Exhibit 10.1


 


[●], 2020


 


Horizon Acquisition Corporation


600 Steamboat Road, Suite 200


Greenwich, CT 06830


 


Re:     Initial
Public Offering


 


Ladies and Gentlemen:


 


This letter (this “Letter Agreement”)
is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”)
entered into by and among Horizon Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”),
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative (the “Representative”) of the several underwriters
(the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “Public Offering”)
of up to 57,500,000 of the Company’s units (including up to 7,500,000 units that may be purchased pursuant to the Underwriters’
option to purchase additional units, the “Units”), each comprising of one of the Company’s Class A
ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable
warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary
Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units will be sold in the Public Offering pursuant to a registration
statement on Form S-1 and a prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph
1 hereof.


 


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


 


1.            Definitions.
As used herein, (i) “Business Combination” shall mean a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition,
share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities; (ii) “Founder
Shares” shall mean the 14,375,000 Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding
prior to the consummation of the Public Offering; (iii) “Private Placement Warrants” shall mean
the warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares of the Company that will be acquired by the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of
up to $12,000,000 (or up to $13,500,000 if the Underwriters’ exercise their option to purchase additional units), or $1.50
per Warrant, in a private placement that shall close simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering (including Ordinary
Shares issuable upon conversion thereof); (iv) “Public Shareholders” shall mean the holders of Ordinary
Shares included in the Units issued in the Public Offering; (v) “Public Shares” shall mean the Ordinary
Shares included in the Units issued in the Public Offering; (vi) “Trust Account” shall mean the
trust account into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants shall
be deposited; (vii) “Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement
to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly,
or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of
the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers
to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is
to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect
any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b); and (viii) “Charter” shall mean the Company’s
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as the same may be amended from time to time.


 


2.            Representations
and Warranties.


 


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


 






    


     


    

 


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


 


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


 


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


 


(a)            The
Sponsor and each Insider hereby agree, with respect to itself, herself or himself, that in the event that the Company fails to
consummate its initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter, the Sponsor and each Insider shall
take all reasonable steps to cause the Company to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as
promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Public Shares, at a per-share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds
held in the Trust Account and not previously release to the Company to pay income taxes (which interest shall be net of taxed payable
and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which
redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further
liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the
approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii) to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject
to the other requirements of applicable law. The Sponsor and each Insider agree not to propose any amendment to the Charter (i) that
would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemptions in connection with the Company’s
initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if it does not complete an initial Business Combination within
the time period required by the Charter, or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of Public Shareholders
or pre-initial Business Combination activity unless the Company provides its Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem
their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then
on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to
the Company to pay taxes (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), if any, divided by the number of then-outstanding Public
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(b)            The
Sponsor and each Insider, with respect to itself, herself or himself, acknowledges that it, she or he has no right, title, interest
or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or any other asset of the Company as a result of any liquidation
of the Company with respect to the Founder Shares held by it, her or him, if any. The Sponsor and each of the Insiders hereby
further waive, with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, any redemption rights
it, she or he may have in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination, including, without limitation, any such
rights available in the context of a shareholder vote to approve such Business Combination or a shareholder vote to approve an
amendment to the Charter (i) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemptions
in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if it does not complete
an initial Business Combination within the time period required by the Charter, or (ii) with respect to any other provision
relating to the rights of Public Shareholders or pre-initial Business Combination activity (although the Sponsor and the Insiders
shall be entitled to liquidation rights with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to consummate a Business
Combination within the required time period set forth in the Charter).


 


5.            Lock-up;
Transfer Restrictions.


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


(d)            During
the period commencing on the effective date of the Underwriting Agreement and ending 180 days after such date, the Sponsor and
each Insider shall not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, Transfer any Units, Ordinary Shares, Warrants
or any other securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable,
subject to certain exceptions enumerated in Section 6(h) of the Underwriting Agreement.


 


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


 






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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


13.            Assignment.
No party hereto may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and
shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter Agreement shall be binding
on the Sponsor, each of the Insiders and each of their respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted
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14.            Counterparts.
This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall
for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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	 	Sincerely,
	 	 
	 	Horizon Sponsor, LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	Todd Boehly
	 	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer 



 


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Acknowledged and Agreed:


 


HORIZON ACQUISITION CORPORATION


 


	By:	 	 
	 	Name:	Todd Boehly	 
	 	Title:	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer 	 


 


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