Exhibit 10.4


 


REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT


 


THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated as of _____, 2021, is made and entered into by and among Apex Technology Acquisition Corporation II, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and Apex Technology Sponsor II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor,”
together with any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement,
a “Holder” and collectively the “Holders”).


 


RECITALS


 


WHEREAS, the Company and the Sponsor have
entered into that certain Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2021, pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased
an aggregate of 10,062,500 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company’s Class B common
stock, par value $0.0001 per share, up to 1,312,500 of which would be forfeited to the Company for no consideration depending on
the extent to which the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering exercise their over-allotment option;


  


WHEREAS, on June [__] 2021, the Sponsor
returned to the Company, for no consideration, an aggregate of 1,437,500 Founder Shares, which were cancelled, resulting in an aggregate
of 8,625,000 Founder Shares outstanding and held by the Sponsor, up to 1,125,000 of which would be forfeited to the Company for no consideration
depending on the extent to which the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering exercise their over-allotment option;


 


WHEREAS, the Founder Shares are convertible
into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”),
on the terms and conditions provided in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation;


 


WHEREAS, on _____, 2021, the Company and
the Sponsor entered into that certain Units Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to purchase 800,000 units (regardless
of whether the over-allotment option in connection with the Company’s initial public offering is exercised), each unit consisting
of one share of Common Stock and one-fourth of one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (the “Private Placement Units”),
in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering;


 


WHEREAS, in order to finance the Company’s
transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination (as defined below) the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor
or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may loan to the Company funds as the Company may require, of which up to $1,500,000
of such loans may be convertible into units, each unit consisting of one share of Common Stock and one-fourth of one warrant to purchase
one share of Common Stock (“Working Capital Units”) at a price of $10.00 per unit; and


 


WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire
to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain
securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.


 


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:


 



     


     


    

 


ARTICLE I


DEFINITIONS


 


1.1 Definitions. The terms defined
in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:


 


“Adverse Disclosure”
shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of one Chief Executive
Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made
in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus
and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required
to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for
not making such information public.


 


“Agreement” shall have
the meaning given in the Preamble.


 


“Board” shall mean the
Board of Directors of the Company.


 


“Business Combination”
shall mean any merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination
with one or more businesses, involving the Company.


 


“Commission” shall mean
the Securities and Exchange Commission.


 


“Common Stock”
shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.


 


“Company” shall have
the meaning given in the Preamble.


 


“Demand Registration”
shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.


 


“Demanding Holder”
shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.


 


“Exchange Act”
shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.


 


“Form S-1” shall have
the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.


 


“Form S-3” shall have
the meaning given in subsection 2.3.


 


“Founder Shares” shall
have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto and shall be deemed to include the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof.


 


“Founder Shares Lock-up Period”
shall mean, with respect to the Founder Shares, the period ending on the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of the Company’s
initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds
$12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days
within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Company’s initial Business Combination or (y) the date on
which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in
all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.


 


“Holders” shall have
the meaning given in the Preamble.


  


“Insider Letter”
shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated as of _____, 2021, by and among the Company, the Sponsor and each of the Company’s
officers, directors, director nominees and advisors.


  


“Maximum Number of Securities”
shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.


 


“Misstatement” shall
mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement
or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made) not misleading.


 






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“Permitted Transferees”
shall mean any person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior
to the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period or Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the case may be, under the Insider Letter,
this Agreement and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter.


 


“Piggyback Registration”
shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.


 


“Private Placement Lock-up Period”
shall mean, with respect to Private Placement Units that are held by the initial purchasers of such Private Placement Units or their Permitted
Transferees, and any of the securities underlying the Private Placement Units, including the Private Placement Shares, the Private Placement
Warrants and the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, that are held by the initial purchasers
of the Private Placement Units or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial
Business Combination.


 


“Private Placement Shares”
shall have the shares of Common Stock comprising the Private Placement Units. 


 


“Private Placement Units”
shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto. 


 


“Private Placement Warrants”
shall mean the warrants comprising the Private Placement Units. 


 


“Pro Rata” shall have
the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.


 


“Prospectus” shall mean
the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and
all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.


 


“Registrable Security”
shall mean (a) the Founder Shares and the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of any Founder Shares, (b) the
Private Placement Units (including the Private Placement Shares, the Private Placement Warrants and the Common Stock issued or issuable
upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants), (c) any outstanding share of the Common Stock or any other equity security (including
the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder as of the
date of this Agreement, (d) any Working Capital Units (including the shares of Common Stock and warrants underlying the Working Capital
Units, and the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the warrants underlying the Working Capital Units), and (e) any other
equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of the Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock
split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided, however,
that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement
with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold,
transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred,
new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent
public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased
to be outstanding; (D) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or
any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations); or (E) such securities
have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.


 


“Registration” shall
mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements
of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.


 






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“Registration Expenses”
shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:


 


(A) all registration and filing fees (including
fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities exchange on
which the Common Stock is then listed;


 


(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities
or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications
of Registrable Securities);


 


(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery
expenses;


 


(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Company;


 


(E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent
registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and


 


(F) reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal
counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration to be registered for offer and
sale in the applicable Registration.


 


“Registration Statement”
shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the
Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration
statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.


 


“Requesting Holder”
shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.


 


“Securities Act”
shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.


 


“Sponsor” shall have
the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.


 


“Underwriter” shall mean
a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s
market-making activities.


 


“Underwritten Registration”
or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are
sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.


 


“Working Capital Units”
shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.


 


ARTICLE II


REGISTRATIONS


 


2.1 Demand Registration.


 


2.1.1 Request for Registration. Subject
to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time on or after the date
the Company consummates the Business Combination, the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable
Securities (the “Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand for Registration of all or
part of their Registrable Securities, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration
and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand a “Demand Registration”).
The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Holders
of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion
of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all
or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “Requesting Holder”)
shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt
by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled
to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall effect, as soon
thereafter as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration,
the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration.
Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) Registrations pursuant to a Demand
Registration under this subsection 2.1.1 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided, however,
that a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may
be available at such time (“Form S-1”) has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested
by the Requesting Holders to be registered on behalf of the Requesting Holders in such Form S-1 Registration have been sold, in accordance
with Section 3.1 of this Agreement.


 






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2.1.2 Effective Registration. Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection 2.1.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration
shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration
pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations
under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, further, that if, after such Registration Statement has been
declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered
with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency the Registration Statement
with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction
is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration
thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing, but in no event later
than five (5) days, of such election; and provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated or required
to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration
pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.


 


2.1.3 Underwritten Offering. Subject
to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, if a majority-in-interest of the Demanding
Holders so advise the Company as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand
Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder (if any) to
include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten
Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein.
All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.3 shall
enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the majority-in-interest
of the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration.


    


2.1.4 Reduction of Underwritten Offering.
If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration, in good faith, advises
the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities
that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Stock or other equity
securities that the Company desires to sell and the Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate
written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount
or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering
price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number
of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”),
then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders
and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and
Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities
that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Registration (such proportion is referred
to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;
(ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Registrable
Securities of Holders (Pro Rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has so requested) exercising
their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, without exceeding the Maximum
Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses
(i) and (ii), the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum
Number of Securities; and (iv) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses
(i), (ii) and (iii), the Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register
in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum
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2.1.5 Demand Registration Withdrawal.
A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration or a majority-in-interest of the Requesting Holders (if
any), pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant
to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters
(if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the
Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration
pursuant to a Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.5.


 


2.2 Piggyback Registration.


 


2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. If, at any
time on or after the date the Company consummates a Business Combination, the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for,
or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by
the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof), other than a Registration
Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities
solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company
or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of
Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration
Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of
distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the
Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request
in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”).
The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its best
efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested
by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions
as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable
Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable
Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.


  


2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration.
If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises
the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or
number of the Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration
has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable
Securities hereunder (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof,
and (iii) the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration
rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:


 


(a) If the Registration is undertaken for the
Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the Common Stock or other equity securities that
the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the
Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their
rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, Pro Rata, which can be sold without
exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under
the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual
piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;


 






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(b) If the Registration is pursuant to a request
by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first,
the Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities,
which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities
has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable
Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested
be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be
included in such Underwritten Registration, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent
that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Common Stock or other equity securities
that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent
that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the Common Stock or other equity
securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual
arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.


 


2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal.
Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon
written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback
Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration.
The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate
written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration
at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal
under this subsection 2.2.3.


  


2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration
Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as
a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.


 


2.3 Registrations on Form S-3. Any
Holder of Registrable Securities may at any time, and from time to time, request in writing that the Company, pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), register the resale of any or all of their Registrable
Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-3”); provided, however,
that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering. Within five (5) days of the Company’s
receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall promptly
give written notice of the proposed Registration on Form S-3 to all other Holders of Registrable Securities, and each Holder of Registrable
Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration on Form
S-3 shall so notify the Company, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. As soon
as practicable thereafter, but not more than twelve (12) days after the Company’s initial receipt of such written request for a
Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall register all or such portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified
in such written request, together with all or such portion of Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request
as are specified in the written notification given by such Holder or Holders; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof if (i) a Form S-3 is not available
for such offering; or (ii) the Holders of Registrable Securities, together with the Holders of any other equity securities of the Company
entitled to inclusion in such Registration, propose to sell the Registrable Securities and such other equity securities (if any) at any
aggregate price to the public of less than $10,000,000.


  


2.4 Restrictions on Registration Rights.
If (A) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing
of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of, a Company initiated Registration and provided
that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to subsection
2.1.1 and it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Registration Statement
to become effective; (B) the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain
the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (C) in the good faith judgment of the Board such Registration would
be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of such Registration
Statement at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board
stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to the Company for such Registration Statement
to be filed in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement. In such event, the
Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than thirty (30) days; provided, however,
that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any 12-month period.


  






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ARTICLE III


COMPANY PROCEDURES


 


3.1 General Procedures. If at any time
on or after the date the Company consummates a Business Combination the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable
Securities, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance
with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:


 


3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as
soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause
such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement
have been sold;


 


3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such
amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by
any Holder or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to
the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement
effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution
set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;


 


3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement
or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and each Holder of Registrable
Securities included in such Registration, and each such Holder’s legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed
to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated
by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other
documents as the Underwriters and each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such
Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;


   


3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable
Securities, use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such
securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Holder of Registrable Securities included
in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause
such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities
as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary
or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of
such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to
qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it
would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;


 


3.1.5 cause all such Registrable Securities to
be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;


 


3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent,
as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;


 






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3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable
Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending
the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use
its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;


 


3.1.8 at least five (5) days prior to the filing
of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document
that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such
Registrable Securities and its counsel, including, without limitation, providing copies promptly upon receipt of any comment letters received
with respect to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus;


 


3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus
relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result
of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such
Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;


 


3.1.10 permit a representative of the Holders
(such representative to be selected by a majority of the participating Holders), the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant
retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration
Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such
representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that
such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
prior to the release or disclosure of any such information; and provided further, the Company may not include
the name of any Holder or Underwriter or any information regarding any Holder or Underwriter in any Registration Statement or Prospectus,
any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such
Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any response to any comment letter, without the prior written consent of such Holder or Underwriter
and providing each such Holder or Underwriter a reasonable amount of time to review and comment on such applicable document, which comments
the Company shall include unless contrary to applicable law;


 


3.1.11 obtain a “cold comfort” letter
from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration which the participating
Holders may rely on, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters
as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;


 


3.1.12 on the date the Registrable Securities
are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the
purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering
such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holders, placement agent, sales
agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably
satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating Holders;


 


3.1.13 in the event of any Underwritten Offering,
enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of
such offering;


 


3.1.14 make available to its security holders,
as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day
of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions
of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);


 






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3.1.15 if the Registration involves the Registration
of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $50,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives
of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in
any Underwritten Offering; and


 


3.1.16 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably
with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.


  


3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration
Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental
selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees,
Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees
and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.


 


3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten
Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration
initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting
arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up
agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.


 


3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure.
Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders
shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus
correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as
soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may
be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time
would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements
that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice
of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest
period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose.
In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt
of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell
Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its
rights under this Section 3.4.


 


3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long
as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act,
covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to
be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take
such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares
of the Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided
by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing
any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized
officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.


   






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ARTICLE IV


INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION


 


4.1 Indemnification.


 


4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the
extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within
the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) caused
by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus
or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished
in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors
and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing
with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.


 


4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement
in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and
affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent
permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within
the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable
attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary
Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information
or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation
to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder
of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers,
directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in
the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.


 


4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification
herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided
that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure
has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict
of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to
assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying
party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not
be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (plus local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying
party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between
such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the
consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects
by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement
does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from
all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.


  


4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or
any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each
Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified
party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason. 


 


4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section
4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified
party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined
by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party
or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection
4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject
to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other
fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree
that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection
4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
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ARTICLE V


MISCELLANEOUS


 


5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication
under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage
prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of
delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted
in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third
business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, or facsimile,
at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery
is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company,
to: 533 Airport Blvd, Suite 400, Burlingame, CA 94010, Attention: Brad Koenig, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or
contact information as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and
from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after
delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.


 


5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.


 


5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and
obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.


 


5.2.2 Prior to the expiration of the Founder
Shares Lock-up Period or the Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the case may be, no Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s
rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities
by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee but only if such Permitted Transferee agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set
forth in this Agreement.


  


5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders,
which shall include Permitted Transferees.


 


5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights
or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.


  


5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such
party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall
have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement
of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may
be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in
this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.


  


5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may
be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of
which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.


 


5.4 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING
THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT (I) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND
TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION AND (II) THE VENUE FOR
ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.


 






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5.5 Amendments and Modifications. Upon
the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question,
compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions,
covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any
amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock
of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder
so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of
a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies
of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as
a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.


 


5.6 Other Registration Rights. The
Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to
register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company
for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, the Company represents and warrants that
this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a
conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.


 


5.7 Term. This Agreement shall terminate
upon the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities
have been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of
the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission)) or (B) the Holders of all
Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities
Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article
IV shall survive any termination.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.


 


	 	COMPANY:
	 	 
	 	APEX TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORPORATION II, a Delaware corporation
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: 	Brad Koenig
	 	 	Title: 	Co-Chief Executive Officer 
	 	 
	 	HOLDER:
	 	 
	 	APEX TECHNOLOGY SPONSOR II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	Steven Fletcher
	 	 	Title:	Managing Member


  


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