


5. Remedies.


 


(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section
4(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal
amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest
or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same
to the contrary notwithstanding.


 


(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections
4(b) and 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and
immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.


 


6. Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties
for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all
errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings


 




     


     


    

instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits
that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds
arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption
from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment
obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired
by Payee.


 


7. Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices
in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability
shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence,
extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals,
waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional
makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.


 


8. Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which
are required or contemplated by this Agreement shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered or
certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile
to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party and
(iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as
may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the
day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic
transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.


 


9. Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.


 


10. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which
is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction
shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.


 


11. Trust Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution
of or from the trust account in which the proceeds of the initial public offering (the “IPO”) conducted by the Maker
(including the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions) and certain proceeds of the sale of the warrants issued in a private placement
prior to the effectiveness of the IPO were deposited, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for
any Claim against the trust account for any reason whatsoever.


 


12. Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any
provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and the Payee.


 


13. Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any
rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of
the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby,
has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.


 


	 	 	 	 	 
	 	VG ACQUISITION CORP.
	 	a Cayman Islands exempted company






	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:   	
    /s/ Evan Lovell

	 	 	Name: 	 	Evan Lovell
	 	 	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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