Exhibit 10.2


 


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: Up to $750,000	
    Dated as of October 14, 2022

    New York, New York



 


CF Acquisition Corp. VIII, a
Delaware corporation (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of CFAC
Holdings VIII, LLC or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”),
the principal sum of up to Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) 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 by Maker on the date on which Maker consummates its initial business combination (the
“Business Combination”). The principal balance may be prepaid at any time. Under no circumstances shall any individual,
including but not limited to any officer, director, employee or shareholder of the Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations
or liabilities of the Maker hereunder.


 


2. Interest.
No interest shall accrue or be charged by Payee on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.


 


3. Drawdown
Requests. Maker and Payee agree that Maker may request up to Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) (the “Maximum
Loan Amount”) for costs reasonably related to Maker’s working capital needs prior to the consummation of the Business
Combination. The principal of this Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the date on which Maker consummates a Business Combination,
upon request from Maker to Payee (each, a “Drawdown Request”) in such amounts as Maker may determine in its discretion.
Payee shall fund each Drawdown Request no later than five (5) business days after receipt of a Drawdown Request; provided, however, that
the maximum amount of drawdowns collectively under this Note is the Maximum Loan Amount. Once an amount is drawn down under this Note,
it shall not be available for future Drawdown Requests even if prepaid. No fees, payments or other amounts shall be due to Payee in connection
with, or as a result of, any Drawdown Request by Maker.


 


4. 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.


 


5. 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.


 






    


     


    

 


6. Remedies.


 


(a) Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a), 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 hereunder, 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 5(b) or 5(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.


 


7. 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, or any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such
writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.


 


8. 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.


 


9. Notices.
All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be made in writing and delivered (i)
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 or (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.


 


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


 


11. 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.


 


12. 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 established by Maker in which the proceeds of
Maker’s initial public offering and the proceeds of the sale of the units issued to the Payee in a private placement that occurred
simultaneously with the closing of the IPO were deposited (the “Trust Account”), and hereby agrees not to seek recourse,
reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever; provided, however, that if Maker
completes a Business Combination, Maker shall repay the principal balance of this Note, which may be out of the proceeds released to the
Maker from the Trust Account.


 


13. 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.


 


14. 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; provided, however, this Note is freely assignable by the Payee to any assignee.


 


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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.  


 


	 	CF Acquisition Corp. VIII
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Jane Novak
	 	Name: 	Jane Novak 
	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer 


 


[Signature Page to the Promissory Note by CF Acquisition
Corp. VIII in favor of CFAC Holdings VIII, LLC for up to $750,000 for Working Capital]


 


 


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