Exhibit 10.1


 





INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT


 


This Investment Management Trust Agreement (this
 “Agreement”) is made effective as of [●], 2021 by and between Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman
Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation
(the “Trustee”).


 


WHEREAS, the Company’s registration statement
on Form S-1, File No. 333-[●] (the “Registration Statement”) and prospectus (the “Prospectus”)
for the initial public offering of the Company’s units (the “Units”), each of which consists of one share
of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), and one-third
of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share (such initial public offering
hereinafter referred to as the “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 Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative (the “Representative”)
to the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”) named therein; and


 


WHEREAS, as described in the Prospectus, $200,000,000
of the gross proceeds of the Offering and sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) (or $230,000,000
if the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional units is exercised in full) will be delivered to the Trustee to be deposited
and held in a segregated trust account located at all times in the United States (the “Trust Account”) for the
benefit of the Company and the holders of the Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Offering as hereinafter provided (the
amount to be delivered to the Trustee (and any interest subsequently earned thereon) is referred to herein as the “Property,”
the shareholders for whose benefit the Trustee shall hold the Property will be referred to as the “Public Shareholders,”
and the Public Shareholders and the Company will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”); and


 


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


 


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


 


NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


(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, Chief Financial Officer or other authorized officer of the Company, and complete
the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in
the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses),
only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein, or (y) upon the date which is the later of (1)
24 months after the closing of the Offering and (2) such later date as may be approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance
with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, if a Termination Letter has not been received by
the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and the Property in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust
Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses),
shall be distributed to the Public Shareholders of record as of such date. It is acknowledged and agreed that there should be no reduction
in the principal amount per share initially deposited in the Trust Account;


 


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


 


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


 


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


 






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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 






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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 






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


 


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


 


(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.
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CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY
WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.


 


(e)   Any notice, consent or request to be given
in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private
courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or by electronic mail:


 


if to the Trustee, to:


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez

Email: fwolf@continentalstock.com

cgonzalez@continentalstock.com


 


if to the Company, to:


 


Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II

65 East 55th Street, 18th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Benjamin Silbert

Email: silbert@avistacap.com


 


in each case, with copies to:


 


Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153

Attn.: Faiza N. Rahman, Esq.

Email: Faiza.Rahman@weil.com


 


and


 


Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Attn: IBCM - Legal

Fax: (212) 325-4296


 


and


 


Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Attn: P. Michelle Gasaway, Esq.

Gregg A. Noel, Esq.


E-mail: Michelle.Gasaway@skadden.com


Gregg.Noel@skadden.com


 


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


 






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


 


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


 


(i)   Each of the Company and the Trustee hereby
acknowledges and agrees that the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters is a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.


 


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


 


[Signature Page Follows]


 






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


 


	 	CONTINENTAL
    STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
	 	
	 	
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:
	 	
	 	
	 	AVISTA
    PUBLIC ACQUISITION CORP. II
	 	
	 	
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:







 



 






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SCHEDULE A


 


	Fee Item	 	Time and method of payment	 	Amount	 
	Initial acceptance fee	 	Initial closing of IPO by wire transfer	 	$	3,500	 
	Annual fee	 	First year, initial closing of IPO by wire transfer; thereafter on the anniversary of the effective date of the IPO by wire transfer or check	 	$	10,000	 
	Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Sections 1(i),(j), and (k)	 	Billed by Trustee to Company under Section 1	 	$	250	 
	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	 






 






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


 


In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement,
we hereby authorize you to commence to liquidate all of the assets of the Trust Account, and to transfer the proceeds into the trust operating
account at [J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.] to the effect that, on the Consummation Date, all of the funds held in the Trust Account will
be immediately available for transfer to the account or accounts that the Representative (with respect to the Deferred Discount) and the
Company shall direct on the Consummation Date. It is acknowledged and agreed that while the funds are on deposit in said trust operating
account at [J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.] awaiting distribution, neither the Company nor the Representative 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, Chief Financial Officer or other authorized officer of the Company,
which verifies that the Business Combination has been approved by a vote of the Company’s shareholders, if a vote is held and (b)
joint written instruction signed by the Company and the Representative with respect to the transfer of the funds held in the Trust Account,
including payment of the Deferred Discount from the Trust Account (the “Instruction Letter”). You are hereby
directed and authorized to transfer the funds held in the Trust Account immediately upon your receipt of the Notification and the Instruction
Letter, in accordance with the terms of the Instruction Letter. In the event that certain deposits held in the Trust Account may not be
liquidated by the Consummation Date without penalty, you will notify the Company in writing of the same and the Company shall direct you
as to whether such funds should remain in the Trust Account and be distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company. Upon the distribution
of all the funds, net of any payments necessary for reasonable unreimbursed expenses related to liquidating the Trust Account, your obligations
under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.


 


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


 






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	 	Very truly yours,
	 	
	 	Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II
	 	
	 	
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:
	 	Title:








 


cc: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC


 






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EXHIBIT B


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: [Francis Wolf & 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 Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”) and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”),
this is to advise you that the Company has been unable to effect a business combination with a Target Business (the “Business
Combination”) within the time frame specified in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association,
as described in the Company’s Prospectus relating to the Offering. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


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


 


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	
	 	Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II
	 	
	 	
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:
	 	Title:




 



cc: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC


 






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EXHIBIT C


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: [Francis Wolf & 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 Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”) and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”),
the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the Company $ of the interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


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


 


[WIRE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION]


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	
	 	Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II
	 	
	 	
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:
	 	Title:




 



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EXHIBIT D


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: [Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez]


 


Re:      Trust Account - Shareholder Redemption
Withdrawal Instruction


 


Dear [Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez]:


 


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


 


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


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	
	 	Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II
	 	
	 	
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:
	 	Title:




    



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