Exhibit 10.1


 


INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT


 


This Investment Management
Trust Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of [•], 2021 by and between ESGEN Acquisition Corporation,
a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New
York limited purpose trust company (the “Trustee”).


 


WHEREAS, the Company’s
registration statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-[•] (the “Registration Statement”) and prospectus (the
 “Prospectus”) for the initial public offering of the Company’s units (the “Units”),
each of which consists of one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”),
and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share (such initial public
offering hereinafter referred to as the “Public Offering”), has been declared effective as of the date hereof
by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; and


 


WHEREAS, the Company has entered
into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays
Capital Inc., as representatives (the “Representatives”) to the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”)
named therein; and


 


WHEREAS, as described in the
Prospectus, $204,000,000 of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering and sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in the Underwriting
Agreement) (or $234,600,000 if the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional units is exercised in full) will be delivered to
the Trustee to be deposited and held in a segregated trust account located at all times in the United States (the “Trust Account”)
for the benefit of the Company and the holders of the Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Public Offering as hereinafter
provided (the amount to be delivered to the Trustee (and any interest subsequently earned thereon) is referred to herein as the “Property,”
the shareholders for whose benefit the Trustee shall hold the Property will be referred to as the “Public Shareholders,”
and the Public Shareholders and the Company will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”); and


 


WHEREAS, pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement, a portion of the Property equal to $7,000,000, or $8,050,000 if the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional units
is exercised in full, is attributable to deferred underwriting discounts and commissions that will be payable by the Company to the Underwriters
upon the consummation of the Business Combination (as defined below) (the “Deferred Discount”); and


 


WHEREAS, the Company and the
Trustee desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Trustee shall hold the Property.


 






     


     


    

 


NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:


 


1.             Agreements
and Covenants of Trustee. The Trustee hereby agrees and covenants to:


 


(a)         Hold the Property in trust for the Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in the Trust Account established
by the Trustee in the United States at J.P.Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (or at another U.S.-chartered commercial bank with consolidated assets
of $100 billion or more) maintained by Trustee and at a brokerage institution selected by the Trustee that is reasonably satisfactory
to the Company;


 


(b)         Manage,
supervise and administer the Trust Account subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;


 


(c)         In
a timely manner, upon the written instruction of the Company, invest and reinvest the Property in United States government securities
within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, having a maturity of 185 days or less, or in
money market funds meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (or any successor rule), which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined
by the Company; the Trustee may not invest in any other securities or assets, it being understood that the Trust Account will earn no
interest while account funds are uninvested awaiting the Company’s instructions hereunder; and while the account funds are invested
or uninvested, Trustee may earn bank credits or other consideration;


 


(d)         Collect
and receive, when due, all principal, interest or other income arising from the Property, which shall become part of the “Property,”
as such term is used herein;


 


(e)         Promptly
notify the Company and the Representatives of all communications received by the Trustee with respect to any Property requiring action
by the Company;


 


(f)          Supply any necessary information or documents as may be requested by the Company (or its authorized agents) in connection with
the Company’s preparation of the tax returns relating to assets held in the Trust Account;


 


(g)         Participate
in any plan or proceeding for protecting or enforcing any right or interest arising from the Property if, as and when instructed by the
Company to do so;


 


(h)         Render
to the Company monthly written statements of the activities of, and amounts in, the Trust Account reflecting all receipts and disbursements
of the Trust Account;


 






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(i)           Commence
liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter from
the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit
A or Exhibit B, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or
other authorized officer of the Company, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account,
including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our income taxes (less up to
$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein,
or (y) upon the date which is the later of (1) 15 months after the closing of the Public Offering (or up to 21 months after the closing
of the Public Offering if the Company extends the time to complete a business combination as described in the Prospectus) and (2) such
later date as may be approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association, if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust
Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and the
Property in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company
to pay its income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), shall be distributed to the Public Shareholders
of record as of such date. It is acknowledged and agreed that there should be no reduction in the principal amount per share initially
deposited in the Trust Account;


 


(j)           Upon
written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit
C (a “Tax Payment Withdrawal Instruction”), withdraw from the Trust Account and distribute to the Company
the amount of interest earned on the Property requested by the Company to cover any tax obligation owed by the Company as a result of
assets of the Company or interest or other income earned on the Property, which amount shall be delivered directly to the Company by
electronic funds transfer or other method of prompt payment, and the Company shall forward such payment to the relevant taxing authority,
so long as there is no reduction in the principal amount per share initially deposited in the Trust Account; provided, however,
that to the extent there is not sufficient cash in the Trust Account to pay such tax obligation, the Trustee shall liquidate such assets
held in the Trust Account as shall be designated by the Company in writing to make such distribution (it being acknowledged and agreed
that any such amount in excess of interest income earned on the Property shall not be payable from the Trust Account). The written request
of the Company referenced above shall constitute presumptive evidence that the Company is entitled to said funds, and the Trustee shall
have no responsibility to look beyond said request;


 


(k)          Upon
written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit
D (a “Shareholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction”), the Trustee shall distribute to the remitting brokers
on behalf of Public Shareholders redeeming Ordinary Shares the amount required to pay redeemed Ordinary Shares from Public Shareholders
pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association; and


 


(l)                
Not make any withdrawals or distributions from the Trust Account other than pursuant to Section 1(i), (j) or (k)
above.


 


2.             Agreements
and Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby agrees and covenants to:


 


(a)          Give
all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer
or other authorized officer of the Company. In addition, except with respect to its duties under Sections 1(i), (j) or
(k) hereof, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, any verbal or telephonic advice or
instruction which it, in good faith and with reasonable care, believes to be given by any one of the persons authorized above to give
written instructions, provided that the Company shall promptly confirm such instructions in writing;


 






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(b)         Subject
to Section 4 hereof, hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against any and all expenses, including reasonable
counsel fees and disbursements, or losses suffered by the Trustee in connection with any action taken by it hereunder and in connection
with any action, suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any claim, or in connection with any claim or demand,
which in any way arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the Property or any interest earned
on the Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct. Promptly
after the receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which
the Trustee intends to seek indemnification under this Section 2(b), it shall notify the Company in writing of such claim (hereinafter
referred to as the “Indemnified Claim”). The Trustee shall have the right to conduct and manage the defense
against such Indemnified Claim; provided that the Trustee shall obtain the consent of the Company with respect to the selection
of counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Trustee may not agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior
written consent of the Company, which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company may participate in such action with
its own counsel;


 


(c)          Pay
the Trustee the fees set forth on Schedule A hereto, including an initial acceptance fee, annual administration fee, and transaction
processing fee which fees shall be subject to modification by the parties from time to time. It is expressly understood that the Property
shall not be used to pay such fees unless and until it is distributed to the Company pursuant to Sections 1(i) through 1(k)
hereof. The Company shall pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and the first annual administration fee at the consummation
of the Public Offering. The Company shall not be responsible for any other fees or charges of the Trustee except as set forth in this
Section 2(c) and as may be provided in Section 2(b) hereof;


 


(d)          In
connection with any vote of the Company’s shareholders regarding a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization
or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”),
provide to the Trustee an affidavit or certificate of the inspector of elections for the shareholder meeting verifying the vote of such
shareholders regarding such Business Combination;


 


(e)          Provide
the Representatives with a copy of any Termination Letter(s) and/or any other correspondence that is sent to the Trustee with respect
to any proposed withdrawal from the Trust Account promptly after it issues the same;


 


(f)           Unless
otherwise agreed between the Company and the Representatives, ensure that any Instruction Letter (as defined in Exhibit A) delivered
in connection with a Termination Letter in the form of Exhibit A expressly provides that the Deferred Discount is paid directly
to the account or accounts directed by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters prior to any transfer of the funds held in the
Trust Account to the Company or any other person;


 






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(g)          Instruct
the Trustee to make only those distributions that are permitted under this Agreement, and refrain from instructing the Trustee to make
any distributions that are not permitted under this Agreement;


 


(h)          If
the Company seeks to amend any provisions of its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance
or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of the Ordinary Shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection
with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Ordinary Shares if the Company does not complete its initial
Business Combination within the time period set forth therein or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders
of the Ordinary Shares (in each case, an “Amendment”), the Company will provide the Trustee with a letter (an
 “Amendment Notification Letter”) in the form of Exhibit D providing instructions for the distribution
of funds to Public Shareholders who exercise their redemption option in connection with such Amendment; and


 


(i)           Within
five (5) business days after the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional units (or any unexercised portion thereof)
or such option to purchase additional units expires, provide the Trustee with a notice in writing of the total amount of the Deferred
Discount.


 


3.             Limitations
of Liability. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability to:


 


(a)          Imply
obligations, perform duties, inquire or otherwise be subject to the provisions of any agreement or document other than this Agreement
and that which is expressly set forth herein;


 


(b)          Take any action with respect to the Property, other than as directed in Section 1 hereof, and the Trustee shall have no
liability to any third party except for liability arising out of the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct;


 


(c)          Institute
any proceeding for the collection of any principal and income arising from, or institute, appear in or defend any proceeding of any kind
with respect to, any of the Property unless and until it shall have received written instructions from the Company given as provided
herein to do so and the Company shall have advanced or guaranteed to it funds sufficient to pay any expenses incident thereto;


 


(d)          Change the investment of any Property, other than in compliance with Section 1 hereof;


 


(e)          Refund
any depreciation in principal of any Property;


 


(f)           Assume
that the authority of any person designated by the Company to give instructions hereunder shall not be continuing unless provided otherwise
in such designation, or unless the Company shall have delivered a written revocation of such authority to the Trustee;


 






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(g)          The
other parties hereto or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in
good faith and in the Trustee’s best judgment, except for the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct. The
Trustee may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel
(including counsel chosen by the Trustee, which counsel may be the Company’s counsel), statement, instrument, report or other paper
or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability
of any information therein contained) which the Trustee believes, in good faith and with reasonable care, to be genuine and to be signed
or presented by the proper person or persons. The Trustee shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or any waiver, modification, termination
or rescission of this Agreement or any of the terms hereof, unless evidenced by a written instrument delivered to the Trustee, signed
by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Trustee are affected, unless it shall give its prior written consent
thereto;


 


(h)          Verify
the accuracy of the information contained in the Registration Statement;


 


(i)           Provide any assurance that any Business Combination entered into by the Company or any other action taken by the Company is as
contemplated by the Registration Statement;


 


(j)           File
information returns with respect to the Trust Account with any local, state or federal taxing authority or provide periodic written statements
to the Company documenting the taxes payable by the Company, if any, relating to any interest income earned on the Property;


 


(k)          Prepare,
execute and file tax reports, income or other tax returns and pay any taxes with respect to any income generated by, and activities relating
to, the Trust Account, regardless of whether such tax is payable by the Trust Account or the Company, including, but not limited to,
income tax obligations, except pursuant to Section 1(j) hereof; or


 


(l)           Verify
calculations, qualify or otherwise approve the Company’s written requests for distributions pursuant to Sections 1(i), 1(j)
or 1(k) hereof.


 


4.             Trust
Account Waiver. The Trustee has no right of set-off or any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”)
to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account that it
may have now or in the future. In the event the Trustee has any Claim against the Company under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
under Section 2(b) or Section 2(c) hereof, the Trustee shall pursue such Claim solely against the Company and its assets
outside the Trust Account and not against the Property or any monies in the Trust Account.


 






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5.             Termination. This Agreement shall terminate as follows:


 


(a)          If
the Trustee gives written notice to the Company that it desires to resign under this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable
efforts to locate a successor trustee, pending which the Trustee shall continue to act in accordance with this Agreement. At such time
that the Company notifies the Trustee that a successor trustee has been appointed by the Company and has agreed to become subject to
the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee shall transfer the management of the Trust Account to the successor trustee, including but not
limited to the transfer of copies of the reports and statements relating to the Trust Account, whereupon this Agreement shall terminate;
provided, however, that in the event that the Company does not locate a successor trustee within ninety (90) days of receipt
of the resignation notice from the Trustee, the Trustee may submit an application to have the Property deposited with any court in the
State of New York or with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and upon such deposit, the Trustee shall
be immune from any liability whatsoever; or


 


(b)         At
such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account and its obligations in accordance with the provisions of
Section 1(i) hereof and distributed the Property in accordance with the provisions of the Termination Letter, this Agreement shall
terminate except with respect to Section 2(b).


 


6.             Miscellaneous.


 


(a)          The
Company and the Trustee each acknowledge that the Trustee will follow the security procedures set forth below with respect to funds transferred
from the Trust Account. The Company and the Trustee will each restrict access to confidential information relating to such security procedures
to authorized persons. Each party must notify the other party immediately if it has reason to believe unauthorized persons may have obtained
access to such confidential information, or of any change in its authorized personnel. In executing funds transfers, the Trustee shall
rely upon all information supplied to it by the Company, including, account names, account numbers, and all other identifying information
relating to a Beneficiary, Beneficiary’s bank or intermediary bank. Except for any liability arising out of the Trustee’s
gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct, the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, liability or expense resulting from any
error in the information or transmission of the funds.


 


(b)          This
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. This Agreement may
be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute
but one instrument.


 


(c)          This
Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except for
Section 1(i), 1(j) and 1(k) hereof (which sections may not be modified, amended or deleted without the affirmative
vote of sixty-five percent (65%) of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of
the Company, voting together as a single class; provided that no such amendment will affect any Public Shareholder who has properly
elected to redeem his or her Ordinary Shares in connection with a shareholder vote to amend this Agreement to modify the substance or
timing of the Company’s obligation to provide for the redemption of the Ordinary Shares in connection with an initial Business
Combination or an Amendment or to redeem 100% of its Ordinary Shares if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination
within the time frame specified in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association), this Agreement or
any provision hereof may only be changed, amended or modified (other than to correct a typographical error) by a writing signed by each
of the parties hereto.


 






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(d)          The
parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court located in the City of New York, State of New York,
for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder. AS TO ANY CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT,
EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.


 


(e)          Any
notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this 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 by electronic
mail:


 


if to the Trustee, to:


 


Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company


1 State Street,


30th Floor


New York, New York 10004


Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste
Gonzalez


 


Email: fwolf@continentalstock.com


Email: cgonzalez@continentalstock.com


 


if to the Company, to:


 


ESGEN Acquisition Corporation

5956 Sherry Lane

Suite 1400

Dallas, TX 75225

Attn: Andrejka Bernatova

Email: andrejka.bernatova@esgen-spac.com


 






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in each case, with copies to:


 


Kirkland & Ellis LLP

609 Main Street

Suite 4700

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: Julian J. Seiguer

Email: julian.seiguer@kirkland.com


 


and


 


Citgroup Global Markets Inc.

388 Greenwich Street


New York, New York 10013


Attn: General Counsel


Email: ecmsyndicate@citi.com


 


Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attn: Syndicate Registration

Fax: (646) 834-8133


 


and


 


Shearman & Sterling LLP

800 Capitol Street, Suite 2200

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: William B. Nelson & Emily Leitch

Email: Bill.Nelson@Shearman.com


    Emily.Leitch@Shearman.com


 


(f)          Each of the Company and the Trustee hereby represents that it has the full right and power and has been duly authorized to enter
into this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations as contemplated hereunder. The Trustee acknowledges and agrees that it shall
not make any claims or proceed against the Trust Account, including by way of set-off, and shall not be entitled to any funds in the Trust
Account under any circumstance.


 


(g)         This
Agreement is the joint product of the Trustee 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.


 


(h)         This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic transmission
shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.


 


(i)           Each
of the Company and the Trustee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters are third-party
beneficiaries of this Agreement.


 



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(j)           Except
as specified herein, no party to this Agreement may assign its rights or delegate its obligations hereunder to any other person or entity.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have duly executed this Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.


 


	 	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY,
	 	as Trustee
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:	Francis Wolf
	 	Title: 	Vice President
	 	 	 
	 	ESGEN ACQUISITION CORPORATION
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:
	 	Title:



 


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SCHEDULE A


 


	Fee Item	 	Time and method of payment	 	Amount	 
	Initial acceptance fee	 	Initial closing of IPO by wire transfer	 	$	3,500.00	 
	Annual fee	 	First year, initial closing of IPO by wire transfer; thereafter on the anniversary of the effective date of the IPO by wire transfer or check	 	$	10,000.00	 
	Transaction processing fee for disbursements to

                                                                       Company under Sections 1(i),(j), and (k)
	 	Billed by Trustee to Company under Section 1	 	$	250.00	 
	Paying Agent services as required pursuant to Section

                                                                       1(i) and 1(k)
	 	Billed to Company upon delivery of service pursuant to Section 1(i) and 1(k)	 	 	Prevailing rates	 



 


 






    


     


    

 


EXHIBIT A


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


		Re:	Trust Account - Termination Letter



 


Dear Ladies and Gentleman:


 


Pursuant to Section 1(i)
of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between ESGEN Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of [•], 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”),
this is to advise you that the Company has entered into an agreement with (the “Target Business”) to consummate
a business combination with Target Business (the “Business Combination”) on or about [insert date]. The
Company shall notify you at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the actual date (or such shorter time period as you may agree)
of the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Consummation Date”). Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


In accordance with the terms
of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to commence to liquidate all of the assets of the Trust Account, and to transfer the proceeds
into the trust operating account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to the effect that, on the Consummation Date, all of the funds held in
the Trust Account will be immediately available for transfer to the account or accounts that the Representatives (with respect to the
Deferred Discount) and the Company shall direct on the Consummation Date. It is acknowledged and agreed that while the funds are on deposit
in said trust operating account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. awaiting distribution, neither the Company nor the Representatives will
earn any interest or dividends.


 


On the Consummation Date
(i) counsel for the Company shall deliver to you written notification that the Business Combination has been consummated, or will be
consummated substantially concurrently with your transfer of funds to the accounts as directed by the Company (the
 “Notification”), and (ii) the Company shall deliver to you (a) a certificate by the Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer or other authorized officer of the Company, which verifies that the Business Combination has been
approved by a vote of the Company’s shareholders, if a vote is held and (b) joint written instruction signed by the Company
and the Representatives with respect to the transfer of the funds held in the Trust Account, including payment of the Deferred
Discount from the Trust Account (the “Instruction Letter”). You are hereby directed and authorized to
transfer the funds held in the Trust Account immediately upon your receipt of the Notification and the Instruction Letter, in
accordance with the terms of the Instruction Letter. In the event that certain deposits held in the Trust Account may not be
liquidated by the Consummation Date without penalty, you will notify the Company in writing of the same and the Company shall direct
you as to whether such funds should remain in the Trust Account and be distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company. Upon
the distribution of all the funds, net of any payments necessary for reasonable unreimbursed expenses related to liquidating the
Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.


 






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In the event that the Business
Combination is not consummated on the Consummation Date described in the notice thereof and we have not notified you on or before the
original Consummation Date of a new Consummation Date, then upon receipt by the Trustee of written instructions from the Company, the
funds held in the Trust Account shall be reinvested as provided in Section 1(c) of the Trust Agreement on the business day immediately
following the Consummation Date as set forth in such notice as soon thereafter as possible.


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 	 
	 	ESGEN Acquisition Corporation
	 	 	 
	 	By:	               
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 
	cc:	Citigroup Global Markets Inc.	 	 
	 	Barclays Capital Inc.	 	 


 


 



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EXHIBIT B


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


		Re:	Trust Account - Termination Letter



 


Dear :Ladies and Gentleman


 


Pursuant to Section 1(i)
of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between ESGEN Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [•], 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”),
this is to advise you that the Company has been unable to effect a business combination with a Target Business (the “Business
Combination”) within the time frame specified in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association,
as described in the Company’s Prospectus relating to the Public Offering. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


In accordance with the terms
of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate all of the assets in the Trust Account and to transfer the total proceeds
into the trust operating account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to await distribution to the Public Shareholders. The Company has selected
as the effective date for the purpose of determining when the Public Shareholders will be entitled to receive their share of the liquidation
proceeds. It is acknowledged that no interest will be earned by the Company on the liquidation proceeds while on deposit in the trust
operating account. You agree to be the Paying Agent of record and, in your separate capacity as Paying Agent, agree to distribute said
funds directly to the Company’s Public Shareholders in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Amended and Restated
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds, net of any payments necessary for reasonable
unreimbursed expenses related to liquidating the Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated, except
to the extent otherwise provided in Section 1(j) of the Trust Agreement.


 





	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 	 
	 	ESGEN Acquisition Corporation
	 	 	 
	 	By:	               
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 
	cc:	Citigroup Global Markets Inc.	 	 
	 	Barclays Capital Inc.	 	 


 






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EXHIBIT C


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


		Re:	Trust Account - Tax Payment Withdrawal Instruction



 


Dear :Ladies and Gentleman


 


Pursuant to Section 1(j)
of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between ESGEN Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [•], 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”),
the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the Company $        of the interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


The Company needs such funds
to pay for the tax obligations as set forth on the attached tax return or tax statement. In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement,
you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the Company’s
operating account at:


 


[WIRE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION]


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 	 
	 	ESGEN Acquisition Corporation
	 	 	 
	 	By:	               
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 
	cc:	Citigroup Global Markets Inc.	 	 
	 	Barclays Capital Inc.	 	 


 






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EXHIBIT D


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


		Re:	Trust Account - Shareholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction



 


Dear :Ladies and Gentleman


 


Pursuant to Section
1(k) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between ESGEN Acquisition Corporation (the
 “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”),
dated as of [•], 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the
Company’s shareholders $         of the principal and interest income earned on the Property as of the date
hereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


Pursuant to Section 1(k)
of the Trust Agreement, this is to advise you that the Company has sought an Amendment. Accordingly, in accordance with the terms of the
Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate a sufficient portion of the Trust Account and to transfer $[•] of the proceeds
of the Trust Account to the trust operating account at [•] for distribution to the shareholders that have requested redemption of
their shares in connection with such Amendment.


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 	 
	 	ESGEN Acquisition Corporation
	 	 	 
	 	By:	               
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 
	cc:	Citigroup Global Markets Inc.	 	 
	 	Barclays Capital Inc.	 	 


 






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