Exhibit
10.4


 


REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT


 


THIS
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of [●], 2022, by and among Alkaid
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned parties listed under Investors
on the signature page hereto (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).


 


WHEREAS,
the Investors and the Company desire to enter into this Agreement to provide the Investors with certain rights relating to the registration
of the securities held by them as of the date hereof;


 


NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:


 


1.
DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized terms used herein have the following meanings:


 


“Agreement”
means this Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.


 


“Business
Combination” means the acquisition of direct or indirect ownership through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition,
share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar type of transaction, of one or more businesses or entities.


 


“Chardan”
means Chardan Capital Markets, LLC.


 


“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other Federal agency then administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.


 


“Common
Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.


 


“Company”
is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.


 


“Demand
Registration” is defined in Section 2.1.1.


 


“Demanding
Holder” is defined in Section 2.1.1.


 


“Effective
Date” means the date on which the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-[●]) became effective
for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act.


 


“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.


 


“Form
S-3” is defined in Section 2.2.4.


 


“Indemnified
Party” is defined in Section 4.3.


 


“Indemnifying
Party” is defined in Section 4.3.


 


“Initial
Shares” means all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock issued prior to the consummation of the Company’s initial
public offering.


 


“Investor”
is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.


 


“Investor
Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 4.1.


 


“Maximum
Number of Shares” is defined in Section 2.1.4.


 






     


     


    

 


“Notices”
is defined in Section 6.3. 


 


“Piggy-Back
Registration” is defined in Section 2.2.1.


 


“Over-Allotment
Units” means the additional number of Private Units certain of the Investors will be required to purchase, or that will
be issued to Chardan, in the event that the underwriters in the Company’s initial public offering exercise their over-allotment
option, as described in the prospectus relating to the Company’s initial public offering.


 


“Private
Units” means (i) up to 283,125 Units, 262,500 Private Units of which certain of the Investors are privately purchasing
simultaneously with the consummation of the Company’s initial public offering and up to 20,625 Private Units that such Investors
have agreed to purchase if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option and (ii) 50,000 Units (or up to a maximum of 57,500
Private Units if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) that the Company will issue to Chardan upon the consummation of the
Business Combination.


 


“Register,”
“Registered” and “Registration” mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration
statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.


 


“Registrable
Securities” means (i) the Initial Shares, (ii) the Private Units (and underlying shares of Common Stock), (iii) the Over-Allotment
Units (and underlying shares of Common Stock), if any, and (iv) any securities issuable upon conversion of loans from the Investors to
the Company, if any (the “Loan Securities”). Registrable Securities include any share capital or other securities
of the Company issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of such Initial Shares,
Private Units (and underlying shares of Common Stock), Over-Allotment Units (and underlying shares of Common Stock) and Loan Securities.
As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (a) a Registration Statement
with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been
sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (b) such securities shall have been otherwise
transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and
subsequent public distribution of them shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (c) such securities shall have ceased
to be outstanding, or (d) the Registrable Securities are freely saleable under Rule 144 without volume limitations.


 


“Registration
Statement” means a registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for a public offering and sale of equity securities, or securities or other obligations
exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8,
or their successors, or any registration statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets
of another entity).


 


“Release
Date” means the date on which the Initial Shares are disbursed from escrow pursuant to Section 3 of that certain Stock
Escrow Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among the Investors and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.


 


“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder,
all as the same shall be in effect at the time.


 


“Underwriter”
means, solely for the purposes of this Agreement, a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an underwritten
offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.


 


“Units”
means the units of the Company, each comprised of one share of Common Stock and one right to acquire one-fifth (1/5) of one share of
Common Stock.  


 






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2.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS.


 


2.1
Demand Registration.


 


2.1.1 Request
for Registration. At any time and from time to time on or after (i) the date that the Company consummates a Business Combination
with respect to the Private Units (or underlying shares of Common Stock), Over-Allotment Units (or underlying shares of Common Stock)
and Loan Securities or (ii) three months prior to the Release Date with respect to all other Registrable Securities, the holders of a
majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities, as the case may be, held by the Investors, officers or directors of the Company or
their affiliates, or the transferees of the Investors, may make a written demand, on no more than two occasions, for registration under
the Securities Act of all or part of their Registrable Securities, as the case may be (a “Demand Registration”).
Any demand for a Demand Registration shall specify the number of shares of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended
method(s) of distribution thereof. The Company will notify, in writing, all holders of Registrable Securities of the demand, within ten
(10) days of the Company’s receipt of such demand, and each holder of Registrable Securities who wishes to include all or a portion
of such holder’s Registrable Securities in the Demand Registration (each such holder including shares of Registrable Securities
in such registration, a “Demanding Holder”) shall so notify the Company within fifteen (15) days after the
receipt by the holder of the notice from the Company. Upon any such request, the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to have their Registrable
Securities included in the Demand Registration, subject to Section 2.1.4 and the provisos set forth in Section 3.1.1. The Company shall
not be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of two (2) Demand Registration under this Section 2.1.1 in respect of all Registrable
Securities.


 


2.1.2 Effective
Registration. A registration will not count as a Demand Registration until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with
respect to such Demand Registration has been declared effective and the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement
with respect thereto; provided, however, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, the offering of Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration is interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any other governmental
agency or court, the Registration Statement with respect to such Demand Registration will be deemed not to have been declared effective,
unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of
the Demanding Holders thereafter elect to continue the offering; provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated to file a
second Registration Statement until a Registration Statement that has been filed is counted as a Demand Registration or is terminated.


 


2.1.3 Underwritten
Offering. If a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so elect and such holders so advise the Company as part of their written
demand for a Demand Registration, the offering of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form
of an underwritten offering. In such event, the right of any holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall
be conditioned upon such holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such holder’s Registrable Securities
in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Demanding Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through
such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such
underwriting by a majority-in-interest of the holders initiating the Demand Registration.


 


2.1.4 Reduction
of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Demand Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises
the Company and the Demanding Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Registrable Securities which the Demanding
Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other securities which the Company desires to sell and
the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration
rights held by other stockholders of the Company who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares that
can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability
of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of
Shares”), then the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first, the Registrable Securities as to which Demand
Registration has been requested by the Demanding Holders (pro rata in accordance with the number of shares that each such Person has
requested be included in such registration, regardless of the number of shares held by each such Person (such proportion is referred
to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (ii) second, to
the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Common Stock or other
securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (iii) third, to the
extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Common Stock or
other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual arrangements
with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares. 


 






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2.1.5 Withdrawal.
If a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders disapprove of the terms of any underwriting or are not entitled to include all of
their Registrable Securities in any offering, such majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders may elect to withdraw from such offering
by giving written notice to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters of their request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration. If the majority-in-interest of the Demanding
Holders withdraws from a proposed offering relating to a Demand Registration, then such registration shall not count as a Demand Registration
provided for in Section 2.1. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Registrable
Securities in connection with such Demand Registration as provided in Section 3.3.


 


2.2
Piggy-Back Registration.


 


2.2.1 Piggy-Back
Rights. If at any time on or after the date the Company consummates a Business Combination the Company proposes to file a Registration
Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or
exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for stockholders of the Company for their
account (or by the Company and by stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1), other than a Registration
Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities
solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the
Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such proposed filing to the holders
of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date, which notice
shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name
of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the holders of Registrable Securities
in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of shares of Registrable Securities as such holders may request in
writing within five (5) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggy-Back Registration”). Subject to Section
2.2.2, the Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and shall use its reasonable best efforts
to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested
to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the
sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All holders
of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggy-Back Registration that involves an Underwriter or
Underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such Piggy-Back
Registration.


 


2.2.2 Reduction
of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Piggy-Back Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises
the Company and the holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock which the
Company desires to sell, taken together with the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been demanded pursuant
to written contractual arrangements with persons other than the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Registrable Securities
as to which registration has been requested under this Section 2.2, and the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration
has been requested pursuant to the written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the
Maximum Number of Shares, then the Company shall include in any such registration:


 


a)
If the registration is undertaken for the Company’s account: (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the
Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number
of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock or other securities, if any, comprised of Registrable
Securities, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the applicable written contractual piggy-back registration rights
of such security holders, Pro Rata, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (C) third, to the extent that
the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other securities
for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights
with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares;


 






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b)
If the registration is a “demand” registration undertaken at the demand of persons other than either the holders of Registrable
Securities, (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of the demanding persons that can be sold without
exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing
clause (A), the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum
Number of Shares; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and
(B), collectively the shares of Common Stock or other securities comprised of Registrable Securities, Pro Rata, as to which registration
has been requested pursuant to the terms hereof, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (D) fourth, to
the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common
Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual
arrangements with such persons, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.


 


2.2.3 Withdrawal.
Any holder of Registrable Securities may elect to withdraw such holder’s request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any
Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement. The Company (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written
contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Registrable Securities in connection
with such Piggy-Back Registration as provided in Section 3.3.


 


2.2.4 Registrations
on Form S-3. The holders of Registrable Securities may at any time and from time to time, request in writing that the Company register
the resale of any or all of such Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration which may be available at
such time (“Form S-3”); provided, however, that (i) the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request
through an underwritten offering and (ii) the Company shall not be obligated to effect more than two such requests. Upon receipt of such
written request, the Company will promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to all other holders of Registrable Securities,
and, as soon as practicable thereafter, effect the registration of all or such portion of such holder’s or holders’ Registrable
Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities or other securities of the
Company, if any, of any other holder or holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within fifteen (15)
days after receipt of such written notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any
such registration pursuant to this Section 2.2.4: (i) if Form S-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) if the holders of the Registrable
Securities, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell
Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $500,000. Registrations effected
pursuant to this Section 2.2,4 shall not be counted as Demand Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1.


 


3.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.


 


3.1
Filings; Information. Whenever the Company is required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section
2, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance
with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof as expeditiously as practicable, and in connection with any such request:


 


3.1.1 Filing
Registration Statement. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to, as expeditiously as possible after receipt of a request
for a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on any form for which
the Company then qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of
all Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof, and shall use
its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and use its reasonable best efforts to keep it effective
for the period required by Section 3.1.3; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to defer any Demand Registration for
up to thirty (30) days, and any Piggy-Back Registration for such period as may be applicable to deferment of any demand registration
to which such Piggy-Back Registration relates, in each case if the Company shall furnish to the holders a certificate signed by Chief
Executive Officer or Chairman of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would
be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such Registration Statement to be effected at such time; provided further,
however, that the Company shall not have the right to exercise the right set forth in this provision more than once in any 365-day period
in respect of a Demand Registration hereunder. 


 






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3.1.2 Copies.
The Company shall, prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge
to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration, and such holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration
Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary
prospectus), and such other documents as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration or legal counsel for any
such holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such holders.


 


3.1.3 Amendments
and Supplements. The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and
supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities and other securities
covered by such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth in such
Registration Statement or such securities have been withdrawn.


 


3.1.4 Notification.
After the filing of a Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly, and in no event more than two (2) business days after such
filing, notify the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement of such filing, and shall further notify
such holders promptly and confirm such advice in writing in all events within two (2) business days of the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) when such Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) when any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement becomes
effective; (iii) the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order (and the Company shall take all actions required
to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered); and (iv) any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement
to such Registration Statement or any prospectus relating thereto or for additional information or of the occurrence of an event requiring
the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities
covered by such Registration Statement, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and promptly make available to
the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement any such supplement or amendment; except that before filing
with the Commission a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by
reference, the Company shall furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement and to the legal
counsel for any such holders, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed sufficiently in advance of filing to provide such holders
and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents and comment thereon, and the Company shall not file any Registration
Statement or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, to which such holders or their
legal counsel shall object.


 


3.1.5 State
Securities Laws Compliance. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States
as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may
request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered
with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and
do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the holders of Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify
but for this paragraph or subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction.


  






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3.1.6 Agreements
for Disposition. The Company shall enter into customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary
form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company in any underwriting agreement which are made to or for the benefit of any
Underwriter, to the extent applicable, shall also be made to and for the benefit of the holders of Registrable Securities included in
such registration statement. No holder of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement shall be required to make any
representations or warranties in the underwriting agreement except, if applicable, with respect to such holder’s organization,
good standing, authority, title to Registrable Securities, lack of conflict of such sale with such holder’s material agreements
and organizational documents, and with respect to written information relating to such holder that such holder has furnished in writing
expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement.


 


3.1.7 Cooperation.
The principal executive officer of the Company, the principal financial officer of the Company, the principal accounting officer of the
Company and all other officers and members of the management of the Company shall cooperate in all reasonable respects in any offering
of Registrable Securities hereunder, which cooperation shall include, without limitation, the preparation of the Registration Statement
with respect to such offering and all other offering materials and related documents, and participation in meetings with Underwriters,
attorneys, accountants and potential investors.


 


3.1.8 Records.
The Company shall make available for inspection by the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, any
Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other professional
retained by any holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement or any Underwriter, all financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence
responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any of them in
connection with such Registration Statement.


 


3.1.9 Opinions
and Comfort Letters. In the case of any underwritten offering or if reasonably requested by any participant in any other offering
pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall obtain opinions of counsel representing the
Company for the purposes of a registration pursuant to this Agreement, addressed to the holders participating in such registration, the
placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to such registration in
respect of which such opinion is being given as such holders, placement agent, sales agent, if any, or the Underwriters, if any, may
reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to a
holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included in such registration. In the case of any underwritten offering
or if reasonably requested by any participant in any other offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement,
the Company shall obtain a “cold comfort” letters from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the
event of an underwritten public offering pursuant to this Agreement, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily
covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a holders
of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included in such registration. Upon request, the Company shall furnish to each
holder of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement a signed counterpart, addressed to such holder, of (i) any opinion
of counsel to the Company delivered to any Underwriter and (ii) any comfort letter from the Company’s independent public accountants
delivered to any Underwriter.


 


3.1.10 Earnings
Statement. The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make
available to its stockholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a period of twelve (12) months, which earnings
statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.


 






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3.1.11 Listing.
The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities included in any registration to be listed on such
exchanges or otherwise designated for trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or designated
or, if no such similar securities are then listed or designated, in a manner satisfactory to the holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities included in such registration.


 


3.1.12 Road
Show. If the registration involves the registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $5,000,000, the
Company shall use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show”
presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any underwritten offering. 


 


3.2
Obligation to Suspend Distribution. Upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described
in Section 3.1.4(iv), or, in the case of a resale registration on Form S-3 pursuant to Section 2.2.4 hereof, upon any suspension by the
Company, pursuant to a written insider trading compliance program adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, of the ability of
all “insiders” covered by such program to transact in the Company’s securities because of the existence of material
non-public information, each holder of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall immediately discontinue disposition
of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such holder receives
the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3.1.4(iv) or the restriction on the ability of “insiders”
to transact in the Company’s securities is removed, as applicable, and, if so directed by the Company, each such holder will deliver
to the Company all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such holder’s possession, of the most recent prospectus covering
such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice.


 


3.3
Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any Demand Registration pursuant
to Section 2.1, any Piggy-Back Registration pursuant to Section 2.2, and any registration on Form S-3 effected pursuant to Section 2.2.4,
and all expenses incurred in performing or complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the Registration
Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance
with securities or “blue sky” laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications
of the Registrable Securities); (iii) printing expenses; (iv) the Company’s internal expenses (including, without limitation, all
salaries and expenses of its officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable
Securities as required by Section 3.1.11; (vi) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fees; (vii) fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Company and fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses or
costs associated with the delivery of any opinions or comfort letters requested pursuant to Section 3.1.9); (viii) the reasonable fees
and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration and (ix) the reasonable fees and expenses
of one legal counsel selected by the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included in such registration. The
Company shall have no obligation to pay any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities
being sold by the holders thereof, which underwriting discounts or selling commissions shall be borne by such holders. Additionally,
in an underwritten offering, all selling stockholders and the Company shall bear the expenses of the Underwriter pro rata in proportion
to the respective amount of shares each is selling in such offering.


 


3.4
Information. The holders of Registrable Securities shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the Company,
or the managing Underwriter, if any, in connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements
thereto, in order to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 2 and in connection
with the Company’s obligation to comply with Federal and applicable state securities laws.


 






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3.5
Limitations on Registration Rights. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) Chardan may not exercise its rights under
Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereunder after five (5) and seven (7) years after the commencement of sales in the Company’s initial public
offering, respectively, and (ii) Chardan may not exercise its rights under Section 2.1 more than one time.


 


4.
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.


 


4.1
Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and each other holder of Registrable
Securities, and each of their respective officers, employees, affiliates, directors, partners, members, attorneys and agents, and each
person, if any, who controls an Investor and each other holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (each, an “Investor Indemnified Party”), from and against any expenses,
losses, judgments, claims, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or allegedly
untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was
registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration
Statement, or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged omission)
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by
the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or
inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration; and the Company shall promptly reimburse the Investor Indemnified
Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such Investor Indemnified Party in connection with investigating and
defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable
in any such case to the extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement
or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus,
or summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company,
in writing, by such selling holder expressly for use therein. The Company also shall indemnify any Underwriter of the Registrable Securities,
their officers, affiliates, directors, partners, members and agents and each person who controls such Underwriter on substantially the
same basis as that of the indemnification provided above in this Section 4.1.


 


4.2
Indemnification by Holders of Registrable Securities. Each selling holder of Registrable Securities will, in the event that any
registration is being effected under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement of any Registrable Securities held by such selling
holder, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers and each Underwriter (if any), and each other selling
holder and each other person, if any, who controls another selling holder or such Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act,
against any losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, insofar as such losses, claims, judgments, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities
Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon any omission or the alleged omission to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading, if the statement or omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such selling holder expressly for use therein,
and shall reimburse the Company, its directors and officers, and each other selling holder or controlling person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigation or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action. Each selling holder’s indemnification obligations hereunder shall be several and not joint and shall be limited to the
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4.3
Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Promptly after receipt by any person of any notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability
or any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2, such person (the “Indemnified Party”)
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any other person for indemnification hereunder, notify such other person (the
“Indemnifying Party”) in writing of the loss, claim, judgment, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
that the failure by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability
which the Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party is
actually prejudiced by such failure. If the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any claim or action brought
against the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and, to the extent
that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume control of the defense
of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently
incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however,
that in any action in which both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the Indemnified Party shall
have the right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel) to represent the Indemnified Party and its controlling
persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Indemnified Party
against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by such Indemnifying Party if, based upon the written
opinion of counsel of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual
or potential differing interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party,
consent to entry of judgment or effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the Indemnified
Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or
settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding.


 


4.4
Contribution.


 


4.4.1
If the indemnification provided for in the foregoing Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of
any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified
Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in
connection with the actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative fault of any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying Party and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. 


 


4.4.2
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 were determined by pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately
preceding Section 4.4.1.


 


4.4.3
The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such
Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section
4.4, no holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds
(after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts, commissions or taxes) actually received by such holder from the sale of Registrable
Securities which gave rise to such contribution obligation. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.


 






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5.
RULE 144.


 


5.1
Rule 144. The Company covenants that it shall file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and shall take such further action as the holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from
time to time to enable such holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation
of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule
or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission. Upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall deliver
to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to (A) whether the Company has filed (i) all reports and other
materials required to be filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the Company was required to file such reports and materials), other than Current Reports on Form 8-K
and (ii) current “Form 10 information” (within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act) with the Commission reflecting
the Company’s status as an entity that is no longer an issuer described in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of Rule 144 under the Securities
Act and (B) the first date that the Company filed “Form 10 information” (within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities
Act) with the Commission.


 


6.
MISCELLANEOUS.


 


6.1
Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that, except as disclosed in the Company’s registration statement
on Form S-1 (File No. 333-[●]), no person, other than the holders of the Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company
to register any of the Company’s share capital for sale or to include the Company’s share capital in any registration filed
by the Company for the sale of share capital for its own account or for the account of any other person.


 


6.2
Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not
be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the holders of
Registrable Securities hereunder may be freely assigned or delegated by such holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and
to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such holder. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties, to the permitted assigns of the Investors or holder of Registrable Securities
or of any assignee of the Investors or holder of Registrable Securities. This Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or benefits
on any persons that are not party hereto other than as expressly set forth in Article 4 and this Section 6.2.


 


6.3
Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications (collectively, “Notices”)
required or permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally
served, delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, telex or facsimile,
addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall
be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telegram, telex or facsimile; provided,
that if such service or transmission is not on a business day or is after normal business hours, then such notice shall be deemed given
on the next business day. Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given on the next business day following timely delivery
of such notice to a reputable air courier service with an order for next-day delivery.


 






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To
the Company:


 


Alkaid
Acquisition Corp.

42 Broadway, 12th Floor


New
York, NY 10004


Attn:
Greig Andrew Robert Charlton, Chief Executive Officer


 


with
a copy to:


 


Loeb
& Loeb LLP 


345
Park Avenue 


New
York, NY 10154 


Attn:
Giovanni Caruso, Esq.


 


To
an Investor, to the address set forth below such Investor’s name on Exhibit A hereto.


 


6.4
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 that is valid and enforceable.


 


6.5
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.


 


6.6
Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered
pursuant hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all
prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral
or written.


 


6.7
Modifications and Amendments. No amendment, modification or termination of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Company unless
executed in writing by the Company. No amendment, modification or termination of this Agreement shall be binding upon the holders of
the Registrable Securities unless executed in writing by the holders of the majority Registrable Securities (which majority must include
Chardan if such amendment, modification or termination affects in any way the rights of Chardan hereunder).


 


6.8
Titles and Headings. Titles and headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction
of any provision of this Agreement.


 


6.9
Waivers and Extensions. Any party to this Agreement may waive any right, breach or default which such party has the right to waive,
provided that such waiver will not be effective against the waiving party unless it is in writing, is signed by such party, and specifically
refers to this Agreement. Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen or the breach or default waived has occurred.
Any waiver may be conditional. No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein contained shall be deemed a waiver of any
preceding or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other agreement or provision herein contained. No waiver or extension of time for performance
of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or acts.


 






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6.10
Remedies Cumulative. In the event that the Company fails to observe or perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed
under this Agreement, the Investor or any other holder of Registrable Securities may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit
in equity or action at law, whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for an injunction against the
breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable right,
or to take any one or more of such actions, without being required to post a bond. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under
this Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right,
power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.


 


6.11
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the
State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice-of-law
provisions thereof that would compel the application of the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.


 


6.12
Waiver of Trial by Jury. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to a trial by jury in any action,
suit, counterclaim or other proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of, connected with or relating to this
Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby, or the actions of the Investor in the negotiation, administration, performance or enforcement
hereof.


 


6.13
FINRA. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, to the extent any Registrable Securities are owned by Chardan or any permitted
transferee under FINRA Rule 5110(e)(2), such securities shall be subject to compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8), pursuant to which
such Holders (i) may not exercise their demand or “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years, respectively,
after the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering and (ii) may not exercise their demand rights on more than one
occasion.


 


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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.


 


		COMPANY:
	 	 
	 	ALKAID ACQUISITION CORP.
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name: 	Greig Andrew Robert Charlton
	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 	INVESTORS:
	 	 
	 	Alkaid Investments LLC
	 	 
	 	 
		Name: 	Min Gan 
	 	Title:	Authorized Representative 


 


	 	 
	 	Greig
    Andrew Robert Charlton


 


	 	 
	 	Michel
    Friedman


 


	 	 
	 	Nat
    Y Chan


 


	 	 
	 	Stefan
    Dodov


 


	 	 
	 	Daniel
    Peart


 


	 	Chardan Capital Markets, LLC


 


	 	 	 
	 	Name: 	 
	 	Title:	 


 


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EXHIBIT
A


 


Name
and Address of Investors


 


To
all Investors (other than Chardan Capital Markets, LLC):


 


c/o Alkaid
Acquisition Corp.

42 Broadway, 12th Floor


New
York, NY 10004


 


To
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC:


 


17
State Street, 21st Floor 


New
York, New York 10004 


Attn:
George Kaufman


E-mail:
gkaufman@chardancm.com


 


 


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