Exhibit 10.7


 





Horizon
Acquisition Corporation III

600 Steamboat Road, Suite 200


 


Greenwich, CT 06830


November 25, 2020


 


Horizon III Sponsor, LLC


600 Steamboat Road, Suite 200


Greenwich, CT 06830


 


		RE:	Securities Subscription Agreement



 


Gentlemen:


 


This agreement (this “Agreement”)
is entered into on November 25, 2020 by and between Horizon III Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Subscriber”
or “you”), and Horizon Acquisition Corporation III, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”).
Pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company hereby accepts the offer the Subscriber has made to purchase 14,375,000 Class B ordinary shares,
$0.0001 par value per share (the “Shares”), up to 1,875,000 of which are subject to surrender and cancellation by you
if the underwriters of the initial public offering (“IPO”) of units (“Units”) of the Company do
not fully exercise their over-allotment option (the “Over-allotment Option”). The Company and the Subscriber’s
agreements regarding such Shares are as follows:


 


1.                  
Purchase of Securities.


 


1.1              
Purchase of Shares. For the sum of $25,000 (the
 “Purchase Price”), which the Company acknowledges receiving in cash, the Company hereby issues the Shares to the Subscriber,
and the Subscriber hereby subscribes for and purchases the Shares from the Company, 1,875,000 of which are subject to surrender and cancellation,
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to shares of the Company being
surrendered and canceled shall take effect as surrenders and cancellations for no consideration of such shares as a matter of Cayman Islands
law.


 


1.2              
Surrender of Subscriber Share. On the issuance of the Shares, the Subscriber hereby surrenders for no consideration the
one Class B ordinary share, $0.0001 par value that the Subscriber holds in the Company.


 


2.                  
Representations, Warranties and Agreements.


 


2.1              
Subscriber’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
To induce the Company to issue the Shares to the Subscriber, the Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company and agrees with
the Company as follows:


 


2.1.1         
No Government Recommendation or Approval. The
Subscriber understands that no federal or state agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the offering of the
Shares.


 


2.1.2         
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the consummation by the Subscriber of the transactions contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute
a default under (i) the formation and governing documents of the Subscriber, (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the
Subscriber is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or


 




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regulation to which the Subscriber is subject, or
any agreement, order, judgment or decree to which the Subscriber is subject.


 


2.1.3         
Registration and Authority. The Subscriber is
a Delaware limited liability company, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and possesses all requisite power
and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon execution and delivery by you, this Agreement
will be a legal, valid and binding agreement of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding
at law or in equity).


 


2.1.4         
Experience, Financial Capability and Suitability.
Subscriber is: (i) sophisticated in financial matters and is able to evaluate the risks and benefits of the investment in the Shares and
(ii) able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time because the Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act (as defined below) and therefore cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities
Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Subscriber is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in
the Company and has the capacity to protect its own interests. Subscriber must bear the economic risk of this investment until the Shares
are sold pursuant to: (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (ii) an exemption from registration available
with respect to such sale. Subscriber is able to bear the economic risks of an investment in the Shares and to afford a complete loss
of Subscriber’s investment in the Shares.


 


2.1.5         
Access to Information; Independent Investigation.
Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Subscriber has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives
of the Company concerning an investment in the Company, as well as the finances, operations, business and prospects of the Company, and
the opportunity to obtain additional information to verify the accuracy of all information so obtained. In determining whether to make
this investment, Subscriber has relied solely on Subscriber’s own knowledge and understanding of the Company and its business based
upon Subscriber’s own due diligence investigation and the information furnished pursuant to this paragraph. Subscriber understands
that no person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations which were not furnished pursuant to this Section
2 and Subscriber has not relied on any other representations or information in making its investment decision, whether written or oral,
relating to the Company, its operations and/or its prospects.


 


2.1.6         
Regulation D Offering. Subscriber represents that
it is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”) and acknowledges the sale contemplated hereby is being made in reliance on a private
placement exemption to “accredited investors” within the meaning of Section 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act
or similar exemptions under federal and state law.


 


2.1.7         
Investment Purposes. The Subscriber is purchasing
the Shares solely for investment purposes, for the Subscriber’s own account and not for the account or benefit of any other person,
and not with a view towards the distribution or dissemination thereof. The Subscriber did not decide to enter into this Agreement as a
result of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.


 


2.1.8         
Restrictions on Transfer; Shell Company.
Subscriber understands the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving a public offering within the meaning of the Securities
Act. Subscriber understands the Shares will be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3)


 




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under the Securities Act, and Subscriber understands
that the certificates representing the Shares will contain a legend in respect of such restrictions. If in the future the Subscriber decides
to offer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Shares, such Shares may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only pursuant
to: (i) registration under the Securities Act, or (ii) an available exemption from registration. Subscriber agrees that if any transfer
of its Shares or any interest therein is proposed to be made, as a condition precedent to any such transfer, Subscriber may be required
to deliver to the Company an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company. Absent registration or an exemption, the Subscriber agrees
not to resell the Shares. Subscriber further acknowledges that because the Company is a shell company, Rule 144 may not be available to
the Subscriber for the resale of the Shares until one year following consummation of the initial business combination of the Company,
despite technical compliance with the requirements of Rule 144 and the release or waiver of any contractual transfer restrictions.


 


2.1.9         
No Governmental Consents. No governmental, administrative
or other third party consents or approvals are required or necessary on the part of Subscriber in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.


 


2.2              
Company’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
To induce the Subscriber to purchase the Shares, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber and agrees with the Subscriber
as follows:


 


2.2.1         
Incorporation and Corporate Power. The Company
is a Cayman Islands exempted company and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operating results or assets of the Company. The Company possesses
all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon execution and
delivery by the Company, this Agreement will be a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).


 


2.2.2         
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute
a default under (i) the memorandum and articles of association of the Company, (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the
Company is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment or
decree to which the Company is subject.


 


2.2.3         
Title to Securities. Upon issuance in accordance
with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof, and registration in the Company’s register of members, the Shares will be duly
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof, and registration
in the Company’s register of members, the Subscriber will have or receive good title to the Shares, free and clear of all liens,
claims and encumbrances of any kind, other than (a) transfer restrictions hereunder and other agreements to which the Shares may be subject,
(b) transfer restrictions under federal and state securities laws, and (c) liens, claims or encumbrances imposed due to the actions of
the Subscriber.


 


2.2.4         
No Adverse Actions. There are no actions, suits,
investigations or proceedings pending, threatened against or affecting the Company which: (i) seek to restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation
of or otherwise affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) question the


 




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validity or legality of any transactions or seeks
to recover damages or to obtain other relief in connection with any transactions.


 


3.                  
Surrender and Cancellation of Shares.


 


3.1              
Partial or No Exercise of the Over-allotment Option.
In the event the Over-allotment Option granted to the representative(s) of the underwriters of the Company’s IPO is not exercised
in full, the Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it shall surrender for cancellation any and all rights to such number of Shares (up
to an aggregate of 1,875,000 Shares and pro rata based upon the percentage of the Over-allotment Option exercised) such that immediately
following such surrender, the Subscriber (and all other initial shareholders prior to the IPO, if any) will own an aggregate number of
Shares (not including ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of any warrants or any ordinary shares purchased by Subscriber in the Company’s
IPO or in the aftermarket) equal to 20% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company immediately following the IPO.


 


3.2              
Termination of Rights as Shareholder. If any of
the Shares are surrendered and cancelled in accordance with this Section 3, then after such time the Subscriber (or successor in interest),
shall no longer have any rights as a holder of such Shares, and the Company shall take such action as is appropriate to cancel such Shares.


 


4.                  
Waiver of Liquidation Distributions; Redemption Rights.
In connection with the Shares purchased pursuant to this Agreement, the Subscriber hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or
claim of any kind in or to any distributions by the Company from the trust account which will be established for the benefit of the Company’s
public shareholders and into which substantially all of the proceeds of the IPO will be deposited (the “Trust Account”),
in the event of a liquidation of the Company upon the Company’s failure to timely complete an initial business combination. For
purposes of clarity, in the event the Subscriber purchases ordinary shares in the IPO or in the aftermarket, any additional Shares so
purchased shall be eligible to receive any liquidating distributions by the Company. However, in no event will the Subscriber have the
right to redeem any ordinary shares into funds held in the Trust Account upon the successful completion of an initial business combination.


 


5.                  
Restrictions on Transfer.


 


5.1              
Securities Law Restrictions. In addition to any
restrictions to be contained in that certain letter agreement (commonly known as an “Insider Letter”) to be dated on
or before the closing of the IPO by and between Subscriber and the Company, Subscriber agrees not to sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate
or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Shares unless, prior thereto (a) a registration statement on the appropriate form under
the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws with respect to the Shares proposed to be transferred shall then be effective
or (b) the Company has received an opinion from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such registration is not required
because such transaction is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder and with all applicable state securities laws.


 


5.2              
Restrictive Legends. Any certificates representing
the Shares shall have endorsed thereon legends substantially as follows:


 


“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THE SECURITIES
NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS OR AN


 




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EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND
SUCH LAWS WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL, IS AVAILABLE.”


 


“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
ARE SUBJECT TO LOCKUP PROVISIONS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED DURING THE TERM OF THE LOCKUP.”


 


5.3              
Additional Shares or Substituted Securities. In
the event of the declaration of a share capitalization, the declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than Shares,
a spin-off, a share sub-division, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s
outstanding Shares without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property which are by reason
of such transaction distributed with respect to any Shares subject to this Section 5 or into which such Shares thereby become convertible
shall immediately be subject to this Section 5 and Section 3. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such securities or
property shall be made to the number and/or class of Shares subject to this Section 5 and Section 3.


 


5.4              
Registration Rights. Subscriber acknowledges that
the Shares are being purchased pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and will become freely
tradable only after certain conditions are met or they are registered pursuant to a Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement to be
entered into with the Company in connection with the closing of the IPO.


 


6.                  
Other Agreements.


 


6.1              
Further Assurances. Subscriber agrees to execute
such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.


 


6.2              
Notices. All notices, statements or other documents
which are required or contemplated by this Agreement shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered
or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile
to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party and
(iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as
may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the
day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic
transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.


 


6.3              
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with
that certain Insider Letter to be entered into between Subscriber and the Company, substantially in the form to be filed as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 associated with the Company’s IPO, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between
the Subscriber and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings
relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of any kind not expressly set forth
in this Agreement shall affect, or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement.


 


6.4              
Modifications and Amendments. The terms and provisions
of this Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by all parties hereto.


 




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6.5              
 Waivers and Consents. The terms and provisions
of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled
to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with
respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only
in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.


 


6.6              
Assignment. The rights and obligations under this
Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.


 


6.7              
Benefit. All statements, representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of the respective successors
and permitted assigns of each party hereto. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create any rights or obligations except among
the parties hereto, and no person or entity shall be regarded as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.


 


6.8              
Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of Delaware applicable to contracts
wholly performed within the borders of such state, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.


 


6.9              
Severability. In the event that any court of competent
jurisdiction shall determine that any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Agreement shall be unreasonable or unenforceable
in any respect, then such provision shall be deemed limited to the extent that such court deems it reasonable and enforceable, and as
so limited shall remain in full force and effect. In the event that such court shall deem any such provision, or portion thereof, wholly
unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.


 


6.10          
No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies. No failure
or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties
hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power
or remedy under this Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy,
shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The
election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies.
No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand
to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such
notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.


 


6.11          
Survival of Representations and Warranties. All
representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Agreement or in any other agreement, certificate or instrument provided
for or contemplated hereby, shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and any investigations made by or on behalf of the parties.


 


6.12          
No Broker or Finder. Each of the parties hereto
represents and warrants to the other that no broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on its behalf in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the other. Each of the parties hereto agrees
to indemnify and save the other harmless from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder, financial
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employed by or on behalf of such party and to bear
the cost of legal expenses incurred in defending against any such claim.


 


6.13          
Headings and Captions. The headings and captions
of the various subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or
construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.


 


6.14          
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the
same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery, such
signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the
same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.


 


6.15          
Construction. The parties hereto have participated
jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement
will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring
any party hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes,”
and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine,
and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural
and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,”
 “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained
herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein
in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless
of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party
hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant.


 


6.16          
Mutual Drafting. This Agreement is the joint product
of the Subscriber and the Company and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of
such parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.


 


7.                  
Voting and Redemption of Shares. Subscriber agrees
to vote the Shares in favor of an initial business combination that the Company negotiates and submits for approval to the Company’s
shareholders and shall not seek redemption or repurchase with respect to such Shares. Additionally, the Subscriber agrees not to tender
any Shares in connection with a tender offer presented to the Company’s shareholders in connection with an initial business combination
negotiated by the Company.


 


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If the foregoing accurately
sets forth our understanding and agreement, please sign the enclosed copy of this Agreement and return it to us.


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 	 
	 	Horizon Acquisition Corporation III
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Todd Boehly
	 	 	Name: Todd Boehly
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer


  


Accepted and agreed as of the date first written
above.


 


Horizon III Sponsor,
LLC


 


	By:	/s/ Todd Boehly	 
	 	Name: Todd Boehly	 
	 	Title:  Chief Executive Officer