Exhibit
4.4


 


WARRANT AGREEMENT


 


This
Warrant Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of [●], 2021 between Western Acquisition Ventures Corp., a
Delaware corporation, with offices at 42 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10004 (the “Company”), and American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a limited purpose trust company, with offices at [●], as warrant agent (the “Warrant
Agent”, also referred to herein as the “Transfer Agent”).


 


WHEREAS,
the Company is engaged in an initial public offering (the “Offering”) of up to 17,250,000 units (including up
to 2,250,000 units subject to the Over-allotment Option (as defined below)) (the “Public Units”) of the Company’s
equity securities, each such unit comprised of one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common
Stock”), and one Public Warrant (as defined below) and, in connection therewith, has determined to issue and deliver up
to 17,250,000 Warrants (including up to 2,250,000 warrants that may be issuable upon the exercise of a forty-five (45) day over-allotment
option granted to the underwriters (the “Over-allotment Option”)) to investors in the Offering (the “Public
Warrants” and, collectively with the Private Warrants (as defined below), the Working Capital Warrants (as defined below)
and the Post-IPO Warrants (as defined below), the “Warrants”), each whole Warrant evidencing the right of the
holder thereof to purchase one-half of one share of common stock of the Company, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common
Stock”), for $11.50 per whole share, subject to adjustment as described herein;


 


WHEREAS,
the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-1,
File No. [●] (“Registration Statement”), and a prospectus (the “Prospectus”)
for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”), of the Public Units and the Public Warrants
and the Common Stock included in the Public Units; and


 


WHEREAS,
the Company has received a binding commitment from Western Acquisition Ventures Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”)
to purchase 261,000 units (“Private Units”) which will include up to an aggregate of 261,000 warrants (the “Private
Warrants”) bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit B hereto, in a private placement transaction to occur simultaneously
with the consummation of the Offering; and


 


WHEREAS,
the Company may issue up to an additional [●] units (the “Working Capital Units” and together with the
Public Units and the Private Units, the “Units”) which will include up to an additional [●] warrants (the “Working
Capital Warrants”) in satisfaction of certain working capital loans the Sponsor or the Company’s officers, directors,
other initial stockholders (as defined in the Prospectus) or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, make to the Company; and


 


WHEREAS,
following consummation of the Offering, the Company may issue additional warrants (the “Post IPO Warrants” and together
with the Public Warrants, Private Warrants, and Working Capital Warrants, the “Warrants”) in connection with,
or following the consummation by the Company of, a Business Combination (defined below); and


 


WHEREAS,
the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with
the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption, and exercise of the Warrants; and


 






    


     


    

 


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


 


WHEREAS,
all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and
countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding, and legal obligations of the Company, and
to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.


 


NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:


 


1.           Appointment
of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant
Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.


 


2.            Warrants.


 


2.1           Form of
Warrant. Each Warrant shall (i) be issued in registered form only; (ii) be in substantially
the form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein; (iii) be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature
of, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer, and the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, or Assistant
Secretary of the Company; and (iv) bear a facsimile of the Company’s seal. In the event the person whose facsimile signature
has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant
is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if they had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.


 


2.2            Uncertificated
Warrants. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Warrant, or portion thereof, may be issued as part of, and be represented
by, a Unit, and any Warrant may be issued in uncertificated or book-entry form through the Warrant Agent and/or the facilities of The
Depository Trust Company or other book-entry depositary system, in each case as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or
by an authorized committee thereof. Any Warrant so issued shall have the same terms, force and effect as a certificated Warrant that has
been duly countersigned by the Warrant Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.


 






    


     


    

 


2.3.            Effect
of Countersignature. Except with respect to uncertificated Warrants as described above, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant
Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.


 


2.4.            Registration.


 


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


 


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


 


2.5.          Detachability
of Warrants. The securities comprising the Public Units will not be separately transferable until the 90th day following the date
of the Prospectus or, if such 90th day is not on a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, on which banks in New York City
are generally open for normal business (a “Business Day”), then on the immediately succeeding Business Day following
such date, or earlier with the consent of the Sponsor, but in no event will the Sponsor allow separate trading of the securities comprising
the Public Units until (i) the Company has filed a Current Report on Form 8-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting
the receipt by the Company of the gross proceeds of the Offering including the proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of the
Over-allotment Option, if the Over-allotment Option is exercised prior to the filing of the Form 8-K; and (ii) the Company has
issued a press release announcing when such separate trading shall begin (the “Detachment Date”); provided, however,
that, (x) if the Over-allotment Option is exercised after the filing of the initial Current Report on Form 8-K, a second
or amended Current Report on Form 8-K shall be filed by the Company to provide updated financial information to reflect the exercise
of the Over-allotment Option; and (y) no fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants
will trade.


 


2.6.            Private
Warrant and Working Capital Warrant Attributes. The Private Warrants and Working Capital Warrants will be issued in the same form
as the Public Warrants.


 


2.7.            Post
IPO Warrants. The Post IPO Warrants, when and if issued, shall have the same terms and be in the same form as the Public Warrants
except as may be agreed upon by the Company.


 






    


     


    

 


3.            Terms
and Exercise of Warrants


 


3.1.          Warrant
Price. Each whole Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent (except with respect to uncertificated Warrants), entitle
the registered holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number
of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of $11.50 per whole share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4
hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price” as used in this Agreement refers
to the price per share at which the shares of Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole
discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) for a period of not less than twenty
(20) Business Days; provided, that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days’ prior written notice of such reduction to
registered holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such reduction shall be applied consistently to all of the Warrants.


 


3.2.          Duration
of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period commencing on the later of 30 days after the consummation by the Company
of a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination
with one or more businesses or entities (“Business Combination”) (as described more fully in the Registration Statement)
or 12 months from the closing of the Offering, and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the earlier to occur of (i) five
years from the consummation of a Business Combination; (ii) the Redemption Date as provided in Section 6.2 of this Agreement;
and (iii) the liquidation of the Company (“Expiration Date”). The period of time from the date the Warrants will
first become exercisable until the expiration of the Warrants shall hereafter be referred to as the “Exercise Period.”
Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as set forth in Section 6 hereunder), as applicable, each Warrant
not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this
Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration
of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided, however, that the Company will provide at least twenty (20) days’
prior written notice of any such extension to registered holders and, provided further that any such extension shall be applied consistently
to all of the Warrants.


 






    


     


    

 


3.3.            Exercise
of Warrants.


 


3.3.1.            Payment.
Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, a Warrant, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, may be exercised by the
registered holder thereof by surrendering it, at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent,
in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, with the subscription form, as set forth in the Warrant, duly executed, and by
paying in full the Warrant Price for each full share of Common Stock as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes
due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the shares of Common Stock and the issuance of such
shares of Common Stock, as follows:


 


(a)            in
lawful money of the United States, by good certified check or wire payable to the Warrant Agent; or


 


(b)            in
the event of redemption pursuant to Section 6 hereof in which the Company’s management has elected to force all holders of
Warrants to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by surrendering the Warrants for that number of shares of Common
Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants,
multiplied by the difference between the Warrant Price and the “Fair Market Value” (defined below) by (y) the Fair Market
Value. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.3.1(b), the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average reported last sale
price of the Common Stock for the five (5) trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of
redemption is sent to holders of the Warrants pursuant to Section 6 hereof; or


 


(c)            in
the event the registration statement required by Section 7.4 hereof is not effective and current within sixty (60) Business Days
after the closing of a Business Combination, by surrendering such Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference
between the exercise price of the Warrants and the “Fair Market Value” by (y) the Fair Market Value; provided, however,
that no cashless exercise shall be permitted unless the Fair Market Value is equal to or higher than the exercise price. Solely for purposes
of this Section 3.3.1(d), the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the Common Stock
for the five (5) trading days ending on the trading day prior to the date of exercise.


 


3.3.2.            Issuance
of Shares of Common Stock. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the
Warrant Price (if any), the Company shall issue to the registered holder of such Warrant a certificate or certificates, or book entry
position, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which they are entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by
them, and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new countersigned Warrant, or book entry position, for the number of
shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Company be required
to net cash settle the Warrant exercise. No Warrant shall be exercisable for cash and the Company shall not be obligated to issue shares
of Common Stock upon exercise of a Warrant unless the Common Stock issuable upon such Warrant exercise has been registered, qualified,
or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the Warrants. In the event that
the condition in the immediately preceding sentence is not satisfied with respect to a Warrant, the holder of such Warrant shall not be
entitled to exercise such Warrant for cash and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless, in which case the purchaser of a Unit
containing such Public Warrants shall have paid the full purchase price for the Unit solely for the shares of Common Stock underlying
such Unit. Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any registered holder in any state in which such exercise would
be unlawful.


 






    


     


    

 


3.3.3.           Valid
Issuance. All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.


 


3.3.4.           Date
of Issuance. Each person in whose name any book entry position or certificate for shares of Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes
be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant, or book entry position representing such
Warrant, was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate, except that,
if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company or book entry system of the Warrant Agent
are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date
on which the share transfer books or book entry system are open.


 


3.3.5            Maximum
Percentage. A holder of a Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained
in this subsection 3.3.5; however, no holder of a Warrant shall be subject to this subsection 3.3.5 unless he, she or it makes such election.
If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s Warrant, and such holder shall
not have the right to exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such
person’s affiliates), to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% (the “Maximum
Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the
foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates shall include
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is
being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion
of the Warrant beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted
portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any
convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation
contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated
in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
For purposes of the Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holder may rely on the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on
Form 10-Q, current report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC as the case may be, (2) a more recent public
announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the holder of the Warrant, the Company shall, within two (2) Business
Days, confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the
Company by the holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By
written notice to the Company, the holder of a Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to
such holder to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however, that any such increase shall not be effective until
the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.


 






    


     


    

 


4.            Adjustments.


 


4.1.            Stock
Dividends; Split Ups. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split up of shares of Common Stock,
or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split up or similar event, the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.


 


4.2.       Aggregation
of Shares. If after the date hereof, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination,
reverse stock split, or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation,
combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each
Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.


 


4.3.            Extraordinary
Dividends. If the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, shall pay a dividend or make a distribution
in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of the shares of Common Stock or other shares of the Company’s capital stock
into which the Warrants are convertible (an “Extraordinary Dividend”), then the Warrant Price shall be decreased,
effective immediately after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and the fair market value (as determined
by the Company’s Board of Directors, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid in respect of such Extraordinary Dividend
divided by all outstanding shares of the Company at such time (whether or not any shareholders waived their right to receive such dividend);
provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed an Extraordinary Dividend for purposes of this provision: (a) any
adjustment described in subsection 4.1 above; (b) any cash dividends or cash distributions that, when combined on a per share basis
with all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the Common Stock during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration
of such dividend or distribution, do not exceed $0.50 per share (taking into account all of the outstanding shares of the Company at
such time (whether or not any shareholders waived their right to receive such dividend) and as adjusted to appropriately reflect any
of the events referred to in other subsections of this Section 4 and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted
in an adjustment to the Warrant Price or to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant,) but only with
respect to the amount of the aggregate cash dividends or cash distributions equal to or less than $0.50; (c) any payment to satisfy
the conversion rights of the holders of the shares of Common Stock in connection with a proposed initial Business Combination or certain
amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as described in the Registration Statement); or
(d) any payment in connection with the Company’s liquidation and the distribution of its assets upon its failure to consummate
a Business Combination. Solely for purposes of illustration, if the Company, at a time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired,
pays a cash dividend of $0.35 and previously paid an aggregate of $0.40 of cash dividends and cash distributions on the Common Stock
during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such $0.35 dividend, then the Warrant Price will be decreased, effectively
immediately after the effective date of such $0.35 dividend, by $0.25 (the absolute value of the difference between $0.75 (the aggregate
amount of all cash dividends and cash distributions paid or made in such 365-day period, including such $0.35 dividend) and $0.50 (the
greater of (x) $0.50 and (y) the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and cash distributions paid or made in such 365-day
period prior to such $0.35 dividend)). Furthermore, solely for the purposes of illustration, if following the closing of the Company’s
initial Business Combination, there were total shares outstanding of 100,000,000 and the Company paid a $1.00 dividend to 17,500,000
of such shares (with the remaining 82,500,000 shares waiving their right to receive such dividend), then no adjustment to the Warrant
Price would occur as a $17.5 million dividend payment divided by 100,000,000 shares equals $0.175 per share which is less than $0.50
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4.4.            Adjustments
in Exercise Price. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided
in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately
prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon
the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares
of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.


 


4.5.            Replacement
of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock (other than a change covered by Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 hereof or that solely affects the par value of the Common Stock), or
in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which
the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Common
Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an
entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have
the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares
of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby,
the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization,
merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such
Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event. If any reclassification also results in
a change in the Common Stock covered by Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2,
4.3, 4.4 and this Section 4.5. The provisions of this Section 4.5 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations,
mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. In no event will the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the par value per share
issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.


 






    


     


    

 


4.6.           Issuance
in connection with a Business Combination. If, in connection with a Business Combination, the Company (a) issues additional
shares of Common Stock or equity-linked securities at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share (with such
issue price or effective issue price as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, in good faith, and in the case of any such
issuance to the Sponsor, the initial stockholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any shares of the Company’s
Common Stock issued prior to the Offering and held by the initial stockholders or their affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance)
(the “Newly Issued Price”), (b) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the
total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the Business Combination on the date of the consummation of
such Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (c) the Market Value (as defined below) is below $9.20 per share, then the exercise
price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of (i) the Market Value or (ii) Newly
Issued Price, and the Redemption Trigger Price (as defined below) will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the greater
of (i) the Market Value or (ii) the Newly Issued Price. Solely for purposes of this Section 4.6, the “Market
Value” shall mean the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Stock during the twenty (20) trading day period starting
on the trading day prior to the date of the consummation of the Business Combination.


 


4.7.           Notices
of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the
Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment
and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth
in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified
in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, or 4.6, then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to each Warrant holder, at
the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to
give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.


 


4.8.           No
Fractional Warrants or Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue
fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant
would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise,
round up to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.


 


4.9.           Form of
Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after
such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant
to this Agreement. However, the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company
may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange
or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.


 






    


     


    

 


4.10.         Other
Events. In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of preceding subsections of this Section 4
are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the Warrants in order to (i) avoid an adverse impact
on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4, then, in each such case, the Company shall appoint
a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national standing, which shall give
its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose
of this Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment. The Company shall adjust
the terms of the Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion.


 


5.            Transfer
and Exchange of Warrants.


 


5.1.           Registration
of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register,
upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures, in the case of certificated Warrants, properly guaranteed
and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number
of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. In the case of certificated Warrants, the Warrants
so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.


 


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


 


5.3.           Fractional
Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the issuance
of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a warrant, except as part of the Units.


 


5.4.           Service
Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.


 


5.5.           Warrant
Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required
by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.


 






    


     


    

 


5.6.           Private
Warrants and Working Capital Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not register any transfer of the Private Warrants or the Working Capital
Warrants until after the consummation by the Company of an initial Business Combination, except for transfers (i) among the Sponsor
or to the Company’s or the Sponsor’s officers, directors, stockholders, employees, members, and their affiliates; (ii) among
the Sponsor and its officers, directors, stockholders, employees, and members, and their affiliates; (iii) to a holder’s partners,
stockholders, and members upon the holder’s liquidation, in each case if the holder is an entity; (iv) by bona fide gift to
a member of the holder’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is the holder or a member of the holder’s
immediate family, in each case for estate planning purposes; (v) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death; (vi) pursuant
to a qualified domestic relations order; (vii) by certain pledges to secure obligations incurred in connection with purchases of
the Company’s securities; (viii)  by private sales made at or prior to the consummation of an initial Business Combination
at prices no greater than the price at which the shares were originally purchased; (ix) to the Company for no value for cancellation
in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination; (x) in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination
at prices no greater than the price at which the Warrants were originally purchased; (xi) in the event of the Company’s liquidation
prior to its consummation of an initial Business Combination; or (xii) in the event that, subsequent to the consummation of an initial
Business Combination, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction which results
in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their Common Stock for cash, securities or other property, in
each case (except for clauses (ix), (xi) or (xii) or with the Company’s prior written consent) on the condition that
prior to such registration for transfer, the Warrant Agent shall be presented with written documentation pursuant to which each transferee
(each, a “Permitted Transferee”) or the trustee or legal guardian for such Permitted Transferee agrees to be bound
by the transfer restrictions contained in this Agreement and any other applicable agreement the transferor is bound by.


 


5.7.           Transfers
prior to Detachment. Prior to the Detachment Date, the Public Warrants may be transferred or exchanged only together with the Unit
in which such Warrant is included, and only for the purpose of effecting, or in conjunction with, a transfer or exchange of such Unit.
Furthermore, each transfer of a Unit on the register relating to such Units shall operate also to transfer the Warrants included in such
Unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5.7 shall have no effect on any transfer of Warrants on or after
the Detachment Date.


 


6.            Redemption.


 


6.1.           Redemption.
Not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period,
at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2, at the price of $0.01 per Warrant (“Redemption
Price”), provided that the last sales price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in
accordance with Section 4 hereof) (the “Redemption Trigger Price”), on each of twenty (20) trading days within
any thirty (30) trading day period commencing after the Warrants become exercisable and ending on the third trading day prior to the
date on which notice of redemption is given and provided that there is an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and a current prospectus relating thereto, available throughout the 30-day redemption or
the Company has elected to require the exercise of the Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(b); provided,
however, that if and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may not exercise such redemption right if
the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable
state blue sky laws or the Company is unable to effect such registration or qualification.


 



    


     


    

 





6.2.           Date
Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption. In the event the Company shall elect to redeem all of the Warrants that are subject to redemption,
the Company shall fix a date for the redemption (the “Redemption Date”). Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first
class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Redemption Date to the registered holders of the
Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the Warrant Register. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided
shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the registered holder received such notice.


 


6.3.           Exercise
After Notice of Redemption. The Public Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance with
Section 3 of this Agreement) at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2
hereof and prior to the Redemption Date. In the event the Company determines to require all holders of Public Warrants to exercise their
Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Section 3.3.1(b), the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary
to calculate the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the Warrants, including the “Fair Market Value”
in such case. On and after the Redemption Date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon
surrender of the Warrants, the Redemption Price.


 


7.            Other
Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.


 


7.1.           No
Rights as Stockholder. A Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company,
including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent
or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other
matter.


 


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


 


7.3.           Reservation
of Shares of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares
of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.


 






    


     


    

 


7.4.          Registration
of Shares of Common Stock. The Company agrees that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than twenty (20) Business Days after
the closing of its initial Business Combination, it shall use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the
registration, under the Act, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and it shall use its best efforts
to take such action as is necessary to register or qualify for sale, in those states in which the Warrants were initially offered by
the Company and in those states where holders of Warrants then reside, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants,
to the extent an exemption is not available. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain
the effectiveness of such registration statement until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
If any such registration statement has not been declared effective by the 60th Business Day following the closing of the Business Combination,
holders of the Warrants shall have the right, during the period beginning on the 61st Business Day after the closing of the Business
Combination and ending upon such registration statement being declared effective by the SEC, and during any other period when the Company
shall fail to have maintained an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants,
to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis” as determined in accordance with Section 3.3.1(d). The Company shall
provide the Warrant Agent with an opinion of counsel for the Company (which shall be an outside law firm with securities law experience)
stating that (i) the exercise of the Warrants on a cashless basis in accordance with this Section 7.4 is not required to be
registered under the Act and (ii) the shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise will be freely tradable under U.S. federal
securities laws by anyone who is not an affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Act) of the Company and, accordingly,
will not be required to bear a restrictive legend. For the avoidance of any doubt, unless and until all of the Warrants have been exercised
on a cashless basis, the Company shall continue to be obligated to comply with its registration obligations under the first three sentences
of this Section 7.4. The provisions of this Section 7.4 may not be modified, amended, or deleted without the prior written
consent of the Sponsor.


 


8.            Concerning
the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.


 


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


 






    


     


    

 


8.2.            Resignation,
Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


8.3.            Fees
and Expenses of Warrant Agent.


 


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


 


8.3.2.          Further
Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and
delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying
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8.4.            Liability
of Warrant Agent.


 


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


 


8.4.2.         Indemnity.
The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (as determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save
it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by
the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s fraud, gross negligence, willful
misconduct, or bad faith (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).


 


 


8.4.3.        Exclusions.
The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution
of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition
contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4
hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would
require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization
or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common
Stock will, when issued, be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.


 


8.5.          Acceptance
of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms
and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently
account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise
of Warrants.


 


9.            Miscellaneous
Provisions.


 


9.1.           Successors.
All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the
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9.2.          Notices.
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant
to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private
courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in
writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:


 


Western
Acquisition Ventures Corp.


42 Broadway, 12th
Floor


New York, New York 10004


Attention: Stephen Christoffersen


 


with a copy in each case (which shall
not constitute service) to:


 


Reed Smith LLP


101
Second Street, Suite 1800


San Francisco, CA 94105


Attention: Marc D. Hauser, Esq.


 


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


 


If to the Warrant Agent:


 


American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company


 


6201 15th Avenue


 


Brooklyn, NY 11219


 


Attention:
Legal Department


 


with
a copy in each case (which shall not constitute service) to:


 


Asher Richelli


 


48 Wall Street


 


New
York, NY 10005


 


and with a copy in each case (which shall
not constitute service) to:


 


Reed Smith LLP 


101
Second Street, Suite 1800 


San Francisco, CA 94105 


Attention:
Marc D. Hauser, Esq.


 


9.3.            Applicable
Law and Exclusive Forum. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in
all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application
of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. Subject to applicable law, the Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or
claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement, including under the Act, shall be brought and enforced in the
courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to
such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. The Company hereby waives any
objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions
of this paragraph will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for
which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum.


 






    


     


    

 


Any person or entity
purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the Warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provisions
in this Section 9.3. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope the forum provisions above, is filed in a court
other than a court located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (a “foreign
action”) in the name of any warrant holder, such warrant holder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction
of the state and federal courts located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions (an “enforcement action”),
and (y) having service of process made upon such warrant holder in any such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s
counsel in the foreign action as agent for such warrant holder.


 


9.4.           Persons
Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions
hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the
registered holders of the Warrants any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation,
promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for
the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto (and the Sponsor with respect to Sections 7.4, 9.4, and 9.8 hereof) and their successors
and assigns and of the registered holders of the Warrants.


 


9.5.           Examination
of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in
the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require
any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.


 


9.6.           Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes
be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.


 


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


 


9.8.            Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any registered holder for the purpose of (i) curing any
ambiguity or to correct any mistake, including to conform the provisions hereof to the description of the terms of the Warrants and this
Agreement set forth in the Prospectus, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein, or (ii) adding
or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary
or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the registered holders. All other modifications or
amendments, including any amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period, shall require the written consent or
vote of the registered holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding Public Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may
lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, without the consent
of the registered holders. The provisions of this Section 9.8 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written
consent of the Sponsor.


 


9.9.            Trust
Account Waiver. The Warrant Agent acknowledges and agrees that it shall not make any claims or proceed against the trust account established
by the Company in connection with the Offering (as more fully described in the Registration Statement) (“Trust Account”),
including by way of set-off, and shall not be entitled to any funds in the Trust Account under any circumstance. In the event that the
Warrant Agent has a claim against the Company under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent will pursue such claim solely against the Company
and not against the property held in the Trust Account.


 


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


 


Exhibit A – Form of Warrant Certificate


 


Exhibit B – Legend


 


[Signature Page Follows]


 









    


     


    

 


IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.


 


	WESTERN ACQUISITION VENTURES CORP.
	 
	By:	 
	Stephen Christoffersen, Chief Executive Officer
	 
	AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY,
	as Warrant Agent
	 
	By:	 
	Name:	 
	Title:	 




 



    


     


    




 


EXHIBIT A


 


Form of
Warrant Certificate


 


[See attached]





 






    


     


    

 


EXHIBIT B


 


LEGEND