Exhibit 10.3


 


PRIVATE PLACEMENT WARRANTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT


 


THIS PRIVATE PLACEMENT WARRANTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(as it may from time to time be amended and including all exhibits referenced herein, this “Agreement”), dated
as of [●], 2021, is entered into by and between Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”),
and Avista Acquisition LP II, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (the “Purchaser”).


 


WHEREAS, the Company intends to consummate an initial
public offering of the Company’s units (the “Public Offering”), each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary
share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “Share”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant,
each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per Share, as set forth in the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), File
Number 333-[●] under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).


 


WHEREAS, the Purchaser has agreed to purchase an
aggregate of 4,000,000 warrants (and up to 400,000 additional redeemable warrants if the underwriters in the Public Offering exercise
their option to purchase additional units in full) (the “Private Placement Warrants”), each Private Placement
Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per Share, at a price of $1.50 per warrant, subject
to adjustment.


 


NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises
contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties to this Agreement hereby, intending legally to be bound, agree as follows:


 


AGREEMENT


 


Section 1. Authorization, Purchase and Sale;
Terms of the Private Placement Warrants.


 


A. Authorization of the Private Placement Warrants.
The Company has duly authorized the issuance and sale of the Private Placement Warrants to the Purchaser.


 


B. Purchase and Sale of the Private Placement
Warrants.


 


(i) On the date of the consummation of the Public
Offering (the “IPO Closing Date”) or on such earlier date as may be mutually agreed by the Purchaser and the
Company, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, 4,000,000 Private Placement
Warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant for an aggregate purchase price of $6,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”).
The Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds in the following amounts: (i) $2,000,000 to
the Company at a financial institution to be chosen by the Company, and (ii) $4,000,000 to the trust account maintained by Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee (the “Trust Account”), in each case in accordance with
the Company’s wiring instructions, at least one (1) business day prior to the IPO Closing Date. On the IPO Closing Date, subject
to the receipt of funds pursuant to the immediately prior sentence, the Company, at its option, shall deliver a certificate evidencing
the Private Placement Warrants purchased on such date duly registered in the Purchaser’s name to the Purchaser or effect such delivery
in book-entry form.


 






     


     


    

 


(ii) On the date of the closing of the option
to purchase additional units, if any, in connection with the Public Offering or on such earlier time and date as may be mutually
agreed by the Purchaser and the Company (the “Option Closing Date”, and each Option Closing Date (if any)
and the IPO Closing Date, a “Closing Date”), the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, up to 400,000 Private Placement Warrants (or, to the extent the option to purchase
additional units is not exercised in full, a lesser number of Private Placement Warrants in proportion to portion of the option that
is exercised) at a price of $1.50 per warrant for an aggregate purchase price of up to $600,000 (the “Option Purchase
Price”). The Purchaser shall pay the Option Purchase Price in accordance with the Company’s wiring instructions
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Trust Account, at least one (1) business day prior to the Option Closing
Date. On the Option Closing Date, subject to the receipt of funds pursuant to the immediately prior sentence, the Company shall, at
its option, deliver a certificate evidencing the Private Placement Warrants purchased on such date duly registered in the
Purchaser’s name to the Purchaser or effect such delivery in book-entry form.


 





C. Terms of the Private Placement Warrants.


 


(i) Each Private Placement Warrant shall have the
terms set forth in a Warrant Agreement to be entered into by the Company and a warrant agent on the IPO Closing Date, in connection with
the Public Offering (the “Warrant Agreement”).


 


(ii) On the IPO Closing Date, the Company and the
Purchaser shall enter into a registration and shareholder rights agreement (the “Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company will grant certain registration rights to the Purchaser relating to the Private Placement Warrants and the
Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants.


 


Section 2. Representations and Warranties of
the Company. As a material inducement to the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and purchase the Private Placement Warrants, the
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser (which representations and warranties shall survive each Closing Date) that:


 


A. Incorporation and Corporate Power. The
Company is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is qualified
to do business in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on the financial condition, operating results or assets of the Company. The Company possesses all requisite corporate power and authority
necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant Agreement.


 


B. Authorization; No Breach.


 


(i) The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the Private Placement Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company as of each Closing Date. This Agreement
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law). Upon issuance in
accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms of the Warrant Agreement and this Agreement, the Private Placement Warrants will
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms as of each Closing Date.


 


(ii) The execution and delivery by the Company of
this Agreement and the Private Placement Warrants, the issuance and sale of the Private Placement Warrants, the issuance of the Shares
upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and the fulfillment of and compliance with the respective terms hereof and thereof by
the Company, do not and will not as of each Closing Date (a) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions
of, (b) constitute a default under, (c) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon the Company’s
share capital or assets under, (d) result in a violation of, or (e) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action
by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any court or administrative or governmental body or agency pursuant to the memorandum
and articles of association of the Company (in effect on the date hereof or as may be amended prior to completion of the Public Offering)
or any material law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment or decree to which
the Company is subject, except for any filings required after the date hereof under federal or state securities laws.


 






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C. Title to Securities. Upon issuance
in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement, and upon registration in the
Company’s register of members, the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. On the date of issuance of the Private Placement Warrants, the Shares issuable upon exercise
of the Private Placement Warrants shall have been reserved for issuance. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to,
the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement, and upon registration in the Company’s register of members, the Purchaser will
have good title to the Private Placement Warrants purchased by it and the Shares issuable upon exercise of such Private Placement
Warrants, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind, other than (i) transfer restrictions hereunder and under
the other agreements contemplated hereby, (ii) transfer restrictions under federal and state securities laws, and (iii) liens,
claims or encumbrances imposed due to the actions of the Purchaser.


 





D. Governmental Consents. No permit, consent,
approval or authorization of, or declaration to or filing with, any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of any other transactions contemplated hereby.


 


E. Regulation D Qualification. Neither the
Company nor, to its actual knowledge, any of its affiliates, members, officers, directors or beneficial shareholders of 20% or more of
its outstanding securities, has experienced a disqualifying event as enumerated pursuant to Rule 506(d) of Regulation D under the Securities
Act.


 


Section 3. Representations and Warranties of
the Purchaser. As a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and issue and sell the Private Placement Warrants
to the Purchaser, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company (which representations and warranties shall survive each
Closing Date) that:


 


A. Organization and Requisite Authority.
The Purchaser possesses all requisite power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


 


B. Authorization; No Breach.


 


(i) This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equitable principles
(whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law).


 


(ii) The execution and delivery by the Purchaser
of this Agreement and the fulfillment of and compliance with the terms hereof by the Purchaser does not and shall not as of each Closing
Date (a) conflict with or result in a breach by the Purchaser of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (b) constitute a default under,
(c) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon the Purchaser’s equity or assets under, (d)
result in a violation of, or (e) require authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice or declaration to, or
filing with, any court or administrative or governmental body or agency pursuant to the Purchaser’s organizational documents in
effect on the date hereof or as may be amended prior to completion of the contemplated Public Offering, or any material law, statute,
rule or regulation to which the Purchaser is subject, or any agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser is
subject, except for any filings required after the date hereof under federal or state securities laws.


 


C. Investment Representations.


 


(i) The Purchaser is acquiring the Private Placement
Warrants and, upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, the Shares issuable upon such exercise (collectively, the “Securities”)
for its own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, any public sale or distribution
thereof.


 






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(ii) The Purchaser is an “accredited
investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D, and the Purchaser has not experienced a disqualifying
event as enumerated pursuant to Rule 506(d) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.


 


(iii) The Purchaser understands that the
Securities are being offered and will be sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the
United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire such Securities.


 





(iv) The Purchaser did not decide to enter into this
Agreement as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities
Act.


 


(v) The Purchaser has been furnished with all materials
relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which
have been requested by the Purchaser. The Purchaser has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the executive officers and directors
of the Company. The Purchaser understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk and it has sought such
accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the acquisition
of the Securities.


 


(vi) The Purchaser understands that no United States
federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities by the Purchaser nor have such authorities passed upon or
endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.


 


(vii) The Purchaser understands that: (a) the Securities
have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold,
assigned or transferred unless (1) subsequently registered thereunder or (2) sold in reliance on an exemption therefrom; and (b) except
as specifically set forth in the Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, neither the Company nor any other person is under any
obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions
of any exemption thereunder. In this regard, the Purchaser understands that the SEC has taken the position that promoters or affiliates
of a blank check company and their transferees, both before and after an initial Business Combination, are deemed to be “underwriters”
under the Securities Act when reselling the securities of a blank check company. Based on that position, Rule 144 adopted pursuant to
the Securities Act would not be available for resale transactions of the Securities despite technical compliance with the requirements
of such Rule, and the Securities can be resold only through a registered offering or in reliance upon another exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act.


 


(viii) The Purchaser has such knowledge and experience
in financial and business matters, knowledge of the high degree of risk associated with investments in the securities of companies in
the development stage such as the Company, is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and is able
to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities in the amount contemplated hereunder for an indefinite period of time. The
Purchaser has adequate means of providing for its current financial needs and contingencies and will have no current or anticipated future
needs for liquidity which would be jeopardized by the investment in the Securities. The Purchaser can afford a complete loss of its investments
in the Securities.


 


(ix) The Purchaser understands that the Private Placement
Warrants shall bear the legend substantially in the form set forth in the Warrant Agreement.


 






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Section 4. Conditions of the Purchaser’s
Obligations. The obligations of the Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Private Placement Warrants are subject to the fulfillment,
on or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:


 


A. Representations and Warranties. The representations
and warranties of the Company contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct at and as of such Closing Date as though then made.


 


B. Performance. The Company shall have performed
and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied
with by it on or before such Closing Date.


 


C. No Injunction. No litigation, statute,
rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any
court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated
hereby, which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Warrant Agreement.


 


D. Warrant Agreement and Registration and Shareholder
Rights Agreement. The Company shall have entered into the Warrant Agreement and the Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement,
in each case on terms satisfactory to the Purchaser.


 


Section 5. Conditions of the Company’s
Obligations. The obligations of the Company to the Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment, on or before each
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:


 


A. Representations and Warranties. The representations
and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct at and as of such Closing Date as though then made.


 


B. Performance. The Purchaser shall have
performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or
complied with by the Purchaser on or before such Closing Date.


 


C. Corporate Consents. The Company shall
have obtained the consent of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Warrant
Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Private Placement Warrants hereunder.


 


D. No Injunction. No litigation, statute,
rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any
court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated
hereby, which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Warrant Agreement.


 


E. Warrant Agreement. The Company shall
have entered into the Warrant Agreement on terms satisfactory to the Company.


 


Section 6. Termination. This Agreement may
be terminated at any time after [●], 2021 upon the election by either the Company or the Purchaser upon written notice to the other
party if the closing of the Public Offering does not occur prior to such date.


 


Section 7. Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All of the representations and warranties contained herein shall survive each Closing Date.


 


Section 8. Definitions. Terms used but not
otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 that the Company
has filed with the SEC, under the Securities Act.


 






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Section 9. Miscellaneous.


 


A. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall
bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not. Notwithstanding the foregoing
or anything to the contrary herein, the parties may not assign this Agreement, other than assignments by the Purchaser to affiliates thereof
(including, without limitation, one or more of its partners).


 


B. Severability. Whenever possible, each
provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent
of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.


 


C. Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, none of which need contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted via facsimile or e-mail shall be
valid and effective to bind the party so signing.


 


D. Descriptive Headings; Interpretation.
The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement.
The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.


 


E. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of
another jurisdiction.


 


F. Amendments. This Agreement may not be
amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.


 


[Signature page follows] 


 






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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
to be effective as of the date first set forth above.


 


	 	COMPANY:
	 	 
	 	AVISTA
    PUBLIC ACQUISITION CORP. II
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	 Name: Benjamin Silbert
	 	 	 Title:   General Counsel
	 	 
	 	PURCHASER:
	 	 
	 	AVISTA
    ACQUISITION LP II
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	 Name: David Burgstahler
	 	 	 Title: Manager





 






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