Exhibit 10.1

      

      

      INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

       

      This Investment Management Trust Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of October 1, 2020 by and between Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp, a
        Delaware corporation (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, No. 333-248782 (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 share of the Company’s Class A common stock,
        par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock (such
        initial public offering hereinafter referred to as the “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 Cowen and Company, LLC, as representative (the “Representative”) of the underwriters (the “Underwriters”) named therein; and

       

      WHEREAS, as described in the Prospectus, $250,000,000 of the gross proceeds of the Offering and sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) (or $287,500,000 if the Underwriters’
        over-allotment option 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 shares of the Common Stock included in the Units issued in the 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 stockholders for whose benefit the Trustee shall hold the Property will be referred to as the “Public
          Stockholders,” and the Public Stockholders and the Company will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”);

       

      WHEREAS, the Company has entered into that certain business combination marketing agreement, dated as of October 1, 2020, with the Representative and the other Underwriters, pursuant to which the Company will pay the
        Underwriters a cash fee (the “Marketing Fee”) for certain advisory services upon the consummation of the initial business combination in an amount equal to, in the aggregate, 3.5% of the
        gross proceeds of the Offering, including any proceeds from the full or partial exercise of the over-allotment option; 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 at a branch office of
        J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (or at another U.S. chartered commercial bank with consolidated assets of $100 billion or more) 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 the Trustee may earn bank credits or other consideration during such periods;

       

      (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 Representative 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 or in connection with the preparation or completion of the audit of the Company’s financial statements by the Company’s auditors;

       

      (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;

       

      (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, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or Chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) 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 the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest
        that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; or (y) the date which is 24 months after the closing of the Offering, 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 taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses) shall be distributed to
        the Public Stockholders of record as of such date;

       

      
        
          


      

      (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; 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, so long as there is no reduction in the principal price per share amount initially deposited in the Trust Account; provided, further, that
        if the tax to be paid is a franchise tax, the written request by the Company to make such distribution shall be accompanied by a copy of the franchise tax bill from the State of Delaware for the Company and a written statement from the principal
        financial officer of the Company setting forth the actual amount payable (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 “Stockholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction”), the Trustee shall distribute on behalf of the Company the amount requested by the Company to be used to redeem shares of Common Stock from
        Public Stockholders properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to
        allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its public shares of Common Stock if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within such time as is described in the
        Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. The written request of the Company referenced above shall
        constitute presumptive evidence that the Company is entitled to distribute said funds, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility to look beyond said request; and

       

      (l)           Not make any withdrawals or distributions from the Trust Account other than pursuant to Sections 1(i), 1(j) or 1(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 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or
        Secretary. In addition, except with respect to its duties under Sections 1(i), 1(j) and 1(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;

       

      (b)          Subject to Section 4 hereof, hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against any and all documented expenses, including reasonable outside
        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, or on behalf of, the Company pursuant to Sections
          1(i) through 1(k) hereof. The Company shall not be responsible for any other fees or charges of the Trustee except as set forth in this Section 2(c), Schedule A and as may be provided in Section 2(b) hereof;

       

      (d)          In connection with any vote of the Company’s stockholders regarding a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock 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
        stockholder meeting verifying the vote of such stockholders regarding such Business Combination;

       

      (e)          Provide the Representative 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)           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;

       

      (g)          Expressly provide in any Instruction Letter (as defined in Exhibit A) delivered in connection with a Termination Letter in the Form of Exhibit A that
        the Marketing Fee be paid directly to the account or accounts directed by the Representative; and

       

      (h)          Within four (4) business days after the Underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option (or any unexercised portion thereof) or such
          over-allotment option expires, provide the Trustee with a notice in writing of the total amount of the Marketing Fee, which shall in no event be less than $8,750,000 (or $10,062,500 if the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in
          full).

       

      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 party under this
        Agreement 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 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)          Refund any depreciation in principal of any Property;

       

      (e)          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;

       

      (f)           The Company 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;

       

      
        
          


      

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

       

      (h)          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;

       

      (i)           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;

       

      (j)           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, franchise and income tax obligations, except pursuant to Section 1(j) hereof; or

       

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

       

      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.

       

      (c)          This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except for Sections 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 shares of Common Stock and Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the
        Company, voting together as a single class; provided that no such amendment will affect any Public Stockholder who has properly elected to redeem his, her or its shares of Common Stock in connection with a stockholder vote sought to amend this
        Agreement), 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.

       

      (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, facsimile transmission 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:

       

      Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp

      2200 Atlantic Street

      Stamford, Connecticut 06902

      Attention:  Ashok Nayyar

      Email: anayyar@mccp.com

      

      

      in each case, with copies to:

       

      Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

        767 Fifth Avenue

        New York, New York 10153

        Attn:    Alexander D. Lynch, Esq.

      Email: Alex.Lynch@weil.com

      

      

      and

       

      Cowen and Company, LLC

      599 Lexington Avenue, 20th Floor

      New York, NY 10022

      Attn: Head of Equity Capital Markets, with a copy to the General Counsel Investment Banking

      

      

      and

       

      Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

      1345 Avenue of the Americas

      New York, NY 10105

      Attn:     Stuart Neuhauser

      Email:  sneuhauser@egsllp.com

      

      

      (f)           This Agreement may not be assigned by the Trustee without the prior consent of the Company.

       

      (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 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.

       

      (j)           Each of the Company and the Trustee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Representative, on behalf of the Underwriters, are third party beneficiaries of this
        Agreement.

       

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

       

      [Signature Page Follows]

       

      
        
          


      

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

       

      	 	
              ATLANTIC AVENUE ACQUISITION CORP

            	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	/s/ Ashok Nayyar	 
	 	 	
              Name:  Ashok Nayyar

            	 
	 	 	
              Title:  Chief Executive Officer

            	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

            	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	/s/ Francis Wolf

            	 
	 	 	
              Name: Francis Wolf

            	 
	 	 	
              Title:   Vice President

            	 


      

      

      
        
          


      

      SCHEDULE A

       

      	
              
                Fee Item

              

            	 	
              
                Time and method of payment

              

            	 	
              
                Amount

              

            	 
	
              Initial set-up fee.

            	 	
              Initial closing of Offering by wire transfer.

            	 	
              $

            	
              3,500.00

            	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
              Trustee administration fee

            	 	
              Payable annually. First year fee payable, at initial closing of Offering by wire transfer, thereafter by wire transfer or check.

            	 	
              $

            	
              10,000.00

            	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
              Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Sections 1(i) and 1(j)

            	 	
              Billed to Company following disbursement made 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 Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

       

      Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer
        & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2020 (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 held by you on
        behalf of the beneficiaries 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 Company and solely with respect to the Marketing
        Fee, the Representative, shall direct on the Consummation Date.  It is acknowledged and agreed that while the funds are on deposit in the trust operating account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. awaiting distribution, neither the Company nor the
        Underwriters 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 of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, which
        verifies that the Business Combination has been approved by a vote of the Company’s stockholders, if a vote is held and (b) joint written instruction signed by the Company and the Representative with respect to the transfer of the funds held in the
        Trust Account, including payment of amounts owed to public stockholders who have properly exercised their redemption rights and the Marketing Fee 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.

       

      
        
          


      

      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 the notice as soon thereafter as possible.

       

      	 	
              Very truly yours,

            
	 	 
	 	
              Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	 
	 	 	
              Name:

            
	 	 	
              Title:

            


       

      

      cc: Cowen and Company, LLC

      

      

      
        
          


      

      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 Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

       

      Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer
        & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2020 (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 certificate of
        incorporation, as described in the Company’s Prospectus relating to the 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 Stockholders.  The Company has selected [         ]1 as the effective date for the purpose of determining when the
        Public Stockholders will be entitled to receive their share of the liquidation proceeds. 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
        Stockholders in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation.  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,

            
	 	 
	 	
              Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp

            


      

      

      	 	
              By:

            	 
	 	 	
              Name:

            
	 	 	
              Title:

            


       

      

      cc: Cowen and Company, LLC

      

      

      

      1 24 months from the closing of the Offering, or a later date, if extended.

       

      
        
          


      

      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 Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

       

      Pursuant to Section 1(j) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer
        & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2020 (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,

            
	 	 
	 	
              Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	 
	 	 	
              Name:

            
	 	 	
              Title:

            


      cc: Cowen and Company, LLC

      
        
          


      

      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 - Stockholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction

            


       

      Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

       

      Pursuant to Section 1(k) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) and Continental Stock
        Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2020 (the “Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby requests that
        you deliver to the redeeming Public Stockholders of the Company $                        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.

       

      The Company needs such funds to pay its Public Stockholders who have properly elected to have their shares of Common Stock redeemed by the Company in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the
        Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its public shares
        of Common Stock if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within such time as is described in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to
        stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. As such, you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the redeeming Public Stockholders in
        accordance with your customary procedures.

       

      	
               

            	
              Very truly yours,

            
	
               

            	
               

            
	
               

            	
              Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp

            
	
               

            	
               

            
	
               

            	
              By:

            	
               

            
	
               

            	
               

            	
              Name:

            
	
               

            	
               

            	
              Title:

            
	
               

            	
               

            
	
              cc: Cowen and Company, LLC